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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
October 6 7 8 9 10

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Sections 4.4 - 4.5

Due Today:  Galileo Lab Report

In Class:  Graphing and Calculus Quiz

Small Dose of Projectile Goodness (Solutions)

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-14 (Solutions)

In Class:  Uniform and Non-Uniform Circular Motion
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

No Classes -- Super Wednesday

 

All Seven Periods

Due Today:  Assignment 1-15 (Solutions)

In Class:  Roundabout Goodness (Solutions)

No School

 

September 29 30 October 1 2 3

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Sections 3.1 - 3.4, 4.1 - 4.3 and Vectors Reading

Due Today:  Assignment 1-10 (Solutions)

In Class:  Vector Pre-Test (Solutions)

Introduction to Vectors

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-11 (Solutions)

In Class:  Introduce 2-D Motion and Horizontally Launched Projectiles
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

No Class

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-12 (Solutions)

In Class:  Horizontal Projectile Motion Goodness (Solutions)

Monkey Gun with a Focus on Angled Projectiles / Derive Height and Range Equation
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: HIB

Due Today:  Assignment 1-13 (Solutions)

In Class:  More Projectile Motion Goodness (Solutions)

 

September 22 23 24 25 26

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Section 2.9

Due Today:  Assignment 1-7 (Solutions)

In Class:  Next Level Graphing Techniques and Analysis
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

In Class:  Day o' Calculus

I Will Derive Video

Day o' Calculus Handout

** If you have already completed a class in calculus, please bring something to quietly work on.

 

No Class

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-8 (Solutions) and Galileo Data

In Class:  Galileo Lab (Due Monday, 10/6)
Introduction
Handout
Data Tables

Due Today:  Assignment 1-9 (Solutions)

In Class:  Linear Motion Free Response Fun (Solutions)

 

September 15 16 17 18 19

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7

Due Today:  Assignment 1-4 (Solutions)

In Class:  More Linear Motion and The Big Five Kinematic Equations
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-5 (Solutions)

In Class:  Take the Big Five for a Drive (Solutions)

No Class

 

Due Today:  Uncertainty in Data Lab Tables

In Class:  Uncertainty in Data Lab Quiz

Linear Motion Goodness (Solutions)

Begin What Does Motion Look Like in Graphs?
Notes
Sample Graphs

Due Today:  Assignment 1-6 (Solutions)

In Class:  What Does Motion Look Like in Graphs?
Notes
Sample Graphs 

Creating Graphs
Notes
Sample Question
Solutions

Graphing Standards

Good Graphs vs. Bad Graphs 

September 8 9 10 11 12

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Sections 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8 and Freefall Reading (If curious, here's the original version of this reading:  Freefall Reading-Original)

Due Today:  Assignment 1-1 (Solutions)

In Class:  Dimensional Analysis
Notes
Handout
Filled In Copy

 

Due Today:  Assignment 1-2 (Solutions)

In Class:  Introduce Displacement and Velocity
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

No Class

 

In Class:  Uncertainty in Data Lab (Quiz and Tables Due Thursday, 9/19)
Introduction
Instructions
Sources of Uncertainty
Data Tables
Station Instructions

 

Modified Schedule -- Roundtable: Welcome

Due Today:  Assignment 1-3 (Solutions)

In Class:  Discuss Lab

Introduce Acceleration Including Freefall
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

September 1 2 3 4 5

No School

 

First Day of School

Modified Schedule -- Short Periods

Unit 1: Kinematics

Reading:  Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 - 1.6

In Class:  Welcome to Physics by Appel / Introduction to Measurements and Uncertainty

 

No Class

 

In Class:  More with Measurements and Uncertainty

Some Rules and Regs

Modified Schedule -- Welcome Back Assembly

In Class:  Sources of Uncertainty / Sig Figs / Accuracy and Precision
Notes
PowerPoint
Sources of Uncertainty

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