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Current Unit:   Unit 5: Rotation
AP-C Plan For This Week (Feb. 2 - Feb. 6):

 

This Week's Reading:  Sections 10.1 - 10.3, 10.6

Unit 5 Calendar - AP-C

Unit Guide AP-C - Unit 5 - Torque

Unit Guide AP-C - Unit 6 - Rotational Energy and Momentum
Excluding 6.6

 

Introduce the Bizarro World
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
PhET Ladybug Revolution Simulation
Linear - Bizarro Dictionary

More Bizarro World -- Crossing Between the Worlds
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
Different Accelerations
PhET Ladybug Revolution Simulation

Bizarro World Fun (Solutions)

Introduce Rotational Inertia without Calculus
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Rotational Inertia with Calculus
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 
AP-C Homework and Upcoming Tests:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments
Feb. 3 Assignment 5-1 (Solutions)
   
Feb. 5 Assignment 5-2 (Solutions)
   
Feb. 9 Assignment 5-3 (Solutions)
   
Feb. 10 Assignment 5-4 (Solutions)
   
Feb. 12 Assignment 5-5 (Solutions)
   
Feb. 24 Assignment 5-6 (Solutions)
   
Feb. 26 Assignment 5-7 (Solutions)
   
Feb. 27 Assignment 5-8 (Solutions)
   
Mar. 2 Assignment 5-9 (Solutions)
   
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)
   
Mar. 12 Test #5
   
AP-C Weekly Reading:
Feb. 2 Sections 10.1 - 10.3, 10.6
   
Feb. 9 Sections 10.4, 10.5, 10.7, 10.8
   
Feb. 23 Sections 10.9, 11.1 - 11.3
   
Mar. 2 Sections 11.4, 12.1 - 12.3
   
Mar. 9 None This Week
   
AP-C Some Recent Assignments:
Jan. 8 Assignment 4-1 (Solutions)
   
Jan. 13 Assignment 4-2 (Solutions)
   
Jan. 15 Assignment 4-3 (Solutions)
   
Jan. 16 Pivot with Momentum Lab
   
Jan. 20 Assignment 4-4 (Solutions)
   
Jan. 22/23 Assignment 4-5 (Solutions)
   
Jan. 27 Assignment 4-6 (Solutions)
   
Jan. 29 Assignment 4-7 (Solutions)
   
 
Current Unit:  Unit 5: Rotation
AP-1 Plan For This Week (Feb. 2 - Feb. 6):

 

This Week's Reading:  Sections 8.4 and 9.1 - 9.2

Unit 5 Calendar - AP-1

Unit Guide AP-1 - Unit 5 - Torque (CB Version)

Unit Guide AP-1 - Unit 6 - Rotational Energy and Momentum (CB Version)

 

 

Introduce Torque and Static Equilibrium
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Practice with Static Equilibrium aka Work on Assignment 5-1 (Due Wednesday)

Balancing Lab (Due Friday)

Review Problems and/or Finish Lab

 

ConcepTest: Rotation ConcepTest

 

Textbook Links:

 
 Giancoli Textbook

 OpenStax Textbook
AP-1 Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments
Feb. 4 Assignment 5-1 (Solutions)
   
Feb. 6 Balancing Lab
   
Feb. 10 Assignment 5-2 (Solutions)
   
Feb. 13 Rotation Pivot Lab Check-Off
   
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) and
Rotation Table Lab Quiz
   
Mar. 11 Rotation Test Part 1:  Multiple Choice
   
Mar. 13 Rotation Test Part 2:  Free Response
   
AP-1 Weekly Reading:
Feb. 2 Sections 8.4 and 9.1 - 9.2
   
Feb. 9 Sections 8.1 - 8.3
   
Feb. 23 Sections 8.5 - 8.6
   
Mar. 2 Sections 8.7 - 8.8
   
Mar. 9 None This Week
   
AP-1 Some Recent Assignments:
Jan. 7 HMWK 4-1-A (Solutions)
   
Jan. 9 MWK 4-1-B (Solutions) and
Pivot Lab - Impulse and Momentum Check-Off Sheet
   
Jan. 12 HMWK 4-2 Impulse Goodness (Solutions)
   
Jan. 14 HMWK 4-3-A (Solutions)
   
Jan. 16 HMWK 4-3-B (Solutions) and
Pivot Lab -- Conservation of Momentum Check-Off Sheet
   
Jan. 20 Free Response Momentum 1 (Rubric)
   
Jan. 21 HMWK 4-4 (Solutions)
   
Jan. 27 HMWK 4-5 Center of Mass Goodness (Solutions)
   
 
Current Unit:  Unit 5: Linear Kinematics
Physics Plan For This Week (Feb. 2 - Feb. 6):

 

This Week's Reading:  Sections 4.4 and 4.7

Unit 5 Calendar - Physics

 

Minds-On Physics 9 -- Velocity vs. Time Graphs
Questions
Answer Sheet

Discuss Graphing
Graphing Standards
Bad Graphs vs Good Graphs

Prelab of Constant Speed Billiard Ball Lab (Due Block Day)

Constant Speed Billiard Ball Lab

The Purcell Files (Notes on Converting Graphs):
Converting Position vs Time (x vs t) to Velocity vs Time Graphs (v vs t)

Convert Graphs, x vs t to v vs t (Due Friday)

Introduce Acceleration

Acceleration Sample Questions (Due Monday)

 

Textbook Link:

 
 Textbook
Physics Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments
Feb. 5 Constant Speed Billiard Ball Lab
   
Feb. 6 Convert Graphs, x vs t to v vs t (Solutions)
   
Feb. 9 Acceleration Sample Questions (Solutions)
   
Feb. 10 Convert Graphs, v vs t and x vs t (Solutions)
   
Feb. 12 What Do They Mean? (Solutions) and Create and Analyze Graphs (Solutions) and Graphing on Tables (Solutions) (Done in Class)
   
Physics Weekly Reading:
Jan. 26 Sections 4.1 - 4.3
   
Feb. 2 Sections 4.4 and 4.7
   
Feb. 9 Sections 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, and 4.9
   
Feb. 23 Kinematics Reading (First 2 Pages) and Freefall Reading
   
Mar. 2 None This Week
   
Mar. 9 None Until Wednesday
   
Physics Some Recent Assignments:
Jan. 6 Circuits Lab Part 1 -- Voltage and Ohm's Law and
Optional: Concept-Development 34-1 - Ohm's Law (Solutions)
   
Jan. 9 Circuits Lab Part 2 -- Series Circuits and Series Circuit Practice (Solutions)
   
Jan. 12 Circuits Lab Part 3 -- Parallel Circuits and
Parallel Circuit Practice (Solutions)
   
Jan. 15

Pivot Electric Circuits "Quiz"

Pivot Interactives Link
Use Clever to sign in
   
Jan. 29 Position, Displacement, Velocity Sample Questions (Solutions)
   

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