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Unit 1 Calendar - AP-C

Unit Guide AP-C - Unit 1 - Kinematics

 

Additional Readings:

Freefall Reading (Original Version: Freefall Reading-Old)

Vectors Reading

 

Homework (Not Including Labs):

Assignment 1-1 (Solutions) (Due 9/8)

Assignment 1-2 (Solutions) (Due 9/11)

Assignment 1-3 (Solutions) (Due 9/14)

Assignment 1-4 (Solutions) (Due 9/15)

Assignment 1-5 (Solutions) (Due 9/17)

Assignment 1-6 (Solutions) (Due 9/18)

Assignment 1-7 (Solutions) (Due 9/21)

Assignment 1-8 (Solutions) (Due 9/24)

Assignment 1-9 (Solutions) (Due 9/25)

Assignment 1-10 (Solutions) (Due 9/28)

Assignment 1-11 (Solutions) (Due 9/29)

Assignment 1-12 (Solutions) (Due 10/1)

Assignment 1-13 (Solutions) (Due 10/2)

Assignment 1-14 (Solutions) (Due 10/6)

Assignment 1-15 (Solutions) (Due 10/8)

Assignment 1-16 (Solutions) (Due 10/12)

Assignment 1-17 (Solutions) (Due 10/13)

Assignment 1-18 (Solutions) (Due 10/16)

 

Optional Extra Practice:

Past Practice with Kinematics (Solutions)

 

In Class Material:

Welcome to Physics by Appel / Introduction to Measurements and Uncertainty (9/2)

More with Measurements and Uncertainty (9/3)

Some Rules and Regs (9/3)

Sources of Uncertainty / Sig Figs / Accuracy and Precision (9/4)
Notes
PowerPoint
Sources of Uncertainty

Dimensional Analysis (9/8)
Notes
Handout
Filled In Copy

Uncertainty in Data Lab (9/10; Quiz and Tables Due 9/17)
Introduction
Instructions
Sources of Uncertainty
Data Tables
Station Instructions

Introduce Displacement and Velocity (9/11)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Introduce Acceleration Including Freefall (9/14)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

More Linear Motion and The Big Five Kinematic Equations (9/15)
Notes
PowerPoint
Sample Questions
Solutions

The Big Five Hit the Road (Solutions) (9/17)

Begin What Does Motion Look Like in Graphs? (9/17)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Creating Graphs (9/18)
Notes
Sample Question
Solutions

Graphing Standards (9/18)

Next Level Graphing Techniques and Analysis (9/21)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Day o' Calculus (9/22)
Intro / T-Shirt Image
I Will Derive Video (YouTube)
Notes
Handout

Galileo Lab (9/24; Data Checked Today, Lab Report Due 10/5)
Introduction
Handout
Data Tables

Linear Motion Free Response Fun (Solutions) (9/25)

Introduction to Vectors (9/28)
Pre-Test
Solutions
Notes

Introduce 2-D Motion and Horizontally Launched Projectiles (9/29)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Horizontal Projectile Motion Goodness (Solutions) (10/1)

Monkey Gun with a Focus on Angled Projectiles / Derive Height and Range Equation (10/1)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

More Projectile Motion Goodness (Solutions) (10/2)

Small Dose of Projectile Goodness (Solutions) (10/5)

Uniform and Non-Uniform Circular Motion (10/6)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Roundabout Goodness (Solutions) (10/8)

Relative Motion (10/12)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Show Me the Goodness!  Two-Dimensional and Relative Motion (Solutions) (10/13)

Appel's Projectile Motion Challenge (10/15; Due 10/16)

 

Unit Reading (with Recommended Completion Dates):

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

 

Twu Physics:

Playlist for All of Twu's Kinematics AP Physics C Videos

 

Dan Fullerton Videos (He's a Physics Teacher):

Defining Motion

2D Motion

Projectile Motion

Relative Motion

Circular Speed

Centripetal Acceleration

 

Flipping Physics:

Playlist for All of FP's Kinematics AP Physics C Videos

AP Physics C: Kinematics Review

AP Physics C: Integrals in Kinematics Review

 

MIT Video Lectures (on YouTube):

Introducing the course at MIT

Lecture 1:  Units, Dimensions and Scaling Arguments

Lecture 2:  Introduction to Kinematics

Lecture 3:  Vectors

Lecture 4:  The Motion of Projectiles

Lecture 5: Uniform Circular Motion

Lecture 9:  Review of Lectures 1 - 5

 

HippoCampus Videos:

Motion in 1-D

Motion in 2-D

 

Khan Academy Videos:

Calculating Average Velocity or Speed

Solving for Time

Displacement from Time and Velocity Examples

Acceleration

Two-Dimensional Projectile Motion

Optimal Angle for Projectile

Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration

 

 

 

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