Mcat 1.2 P1/2

Front 1

vectors and scalars

Back 1

• vector
  
• scalar
  
• vector addition, tip to tail method
• perpendicular components
• pythagorean theorem

Front 2

vectors

Back 2

• vector subtraction
• multiplication by scalar
• multiplication by vector
• right hand rule

Front 3

displacement and velocity

Back 3

• displacement
• distance
• velocity
• speed
• instantaneous velocity vs speed
• average velocity

Front 4

forces and acceleration

Back 4

• force
• gravity
• friction
• static friction
• kinetic friction
• frictional coefficients
• contact points

Front 5

mass/weight

Back 5

• mass
• weight
• center of mass or gravity

Front 6

acceleration

Back 6

• acceleration

• deceleration

• average acceleration

• instantaneous acceleration

Front 7

newtons laws

Back 7

first

second

third

Front 8

motion with constant acceleration

Back 8

• linear motion, equations
• terminal velocity/free fall
• projectile motion
• inclined planes
• circular motion, uniform circular motion
• centripetal force/acceleration

Front 9

mechanical eq.

Back 9

• free body diagrams
• translational eq
• first condition of eg, speed and direction
• rotational eq.
• fulcrum
• torque/moment of force
• level arm
• second condition of eq.

Front 10

Energy

Back 10

• energy
  
• kinetic energy
  
• joules
  
• potential energy
  
• gravitational PE, datum
  
• elastic PE, eq. length, spring constant
  

Front 11

total mechanical energy

Back 11

• total mechanical energy
  
• first law of thermodynamics
  
• conservation of mechanical energy
  
• conservative forces
  
• non-conservative forces
  

Front 12

work

Back 12

• work

• force and displacement

• pressure and volume, P-V graphs

• Power, watts

• work energy theorem

Front 13

mechanical advantage

Back 13

• mechanical advantage
• pullys
• load
• effort
• load distance
• effort distance
• efficiency