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AP Physics C

AP Physics 1

Physics

Current Unit: Unit 6: Oscillatory Motion

AP-C Plan For This Week (Mar. 16 - Mar. 20):

This Week's Reading: Sections 15.1 - 15.5

Unit 6 Calendar - AP-C

Unit Guide AP-C - Unit 7 - SHM

Shake Your Mass Lab (Quiz Thursday, March 26)

Continue Introduction to Simple Harmonic Motion
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
PhET Simple Pendulum Simulation
PhET Block and Spring Simulation

A Swingin' Good Time Lab (Quiz Thursday, March 26)
Handout
Data Tables
PhET Simple Pendulum Simulation

Pendulums and Simple Harmonic Motion
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Pictures of Whiteboard
General SHM
Block and Spring
Simple Pendulum
Physical Pendulum
Simple vs. Physical Pendulum
Torsional Pendulum
Summary

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

Mar. 16	Assignment 6-1 (Solutions)

Mar. 17	Assignment 6-2 (Solutions)

Mar. 19	Assignment 6-3 (Solutions)

Mar. 23	Assignment 6-4 (Solutions)

Mar. 24	Assignment 6-5 (Solutions)

Mar. 26	Assignment 6-6 (Solutions) and SHM Lab Mega Quiz

Mar. 30	Assignment 6-7 (Solutions)

Mar. 31	Assignment 7-1 (Solutions)

Apr. 2	Test #6 (No Universal Gravitation on the Test)

AP-C Weekly Reading:

Mar. 16	Sections 15.1 - 15.5

Mar. 23	None This Week

AP-C Some Recent Assignments:

Feb. 24	Assignment 5-6 (Solutions)

Feb. 26	Assignment 5-7 (Solutions)

Feb. 27	Assignment 5-8 (Solutions)

Mar. 2	Assignment 5-9 (Solutions, Written Out Solution for 8-68)

Mar. 3	Assignment 5-10 (Solutions)

Mar. 5	Assignment 5-11 (Solutions) and Pulley What? Lab Quiz

Mar. 9	Assignment 5-12 (Solutions)

Mar. 10	Assignment 5-13 (Solutions)

Current Unit: Unit 6: Oscillations

AP-1 Plan For This Week (Mar. 16 - Mar. 20):

This Week's Reading: Sections 11.1 - 11.6 and SHM Reading

Unit 6 Calendar - AP-1

Unit Guide AP-1 - Unit 7 - Oscillations

Swingin' Good Time Lab (Due Block Day)
Handout
Data Tables
Link to PhET Pendulum Simulation

Introduce Simple Harmonic Motion / Discuss Lab
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
PhET Pendulum Simulation
PhET Block and Spring Simulation

Period of a Spring Mass System Lab -- Determine k (Checked off Today)

Oscillations Workbook Practice (Due Tuesday)

Textbook Links:

Giancoli Textbook

OpenStax Textbook

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

Mar. 18	Swingin' Good Time Lab Handout Data Tables Link to PhET Pendulum Simulation

Mar. 20	Assignment 6-1 (Solutions)

Mar. 24	Oscillations Workbook Practice (Solutions)

AP-1 Weekly Reading:

Mar. 16	Sections 11.1 - 11.6 and SHM Reading

Mar. 23	Important Points in SHM

AP-1 Some Recent Assignments:

Feb. 24	Assignment 5-3 (Solutions)

Feb. 25	Rotation Problem Walkthrough (Solutions)

Mar. 3	Assignment 5-4 aka WS-Rotational KE Goodness (Solutions Part 1; Solutions Part 2)

Mar. 4	Assignment 5-5 aka WA-Rotational Inertia Momentum KE (Solutions)

Current Unit: Unit 6: Projectile Motion

Physics Plan For This Week (Mar. 16 - Mar. 20):

This Week's Reading: Sections 5.4 - 5.5 and Horizontally Launched Projectiles Reading (Ignore the Trig)

Unit 6 Calendar - Physics

Moving Towards Projectiles (Due Tuesday)

Introduction to Horizontally Launched Projectiles
Notes
Sample Question
Solution

Graphic Organizer

MythBusters

Horizontal Projectiles - Falling Forward to Success (Due Friday)

What Have We Noticed? (Due Monday)

Textbook Link:

Textbook

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

Mar. 16	Displacement Quest: The Amulet of Teleportation! (Due Monday) Handout Sample Maps Link to Dungeon Generator

Mar. 17	Moving Towards Projectiles (Solutions)

Mar. 20	Horizontal Projectiles - Falling Forward to Success (Solutions)

Mar. 23	What Have We Noticed? (Solutions)

Mar. 24	Quick Quiz - Horizontally Launched Projectiles

Mar. 26	The Phast and Physics-ous Pre-Lab

Apr. 2	Angled Launches and The Phast and Physics-ous Handout and Lab Quiz

Apr. 3	More with Angled Launches (Solutions)

Apr. 16	Projectile Motion Test

Physics Weekly Reading:

Mar. 12	Sections 5.1 - 5.3

Mar. 16	Sections 5.4 - 5.5 and Horizontally Launched Projectiles Reading (Ignore the Trig)

Mar. 23	None This Week

Mar. 30	Section 5.6 and Angled Projectiles Reading (Ignore the Trig)

Apr. 13	None This Week

Physics Some Recent Assignments:

Feb. 24	Are You Inclined to Accelerate? Lab

Feb. 26	Kinematics Reading (Pages 4 and 5) (Solutions)

Feb. 27	Freefall Sample Questions (Solutions)

Mar. 2	Uniform Accelerated Motion (UAM) Practice Pages 1 - 2 (Solutions)

Mar. 3	Uniform Accelerated Motion (UAM) Practice Pages 3 - 4 (Solutions)

Mar. 5	Solve Problems with Graphs and Equations (Solutions)

Mar. 13	Newport to Bellevue Square (Solutions)

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