What's my approach for...
Graphing Graphs
Anything but linear mechanics
Do you know your equations?
What Exam? THE Exam.
100

A problem that involves any type of collision.

What is the Law of Conservation of Momentum?

(p_1+p_2=p_1'+p_2')


100

The first thing you check for on any graph.

What are the axes?

100

The direction of centripetal acceleration.

What is towards the center?

100

The gravitational potential energy of an object.

What is 

U_g=mgh

100

The number of multiple choice questions on the AP Physics 1 exam.

What is 50?

200

A problem asking about acceleration that doesn't include any forces.

What are kinematic formulas?

200

The area under the curve on this type of graph is defined as work.

What is a F-d graph?

200

The direction of the normal force when a roller coaster is moving in a vertical circle and the cart is upside down at the top.

What is down?

200

Rotational Second Law.

What is 

tau=Ialpha

200

The length of time for the entire AP Physics 1 exam.

What is 3 hours

300

A problem that has an object with several forces acting on it.

What is draw a free-body diagram then determine the net force formulas?


300

Method to determine the displacement from a velocity-time graph.

What is determine the area under the line?

300

When a skater pulls their arms in while spinning, this happens to the rotational inertia.

What is decreases?

300

Rotational kinetic energy.

What is 

KE_r=1/2Iomega^2

300

The number of FRQ questions on the AP Physics 1 exam.

What is 5?

400

A problem relating the height and velocity of an object.

What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

E_"initial"=E_"final"

400

A straight horizontal line on a velocity-time graph means the velocity is this.

What is constant?

400

The proportionality between the force of attraction and the distance between two objects.

What is 

F_Gpropto1/r^2

400

Kinematic formula without displacement to solve for final velocity.

What is 

v_f=v_0+at

400

The average number of minutes per multiple choice question on the AP Physics 1 exam.

What is 1 minute and 48 seconds (less than 2 minutes)? 

500

A problem involving a cart moving down a ramp and colliding with another cart at the bottom of the ramp. (note: two parts)

What is the Law of Conservation of Energy THEN the Law of Conservation of Momentum?

500

Two things you can determine from a displacement vs time graph for an object in SHM.

What is the period (or frequency) and the amplitude (or maximum displacement)?

500

Angular momentum of a satellite as it moves around a planet in an elliptical orbit.

What is constant? 


500

The angular momentum of an object.

What is 

L=mrv  OR  I*Omega

500

The FRQ that asks you the same question three ways

What is QQT?

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