Sunday, August 17, 2014
syllabus and email
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
1st semester assignments 2014-15 (AP Physics C: Mechanics)
Friday, August 15
go over syllabus, math check, introduce WebAssign, etc.
remember the Summer work was to read chapter 1: Measurement and Vectors, and answer the following problems: pages 23-26 problems 8, 10, 61, 74. You were also to read chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension, and answer the following problems: pages 53-62 problems 12, 16, 60, 70
you will be quizzed on these problems on Wednesday, August 20
Monday, September 22
Wednesday, September 24
Chapter 6-Work and Kinetic Energy
6.1 Work done by a Constant Force
6.2 Work done by a Variable Force-straight line motion
6.3 Scalar Product (and Power)
ex p198 38,39,47,66 (40,41,65)
HW p198 70
6.4 Work-Energy Theorem
ex p196 27,30,32,33,68 (62)
HW p196 28,35,69
Tuesday, September 30
Chapter 7-Conservation of Energy
7.1 Potential Energy (integral form)
go over syllabus, math check, introduce WebAssign, etc.
remember the Summer work was to read chapter 1: Measurement and Vectors, and answer the following problems: pages 23-26 problems 8, 10, 61, 74. You were also to read chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension, and answer the following problems: pages 53-62 problems 12, 16, 60, 70
you will be quizzed on these problems on Wednesday, August 20
Monday, August 18
Chapter 2-Motion in One Dimension
2.1 Displacement, Velocity, Speed
ex p53 23, 32, 55
2.2 Acceleration
ex p58 63
2.3 Motion with Constant Acceleration
ex p58 86, 90
HW p58 87, 92
2.4 Integration
ex p60 103, 104, 106
HW p60 107, 116
the chapter 2 quiz will be Wednesday, August 21
Wednesday, August 20
go over HW
Quiz on Summer work
Lab-Free Fall of a Marble
Friday, August 22
chapter 2 MC and Free Response questions from Barron's
chapter 3-Motion in Two Dimensions
3.1 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration (vectors)
ex p86 42, 46, 50, 51
HW p86 52, 110
3.2 Projectile Motion
ex p88 72, 77, 84
HW p88 73, 80, 101
Lab-Projectile Motion: horizontal launches
Tuesday, August 26
go over HW
more projectile motion problems p91 81, 100
Lab-Projectile Motion: launched at an angle
concentrate on these problems for the chapter 3 test: 52, 84, 101
Thursday, August 28
Test - chapter 3
Monday, September 1 - NO School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 2
chapter 4-Newton's Laws
4.1 Newton's 1st Law: Law of Inertia
4.2 Force and Mass
4.3 Newton's 2nd Law
ex p118 36, 37, 40, 41
HW p118 31, 35, 38, 39
4.4 Weight
ex p119 43
Free-Body Diagrams and Static Equilibrium
ex p119 48, 52
HW p119 50, 53, 87
Lab-Force Components
Thursday, September 4
4.5 Contact Forces: Solids, Springs, Strings
ex p121 56, 57, 59, 65
HW p121 60, 61, 62, 79 (click here for pulley info which will help with #79)
4.6 Free-Body Diagrams
4.7 Newton's 3rd Law
Lab-Hooke's Law (handout is here: Hooke's Law lab sheet)
Monday, September 8
4.8 Problems with 2 or more Objects
ex p122 67, 68, 74, 75, 82 (use #s), 84 (possibly skip for now)
HW p122 76, 77, 82, 90, 93
Lab-Masses Connected by a String with one Mass Hanging over an Incline
Wednesday, September 10
chapter 5-Additional Applications of Newton's Laws
5.1 Friction
ex p162 31, 43, 56
HW p162 45, 65
5.2 Drag Forces
ex p166 69
HW p166 70
Lab-Dropping Coffee Filters to Measure Air Resistance
Friday, September 12
5.3 Motion along a Curved Path and Centripetal Force
ex p166 76, 79, 80, 93, 130, 131 (different #s)
HW p166 75, 89, 94, 125, 131 and Vertical Circles Worksheet
Lab-Circular Motion
Tuesday, September 16
5.5 Center of Mass and Motion of the Center of Mass
ex p168 103, 105, 109, 110, 138 (also perform integration to obtain center of mass of a thin rod of non-uniform density)
HW p168 104, 107, 135, 139
Lab-Atwood's Machine and Motion of the Center of Mass
Review these problems for the test: p120 53, p124 82, p162 43, p166 125
Review these problems for the test: p120 53, p124 82, p162 43, p166 125
Thursday, September 18
Test - chapters 4 and 5
Monday, September 22
Show these videos on the SmartBoard:
· Work (9:52)
· Work done by a variable force (9:59)
· Work-Energy Theorem (2:44)
· Work-energy Theorem – example problems (10:44)
Wednesday, September 24
Chapter 6-Work and Kinetic Energy
6.1 Work done by a Constant Force
6.2 Work done by a Variable Force-straight line motion
6.3 Scalar Product (and Power)
ex p198 38,39,47,66 (40,41,65)
HW p198 70
6.4 Work-Energy Theorem
ex p196 27,30,32,33,68 (62)
HW p196 28,35,69
Friday, September 26
go over HW
Lab-Power (running stairs)
Chapter 7-Conservation of Energy
7.1 Potential Energy (integral form)
ex p238 21,24,27
HW p238 29,31,84
7.2 Conservation of Mechanical Energy (nonconservative forces)
ex p241 65,68
HW p241 66,67,83,102
Lab-Energy on an Incline with Friction
Thursday, October 2
7.3 Conservation of Energy (Work-Energy Theorem)
ex p238 34,55
HW p238 26,47,48,49
Lab-Conservation of Energy (Hot Wheels)
Monday, October 6
go over HW
Force, Work, and Energy Conservation of Springs
ex p240 44,96
HW p240 92
Lab-Conservation of Energy with Springs
review
Wednesday, October 8
Test - chapters 6-7
Friday, October 10
Chapter 8 - Conservation of Linear Momentum
8.1 Conservation of Linear Momentum (dp/dt=ma)
8.3 Collisions in One Dimension and Impulse (I=integral of Fdt)
ex p282 46,57,63
HW p282 51,66,67,103
Lab-Conservation of Momentum
Monday, October 13 - NO SCHOOL (faculty in-service)
Wednesday, October 15 - Testing Day grades 9-11
Thursday, October 16
go over HW
Monday, October 20
8.3 Collisions in Two or more Dimensions
ex p282 85,88,101
HW p282 87,89
Lab-Ballistic Pendulum (or like #103)
study these problems for the test: 66, 67, 85, 103
ex p282 85,88,101
HW p282 87,89
Lab-Ballistic Pendulum (or like #103)
study these problems for the test: 66, 67, 85, 103
Wednesday, October 22
Test - chapter 8
Friday, October 24
Chapter 9 - Rotation
9.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration
ex p320 32,36
HW p320 33,38
9.2 Rotational Kinetic energy
9.3 Calculating Moment of Inertia and Parallel Axis Theorem
ex p321 41,42,51
HW p321 43,44,46,52
9.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration
ex p320 32,36
HW p320 33,38
9.2 Rotational Kinetic energy
9.3 Calculating Moment of Inertia and Parallel Axis Theorem
ex p321 41,42,51
HW p321 43,44,46,52
Tuesday, October 28
9.4 Newton's 2nd Law for Rotation (Torque)
9.5 Applications of Newton's 2nd Law of Rotation
ex p324 71,75,110
HW p324 73,76,108
9.5 Applications of Newton's 2nd Law of Rotation
ex p324 71,75,110
HW p324 73,76,108
Thursday, October 30
9.6 Rolling Objects
without slipping
ex p325 85
HW p325 87
with slipping
ex p327 101,102,106,112
HW p327 104,105,107,119
Lab-Moment of Inertia of a Bicycle Wheel
without slipping
ex p325 85
HW p325 87
with slipping
ex p327 101,102,106,112
HW p327 104,105,107,119
Lab-Moment of Inertia of a Bicycle Wheel
Monday, November 3
Review
study these for the test: p320 41,44,76,108
Chapter 9 Test will be Wednesday, November 5
Lab-Moment of Inertia of a rolling soup can
study these for the test: p320 41,44,76,108
Chapter 9 Test will be Wednesday, November 5
Lab-Moment of Inertia of a rolling soup can
Wednesday, November 5
Test - chapter 9
HW - watch the two following video clips before the next classs
torque and angular momentum
angular momentum tutorial
Tuesday, November 11
Chapter 10 - Angular Momentum
10.1 Vector Nature of Rotation
ex p357 29
HW p357 33,71
10.2 Torque and Angular Momentum
ex p357 43,73
HW p357 46
10.3 Conservation of Angular Momentum
ex p359 49,52,53
HW p359 50,51,75,85
Lab-Conservation of Angular Momentum (weights and spinning chair)
Thursday, November 13
Collisions with Rotation
ex p360 60,63
HW p360 64
Lab-like problem 63
Test Review: p357 29,49,71,85
Test is open book-but NO notes
Monday, November 17
Test - chapter 10 - open book, but NO notes
background info for test question 4: What is a Pulsar?
Wednesday, November 19
Chapter 11 - Gravity
11.1 Kepler's Laws
ex p390 24
HW p390 22
11.2 Newton's Law of Gravity
ex p391 35,37
HW p391 36,39
11.3 Gravitational Potential Energy
ex p392 51
HW p392 52,53
Lab-My Solar System
worksheet for My Solar System LAb
Friday, November 21
11.4 The Gravitational Field
ex p393 61,63,65,69
HW p393 62,64,70
Tuesday, November 25
Test - chapter 11
Thursday, November 27-Sunday, November 30 (NO School - Thanksgiving Break)
Monday, December 1
Chapter 12 - Static Equilibrium
12.1 Conditions for Equilibrium
12.2 Center of Gravity
12.3 Some Examples of Static Equilibrium
ex p415 14,19,64
HW p415 56,57,70
Lab-Torque and Equilibrium (Truss Lab - clockwise and counterclockwise torques))
Wednesday, December 3
Chapter 14 - Oscillations
14.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
video-SHM of a spring
ex p490 29,31,32
HW p490 33,37,89
14.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
ex p490 41,43,46
HW p490 42,44
Friday, December 5
14.3 Some Oscillating Systems
Springs
ex p490 47,49,52
HW p490 48,51,94 (video: springs in series and in parallel) - useful for homework
Pendulums
ex p491 59,62
HW p491 60,61,63
Lab-Pendulum
Tuesday, December 9
Test - chapter 14
Thursday, December 11
Review
Monday, December 15 (1-7 schedule)
Review
The Physics of Santa - with the math worked out
HW - watch the two following video clips before the next classs
torque and angular momentum
angular momentum tutorial
Tuesday, November 11
Chapter 10 - Angular Momentum
10.1 Vector Nature of Rotation
ex p357 29
HW p357 33,71
10.2 Torque and Angular Momentum
ex p357 43,73
HW p357 46
10.3 Conservation of Angular Momentum
ex p359 49,52,53
HW p359 50,51,75,85
Lab-Conservation of Angular Momentum (weights and spinning chair)
Thursday, November 13
Collisions with Rotation
ex p360 60,63
HW p360 64
Lab-like problem 63
Test Review: p357 29,49,71,85
Test is open book-but NO notes
Monday, November 17
Test - chapter 10 - open book, but NO notes
background info for test question 4: What is a Pulsar?
Wednesday, November 19
Chapter 11 - Gravity
11.1 Kepler's Laws
ex p390 24
HW p390 22
11.2 Newton's Law of Gravity
ex p391 35,37
HW p391 36,39
11.3 Gravitational Potential Energy
ex p392 51
HW p392 52,53
Lab-My Solar System
worksheet for My Solar System LAb
Friday, November 21
11.4 The Gravitational Field
ex p393 61,63,65,69
HW p393 62,64,70
Tuesday, November 25
Test - chapter 11
Thursday, November 27-Sunday, November 30 (NO School - Thanksgiving Break)
Monday, December 1
Chapter 12 - Static Equilibrium
12.1 Conditions for Equilibrium
12.2 Center of Gravity
12.3 Some Examples of Static Equilibrium
ex p415 14,19,64
HW p415 56,57,70
Lab-Torque and Equilibrium (Truss Lab - clockwise and counterclockwise torques))
Wednesday, December 3
Chapter 14 - Oscillations
14.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
video-SHM of a spring
ex p490 29,31,32
HW p490 33,37,89
14.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
ex p490 41,43,46
HW p490 42,44
Friday, December 5
14.3 Some Oscillating Systems
Springs
ex p490 47,49,52
HW p490 48,51,94 (video: springs in series and in parallel) - useful for homework
Pendulums
ex p491 59,62
HW p491 60,61,63
Lab-Pendulum
Tuesday, December 9
Test - chapter 14
Thursday, December 11
Review
Monday, December 15 (1-7 schedule)
Review
The Physics of Santa - with the math worked out
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