High School Physics - AP Physics - Atwood Machines

In this video Dan Fullerton provides a brief introduction to problem solving with Atwood machines, assuming ideal pulleys and massless strings, for students in high school physics courses including Regents Physics, IB, AP Physics, and others. APlusPhysics.com provides a variety of free educational resources to assist students in finding success in high school physics courses such as Honors Physics, Regents Physics, and AP Physics. Resources include video mini-lessons, online tutorials, help forums, problem sets, downloads, and review books. You may also be interested in related videos in these series. Honors Physics -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB03A41EA88A8DE65 AP Physics 1 -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd2HWlWc-MsysWuL9ksneEM8cl5bk3bHH AP Physics C: Mechanics -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd2HWlWc-Msxs4BV0vlEJUiv9NZnbHODf For more information, check out http://aplusphysics.com, and associated books in the series specific to courses: Regents Physics Essentials: http://aplusphysics.com/regents/ Honors Physics Essentials: http://aplusphysics.com/honors/ AP Physics 1 Essentials: http://aplusphysics.com/ap1/ AP Physics 2 Essentials: http://aplusphysics.com/ap2/ Table of Contents: 00:08 - Objectives 00:41 - What is an Atwood Machine? 00:55 - Properties of Atwood Machines 01:23 - Setup for Atwood Machines 01:57 - Solving Atwood Machine Problems 04:47 - Alternate Solution 06:20 - More Information