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Unit 5 Calendar - AP-C ***

Assignment 5-1 (Solutions) (Due 2/4)

Assignment 5-2 (Solutions) (Due 2/6)

Assignment 5-3 (Solutions) (Due 2/11)

Assignment 5-4 (Solutions) (Due 2/13)

Assignment 5-5 (Solutions) (Due 2/14)

Assignment 5-6 (Solutions) (Due 2/25)

Assignment 5-7 (Solutions) (Due 2/27)

Assignment 5-8 (Solutions) (Due 2/28)

Assignment 5-9 (Solutions) (Due 3/4)

Assignment 5-10 (Solutions) (Due 3/6)

Assignment 5-11 (Solutions) (Due 3/7)

Assignment 5-12 (Solutions) (Due 3/10)

Assignment 5-13 (Solutions) (Due 3/11)

Introduce the Bizarro World (2/3)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
PhET Ladybug Revolution Simulation
Linear - Bizarro Dictionary

More Bizarro World -- Crossing Between the Worlds (2/4)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
Different Accelerations
PhET Ladybug Revolution Simulation

Bizarro World Fun (Solutions) (2/1) ***

Introduce Rotational Inertia without Calculus (2/6)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Rotational Inertia with Calculus (2/7)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Introduce Torque (2/11)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

More Torque, Work, and Power (2/13)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

The World is Spinning (Solutions) (2/8) ***

We're Still Torqued (Solutions) (2/9) ***

Introduce Rolling Motion (2/24)
Notes
Bowling Ball Note Sheet (Solutions)
Ring Note Sheet (Solutions)
Bowling Video

Rolling Torque and Rotational Kinetic Energy (2/25)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
Disk vs. Ring Race Video
Mega Race Video

Pulley What? Lab (2/15; Lab Quiz 2/29) ***
Handout
Important Information

Rolling Motion Goodness (Solutions) (2/16) ***

Rolling into Mid-Winter Break Goodness (Solutions) (2/16) ***

Dot and Cross Product / Introduce Angular Momentum (3/3)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Conservation of Angular Momentum (3/4)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Show Me the Goodness! It's Bizarro! (Solutions) (2/29) ***

Introduce Static Equilibrium (3/7)
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Everything is Zero (Solutions) (3/4) ***

Sometimes it's Zero, Sometimes it Isn't (Solutions) (3/5) ***

 

*** Not Updated for 2024-2025 School Year

Unit Reading (with Recommended Completion Dates):

Feb. 3 Sections 10.1 - 10.3, 10.6
   
Feb. 10 Sections 10.4, 10.5, 10.7, 10.8
   
Feb. 24 Section 10.9
   
Mar. 3 Sections 11.1 - 11.4
   
Mar. 10 Sections 12.1 - 12.3
   

 

Twu Physics:

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

Playlist for All of Twu's Rotation 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.

 

Flipping Physics:

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

Playlist for All of FP's Rotational Dynamics AP Physics C Videos

AP Physics C: Rotational Kinematics Review

AP Physics C: Rotational Dynamics Review 1

AP Physics C: Rotational Dynamics Review 2

AP Physics C: Rotational vs. Linear Review

 

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

Frequency and Period

Rotational Kinematics

Moment of Inertia

Torque

Rotational Dynamics

Cross Product

Angular Momentum

Conservation of Angular Momentum

 

MIT Video Lectures (on YouTube):

Lecture 19: Rotating Rigid Bodies, Inertia, and Axis Theorems  

Lecture 20: Angular Momentum

Lecture 21:  Torque

Lecture 24: Rolling Motion, Gyroscopes

Lecture 25: Static Equilibrium, Stability, Rope Walker

 

HippoCampus Videos:

Uniform Circular Motion

Rotational Kinematics

Torque and Rotational Statics

Rotational Inertia

 

Khan Academy Videos:

Torque, Moments and Angular Momentum

 

 

 

 

 

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