Physics by Appel 2025-2026

AP Physics C

AP Physics 1

Physics

Current Unit: Unit 5: Rotation

AP-C Plan For This Week (Feb. 2 - Feb. 6):

This Week's Reading: Sections 10.1 - 10.3, 10.6

Unit 5 Calendar - AP-C

Unit Guide AP-C - Unit 5 - Torque

Unit Guide AP-C - Unit 6 - Rotational Energy and Momentum
Excluding 6.6

Introduce the Bizarro World
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
PhET Ladybug Revolution Simulation
Linear - Bizarro Dictionary

More Bizarro World -- Crossing Between the Worlds
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
Different Accelerations
PhET Ladybug Revolution Simulation

Bizarro World Fun (Solutions)

Introduce Rotational Inertia without Calculus
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Rotational Inertia with Calculus
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

AP-C Homework and Upcoming Tests:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments

Feb. 3	Assignment 5-1 (Solutions)

Feb. 5	Assignment 5-2 (Solutions)

Feb. 9	Assignment 5-3 (Solutions)

Feb. 10	Assignment 5-4 (Solutions)

Feb. 12	Assignment 5-5 (Solutions)

Feb. 24	Assignment 5-6 (Solutions)

Feb. 26	Assignment 5-7 (Solutions)

Feb. 27	Assignment 5-8 (Solutions)

Mar. 2	Assignment 5-9 (Solutions)

Mar. 3	Assignment 5-10 (Solutions)

Mar. 5	Assignment 5-11 (Solutions) and Pulley What? Lab Quiz

Mar. 9	Assignment 5-12 (Solutions)

Mar. 10	Assignment 5-13 (Solutions)

Mar. 12	Test #5

AP-C Weekly Reading:

Feb. 2	Sections 10.1 - 10.3, 10.6

Feb. 9	Sections 10.4, 10.5, 10.7, 10.8

Feb. 23	Sections 10.9, 11.1 - 11.3

Mar. 2	Sections 11.4, 12.1 - 12.3

Mar. 9	None This Week

AP-C Some Recent Assignments:

Jan. 8	Assignment 4-1 (Solutions)

Jan. 13	Assignment 4-2 (Solutions)

Jan. 15	Assignment 4-3 (Solutions)

Jan. 16	Pivot with Momentum Lab

Jan. 20	Assignment 4-4 (Solutions)

Jan. 22/23	Assignment 4-5 (Solutions)

Jan. 27	Assignment 4-6 (Solutions)

Jan. 29	Assignment 4-7 (Solutions)

Current Unit: Unit 5: Rotation

AP-1 Plan For This Week (Feb. 2 - Feb. 6):

This Week's Reading: Sections 8.4 and 9.1 - 9.2

Unit 5 Calendar - AP-1 (Coming Soon)

Unit Guide AP-1 - Unit 5 - Torque (CB Version)

Unit Guide AP-1 - Unit 6 - Rotational Energy and Momentum (CB Version)

Introduce Torque and Static Equilibrium
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Practice with Static Equilibrium aka Work on Assignment 5-1 (Due Wednesday)

Balancing Lab (Due Friday)

Review Problems and/or Finish Lab

ConcepTest: Rotation ConcepTest

Textbook Links:

Giancoli Textbook

OpenStax Textbook

AP-1 Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments

Feb. 4	Assignment 5-1 (Solutions)

Feb. 6	Balancing Lab

AP-1 Weekly Reading:

Feb. 2	Sections 8.4 and 9.1 - 9.2

Feb. 9	Sections 8.1 - 8.3

Feb. 23	Sections 8.5 - 8.6

Mar. 2	Sections 8.7 - 8.8

Mar. 9	None This Week

AP-1 Some Recent Assignments:

Jan. 7	HMWK 4-1-A (Solutions)

Jan. 9	MWK 4-1-B (Solutions) and Pivot Lab - Impulse and Momentum Check-Off Sheet

Jan. 12	HMWK 4-2 Impulse Goodness (Solutions)

Jan. 14	HMWK 4-3-A (Solutions)

Jan. 16	HMWK 4-3-B (Solutions) and Pivot Lab -- Conservation of Momentum Check-Off Sheet

Jan. 20	Free Response Momentum 1 (Rubric)

Jan. 21	HMWK 4-4 (Solutions)

Jan. 27	HMWK 4-5 Center of Mass Goodness (Solutions)

Current Unit: Unit 5: Linear Kinematics

Physics Plan For This Week (Feb. 2 - Feb. 6):

This Week's Reading: Sections 4.4 and 4.7

Unit 5 Calendar - Physics

Minds-On Physics 9 -- Velocity vs. Time Graphs
Questions
Answer Sheet

Discuss Graphing
Graphing Standards
Bad Graphs vs Good Graphs

Prelab of Constant Speed Billiard Ball Lab (Due Block Day)

Constant Speed Billiard Ball Lab

The Purcell Files (Notes on Converting Graphs):
Converting Position vs Time (x vs t) to Velocity vs Time Graphs (v vs t)

Convert Graphs, x vs t to v vs t (Due Friday)

Introduce Acceleration

Acceleration Sample Questions (Due Monday)

Textbook Link:

Textbook

Physics Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:
Scroll to the bottom of this column for recent assignments

Feb. 5	Constant Speed Billiard Ball Lab

Feb. 6	Convert Graphs, x vs t to v vs t (Solutions)

Feb. 9	Acceleration Sample Questions (Solutions)

Feb. 10	Convert Graphs, v vs t and x vs t (Solutions)

Feb. 12	What Do They Mean? (Solutions) and Create and Analyze Graphs (Solutions) and Graphing on Tables (Solutions) (Done in Class)

Physics Weekly Reading:

Jan. 26	Sections 4.1 - 4.3

Feb. 2	Sections 4.4 and 4.7

Feb. 9	Sections 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, and 4.9

Feb. 23	Kinematics Reading (First 2 Pages) and Freefall Reading

Mar. 2	None This Week

Mar. 9	None Until Wednesday

Physics Some Recent Assignments:

Jan. 6	Circuits Lab Part 1 -- Voltage and Ohm's Law and Optional: 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. 15	Pivot Electric Circuits "Quiz" Pivot Interactives Link Use Clever to sign in

Jan. 29	Position, Displacement, Velocity Sample Questions (Solutions)

This site was last updated 01/28/26