| Grading System Info | Acceptable & Unacceptable Behaviors | Lab Report Info |
| SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS | |
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| All assignment are at Webassign.net. | |
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| 7/21/17 |
Motion Basics Video (0:08):
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Motion Graphs Video (0:10):
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| 8/4/17 |
Equations Video (0:09):
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| 8/11/17 |
Calculus Video (0:20):
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| 8/18/17 |
ijk Notation Video (0:15):
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| CYCLE 1 OPEN CYCLE (INTRODUCTION) 8/28-9/6 |
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| Competency quiz on summer assignment. (in class) |
| In-class activities to check foundational understandings of motion. | AP Information About the exam Course Objectives Equation Sheet Constant Sheet |
| Activity: Find the acceleration of a Hotwheel on a ramp and on a flat track. (checked in class) |
| CYCLE 2 MOTION IN 1 DIMENSION 9/7-9/14 |
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| No Competency Quiz this cycle. |
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1D Motion Online Notes (0:38):
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| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) |
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) |
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Lab Experiment: Find the acceleration of a ball on a ramp. Due next day 6.
Analysis help |
| CYCLE 3 MOTION IN 2 DIMENSIONS 9/15-9/25 |
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| 1D Motion Competency Quiz (in class) |
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2D Motion Online Notes (0:44):
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| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) |
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) |
| Lab Experiment: Determine the launch velocity of the pasco launcher. due next day 6. |
| CYCLE 4 NEWTON'S LAWS I 9/26-10/3 |
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| 2D Motion Competency Quiz (in class) |
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Newton's Laws I Online Notes (0:41):
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| Static or Kinetic Friction Decision Chart |
| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) |
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) |
| Lab Experiment: Find the acceleration due to gravity using a simple pendulum |
| CYCLE 5 OPEN (DRAG) 10/4-10/12 |
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| Newton's Laws I Competency Quiz (in class) |
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PDF of Drag notes that were on the smartboard.
Solving the differential equation for the sub problem. |
| 1D Motion FR practice |
| PDF of Newton's 3rd Law preliminaries |
| CYCLE 6 NEWTON'S LAWS II 10/13-10/20 |
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| Drag Competency Quiz (in class) |
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Newton's Laws II Online Notes (1:00):
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| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) |
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) |
| Lab Experiment: Determine the coefficient of friction of a block given a metric measuring tape and a timer. (due next day 6) |
| CYCLE 7 UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION 10/23-10/30 |
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| Newton's Laws II Competency Quiz (in class) |
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Uniform Circular Motion Online Notes (1:05):
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| Differential Gear Video |
| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) |
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) |
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Lab Experiment: Compare the actual acceleration of an Atwood's Machine (calculated from distance and time information), to the theoretical acceleration (calculated from force and mass information). due next day 6. more info |
| CYCLE 8 OPEN CYCLE 10/31-11/8 |
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| Uniform Circular Motion Competency Quiz (in class) |
| Interactive lecture and practice problems to review for first quarter final |
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Helpful Materials cycle 1 review cycle 2 review cycle 3 review cycle 4 review cycle 5 review cycle 6 review cycle 7 review mc shortcuts general principles |
| Graph Practice |
| CYCLE 9 FIRST QUARTER FINAL 11/9-11/16 |
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| Schedule: TENTATIVE TESTING SCHEDULE |
| CYCLE 10 WORK & KINETIC ENERGY 11/17-11/28 |
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Calculating Work Preliminaries (No Competency Quiz) PDF of in-class practice |
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Work & Kinetic Energy Online Notes (0:35):
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| Proof of the Work-Energy Theorem | ||
| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) | ||
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) | ||
| Bungee-Style Spring Jump Lab/Activity. Purpose: Find the mass that stretches your spring 0.315 m when dropped from the equilibrium pt. | ||
| CYCLE 11 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY 11/29-12/6 |
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| Work & Kinetic Energy Competency Quiz (in class) |
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Conservation of Energy Online Notes (0:54):
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| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) |
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) |
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Lab Experiment: Find the force function & potential energy function of a piece of bungee and explain why they're safer for bungee jumping than a spring.
More Information |
| CYCLE 12 MOMENTUM & SYSTEMS 12/7-12/14 |
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| Conservation of Energy Competency Quiz (in class) | ||
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Momentum & Systems Online Notes (0:45):
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| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) | ||
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) | ||
| Activity: Determine the theoretical & actual minimum start height for a hotwheel to make a loop, as well as the energy lost. | ||
| CYCLE 13 CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM 12/15-12/22 |
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| Momentum & Systems Competency Quiz (in class) | ||
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Conservation of Momentum Online Notes (0:38):
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| PDF proof that Huygens' Relation is equivalent to Conservation of Momentum and Kinetic Energy | ||
| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) | ||
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) | ||
| Activity: Determine the impulses and average forces in a Pasco Cart collision. | ||
| CYCLE 14 OPEN (PROBLEM SOLVING) 1/2-1/11 |
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| Conservation of Momentum Competency Quiz (in class) |
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COMBO ACTIVITIES
1) Find Q on Hot Wheels ramp 2) Find dart speed before collision with Hot Wheel |
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WHICH APPROACH?
Whiteboard activities Optional Practice Quia |
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PRACTICE MC & FR
MC from previous interactive lectures, and answers Practice FR, |
| INTRO TO TORQUE |
| CYCLE 15 ROTATIONAL MOTION 1/12-1/22 |
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Torque & Rotational Preliminaries (No Competency Quiz) |
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Rotational Motion Online Notes (0:50):
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| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) | ||
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) | ||
| Determine the theoretical rotational inertia of a ruler and its actual using conservation of energy in a falling rotation, and compare them. | ||
| CYCLE 16 ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS 1/23-1/30 |
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Rotational Motion Competency (in class) |
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Rotational Dynamics Online Notes (0:43):
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| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) | ||
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) | ||
| Integrating to get rotational inertia (disk and rod). | ||
| None. | ||
| CYCLE 17 OPEN (STATIC EQUILIBRIUM) 1/31-2/8 |
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Rotational Dynamics Competency (in class) |
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| Interactive Lecture: Equilibrium Problems Equilibrium practice problems | |
| Interactive Lecture: FR hints and answers |
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| Studying on your own Which Approach? (Practice Quia) MC from previous interactive lectures AP Cheat Sheet |
| CYCLE 18 SECOND QUARTER FINAL 2/9-2/21 |
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| Tentative Schedule | ||
| CYCLE 19 SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION 2/22-3/1 |
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Simple Harmonic Motion Preliminaries (No Competency Quiz) PDF of in-class practice (will be posted) |
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Simple Harmonic Motion Online Notes (0:31):
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Video: The Circular-Harmonic Connection Video: Periodic Motion with Dr. Hume & Dr. Ivey |
| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) |
| Webassign problems (Due 9:00 pm on the last day of the cycle) |
| Lab: Determine x(t), v(t) and a(t) for a SH oscillator. Due next day 6. |
| CYCLE 20 SPRINGS & PENDULA 3/2-3/12 |
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| Simple Harmonic Motion Competency Quiz (in class) | ||
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Springs & Pendula Online Notes (0:40):
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Guide to the four SH Oscillators Using Differential Equations to get T |
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| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) | ||
Lab Experiment: Using a timer, scale & meterstick, determine three of the following using SHM:
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| CYCLE 21 UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION 3/13-3/20 |
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| Springs & Pendula Competency Quiz |
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Universal Gravitation Online Notes 1 (0:41):
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Universal Gravitation Online Notes 2 (0:29):
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Equation Guide |
| Conceptual Questions (presented in class) |
| Webassign problems. Due 11:59 pm on the last day of the cycle. |
| No lab experiment this cycle. |
| CYCLE 22 OPEN 4/2-4/9 | ||
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| There is no competency quiz for Universal Gravitation | ||
| AP Cheat Sheet | ||
| FR | ||
| CYCLE 23 THIRD QUARTER FINAL 4/10-4/17 | ||
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| REVISED schedule due to snow days. | ||
| CYCLE 24 & 25 REVIEW 4/18-5/1 |
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| AP Cheat Sheet |
| Work on Your Trouble Spots. |
| Diagnostic MC solutions. |
| Great Adventure Assignment (pick one thing and one ride.) |
| CYCLE 26 FINAL QUARTER FINAL | ||
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| The Final Quarter Final is our Practice AP Exam. Schedule: FR 5/2 and MC 5/3 in class | ||