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Rotation: Torque, Angular Momentum & Dynamics
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Modern Physics
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Work–Energy, Power & Conservative Forces
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Electrostatics: Charge, Field & Gauss's Law
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Geometric Optics
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Problem-Solving & Quantitative Tools
5%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of college physics — drill into a card to work its skills.

Rotation: Torque, Angular Momentum & Dynamics

6 core skills5% total weight
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6 skills to mastery
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Rotational KinematicsRecommended
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Rotational Equilibrium and Newton's First LawAvailable
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Newton's Second Law in Rotational FormAvailable
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Connecting Linear and Rotational MotionAvailable
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Rotational InertiaAvailable
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TorqueAvailable
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Modern Physics

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Blackbody RadiationAvailable
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Quantum Theory and Wave–Particle DualityAvailable
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Compton ScatteringAvailable
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Emission and Absorption SpectraAvailable
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Fission, Fusion, and Nuclear DecayAvailable
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The Photoelectric EffectAvailable
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Types of Radioactive DecayAvailable
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The Bohr Model of Atomic StructureAvailable
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Work–Energy, Power & Conservative Forces

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Potential EnergyAvailable
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PowerAvailable
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WorkAvailable
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Translational Kinetic EnergyAvailable
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Conservation of EnergyAvailable
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Electrostatics: Charge, Field & Gauss's Law

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Electric FluxAvailable
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Electric Charge and Electric ForceAvailable
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Electric FieldsAvailable
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Gauss's LawAvailable
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Electric Fields of Charge DistributionsAvailable
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Conservation of Electric ChargeAvailable
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Geometric Optics

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ReflectionAvailable
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Images Formed by LensesAvailable
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Images Formed by MirrorsAvailable
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RefractionAvailable
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Problem-Solving & Quantitative Tools

8 core skills5% total weight
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Derivatives/Integrals in MotionAvailable
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Work/Energy & Fields via IntegrationAvailable
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Experimental Uncertainty & Error PropagationAvailable
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Units, Dimensional Analysis & Significant FiguresAvailable
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Vectors, Components & Coordinate SystemsAvailable
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Graph Interpretation, Linearization & Log ScalesAvailable
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Differential Equations in Oscillations & CircuitsAvailable
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Multi-Step ModelingAvailable
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Newton's Laws & Free-Body Modeling

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Forces and Free-Body DiagramsAvailable
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Newton's First LawAvailable
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Resistive ForcesAvailable
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Newton's Third LawAvailable
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Newton's Second LawAvailable
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Kinetic and Static FrictionAvailable
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Spring ForcesAvailable
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Gravitational ForceAvailable
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Systems and Center of MassAvailable
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Circular MotionAvailable
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Magnetic Fields & Electromagnetism

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Magnetic Fields of Current-Carrying WiresAvailable
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Magnetic FieldsAvailable
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Magnetism and Moving ChargesAvailable
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Ampère's LawAvailable
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Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics

9 core skills5% total weight
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Electromagnetic WavesAvailable
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Properties of Wave Pulses and WavesAvailable
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Boundary Behavior of Waves and PolarizationAvailable
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DiffractionAvailable
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Thin-Film InterferenceAvailable
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Wave Interference and Standing WavesAvailable
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Periodic WavesAvailable
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Double-Slit InterferenceAvailable
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The Doppler EffectAvailable
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Thermodynamics

6 core skills5% total weight
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The Ideal Gas LawAvailable
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The First Law of ThermodynamicsAvailable
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Thermal Energy Transfer and EquilibriumAvailable
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Kinetic Theory of Temperature and PressureAvailable
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Specific Heat and Thermal ConductivityAvailable
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Entropy and Second Law of ThermodynamicsAvailable
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Oscillations & Simple Harmonic Motion

5 core skills5% total weight
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Energy of Simple Harmonic OscillatorsAvailable
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Defining Simple Harmonic MotionAvailable
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Frequency and Period of SHMAvailable
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Representing and Analyzing SHMAvailable
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Simple and Physical PendulumsAvailable
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Rotation: Energy & Angular Momentum

6 core skills5% total weight
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Conservation of Angular MomentumAvailable
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Torque and WorkAvailable
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Rotational Kinetic EnergyAvailable
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Motion of Orbiting SatellitesAvailable
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Angular Momentum and Angular ImpulseAvailable
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RollingAvailable
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Kinematics & Motion

5 core skills5% total weight
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Reference Frames and Relative MotionAvailable
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Motion in Two or Three DimensionsAvailable
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Displacement, Velocity, and AccelerationAvailable
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Representing MotionAvailable
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Scalars and VectorsAvailable
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Electromagnetic Induction

6 core skills5% total weight
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Electromagnetic InductionAvailable
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InductanceAvailable
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Induced Currents and Magnetic ForcesAvailable
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Magnetic FluxAvailable
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Circuits with Resistors and InductorsAvailable
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Circuits with Capacitors and InductorsAvailable
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Linear Momentum & Collisions

4 core skills5% total weight
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MomentumAvailable
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Change in Momentum and ImpulseAvailable
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Conservation of Linear MomentumAvailable
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Elastic and Inelastic CollisionsAvailable
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Fluids & Hydrostatics

4 core skills5% total weight
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PressureAvailable
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Internal Structure and DensityAvailable
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Fluids and Conservation LawsAvailable
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Fluids and Newton's LawsAvailable
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DC Circuits

8 core skills5% total weight
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Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm's LawAvailable
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Kirchhoff's Loop RuleAvailable
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Electric CurrentAvailable
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Resistor–Capacitor (RC) CircuitsAvailable
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Kirchhoff's Junction RuleAvailable
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Electric PowerAvailable
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Compound Direct Current CircuitsAvailable
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Simple CircuitsAvailable
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Conductors & Capacitors

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Electrostatics with ConductorsAvailable
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CapacitorsAvailable
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DielectricsAvailable
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Redistribution of Charge Between ConductorsAvailable
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Electric Potential & Energy

3 core skills5% total weight
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Electric Potential EnergyAvailable
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Electric PotentialAvailable
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Conservation of Electric EnergyAvailable
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