Physics by Appel 2026-2027 ... Four More Years!

Current Unit: Unit 1: Kinematics

Unit 1 Calendar - AP-C

AP-C Plan For August 31 - September 4:

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

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

AP-C Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
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Sept. 8	Assignment 1-1 (Solutions)

Sept. 11	Assignment 1-2 (Solutions)

Sept. 14	Assignment 1-3 (Solutions)

Sept. 15	Assignment 1-4 (Solutions)

Sept. 17	Assignment 1-5 (Solutions) and Uncertainty in Data Tables and Lab Quiz

Sept. 18	Assignment 1-6 (Solutions)

Sept. 21	Assignment 1-7 (Solutions)

Sept. 24	Assignment 1-8 (Solutions) and Stamp of Approval for Galileo Data

Sept. 25	Assignment 1-9 (Solutions)

Sept. 28	Assignment 1-10 (Solutions)

Sept. 29	Assignment 1-11 (Solutions)

Oct. 1	Assignment 1-12 (Solutions)

Oct. 2	Assignment 1-13 (Solutions)

Oct. 5	Galileo Lab Report and Graphing and Calculus Quiz

Oct. 6	Assignment 1-14 (Solutions)

Oct. 8	Assignment 1-15 (Solutions)

Oct. 12	Assignment 1-16 (Solutions)

Oct. 13	Assignment 1-17 (Solutions)

Oct. 16	Assignment 1-18 (Solutions) and Appel's Projectile Motion Challenge

Oct. 19	Test #1

AP-C Weekly Reading:

Sept. 2	Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 - 1.6

Sept. 8	Sections 1.3, 2.1 - 2.4

Sept. 14	Sections 2.5 - 2.7 and Freefall Reading

Sept. 21	Section 2.9

Sept. 28	Sections 3.1 - 3.4, 4.1 - 4.3 and Vectors Reading

Oct. 5	Sections 4.4 - 4.5

Oct. 12	Section 4.6

AP-C Some Recent Assignments:

Current Unit: Unit 1: Kinematics

Unit 1 Calendar - AP-1

AP-1 Plan For August 31 - September 4:

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

Welcome to Physics by Appel ***

Rules and Regs ***

Keep Up with the Buggy Lab (Due Friday) ***

Introduce the Class / Get to Know Each Other ***

Textbook Links:

AP-1 Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
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Sept. 4	Keep Up with the Buggy Lab (Due Friday)

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. 14	Sections 2-5, 2-6, and 2-8

Sept. 21	Section 2-7 and Freefall Reading

Sept. 28	Section 3-1 to 3-5 and Horizontal Projectiles Reading

Oct. 5	Section 3-6 to 3-8 and Angled Projectiles and Vectors Reading

Oct. 12	None This Week

AP-1 Some Recent Assignments:

Current Unit: Unit 1: Waves & Sound

Unit 1 Calendar - Physics

Physics Plan For August 31 - September 4:

This Week's Reading: None This Week

Textbook Link:

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

Sept. 8	Keep Up With the Buggy Lab

Sept. 11	A Swinging Good Time Lab

Sept. 14	Let's Do the Wave Lab

Sept. 16	Wave Goodness (Solutions) and Concept-Development 25-1 (Solutions)

Sept. 18	Short Waves Quiz and In Class Wave Problems Checked Off (Solutions) and Ranking Pendulums and Waves (Solutions)

Sept. 22	Concept-Development 25-2 (Solutions)

Sept. 23	Superposition of Waves (Solutions)

Sept. 25	Waves Can Stand? Lab

Sept. 28	Harmonic Goodness XE Part 1 (Solutions)

Sept. 29	Harmonic Goodness XE Part 2 (Solutions)

Sept. 30	Stand By Your Wave (Solutions) and Standing Wave Math (Solutions)

Oct. 5	Speed of Sound Lab and Pan Phlute Concert

Oct. 8	Waves and Sound Test

Oct. 14	Shady Business Lab

Oct. 16	Light Goodness (Solutions) and Electro-Magnetic Spectrum Research (Key)

Oct. 19	Pixel Peeping Lab

Oct. 20	Adding Colors (Solutions)

Oct. 23	Color Shadows (Solutions Part 1, Solutions Part 2), Color Addition and Subtraction (Solutions) and Concept-Development 28-1 (Solutions)

Oct. 26	Comic Time Lab (Handout, PowerPoint) and Viewed in Another Light (Solutions)

Oct. 27	Primary Colors of Paint (Solutions) and Light and Pigments and Paints (Solutions 1, Solutions 2)

Oct. 30	Unit 2 Mini-Test -- Light and Color

Physics Weekly Reading:

Aug. 31	None This Week

Sept. 7	Sections 25.1 - 25.6 and Book of Phyz - Wave Notes

Sept. 14	None This Week

Sept. 21	Sections 25.7 - 25.11, 26.6 - 26.10

Sept. 28	Sections 26.1 - 26.5

Oct. 5	None This Week

Oct. 12	Sections 27.1 - 27.3, 27.7 - 27.9

Oct. 19	Sections 28.1 - 28.7

Oct. 26	None This Week

Physics Some Recent Assignments:

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