Studying What should I work on next? (Introductory Mechanics)

[InternalEase]

I have taken AP Physics C: Mechanics during this past semester. Due to COVID-19 my teacher decided to not teach us the last unit that usually covered gravitation and simple harmonic motion since it was not going to be on the AP exam. For this reason I will be taking intro mechanics again in college but during the summer I am stuck on what topics to learn or review. Although I did fine in the class, I didn't work as consistently as I wanted to and therefore certain topics in intro mechanics I am not as comfortable with. I will be majoring in physics so I want to make sure that I am comfortable with the fundamentals.

Should I just focus on gravitation and simple harmonic motion considering that it would be reasonable to cover that material during the rest of the summer, or should I try to just review the various topics that I do not feel confident about. Since I am taking intro mechanics again I could just use the time during the upcoming semester to fill in the holes and pay proper attention, but I'm not exactly sure what would be a good use of my time currently.

 

[jedishrfu]

Why not look back on your tests, quizzes and problem sets for where you got it wrong? and review those. You could use the Openstax.org physics book as a study base.

You could also explore those topics that were missed as they will eventually get studied somewhere sometime.

Another area would be to review your Calculus as so much of physics is based on Calculus.

There's Khan and MathIsPower4U.com as some good math resources and Khan for physics.

For extra credit on Youtube, check out Veritaseum, Smarter Everyday, MinutePhysics and other related sites notably 3blue1brown and numberphile for some conceptual understanding of math and science.