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Unit 5 Resources:Fluids

Unit 5 Assignments & Answers
Unit 5 In-class Example Problems
Ch 10 HW Hints (Pt 1)
Ch 10 HW Hints (Pt 2)
Fluid Example #10
Fluid Example #10 

No recorded Bernoulli's problems, because we're pushing back the test until Tuesday!  We'll finish these examples together as a class Thurs.

 
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Smith AP Physics B

Class Resources:

Class Moodle page 
We'll be using this resource from time to time, in order to complete online lessons and quizzes, and also to submit some papers.  (Login required.)

Class Tutorial Podcasts: Link to Mr. Smith's Physics Blog site  or  Link to iTunes store

General Class Information 

Course Syllabus 

 

Physics Links:

Giancoli Physics Online  
The companion website to our class textbook.  You can access applications and practice problems for each chapter.

HyperPhysics
An exploration environment to help explain concepts in physics which employs concept maps and other linking strategies to facilitate smooth navigations.

PhET: Physics Education Technology 
Website from U.C. - Boulder, with a wide variety of fun, interactive physics simulations.  We use these simulations in many in-class activities.

 

Class Calendar:

Date

Semester 2 Class Activities and Assignments

Tue, Jan 5 - Lesson: Basic Intro to Electric Forces (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - Lab: Investigating Static Electricity
 - HW: Read Sec 16.1-16.4, Problems Pg. 465 #1-3, 6, 8

Wed, Jan 6

 - Lesson: More Coulomb's Law Probs (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - HW: Ch 16 Problems #12-14a, 16a, 21a, 22

Thu, Jan 7 - Lesson: One More Coulomb's Law Prob (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - Work time for finishing Ch 16 Pt 1 HW & finishing Lab
 - HW: Finish Ch 16 HW Pt 1 (due tomorrow)
           Prepare for tomorrow's Ch 16 Quiz

Fri, Jan 8

 - Ch 16 HW Pt 1 is due
 - Ch 16 Quiz
 - Virtual Lab: Investigating Electric Field
 - HW: Finish Lab & Submit via Moodle by Monday

  

Mon, Jan 11

 - Lesson: Intro to Electric Field (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - HW: Ch 16 Probs #23-28, 31-33, 38, 40, 41a

 Tue, Jan 12

 - Van de Graaff demos
 - Lesson: One More E-Field Problem (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - HW: Finish Ch 16 HW Pt 2 (due Thurs, 10 minutes tomorrow in class) 

 Wed, Jan 13

 - Lesson: Intro to Electric Potential (Click here for In-class Notes from Board ) 
 - Work time for finishing Ch 16 Problems
 - HW: Finish Ch 16 Pt 2 Problems, due tomorrow
          Ch 17 Problems #1-4

 Thu, Jan 14

 - Ch 16 Pt 2 HW is due
 - Lesson: More Electric Potential (Click here for In-class Notes from Board ) 
 - HW: Attempt remainder of Ch 17 Pt 1 Problems, due Tuesday

 Fri, Jan 15

 - Lesson: Conductors in Elec. Equil. (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - HW: Finish Ch 17 Pt 1 Problems, due Tuesday
  

Mon, Jan 18

 No School

Tue, Jan 19

 - Ch 17 Pt 1 HW is due
 - Lesson: Intro to Capacitors (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - HW: Ch 17 Problems #31, 32, 34-37, 39-41

Wed, Jan 20

 - Lesson: One Last Day of Capacitance (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - Work time
 - HW: Finish Ch 17 Pt 2 Problems (due tomorrow)

Thu, Jan 21

 - Ch 17 Pt 2 HW is due
 - Review for tomorrow's Test (Click here for Study Guide , & here for M.C. answers )

Fri, Jan 22

 - Unit 8 Test: Electrostatics
  
 Mon, Jan 25 - Mini-Lesson: Intro to Electric Current (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - Lab: Investigating the Voltage and Current Relationship
 - HW: Ch 18 Problems #1-2

Tue, Jan 26

 - Lesson: Ohm's Law and Resistivity (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - HW: Ch 18 Problems #4-8, 12-16, 21, 22  (Omit #17-18!)
          Begin Virtual Lab , due Friday

Wed, Jan 27

 - Lesson: Electric Power & Energy (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - HW: Rest of Ch 18 Problems, due Friday
           
Virtual Lab , due Friday

Thu, Jan 28

 - Work day for HW problems, Lab, and Test Corrections
 - HW: Finish Ch 18 Problems, due tomorrow
          Finish
Virtual Lab , due tomorrow

Fri, Jan 29

 - Ch 18 HW is due
 - Ch 18 Quiz: V, I, R, & P
 - Lesson: Simple, Series, and Parallel Circuits (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - HW: Ch 19 HW #5-7, 9, 13, 18
          (Use Ex. #8 from recorded in-class board notes -link above- for extra help.) 
  

Mon, Feb 1

 - One More Parallel Circuit Example Problem
 - Lesson: Batteries and emf  (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - Activity: Lighting Bulbs in Simple, Series, and Parallel Circuits
 - HW: Ch 19 HW #1-4

Tue, Feb 2

 - Lesson: Complex Combinations of Resistors (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - HW: Rest of Ch 19 Problems Except #35-39, 52
          Prepare for Tomorrow's Series/Parallel Quiz

Wed, Feb 3

 - Quiz: Series and Parallel Circuits
 - Work Time

Thu, Feb 4

 - Lesson: Combinations of Capacitors (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
 - HW: Finish Ch 19 Problems, due Monday

Fri, Feb 5

 - Work Day for finishing HW problems and beginning to review for Monday's test
 - HW: Finish Ch 19 Problems, due Monday
          Study for Test (Click here for Study Guide , and here for MC Answers )
  

Mon, Feb 8

 - Ch 19 HW due
 - Unit 9 Test: Electricity & Circuits 
 - Read HowStuffWorks.com Magnet Article for tomorrow

Tue, Feb 9

 

Wed, Feb 10

 

Thu, Feb 11

 

Fri, Feb 12

 
  

Mon, Feb 15

 No School

Tue, Feb 16

 

Wed, Feb 17

 

Thu, Feb 18

 

Fri, Feb 19

 
  

 Mon, Feb 22

 

Tue, Feb 23

 

 Wed, Feb 24

 

 Thu, Feb 25

 

 Fri, Feb 26

 
  

Mon, Mar 1

 

Tue, Mar 2

 

Wed, Mar 3

 

Thu, Mar 4

 

 Fri, Mar 5

 No School
  

 Mon, Mar 8

 

 Tue, Mar 9

 

 Wed, Mar 10

 

Thu, Mar 11

 

Fri, Mar 12

 
  

Mon, Mar 15

 

Tue, Mar 16

 

Wed, Mar 17

 

Thu, Mar 18

 

Fri, Mar 19

 
  
Mon, Mar 22No School
Tue, Mar 23No School
Wed, Mar 24No School
Thu, Mar 25No School
Fri, Mar 26No School
  

Mon, Mar 29

 

Tue, Mar 30

 

Wed, Mar 31

 

Thu, Apr 1

 

Fri, Apr 2

 
  

Mon, Apr 5

 

Tue, Apr 6

 

Wed, Apr 7

 

Thu, Apr 8

 

Fri, Apr 9

 
  

Mon, Apr 12

 

Tue, Apr 13

 

Wed, Apr 14

 

Thu, Apr 15

 

Fri, Apr 16

 
  

Mon, Apr 19

 

Tue, Apr 20

 

Wed, Apr 21

 

Thu, Apr 22

 

Fri, Apr 23

 
  

Mon, Apr 26

 

Tue, Apr 27

 

Wed, Apr 28

 

Thu, Apr 29

 

Fri, Apr 30

 
  

 Mon, May 3

 

 Tue, May 4

 

Wed, May 5

 

Thu, May 6

 

Fri, May 7

 
  

Mon, May 10

 

Tue, May 11

 

Wed, May 12

 

Thu, May 13

 

Fri, May 14

 
  

Mon, May 17

 
Tue, May 18 
Wed, May 19 

Thu, May 20

Graduation

Fri, May 21

 

 

 
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