Homework: 09/27/07 - 10/04/07

Note: Quarter 1 Midterm is Friday, October 5

SC12: Physics
Day 1/2: More with Acceleration; Freely Falling Motion
HW: P. 55 (2D): 1, P.58 (2E): 3; P.64 (2F): 1, 2, 3
Day 3/4: Unit Review
HW: Study for Exam
Day 5/6: Exam 1: Accelerated Motion
HW: Read Chapter 3.1 - 3.2

SC12P: AP Physics C (Mechanics)
Day 1: Kinematic Equations derived from Calculus
HW: P. 50: 46, 47, 48
Day 3: Unit Review
HW: Study for Exam
Day 5: Exam 1: Uniformly Accelerated Motion
HW: Read Chapter 3

SC12APEM: Electricity & Magnetism Independent Study
Read Ch. 24, and work problems #5, 12, 14, 21

Homework: 09/19/07 - 09/26/07

SC12: Physics
Day 1/2: Displacement & Velocity; Reaction Time
HW: P.44, Practice 2A: 2, 4, 6
Day 3/4: Acceleration
HW: P.49, Practice 2B: 1, 3
Day 5/6: Motion with Constant Acceleration
HW: P.53, Practice 2C: 1, 3, 5 (Lab #1 due next class)

SC12P: AP Physics C (Mechanics)
Day 1: Position, Velocity, & Acceleration; Experiment #1: Physics and Measurement
HW: Pp. 46-47: 1, 3, 5, 13, 15
Day 3: One-dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration
HW: PPp. 47-49: 20, 23, 25, 26
Day 5: Freely falling objects (Lab #1 due)
HW: Pp. 49-50: 36, 44, 45

SC12APEM: Electricity & Magnetism Independent Study
Read Ch. 23.5 - 23.7, and work problems #20, 22, 29, 35, 45, 58, 68

Physics Applets

Well-written physics javascript applets provide a great way to visualize hard-to-grasp concepts. A good site is Paul Falstad's Math, Physics and Engineering Applets. While mainly of interest to my AP Physics E&M Independent Study students, others may enjoy it as well. I've also added an Applet section to the External Links on the right of the page, where other sites will be listed as they are found.

Welcome Back! Homework: 09/10/07 - 09/18/07

SC12: Physics
Day 1/2: Class Introduction, SI Base Units, Metric Prefixes
HW: Read 1.1 - 1.2
Day 3/4: Accuracy and Precision, Significant Figures, Experiment #1
HW: Read 1.3; P.14, Practice 1A: 1-5
Day 5/6: Mathematics and Physics
HW: Finish data analysis

SC12P: AP Physics C (Mechanics)
Day 1: Class Introduction
HW: Read Chapter 1
Day 3: SI Base Units, Dimensional Analysis, Significant Figures
HW: Pp. 14-18: 4, 9, 33, 44, 60
Day 5: Introduction to Differential Calculus
HW: Read Chapter 2

SC12APEM: Electricity & Magnetism Independent Study
Read Ch. 23.1 - 23.4, paying particular attention to Coulomb's law and the definition of the electric field. Work problems #1, 5, 7, 8, 13, 16, 19