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Current Unit:   Unit 3: Energy
AP-C Plan For This Week (Dec. 15 - Dec. 19):

 

This Week's Reading:  None This Week

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

 

Still More Free Response Fun (Solutions)

Discuss Test #2 / Get Ready for Test

Prep for Test

Test #3 - Thursday

Almost Newton's Birthday Goodness (Solutions))

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

Assignment 3-12 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 18 Test #3
   
AP-C Weekly Reading:
Dec. 15 None This Week
   
AP-C Some Recent Assignments:
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)
   
Dec. 8 Assignment 3-7 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 9 Assignment 3-8 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 11 Assignment 3-9 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 12 Assignment 3-10 (Solutions)
   
 
Current Unit:  Unit 3: Energy
AP-1 Plan For This Week (Dec. 15 - Dec. 19):

 

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)

 

Gravitational Potential Energy Goodness (Due Tuesday)
Orbital Energies (Solutions) and
Bonus Gravitational Goodness (Solutions)

Prep for Test

Prep for Test

Energy Test Part 1:  Multiple Choice (65 Minutes) - Wednesday

Energy Test Part 2:  Free Response - Friday

 

ConcepTest: Work and Energy

 

Textbook Links:

 
 Giancoli Textbook

 OpenStax Textbook
AP-1 Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
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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:
Dec. 2 Assignment 3-1 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 3 Work-Kinetic Energy Goodness (Solutions)
   
Dec. 5 "Working" with Graphs (Solutions)
   
Dec. 8 Free Response Energy 1 (Rubric)
   
Dec. 9 Assignment 3-2 (Solutions)
   
Dec. 10 Energy My Goodness (Solutions)
   
Dec. 12 Bar Graph Energy (Solutions)
   
   
 
Current Unit:  Unit 3: Mirrors & Lenses
Physics Plan For This Week (Dec. 15 - Dec. 19):

 

This Week's Reading:  None This Week

Unit 3 Calendar - Physics

 

Things to Consider Day 1, Focus on Mirrors and Refraction (Solutions)

Things To Consider Day 2, Focus on Lenses (Solutions)

Unit 3 Test -- Mirrors and Lenses

If absent, test will be given next day you are present during class

Test Equation Sheet

 

Textbook Link:

 
 Textbook
Physics Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
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Dec. 18 Unit 3 Test -- Mirrors and Lenses
   
Jan. 6 Circuits Lab Part 1 -- Voltage and Ohm's Law and
Concept-Development 34-1 - Ohm's Law (Solutions)
   
Jan. 9 Circuits Lab Part 2 -- Series Circuits and Series Circuit Practice (Solutions)
   
Jan. 12 Circuits Lab Part 3 -- Parallel Circuits and
Parallel Circuit Practice (Solutions)
   
Jan. 13 Series and Parallel Practice (Solutions) and Physics Classroom - Circuit Analysis (Solutions)
   
Jan. 15 Combination Circuits (Solutions)
   
Jan. 16 Solve Circuit Problems on Tables (Solutions) and
Group Electric Circuits Qu-est.... More than a quiz but not quite a full test
   
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
   
Jan. 5 Sections 34.1 - 34.6, 34.10
   
Jan. 12 Sections 35.1 - 35.7 and Circuit Basics
   
Jan. 19 None This Week
   
Physics Some Recent Assignments:
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)
   
Dec. 8 Lens Fun (Solutions) and
Sample Lens Problems (Solutions)
   
Dec. 9 Wait, Is This AP Physics? (Solutions)
   

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