AP Physics C

Schedule

AP Physics C,White - B Period, 2024-2025
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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

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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

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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

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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

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12/29/24 12/30/24 12/31/24 01/01/25 01/02/25 01/03/25 01/04/25

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