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Hewitt Drew It Videos
These lessons come from the Conceptual Physics Legend, Paul Hewitt! He goes over physics lessons with his comic drawings and his conceptual way of explaining things in a way that is less technical than a textbook but in a way that builds a good foundational undersstanding. Check them out!
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Eureka video series
This one reviews some of the basic concepts in physics. It has a heavy retro vibe and music that might be used in a certain genre of horror film, but its physics is good!
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Physics Review Videos
These are solved out problems explaining step-by-step how to do it. They are explained pretty conceptually, so it's worth a try.
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Optical Equipment Simulation
You can make lab simulations out of this using light sources, screens, lenses, mirrors, and refractors. If you want to see what would happen with refraction and reflection setups, this is a good place to go. Just click on the "Start Application" button and go for it!
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Diverging Lens Image Formation Simulation
This shows how images are formed in diverging lenses. Play with this to understand image formation in diverging lenses.
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Another Converging Lens Image Formation Simulation
This shows how images are formed in converging lenses. Play with this to understand image formation in converging lenses.
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Converging Lens Rays Simulation
It's a simulation that shows how images form and rays bend as they go through a converging lens. You can move the object and lens around and see how it all works. Play with this for a little bit and you'll get the idea.
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Khan Academy AP Physics 1 Review
Looking for a quick review of a chapter? These videos are a pretty good place to look. Keep in mind that they're each about 10min - 20 min long per chapter but they seem reasonably complete. This is good for review, but less so for learning it the first time.
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PhET Simulations
A bunch of simulations that teach you by letting you play. It's fun AND educational! Check it out!
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Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick
Check this out! It's fun to see Physics concepts in comic book form. Good stuff here!
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PhET Simulations - Motion Graphs: Moving Man
Having trouble with graphs? Use this real-time graphing thingy to get some help! Play with Moving Man's motion and see what it looks like on the graph. It's kind of fun - playing is learning here.
(Also, this site has more simulations all the way through the course, so come back and click around the site for help in any chapter)
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Harvey Mudd Hotline
Homework help for Math and Science from the students of Harvey Mudd!
1-877-827-5462
This website explains it all.
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Exam Study Tips
As you approach your AP exams, here are some tips to help you do better on them all.
They give some good tips and make some good points.
Don't worry! Just do your best.
(sleep, don't cram, get exercise, do fun things, no caffeine, plan your test day, think about after the test is over)
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The Physics Hypertextbook
Physics Info - Equations and more
If you want some precise information including explanations and review (and beyond) or if you're just looking for a basic equation and how to derive it, this place is for you. Check it out!
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics
It's Richard Feynman's Lectures on Physics!
The awesomest! It's there for us all because, as the story goes, his "intro" course was too hard to be intro level, so it's now available for mass consumption.
Still, it's good reference for any part of physics you'd like to learn about. He has a good way of putting everything together in the big picture.
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HippoCampus
Good for studying - check it out!
Videos, practice problems solved out, etc.
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Dramatic Physics Demonstrations (Videos) - Prof. Julius Sumner Miller
This is an old PBS show from 1960 about physics concepts where Professor Julius Sumner Miller shows physics demonstrations and explains them. If you're having trouble conceptually, this might help.
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AP Physics 1 Review Videos
The Flipping Physics guy reviews for AP Physics 1! 12 videos, bunch of topics. Worth a watch!
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Crash Course Physics
Decent review of concepts. Includes animations. Worth a look for review.
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Ed X - Free courses online (Like AP Physics 1)
Sign up for a class and find out more about how to ace AP Physics 1!
IT'S FREE!
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Scale of the Universe
Take your own journey through the powers of ten looking at distances as they range from the smallest theoretical Planck lengths to the edge of our observable universe - from subatomic to astronomical!
This might just help you make order of magnitude estimations that will help you check and understand your work.
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Mystery of the Gyroscope
Here's the link to that youtube video that goes through how to relate precessing objects like spinning tops and hanging bike wheels to linear vectors. It's the one I showed in class, if you want to slow it down and see the whole thing. It's a bit under 10 min.