Physics Study Songs

Learn Physics through Songs - Lesson 7: Vectors

Vectors have both magnitude and direction,
Like forces and velocity, that's the connection.
Scalars have just magnitude, plain and clear,
Like time and speed, there's no arrow here.
To add vectors, head to tail them,
Or in components, it won't fail 'em
To subtract, just flip and add,
It's called the resultant, and that’s not bad.

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Vectors The Musical

Learn Physics through Songs - Lesson 6: Gradients

The Gradient is the slope of the line,
Divide change in y by x, you'll be fine.
Trend lines pass through the error bars, 
curved or straight, the knowledge is ours.
Max and min gradients, through error bars they go,
For curved graphs, use a tangent line, yo.
Rise over run, the gradient is done!

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Gradients The Musical

Hey, want to learn about motion with me?
The basics of how stuff moves, let's see.
We'll cover the key terms and motion graphs too,
So by the end, this'll all make sense to you.
Position's a location from origin's place,
Displacement, the change in position's space.
Distance is scalar, just how far you've gone,
Velocity combines speed and direction as one.
Acceleration's the rate velocity changes,
Change in velocity over time it gauges.
Oh, you like motion graphs? Cool!
Slopes and areas, are the rule.
Ready for the journey? Here we go,
With these tools, you'll soon know.
The slope of position, is velocity,
Do it again and its, acceleration you see,
Under A, V's change is found,
Below velocity, displacement's bound.

Motion Graphs The Musical

S-U-V-A-T
Kinematic equations, can't be beat

S is displacement, U initial speed
V is the final velocity you might need
A is for accelerating, changing the rate
And T is the time, its duration mate
 
S-U-V-A-T
Kinematic equations, can't be beat

First, read that question, imagine the setting Then note what they're giving, no data fretting
Whichever kinematic formula suits the deed
Plug and chug, victory is what you'll breed!

S-U-V-A-T
Kinematic equations, can't be beat

S-U-V-A-T

In the world of measurements, we must be wise,
Two types of errors, we can't disguise.
Systematic error, a constant foe,
Shifting our data, makes the y-intercept grow.

Systematic error, a calibration's curse,
Forget to Zero the scale, will make it worse.
Random error, we can tame,
With more trials, our results won't be lame.

Systematic & Random Error Song

Intro:
Resist the twist
Resist the twist 

Verse 1:
The ice skater gracefully glides
Then pulls her arms in towards her sides
Reducing her moment of inertia's span
As her spin rate increases on demand

Chorus:
Angular momentum of a system remains constant, constant, 
unless a net torque is acting
it remains constant, constant

Verse 2:
Moment of inertia, rotational bane
An object's resistance to angular change
The way that mass is dispersed all around
Governs how easily it can spin round

Chorus:
Angular momentum of a system remains constant, constant, 
unless a net torque is acting.
it remains constant, constant

Verse 3: 
Angular impulse, the momentum's change
Torque-time area gives that impulse main
The area inscribed by torque and time
Reveals the angular impulse, sublime

Chorus:
Angular momentum of a system remains constant, constant, 
unless a net torque is acting.
it remains constant, constant

Angular Momentum

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