Unit 3 Calendar - AP-C

Unit Guide AP-C - Unit 2 - Forces
Only 2.8

Unit Guide AP-C - Unit 3 - Energy
Excluding 3.3.A.7.ii

Homework (Not Including Labs):

Assignment 3-1 (Solutions) (Due 11/21)

Assignment 3-2 (Solutions) (Due 11/24)

Assignment 3-3 (Solutions) (Due 11/25)

Assignment 3-4 (Solutions) (Due 12/1)

Assignment 3-5 (Solutions) (Due 12/2)

Assignment 3-6 (Solutions) (Due 12/5)

Assignment 3-7 (Solutions) (Due 12/8)

Assignment 3-8 (Solutions) (Due 12/9)

Assignment 3-9 (Solutions) (Due 12/11)

Assignment 3-10 (Solutions) (Due 12/12)

Assignment 3-11 (Solutions) (Due 12/15)

Assignment 3-12 (Solutions) (Due 12/16)

Bonus Material / Optional Extra Practice:

Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem the UW Way (Solutions) (11/24)

Work and Energy Goodness (Solutions) (11/24)

In Class Material:

Work no Calculus, and Dot Product (11/20)
Notes
PowerPoint
Sample Questions
Solutions

Importance of Springs and Springs in Parallel and Series (11/20)
Notes
Video
Sample Questions
Solutions

Work the UW Way (Solutions) (11/24)

Work-Kinetic Energy the Appel Way (11/24)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Power and Potential Energy (11/25)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Work and Power Through to Your Potential Goodness (Solutions) (11/25)

Conservative & Non-Conservative Forces (12/1)
Notes
PowerPoint
Sample Questions
Solutions

Conservation of Energy (12/2)
Notes
PowerPoint
Sample Questions
Solutions

Conservation of Energy "Lab Quiz" (12/4)
Question
Rubric
Student Samples
Student Sample Scores

Non-Conservative Work (12/5)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Energy Diagrams (12/9) ***
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Energy Diagram Goodness (Solutions) (12/10) ***

Conservation of Energy "Lab Quiz" (12/12) ***

Conservation of Energy Goodness (Solutions) (12/13) ***

Still More Free Response Fun (Solutions) (12/16) ***

Show Me the Goodness! Energy Free Response Fun (Solutions) (12/19) ***

*** Not Yet Updated for 2025-26 School Year

Unit Reading (with Recommended Completion Dates):

Twu Physics:

Playlist for All of Twu's Work and Energy AP Physics 1 Videos

Note: These are made for AP Physics 1, so they will not include some of the extra stuff covered in AP Physics C.  There is still value in them.

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

Dot Product

Work

Potential Energy and Conservative Forces

Conservation of Energy

Power

Flipping Physics:

Playlist for All of FP's Work and Energy AP Physics C Videos

AP Physics C: Work, Energy, and Power Review

MIT Video Lectures (on YouTube):

Lecture 10:  Hooke's Law and Simple Harmonic Oscillators (Hooke's Law is part of this unit, but Simple Harmonic Oscillators aren't)

Lecture 11:  Work, Energy and Universal Gravitation (Universal Gravitation isn't part of this unit)

HippoCampus Videos:

Work & Work-Energy Theorem

Conservative Forces & Potential Energy

Conservation of Energy

Power

Khan Academy Videos:

Work and Energy

Springs and Hooke's Law