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However, it's important to note that there's a lot of stuff you should know before starting on E&M.  \nFirstly, you're going to need a decent grasp of basic calculus. Both Physics C exams are calculus  \nbased, rather than algebra-based, like Physics 1 and 2 are. You will need to know how to do basic  \nintegration and differentiation, as well as solve separable differential equations. It's not Calculus  \nBC type stuff: there won't be any integration by parts or anything, so don't fret about not being  \nable to comprehend any super-advanced calculus concepts, because you won't need them here.  \nYou should also have a decent grasp of regular high school curriculum-level physics concepts. If  \nyou've taken Physics 1 or 2, that works as well. The course and exam expand on some of the  \nclassical mechanics concepts covered there in greater detail, so if you already have a grasp of the  \nbasics, it'll really help you when trying to wrap your head mechanics concepts.  \nI will BOLD any variables in formulas that are vector quantities. That’s how I’ll be notating  \nvectors in formulas in this study guide. Keep that in mind as you use this guide: some people bold  \nvariables instead, to mark them as vectors, but I’ll be using the arrows.  \nAlso: the AP Physics C: Mechanics exam and class specifically allow you to use 10 m/s2 as the acceleration of gravity (when close to Earth’s surface) . This is what I will use in the guides, because it simplifies some math and is specifically allowed, and won’t throw answers off that much from 9.81 m/s2 anyways.  \nWith all that said, let's get started!  \nKinematics-Unit 1  \nThere are 3 key quantities in kinematics and motion which we are interested in: position, velocity, and acceleration. This first unit only concerns motion in one dimension.  \nThe Kinematic Equations  \nThere are 3 main kinematic equations that you will need to use in the AP Physics course and exam.  \n􀝔 = 􀝔 0 + 􀝒􀯫 0 􀝐 + 12 􀜽􀯫 􀝐 2  \n􀝒􀯫 = 􀝒􀯫 0 + 􀜽􀯫 􀝐  \n􀝒2􀯫 = 􀝒2􀯫0 + 2􀜽􀯫 (􀝔 − 􀝔0 )  \nConstant/Average Velocity and Acceleration Models  \nIf velocity is constant, then velocity is given by the displacement and time elapsed.  \n􀝒􀯫 =  \n􀟂􀝔  \n􀟂􀝐  \nThere are also similar models for average velocity and average/constant acceleration:  \n􀝒􀯫 (􀯔􀯩􀯚) =  \n􀟂􀝔  \n􀟂􀝐  \n􀜽􀯫 (􀯔􀯩􀯚) =  \n􀟂􀝒􀯫  \n􀟂􀝐  \nCalculus-Based Relationships and Models  \nNow: the above kinematic equations only work in very, very specific situations: when acceleration is constant, and velocity/acceleration, etc. relationship isn’t changing with time, position, or some other variable. When that happens, you’ll need calculus-based relationships.  \nIf you have functions for velocity, position, or acceleration, then you need these models to relate each quantity.  \n􀝒􀯫 =  \n􀝀􀝔  \n􀝀􀝐  \n􀜽􀯫 =  \n􀝀􀝒􀯫  \n􀝀􀝐  \nWe can extend these using the fundamental theorem of calculus:  \n􀟂 􀝔 = ∫ 􀝒􀝔 􀝀􀝐  \n􀟂 􀝒 = ∫ 􀜽􀝔 􀝀􀝐  \nIf you took AP Physics 1, your teacher may have said something about the “area under the curve”  \non a velocity-time or acceleration-time graph: these integrals represent that.  \nAcceleration and velocity can be nonuniform, and can follow any sort of function, really.  \nExamples:  \nFree-Fall  \nLet’s imagine that you drop a basketball off a helicopter that is 500 meters above the ground on Earth. How long would it take to hit the ground?  \nLet’s think:  \n- We know that it will start with no initial velocity (you are dropping it after holding it still)  \n- We know that it will have an acceleration downwards of g (which we can assume is 10 m/s2 downwards in AP Physics-land)  \n- We know that it has to f","cbCaiiaFI7DVQZEF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiaFI7DVQZEF","pdf",438866,38,"English","# Before You Begin\n# Kinematics - Unit 1\n## The Kinematic Equations\n## Constant/Average Velocity and Acceleration Models\n## Calculus-Based Relationships and Models\n## Free-Fall\n## Calculus-Based Example: Non-Uniform Velocity\n# Newton’s Laws of Motion - Unit 2\n## Newton’s First Law","[{\"question\":\"How is non-uniform motion handled in the kinematics section?\",\"answer\":\"When velocity is given as a function of time and is not constant, the guide says to use calculus-based relationships with integrals to relate position and velocity over the time interval.\"}]","AP Physics C - Mechanics - Before You Begin - Unit 1 | PDF",1789894895,96]