Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Episode 081: Physics Review Brushup Vol. 02










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In this episode, we're pushing towards final time, and also towards episode 100, so we're taking stock of where we've been, where we are, and where we're going. For midterms and finals, it's so important to make sure the basics are under control, so here we roll through a little 3 question quiz for the following topics: Coordinate Systems, Sine & Cosine, SOHCAHTOA, Vector Components, Vector Operations. If you don't have the questions asked in this episode locked down please, please do yourself a favor and grab the apps or the bundle. This stuff is so important to know absolutely cold for your big exam!

Coordinate Systems
Which coordinate system has positions (x,y,z)?
Which coordinate system has position (r,theta)?

Sines, Cosines, By Counting To 4
What is the sine of 0? 0
What is the cosine of 0?
What is the sine of pi?

SOHCAHTOA
Which trig function is the ratio of Opposite to Hypotenuse sides of a right triangle?
The tangent of an angle is equal the ratio of which two sides of a right triangle?

Components
How is a vector component related to a vector?
What identities or functions allow us to break vectors into components?

Vector Operations
How do you add vectors?
How do you subtract vectors?
How do you multiply vectors?
How do you perform a scalar product?
How do you perform a vector product?