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Section One

Basic Units: Length, Time, Mass, Energy,

1. Kinematics Displacement, velocity, acceleration
2. Force
3. Momentum p = mv
4. Friction and the Normal Force
5. Work
6. Energy

Section Two

1. Torque and Circular Motion
2. Fluids
3. Fields
4. Gravity
5. Waves
6. Wave overtones
7. Standing waves
8. Sound

Section Three

1. Thermodynamics
2. Electricity Charge, current, electric fields
3. Magnetism Magnetic dipoles, magnetic fields
4. Electronics Resistance, voltage, capacitance, inductance (incomplete)
5. Optics Light, lasers etc

Appendices

1. Commonly Used Physical Constants
2. Approximate Coefficients of Friction
3. Greek alphabet
4. Logs
5. Vectors and scalars

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Content of this guide: overview of equations and definitions and eventually sample problem solutions pertinent to an introductory, college-level physics course suitable for pre-meds.

Goals of this guide: To help the student and any other interested person quickly familiarize themself with concepts and terminology so as to use the appropriate equations to get the desired answers to physics problems.

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