Arapahoe High School Physics Podcasts

This podcast is a quick review of Gauss' Law, including conductors in electrostatic equilibrium, E-field due to spherical conductors & non-conductors, E-field due to sheets of charge, and E-field due to lines of charge.

This podcast introduces the formula for calculating rate of heat transfer through conduction, with an example problem to help demonstrate how the formula is used.

This podcast explains the definition of heat, and how it differs from internal energy. It also explains conduction, convection, and radiation as the three methods of heat transfer.

This podcast discusses calculations for the linear and volume expansion of objects when heated.

This podcast deals with the similarities between simple harmonic motion and uniform circular motion. Problem-solving is discussed, using functions for position, velocity, and acceleration of a simple harmonic oscillator.

This podcast explains how to think about the energy of a simple harmonic oscillator (specifically a mass-spring system), and also how to solve related problems.

This podcast is a very quick review of how to use energy-conservation ideas when an object is rotating during its motion.

This podcast introduces the concept of center of mass, both for a system of particles and for irregularly-shaped objects.

This podcast is a very quick review of how to use energy-conservation ideas to solve motion problems where no friction is involved, and also what extra thinking to use when friction is involved.

This podcast introduces Potential Energy Curves, after students are already familiar with energy concepts such as kinetic and potential energies, and also E-conservation.