Unit C Introduction

This unit will extend your study of kinematics and dynamics to uniform circular motion, mechanical energy, work, and power. This will prepare you for further study of circular motion, conservation laws, and moving particles in magnetic fields in Physics 30.

The major concepts developed in this unit will allow you to

explain circular motion using Newton’s laws of motion
explain that work is a transfer of energy and that conservation of energy in an isolated system is a fundamental physical concept

Think about the following questions as you complete this module:

What conditions are necessary to maintain circular motion?
How does an understanding of conservation laws contribute to an understanding of the universe?
How can mechanical energy be transferred and transformed?

Unit Assignment

Once you have completed this unit, you will have a Unit C Assessment to complete. The Unit C Assessment is a diploma-examination type of question. It will require you to use the entire set of tools that are introduced and worked with in this unit.

Your teacher may assign additional or alternate assessment items for this unit.