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Current Unit:   Unit 3: Energy
AP-C Plan For This Week (Dec. 8 - Dec. 12):

 

This Week's Reading:  Section 7.9

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

 

Energy Diagrams
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Energy Diagram Goodness (Solutions)

Show Me the Goodness! Energy Free Response Fun (Solutions)

Conservation of Energy Goodness (Solutions)

 
AP-C Homework and Upcoming Tests:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments
Dec. 8 Assignment 3-7 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 9 Assignment 3-8 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 11 Assignment 3-9 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 12 Assignment 3-10 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 15 Assignment 3-11 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 16

Assignment 3-12 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 18 Test #3
   
AP-C Weekly Reading:
Dec. 8 Section 7.9
   
Dec. 15 None This Week
   
AP-C Some Recent Assignments:
Nov. 13 Assignment 2-9 (Solutions)
   
Nov. 14 Assignment 2-10 (Solutions) and
Key Mass'ter Lab Quiz
   
Nov. 17 Assignment 2-11 (Solutions)
   
Nov. 21 Assignment 3-1 (Solutions)
   
Nov. 24 Assignment 3-2 (Solutions)
   
Nov. 25 Assignment 3-3 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 1 Assignment 3-4 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 2 Assignment 3-5 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 4

What's the k? Lab (Done in Class)
   
Dec. 5 Assignment 3-6 (Solutions)
   
 
Current Unit:  Unit 3: Energy
AP-1 Plan For This Week (Dec. 8 - Dec. 12):

 

This Week's Reading:  Sections 6.5, 6.7 to 6.9 and Universal Gravitational Supplement

Unit 3 Calendar - AP-1

Unit Guide AP-1 - Unit 3 - Energy (CB Version)

 

Work by Non-Conservative Forces
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Conservation of Energy Goodness
Energy My Goodness (Due Block Day)
Bar Graph Energy (Due Friday)

Find 2 k's:
1.  Popping Toy Spring Constant (Using Pivot)
2.  Spring Constant by Colors

Pivot Interactives Link
Use Clever to sign in

Introduce Gravitational Potential Energy and Energy in Satellite Motion
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

 

ConcepTest: Work and Energy

 

Textbook Links:

 
 Giancoli Textbook

 OpenStax Textbook
AP-1 Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments
Dec. 8 Free Response Energy 1 (Rubric)
   
Dec. 9 Assignment 3-2 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 10 Energy My Goodness (Solutions) and Checked Off on Both Labs (Done in Class)
   
Dec. 12 Bar Graph Energy (Solutions)
   
Dec. 15 Free Response Energy 2 (Rubric) and Assignment 3-3 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 16 Orbital Energies (Solutions) and
Bonus Gravitational Goodness (Solutions)
   
Dec. 17 Energy Test Part 1:  Multiple Choice (65 Minutes)
   
Dec. 19 Energy Test Part 2:  Free Response
   
AP-1 Weekly Reading:
Dec. 8 Sections 6.5, 6.7 to 6.9 and Universal Gravitational Supplement
   
Dec. 15 None This Week
   
AP-1 Some Recent Assignments:
Nov. 12 Free Response Forces 2 (Rubric)
   
Dec. 2 Assignment 3-1 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 3 Work-Kinetic Energy Goodness (Solutions)
   
Dec. 5 "Working" with Graphs (Solutions)
   
 
Current Unit:  Unit 3: Mirrors & Lenses
Physics Plan For This Week (Dec. 8 - Dec. 12):

 

This Week's Reading:  None This Week

Unit 3 Calendar - Physics

 

Wait, Is This AP Physics? (Due Tuesday)

Time To Get Caught Up

Paper Tower Challenge

Lens Quiz (Friday)

 

Textbook Link:

 
 Textbook
Physics Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments
Dec. 8 Lens Fun (Solutions) and
Sample Lens Problems (Solutions)
   
Dec. 9 Wait, Is This AP Physics? (Solutions)
   
Dec. 12 Lens Quiz
   
Dec. 18 Unit 3 Test -- Mirrors and Lenses
   
Physics Weekly Reading:
Nov. 3 Sections 29.1 - 29.4
   
Nov. 10 Sections 29.6 - 29.9, 29.12
   
Nov. 17 Sections 30.1 - 30.4
   
Nov. 24 Sections 30.5 - 30.7
   
Dec. 1 Sections 30.5 - 30.7
   
Dec. 8 None This Week
   
Dec. 15 None This Week
   
Physics Some Recent Assignments:
Nov. 13 Diverging Mirrors Ray Tracing (Solutions)
   
Nov. 14 Converging Mirrors Ray Tracing (Solutions) and
Ray Tracing and Calculation Problems (Solutions)
   
Nov. 17 More Curved Mirror Math (Solutions) and
Solve Mirror Problems on Tables (Solutions) (Done In Class)
   
Nov. 19 Refraction Goodness (Solutions) and Refraction Shapes (Solutions)
   
Nov. 24 Diverging Lens Practice (Solutions) and Converging Lens Practice (Solutions)
   
Dec. 1 Be Sure To Lens a Hand Lab
   
Dec. 2 Lens Practice (Solutions) and
Number Crunching (Solutions)
   
Dec. 4

Lens Ray Diagram Practice (Solutions) and
Lens Ray Diagrams on Tables (Solutions) (Done In Class)
   

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