Physics by Appel 2025-2026

AP Physics C

AP Physics 1

Physics

Current Unit: Unit 1: Kinematics

AP-C Plan For This Week (Sept. 1 - Sept. 5):

This Week's Reading: Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 - 1.6

Unit 1 Calendar - AP-C

Unit Guide AP-C - Unit 1 - Kinematics

Welcome to Physics by Appel / Introduction to Measurements and Uncertainty

More with Measurements and Uncertainty

Some Rules and Regs

Sources of Uncertainty / Sig Figs / Accuracy and Precision
Notes
PowerPoint
Sources of Uncertainty

AP-C Homework and Upcoming Tests:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments

Sept. 8	Assignment 1-1 (Solutions)

Sept. 9	Assignment 1-2 (Solutions)

Sept. 12	Assignment 1-3 (Solutions)

Sept. 15	Assignment 1-4 (Solutions)

Sept. 16	Assignment 1-5 (Solutions)

Sept. 18	Uncertainty in Data Lab Quiz and Tables

Sept. 19	Assignment 1-6 (Solutions)

Sept. 22	Assignment 1-7 (Solutions)

Sept. 25	Assignment 1-8 (Solutions) and Galileo Data (Done in Class)

Sept. 26	Assignment 1-9 (Solutions)

Sept. 29	Assignment 1-10 (Solutions)

Sept. 30	Assignment 1-11 (Solutions)

Oct. 2	Assignment 1-12 (Solutions)

Oct. 3	Assignment 1-13 (Solutions)

Oct. 6	Galileo Lab Report and Graphing and Calculus Quiz

Oct. 7	Assignment 1-14 (Solutions)

Oct. 9	Assignment 1-15 (Solutions)

Oct. 13	Assignment 1-16 (Solutions)

Oct. 14	Assignment 1-17 (Solutions)

Oct. 17	Assignment 1-18 (Solutions) and Projectile Challenge Score Sheet

Oct. 20	Test #1

AP-C Weekly Reading:

Sept. 2	Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 - 1.6

Sept. 8	Sections 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8 and Freefall Reading

Sept. 15	Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7

Sept. 22	Section 2.9

Sept. 29	Sections 3.1 - 3.4, 4.1 - 4.3 and Vectors Reading

Oct. 6	Sections 4.4 - 4.5

Oct. 13	Section 4.6

AP-C Some Recent Assignments:

Current Unit: Unit 1: Kinematics

AP-1 Plan For This Week (Sept. 1 - Sept. 5):

This Week's Reading: Sections 1-1 to 1-6 and Numbers in Physics Info Sheet

Unit 1 Calendar - AP-1

Unit Guide AP-1 - Unit 1 - Kinematics (CB Version)
Unit Guide AP-1 - Unit 1 - Kinematics (Nara Version)

Welcome to Physics by Appel

Rules and Regs

Keep Up with the Buggy Lab (An Extra Credit Opportunity? No Way!) (Due Friday)

Introduce the Class / Get to Know Each Other

Textbook Links:

Giancoli Textbook

OpenStax Textbook

AP-1 Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments

Sept. 5	Keep Up with the Buggy Lab

Sept. 9	Assignment 1-1 (Solutions)

Sept. 10	Practice with Constant Velocity (Solutions) and Acceleration on a Ramp Lab

Sept. 12	Assignment 1-3 (Solutions)

Sept. 15	Kinematics Equations Packet (Solutions)

Sept. 17	Assignment 1-4 (Solutions)

Sept. 22	Free Response Kinematics 1 (Solutions)

Sept. 23	Acceleration on a Ramp Lab Using Graphs

Sept. 24	Kinematics Multiple Choice and Free Response Quizzes

Sept. 26	Acceleration of a Falling Object Mini-Lab Whiteboard Directions Data Table

Sept. 29	Free Response Kinematics 2 (Rubric) and Walk the Graph Lab Quiz

Sept. 30	Assignment 1-5 (Solutions)

Oct. 1	Horizontal Projectile Goodness (Solutions)

Oct. 6	Free Response Kinematics 3 (Rubric)

Oct. 7	An Angled Launch Problem (Solutions)

Oct. 13	Bull's Eye Lab Quiz

Oct. 15	Kinematics Test, Part 1: Multiple Choice

Oct. 17	Kinematics Test Part 2: Free Response

AP-1 Weekly Reading:

Sept. 3	Sections 1-1 to 1-6 and Numbers in Physics Info Sheet

Sept. 8	Sections 2-1 to 2-4

Sept. 15	Sections 2-5, 2-6, and 2-8

Sept. 22	Section 2-7 and Freefall Reading

Sept. 29	Section 3-1 to 3-5 and Horizontal Projectiles Reading

Oct. 6	Section 3-6 to 3-8 and Angled Projectiles and Vectors Reading

Oct. 13	None This Week

AP-1 Some Recent Assignments:

Current Unit: Unit 1: Kinematics

Physics Plan For This Week (Sept. 1 - Sept. 5):

This Week's Reading: None This Week

Unit 1 Calendar - Physics

Welcome to Physics by Appel

Keep Up With the Buggy Lab (Due Monday)

Discuss Buggy Lab

Hunt for Blue November (Due Monday)

Discuss the Class and Some Rules and Regs

Textbook Link:

Textbook

Physics Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments

Sept. 8	Keep Up With the Buggy Lab and Hunt for Blue November (Solutions)

Sept. 11	A Swinging Good Time Lab

Sept. 12	Let's Do the Wave Lab

Sept. 16	Wave Goodness (Solutions)

Sept. 18	Concept-Development 25-1 (Solutions) and Describing Waves (Solutions) and In Class Wave Problems Checked Off

Sept. 19	Ranking Pendulums and Waves (Solutions) and Short Waves Quiz

Sept. 23	Concept-Development 25-2 (Solutions)

Sept. 25	Superposition of Waves (Solutions)

Sept. 26	Waves Can Stand? Lab

Sept. 29	Harmonic Goodness XE Part 1 (Solutions)

Sept. 30	Harmonic Goodness XE Part 2 (Solutions)

Oct. 2	Stand By Your Wave (Solutions) and Standing Wave Math (Solutions)

Oct. 6	Speed of Sound Lab and Pan Phlute Concert

Oct. 9	Waves and Sound Test *If absent, you will take test in class the next day you are present*

Physics Weekly Reading:

Sept. 2	None This Week

Sept. 8	Sections 25.1 - 25.6 and Book of Phyz - Wave Notes

Sept. 15	None This Week

Sept. 22	Sections 25.7 - 25.11, 26.6 - 26.10

Sept. 29	Sections 26.1 - 26.5

Oct. 6	None This Week

Physics Some Recent Assignments:

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