HamiltonHigh School

The following lessons will fill in the gaps for AP Physics 1 students who wish to self-study for the SAT Physics Subject Test.

 

Lessons with an asterisk(*) can be skipped by students who have completed AP Chemistry.

  

 

Heat and Temperature

 

States of matter 1*

States of matter 2* 

Specific heat*

Chilling water problem* 

 

 

 

Ideal Gas Law

 

Ideal gas equation*

Ideal gas example 1*

Ideal gas example 2*

Ideal gas example 3*

Ideal gas example 4*

Partial pressure*

Vapor pressure example* 

 

 

Thermodynamics

 

Proof of U=(3/2)(PV) 

Entropy*

Thermodynamic entropy definition 1*

Thermodynamic entropy definition 2 *

Entropy intuition*

More on entropy*

Carnot efficiency 3 

 

 

Electrostatics

 

Capacitance 

 

 

Magnetism

 

Magnetic field due to current 

 

 

Induction

 

Electric motors 1 

 

Cross product or (Right-Hand-Rule)

 

Cross product and torque 

 

 

Optics

 

Total internal reflection 

Object image height and distance 

Diffraction 

Double slit experiment 

 

  

Nuclear Physics

 

More exponential decay examples 

 

 

 

Modern Physics

 

Plank's Constant 

De Broglie Wavelength