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  • 1A - Measurement 
    • 10. Basic Units 
    • 20. Error and Accuracy 
    • 30. Coordinate Systems 
    • 40. Vectors 
    • 50. Math Topics 
    • 60. Scaling 

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  • 1C - Motion in One Dimension 
    • 10. Velocity 
    • 20. Uniform Acceleration 
    • 30. Measuring g 

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  • 1D - Motion in Two Dimensions 
    • 10. Displacement in Two Dimensions 
    • 15. Velocity, Position, and Acceleration 
    • 40. Motion of the Center of Mass 
    • 50. Central Forces 
    • 52. Deformation by Central Forces 
    • 55. Centrifugal Escape 
    • 60. Projectile Motion 

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  • 1E - Relative Motion 
    • 10. Moving Reference Frames 
    • 20. Rotating Reference Frames 
    • 30. Coriolis Effect 

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  • 1F - Newton's First Law 
    • 10. Measuring Inertia 
    • 20. Inertia of Rest 
    • 30. Inertia of Motion 

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  • 1G - Newton's Second Law 
    • 10. Force, Mass, and Acceleration 
    • 20. Accelerated Reference Frames 
    • 30. Complex Systems 

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  • 1H - Newton's Third Law 
    • 10. Action and Reaction 
    • 11. Recoil 
 
  • 1J - Statistics of Rigid Bodies 
    • 10. Finding Center of Gravity 
    • 11. Exceeding Center of Gravity 
    • 20. Stable, Unstable, and Neut. Equilibrium 
    • 30. Resolution of Forces 
    • 40. Static Torque 1K-Applications of Newton's Laws 
    • 10. Dynamic Torque 
    • 20. Friction 
    • 30. Pressure 

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  • 1L - Gravity 
    • 10. Universal Gravitational Constant 
    • 20. Orbits 

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  • 1M - Work and Energy 
    • 10. Work 
    • 20. Simple Machines 
    • 30. Non-Conservative Forces 
    • 40. Conservation of Energy 
    • 50. Mechanical Power 

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  • 1N - Linear Momentum 
    • 10. Impulse and Thrust 
    • 20. Conservation of Linear Momentum 
    • 21. Mass and Momentum Transfer 
    • 22. Rockets 
    • 30. Collisions in One Dimension 
    • 40. Collisions in Two Dimensions 

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  • 1Q - Rotational Dynamics 
    • 10. Moment of Inertia 
    • 20. Rotational Energy 
    • 30. Transfer of Angular Momentum 
    • 40. Conservation of Angular Momentum 
    • 50. Gyros 
    • 60. Rotational Stability 

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  • 1R - Properties of Matter 
    • 10. Hooke's Law 
    • 20. Tensile and Compressive Stress 
    • 30. Transfer of Angular Momentum 
    • 40. Coefficient of Restitution 
    • 50. Crystal Structure  
 

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