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

Equations and Practice Final

Below are the Final Exam equation sheet, a practice final, and solutions to the practice final.

• Equations.pdf
• Practice Final.pdf
• Solutions.pdf

These files are in PDF format. If you don't have a PDF reader on your computer, you can download Adobe Acrobat here.

Physics Final Exam

Friday, June 1, 2007
9:00-11:00 am

End-of-Year Class Schedule

Monday, 5/14 - Thursday, 5/17
Films The Atomic Cafe and Trinity and Beyond plus class discussion of the role of physics in weapon production and the Cold War.

Friday, 5/18
Red and White Day

Monday, 5/21 - Friday 5/25
Review for Final Exam plus take a practice Final.

Tuesday, 5/29
U.S. Study Day - there are no classes, but I will be in my classroom during the normal school day if anyone wishes to come in for extra review.

Homework: 04/03/07 - 04/18/07

Spring Break (04/03/07 - 04/18/07) falls between Day 3 and Day 4.

SC12: Physics
Day 1/2: Energy in capacitors, electric current
HW: P. 695: 1, 3, 5
Day 3/4: Capacitor design and construction
HW: Read 19-1: Electric Current
Day 5/6: Review for Unit Exam: Electric Forces & Energy
HW: Study for Exam

SC12P: AP Physics
Day 1: Rolling motion, vector product
HW: Pp. 350-351: 3, 5, 11, 15, 17
Day 3: Angular Momentum
HW: Pp. 351-353: 21, 24, 25, 27, 31
Day 5: Conservation of Angular Momentum
HW: Study for Unit Exam