Ap Physics B Cheat Sheet Page 2

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AP Physics B
St. Mary's College
High School
Content
Skills
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and the metric system of
measurement.
Content
Skills
Assessment
Essential Questions:
Describe vectors using relative
Chapter 3 Outline Quiz
angle, standard position and
Chapter 4 Outline Quiz
How can we combine the effects of
compass heading.
Chapter 5 Outline Quiz
directed quantities (Vectors) such
Add Vectors Graphically
as displacement, velocity and Force
Resolve vectors into components.
Unit 1 Test (Kinematics)
in 2 dimensions?
Determine the magnitude and
direction of a vector from its
Acceleration in Free Fall Lab
If we know where an object is now,
components.
Horizontal Range Lab
and how it is moving, how can we
Multiply a vector by a scalar.
Trajectory Lab
predict where it will be and how it
Determine the negative of a vector
Dynamics Lab
will be moving at a later time?
and subtract vectors.
Add and subtract vectors
How can we determine the
mathematically
acceleration of an object based on
Apply the commutative property of
its interactions with objects in its
vector addition.
environment?
Key Ideas:
Distinguish between uniform and
non uniform acceleration.
Definition of Scalar.
Apply the concepts of positive and
Definition of Vector.
negative acceleration.
Components of a vector.
Use the Kinematics Equations to
Magnitude and direction of a
Predict Motion with Uniform
vector.
acceleration.
Scalar multiplication.
Interpret position vs time graphs to
Vector Addition.
determine positive, zero and
negative velocity.
Definitions of and differences
Interpret position vs. time graphs to
between position, displacement and
determine positive, zero and
distance
negative acceleration.
Definitions of and differences
Sketch and plot velocity vs. time
between average and instantaneous
graphs from position vs. time
speed and velocity.
graphs.
Average acceleration.
Interpret velocity vs. time graphs to
Uniform vs. Non Uniform
determine displacement and
Acceleration
acceleration.
Free fall acceleration.
Sketch and plot position vs time
The independence of horizontal
graphs from velocity vs. time
and vertical motion in projectile
graphs
motion.
Sketch and plot acceleration vs.
Relative Velocity
time graphs from velocity vs. time
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