| AP Physics C,White - B Period, 2024-2025 |
| Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
| 08/18/24 |
08/19/24 |
08/20/24 |
08/21/24 |
08/22/24 |
08/23/24 |
08/24/24 |
|
|
|
First Day of School, Special Schedule. CLASS: Introduction to the course, classroom, website. |
CLASS: Test-Chapter 3, Kinematics |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 2. (OpenStax textbook sections 2.1:Vector Definition, 2.2: Graphical Analysis, 2.3: Adding and Subtracting Vectors, 2.4: Polar Notation of Vectors, 2.5: Unit Vectors (i,j) |
|
|
|
|
HW: Study for test |
HW: Relax |
HW: Do Practice Problems 1 (pp1): 2.25, 2.27, 2.29, 2.34, 2.40, 2.47; 2.51. Download Lab-Kinematics |
|
| 08/25/24 |
08/26/24 |
08/27/24 |
08/28/24 |
08/29/24 |
08/30/24 |
08/31/24 |
|
Day 3-L3 no Lab in first cycle |
CLASS: Lab-Kinematics: Acceleration of a Cart |
CLASS: Reflection Activity. Presentation on Chapter 4-1 (OpenStax textbook sections 4.1: Displacement & Velocity Vectors; 4.2: Acceleration Vector; 4.3: Projectile Motion) |
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 4-2 (OpenStax textbook sections 4.4: Uniform Circular Motion) In-class Quiz: Speed. |
|
|
|
HW: Complete lab writeup if not finished in class. |
HW: Do pp2: 4.18, 4.19, 4.22, 4.26, 4.27, 4.33, 4.38, 4.46 |
|
HW: Do pp3: 4.61, 4.62, 4.68 |
|
| 09/01/24 |
09/02/24 |
09/03/24 |
09/04/24 |
09/05/24 |
09/06/24 |
09/07/24 |
|
Labor Day (Holiday) |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 4-3. (OpenStax textbook sections on Uniform Circular Motion; 4.5: 4.5 Relative Velocity & Acceleration) |
CLASS: Lab-Catch the Ball |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 5, parts 1-3. 5.1: Forces; 5.2: Newton's First Law; 5.3: Newton's Second Law; 5.4: Mass & Weight |
CLASS: Test-Ch 2,4 |
|
|
|
HW: Do pp4: 4.73, 4.75; Download Lab-Catch the Ball; Download Practice Test |
HW: Complete lab writeup if not finished in class |
HW: Do Practice Problems 5 (pp5): 5.19, 5.24, 5.27, 5.33 |
HW: Relax! |
|
| 09/08/24 |
09/09/24 |
09/10/24 |
09/11/24 |
09/12/24 |
09/13/24 |
09/14/24 |
|
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 5, parts 4-6. (OpenStax textbook sections 5.5: Newton's Third Law; 5.6: Common Forces, Inclines; 5.7: Drawing Free-Body Diagrams) |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 5, part 7. (OpenStax textbook sections 6.1: Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws) |
CLASS: Continue w/ Newton’s Laws |
CLASS: Lab-Newton’s Second Law: Inclines |
|
|
|
HW: Do pp6: 5.37, 5.41, 5.45, 5.46 |
HW: Do pp7: 5.53, 5.57, 5.63, 5.65 |
HW: Do pp8: 5.67, 5.71, 6.28, 6.30; Download Lab-Inclines |
HW: Complete lab writeup if not finished in class. Do pp9: 6.37, 6.42, 6.43 |
|
| 09/15/24 |
09/16/24 |
09/17/24 |
09/18/24 |
09/19/24 |
09/20/24 |
09/21/24 |
|
CLASS: Demo-Pulleys; Presentation on Chapter 6, part 1. (OpenStax textbook section 6.2: Friction) |
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Lab-Newton’s Second Law: Friction; QUIZ-Dragging a Student; |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 6, parts 2-3. (OpenStax textbook section 6.3: Centripetal Force (car around a curve)) |
CLASS: ACTIVITY-Airplane: Tension in String; Presentation on Chapter 6, parts 4-6. ACTIVITY-Vertical Circles |
|
|
HW: Do pp10: 6.48, 6.52, 6.55, 6.61 |
|
HW: Do pp11: 6.62, 6.63, 6.65 |
HW: Do Do pp12: 6.68, 6.73 |
HW: Do pp13: 6.79, 6.94. Download Practice Test |
|
| 09/22/24 |
09/23/24 |
09/24/24 |
09/25/24 |
09/26/24 |
09/27/24 |
09/28/24 |
|
Outdoor Ed |
Outdoor Ed |
Outdoor Ed |
Outdoor Ed |
Outdoor Ed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 09/29/24 |
09/30/24 |
10/01/24 |
10/02/24 |
10/03/24 |
10/04/24 |
10/05/24 |
|
Francis Wass Day (No school) |
CLASS: Demo-Penny on a Turntable, Test Review |
CLASS: Test Review |
Rosh Hashana (No school) |
CLASS: Test-Ch 5, 6 |
|
|
|
HW: Study for test |
HW: Study for test |
|
HW: Relax! |
|
| 10/06/24 |
10/07/24 |
10/08/24 |
10/09/24 |
10/10/24 |
10/11/24 |
10/12/24 |
|
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 7, parts 1-2. (OpenStax textbook sections 7.1: Work, 2.4: Products of Vectors (dot product)). Semester 1 Review Assignment available.
|
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 7, parts 3-4. (OpenStax textbook sections 7.2: Kinetic Energy; 7.3: Work-Energy Theorem.) |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 7, part 5, and Chapter 8, part 1. (OpenStax textbook sections 7.4: Power; 8.1: Potential Energy) |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 8, parts 2-4. (OpenStax textbook sections 8.2: Conservative & Non-Conservative Forces; 8.3: Conservation of Energy) |
|
|
|
HW: Do Practice Problems 14 (pp14): 7.23, 7.25, 7.27, 7.28 |
HW: Do pp15: 7.33, 7.50, 7.53, 7.59 |
HW: Do pp16: 7.67, 7.73, 7.81, 8.23 |
HW: Do pp17: 8.32, 8.33, 8.35, 8.38 ; Download Lab-Pendulum |
|
| 10/13/24 |
10/14/24 |
10/15/24 |
10/16/24 |
10/17/24 |
10/18/24 |
10/19/24 |
|
CLASS: 8.3: Conservation of Energy; Lab-Pendulum |
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 8, part 5. (OpenStax textbook sections 8.4 Potential Energy Diagrams & Stability |
CLASS: Lab-Skate Park; Review Assignment Due |
PSAT Testing Day |
|
|
HW: Do pp18: 8.40, 8.42, 8.43 |
|
HW: Do pp19: 8.24, 8.26, 8.28 |
HW: Do pp20: 8.47, 8.50, 8.72; Download Practice Test |
|
|
| 10/20/24 |
10/21/24 |
10/22/24 |
10/23/24 |
10/24/24 |
10/25/24 |
10/26/24 |
|
CLASS: Review for Test. |
CLASS - Test-Ch 7,8 |
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Quarter 1 ends. Presentation on Chapter 9, parts 1, 2. (OpenStax textbook sections 9.1: Linear Momentum; 9.2: Impulse & Collisions) |
US Writing Day |
|
|
HW: Study for test |
HW: Relax! |
|
HW: Do Practice Problems 21 (pp21): 9.20, 9.25, 9.28, 9.32; Download Lab-Impulse & Momentum |
|
|
| 10/27/24 |
10/28/24 |
10/29/24 |
10/30/24 |
10/31/24 |
11/01/24 |
11/02/24 |
|
CLASS: Lab-Impulse and Momentum |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 9, parts 3, 4. (OpenStax textbook sections 9.3: Conservation of Linear Momentum; 9.4: Types of Collisions) |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 9, part 5. (OpenStax textbook sections 9.5: Collisions in Multiple Dimensions; 9.6: Center of Mass) |
CLASS: Halloween Speed Test |
Day 6-No class |
|
|
HW: Complete writeup if not finished in class |
HW: Do pp22: 9.35, 9.37, 9.39, 9.41; Download Lab-Ballistic Pendulum |
HW: Do pp23: 9.45, 9.46, 9.47, 9.57 |
HW: Relax! |
|
|
| 11/03/24 |
11/04/24 |
11/05/24 |
11/06/24 |
11/07/24 |
11/08/24 |
11/09/24 |
|
CLASS: Lab-Ballistic Pendulum |
CLASS: 9.6: Center of Mass, continued. Review for test. |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 10, part 1. (OpenStax textbook sections 10.1: Rotational Variables; 10.2: Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration; 10.3 Relating Angular & Translational Quantities) |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 10, part 2. (OpenStax textbook sections 10.4: Moment of Inertia & Rotational Kinetic Energy; 10.5: Calculating Moments of Inertia ) |
CLASS: Test-Ch 9 |
|
|
HW: Do pp24: 9.63, 9.68, 9.70, 9.76. Download Practice Test |
HW: Study for test |
HW: Do Practice Problems 25 (pp25): 10.31, 10.33, 10.42, 10.51 |
HW: Do pp26: 10.54, 10.58, 10.65, 10.66, 10.68 |
HW: Relax! |
|
| 11/10/24 |
11/11/24 |
11/12/24 |
11/13/24 |
11/14/24 |
11/15/24 |
11/16/24 |
|
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 10, part 3 (OpenStax textbook sections 10.5: continued. 2.4: Products of Vectors (cross-product)) |
CLASS: Course/Teacher/Text evaluation; Presentation on Chapter 10, part 4 (OpenStax textbook sections 10.6: Torque; 10.7: Newton’s Second Law for Rotation) |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 10, part 5. (OpenStax textbook sections 10.8: Work & Power for Rotational Motion) |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 11, part 1. (OpenStax textbook sections 11.1 Rolling Motion) Discuss Rolling Objects lab. |
|
|
|
HW: Do pp27 : 2.68, 10.73, 10.74 |
HW: Do pp28: 10.75, 10.84, 10.92 |
HW: Do pp29: 10.94, 10.100, 10.103 |
HW: Do pp30: 11.19, 11.23, 11.31 |
|
| 11/17/24 |
11/18/24 |
11/19/24 |
11/20/24 |
11/21/24 |
11/22/24 |
11/23/24 |
|
CLASS: Lab-Rolling Objects |
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Lab-Rolling Objects |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 11, part 2-3 (OpenStax textbook sections 11.2: Angular Momentum, 11.3: Conservation of Angular Momentum) |
CLASS: Thanksgiving Speed Test |
|
|
HW: Process Lab results, continue writeup |
|
HW: Process Lab results, continue writeup |
HW: Do pp31: 11.36, 11.37, 11.41 |
HW: Relax |
|
| 11/24/24 |
11/25/24 |
11/26/24 |
11/27/24 |
11/28/24 |
11/29/24 |
11/30/24 |
|
Thanksgiving Holiday |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12/01/24 |
12/02/24 |
12/03/24 |
12/04/24 |
12/05/24 |
12/06/24 |
12/07/24 |
|
CLASS: Continue Angular Momentum |
CLASS: Review; Complete Angular Momentum |
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Review |
CLASS: Test-Ch 10, 11 |
|
|
HW: Do pp32: 11.52, 11.53, 11.56, 11.63. Download Practice Test |
HW: Review for Test |
|
HW: Review for Test |
HW: Relax! |
|
| 12/08/24 |
12/09/24 |
12/10/24 |
12/11/24 |
12/12/24 |
12/13/24 |
12/14/24 |
|
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 15, Parts 1-2. (OpenStax textbook sections 15.3: Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion & Circular Motion; 15.1: Simple Harmonic Motion |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 15, part 3. (OpenStax textbook sections 15.2: Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion) Lab-Hooke’s Law. |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 15, part 3 (OpenStax textbook sections 15.4: Pendulums). Activity-Length of a Pendulum |
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Review for Block Day exam |
|
|
HW: Do pp37: 15.25, 15.26, 15.29, 15.30; Download Hooke's Law Lab |
HW: Do pp38: 15.32, 15.34, 15.37, 15.41; Download Practice Test |
HW: Do pp39: 15.42, 15.49, 15.60 |
|
HW: Review for Test |
|
| 12/15/24 |
12/16/24 |
12/17/24 |
12/18/24 |
12/19/24 |
12/20/24 |
12/21/24 |
|
CLASS: Review for Block Day exam |
Block Day |
Block Day |
Block Day |
Block Day |
|
|
HW: Review for Test |
|
|
|
|
|
| 12/22/24 |
12/23/24 |
12/24/24 |
12/25/24 |
12/26/24 |
12/27/24 |
12/28/24 |
|
Winter Break |
Winter Break |
Winter Break |
Winter Break |
Winter Break |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12/29/24 |
12/30/24 |
12/31/24 |
01/01/25 |
01/02/25 |
01/03/25 |
01/04/25 |
|
Winter Break |
Winter Break |
Winter Break |
Winter Break |
Winter Break |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 01/05/25 |
01/06/25 |
01/07/25 |
01/08/25 |
01/09/25 |
01/10/25 |
01/11/25 |
|
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 13, parts 1-2 (OpenStax textbook sections 13.1: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation; 13.2: Gravitation Near Earth’s Surface). Presentation on Chapter 13 part 3 (OpenStax textbook sections 13.3: Gravitational Potential Energy & Total Energy) |
CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 13 part 4 (OpenStax textbook sections 13.4 Satellite Orbits & Energy). |
CLASS: TBD |
CLASS: Presentation on Ch 5, part 1. (OpenStax textbook sections 5.1: Electric Charge; 5.2: Conductors, Insulators, & Charging by Induction; 5.3: Coulomb's Law) |
CLASS: Presentation on Ch 5, part 2. (OpenStax textbook sections 5.4: The Electric Field; 5.5: Calculating Electric Fields of Charge Distributions |
|
|
HW: Do pp34: 13.13, 13.15, 13.20, 13.23. Do pp35: 13.29, 13.32, 13.33 |
HW: Do pp36: 13.36, 13.37, 13.39 |
HW: TBD |
HW: Do Practice Problems 40 (pp40): 5.39, 5.41, 5:45, 5.49. |
HW: Do pp41 : 5.55, 5.63, 5.65, 5.69, 5.81. Download Lab-Electric Fields |
|
| 01/12/25 |
01/13/25 |
01/14/25 |
01/15/25 |
01/16/25 |
01/17/25 |
01/18/25 |
|
Day 6-No class |
CLASS: Lab - Lab-Electric Fields. Write-up due at end of class. |
Start of Semester 2. CLASS: Presentation on Ch 6, parts 1-2. (OpenStax textbook sections 6.1 Electric Flux; 6.2: Explaining Gauss's Law; 6.3: Applying Gauss’s Law) |
CLASS: 6.3 Gauss's Law (continued) |
Start of Semester 2. CLASS: Presentation on Ch 6, part 3 (OpenStax textbook sections 6.4 Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium) |
|
|
|
HW: Complete Electric Fields Lab |
HW: Do pp42 : 5.84, 5.94, 5.100, 5.102. |
HW: Do pp43 : 6.20, 6.21, 6.25, 6.30, 6.31, 6.34 |
HW: Do pp44 : 6.43, 6.44, 6.45, 6.46; Download Lab-Millikan’s Oil Drops |
|