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Unit 5 Calendar - AP-1

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Assignment 5-1 (Solutions) (Due 2/5)

Assignment 5-2 aka WS-Angular Displacement Velocity Acceleration (Solutions) (Due 2/14)

Assignment 5-3 (Solutions) (Due 2/25)

Rotation Problem Walkthrough (Solutions) (Due 2/26)

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

Assignment 5-5 aka WA-Rotational Inertia Momentum KE (Solutions) (Due 3/5)

Introduce Torque and Static Equilibrium (2/3)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Balancing Lab (2/5; Due Friday, 2/7)

Balance / Static Equilibrium Problems (Solutions Part 1, Solutions Part 2) (2/7)

More Practice with Static Equilibrium (Solutions) (2/10)

Introduce Bizarro World (2/11)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Rotation Terms Rosetta Stone (Including Rotational Inertia Equations) (2/11)

Different Accelerations (2/11)

Bizarro Kinematics Pivot Lab (2/12)

Pivot Interactives Link (2/12)
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Bizarro Kinematics Goodness (Solutions) (2/14)

Introduce Rotational Inertia and Newton's Bizarro Second Law (2/24)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Rotation Problem Walkthrough (2/25; Due 2/26)

Rotation Table Lab (2/26; Lab Quiz, 3/5)

Rotational Inertia and Other Stuff (Solutions) (2/28)

Introduce Rotational Energy (3/3)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
Mega Race Video

Introduce Angular Momentum (3/4)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Angular Momentum and Kinetic Energy Goodness (Solutions) (3/5)

Free Response Fun (3/7)
Angular Momentum Conservation (Solutions)
More Rotation (Solutions)

Rotation Review (Solutions) (4/1) ***

 

*** Not Updated for 2024-2025 School Year

Reading:

OpenStax (OpenStax Textbook):
Chapter 9:  Statics and Torque
          (9.1 to 9.4)
Chapter 10:  Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum
          (10.1 to 10.6)

Giancoli (Giancoli Textbook):
Chapter 8:  Rotational Motion
          (8-1 to 8-8)
Chapter 9:  Static Equilibrium; Elasticity and Fracture
          (9-1, 9-2, and 9-4)

 

Reading Schedule (Using Giancoli):

Feb. 3 Sections 8.4 and 9.1 - 9.2
   
Feb. 10 Sections 8.1 - 8.3
   
Feb. 24 Sections 8.5 - 8.6
   
Mar. 3 Sections 8.7 - 8.8
   
Mar. 10 None This Week
   

 

Dan Fullerton Videos (He's a Physics Teacher):
Centripetal Acceleration (From Forces Unit)
Circular Speed (From Forces Unit)
Centripetal Force (From Forces Unit)
Frequency and Period (From Forces Unit)
Vertical Circular Motion (From Forces Unit)
Rotational Kinematics
Torque
Rotational Dynamics
Angular Momentum
Rotational Kinetic Energy

 

 

 

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