Smith AP Physics B

Class Resources:

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

Class Info Handout 

Physics Links:

AP Central AP Physics B Course Homepage
Official website of the College Board, the organization that writes the AP Exam every year.  LOTS of helpful links for preparing for the exam, including old exam questions to practice.

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	2nd Semester Class Activities & HW Assignments
Tue, Jan 3	- Lesson: Basics of Electric Forces (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 16 Problems #1-3, 6, 8
Wed, Jan 4	- Mini-Lesson: Another Coulomb's Prob (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Lab: Exploring Electric Charge  - HW: Finish Lab, due tomorrow           Ch 16 Problems #12, 21a, 22
Thu, Jan 5	- Lesson: More Coulomb's Problems (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 16 Problems #13, 14, 16a, 20           (All Ch 16 pt1 HW is due Monday, work time tomorrow)
Fri, Jan 6	- Discuss Static Electricity Lab  - Work Time for finishing Ch 16 pt1 Problems, due Monday  - Start Elec Field Virtual Lab, due Monday    (Click here for the 1st website in lab , and click here for the 2nd website )  - HW: Finish Ch 16 pt1 Problems, due Monday           Prepare for Monday's Elec Force Quiz           Finish Virtual Lab, due Monday
Mon, Jan 9	- Ch 16 pt1 HW due, Virtual Lab due  - Quiz: Electric Forces  - Lesson: Intro to Electric Field (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 16 pt2 Problems #23-27, 31, 41a
Tue, Jan 10	- Lesson: More E-Field (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 16 Problems #28, 32, 33, 36, 38a, 40, 67, 68
Wed, Jan 11	- AP Exam Question (2010 #3)  - Work Time for HW Questions
Thu, Jan 12	- Ch 16 pt2 HW due  - Quiz: Electric Field  - Lesson: Intro to Electric Potential (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Pg. 489 #1-6, 11, 12
Fri, Jan 13	- Lesson: More Potential (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Rest of Ch 17 pt 1 Problems, due Wed
Mon, Jan 16	No School
Tue, Jan 17	- Lesson: Conductors in Equilibrium (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Van de Graaff Demos  - HW: Finish all Ch 17 pt 1 Problems, due tomorrow
Wed, Jan 18	- Ch 17 pt 1 HW due  - Lesson: Intro to Capacitors (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Ch 17 Problems #31-32, 34-37, 39-41
Thu, Jan 19	- Lesson: More Capacitor Stuff (Sorry, but no board notes today - computer problems)  - Work Time  - HW: Finish Ch 17 pt 2 Problems, due tomorrow after 15 minutes
Fri, Jan 20	- 15 min work time, Ch 17 pt 2 HW due  - On-Board Review Qs (Click here for Qs and Answers, too!  )  - Work Time for Test Review (Click here for Study Guide, and here for Answers )  - HW: Prepare for Monday's Test!!!
Mon, Jan 23	- Unit 8 Test: Electrostatics
Tue, Jan 24	- Lesson: Current & Ohm's Law  (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Chapter 18 Problems #1, 2, 4-8
Wed, Jan 25	- Lesson: Resistivity (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Lab: Investigating the Voltage & Current Relationship  - HW: Chapter 18 Problems #12-16, 21, 22
Thu, Jan 26	- Lesson: Electric Power & Energy  (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time for HW & Lab  - HW: Finish lab, due tomorrow           Remainder of Ch 18 Problems, all due Monday
Fri, Jan 27	- Mini-Lesson: Circuits (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Bulb-Lighting Activity  - Work Time for HW, Test Corrections, and start Virtual Lab  - HW: Finish all Ch 18 HW Problems, due Monday            Prepare for Monday's V.I.R.P Quiz           Finish Virtual Lab, due Monday
Mon, Jan 30	- Ch 18 HW and Virtual Lab due  - Quiz: V, I, R, & P  - Lesson: Series & Parallel Circuits (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Use above Board Notes to Finish Example #8           Try to start Ch 19 Problems #5-7, 9, 13, 18 (but we'll practice more tomorrow)
Tue, Jan 31	- Series/Parallel Conceptual Discussions  - "Bonus" Series/Parallel Example Problems  - Mini-Lesson: Battery emf (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Pre-Lab for tomorrow's Series & Parallel Lab  - HW: Chapter 19 Problems #1-4
Wed, Feb 1	- Lab: Series & Parallel Circuits  - HW: Keep working on Ch 19 Problems
Thu, Feb 2	- Lesson: Complex Resistor Combos (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Prepare for tomorrow's Series/Parallel Quiz (No complex combos)           Ch 19 Problems #11, 12, 16, 17, 19-21
Fri, Feb 3	No School  (snow day)
Mon, Feb 6	- Quiz: Series & Parallel Circuits  - Work Time for HW and AP Exam Question (2007 Q#3)   - HW: Finish Series & Parallel Lab, due tomorrow
Tue, Feb 7	- Visit from Mrs. Thurnau to explain AP Testing Procedures  - Series & Parallel Lab due  - Lesson: Capacitors in Series & Parallel (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Remainder of Ch 19 Problems, due tomorrow by end of period           Start studying for Thursday's Test?
Wed, Feb 8	- Work Time to finish Ch 19 HW (due today) and Study for U9 Test  - HW: Prepare for tomorrow's test           (Click here for Study Guide, and click here for Answers )
Thu, Feb 9	- Unit 9 Test: Electricity & Circuits  - HW: Read HowStuffWorks.com Magnet Article (6 pages) to prepare for tomorrow
Fri, Feb 10	- Lesson: Magnetic Force on a Wire (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Chapter 20 Problems #1-5, 8
Mon, Feb 13	- Lesson: Moving Charges in B-Fields (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time for HW and Test Corrections  - HW: Ch 20 Problems #9-17, 25
Tue, Feb 14	- Lesson: Wires as Sources of B-Fields (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 20 Problems #26, 27, 32-34, 37
Wed, Feb 15	- Lesson: More Wires as B-Field (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time for HW  - HW: Ch 20 Problems #29, 30, 41, 42            (Work Time tomorrow 1st half, but then B-Field Quiz!)
Thu, Feb 16	- Work Time for HW & Virtual Lab    (Click here for Lab Simulation, and click here for PBS.org info on AC versus DC )   - Quiz: Magnetic Forces & Fields  - HW: Finish all Ch 20 Problems, due Tues           Finish Virtual Lab, due Tues
Fri, Feb 17	No School
Mon, Feb 20	No School
Tue, Feb 21	- Ch 20 HW and Virtual Lab due  - Lesson: Faraday's Law of Induction (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 21 Problems #1, 4-7, 13, 17-18a, 19
Wed, Feb 22	- Lesson: Motional emf & Lenz's Law (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 21 Problems #2, 8, 9, 14, 15
Thu, Feb 23	- Work Time for HW, Review, and AP Problem (2010 Q#6)  - HW: Finish all Ch 21 HW, due tomorrow            Prepare for Test (Click here for Study Guide, and here for Answers )
Fri, Feb 24	- Ch 21 HW due  - Unit 10 Test: Magnetism  - HW: Ch 22 Startup Assignment (Monday we'll have Quiz w/Notes)           Read & take notes on Sec 22.1-22.2 (no math in either), 22.3-22.4, 22.7           Work textbook Pg. 629-630 #5-9, 11, 16 (Use HW Hints)
Mon, Feb 27	- Ch 22 Startup Quiz (w/Notes)  - Lesson: Intro to Reflection (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time for TC  - HW: Ch 23 Problems #1, 3,  and  start Curved Mirrors Virtual Lab, due by Wed           (Click here for 1st Lab Simulation, and here for 2nd)
Tue, Feb 28	- Lesson: Curved Mirrors (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 23 Problems #7-13a, 15, 16, 17a, 21           (All Ch 23 pt 1 HW is due on Thurs)
Wed, Feb 29	- Lesson: Mirror Ray Diagrams (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time to see demos and finish HW  - HW: Ch 23 pt 1 HW, all due tomorrow           Prepare for tomorrow's Mirror Quiz
Thu, Mar 1	- Ch 23 pt 1 HW due  - Quiz: Reflection & Mirrors  - Lesson: Refraction (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 23 Problems #23-24, 26-28, 30, 36-37
Fri, Mar 2	No School
Mon, Mar 5	- Lab: Refraction  - HW: Finish lab if not done yet, due tomorrow
Tue, Mar 6	- Lesson: Lenses (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Rest of Ch 23 pt 2 HW, due Monday
Wed, Mar 7	No Class (modified TCAP schedule)
Thu, Mar 8	No Class (modified TCAP schedule)
Fri, Mar 9	- Mini-Lab: Lenses  - Work Time for HW and Practice AP Exam Qs (2007 #6 & 2008 #5, both Form B)  - HW: Finish Ch 23 pt 2 HW, due Monday           Finish Practice AP Exam Qs, due scored on Monday           Prepare for Monday's Refraction & Lenses Quiz
Mon, Mar 12	- Ch 23 pt HW and Practice AP Exam Qs due  - Quiz: Refraction & Lenses  - Lesson: Diffraction & Young's 2-Slit (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 24 Problems #1-5, 8, 11, 12
Tue, Mar 13	- Film: Bending Waves  - Lesson: Single Slits & Gratings (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 24 Problems #17-22, 27-32, 36
Wed, Mar 14	- Lab: Exploring Diffraction Patterns  - HW: Finish lab if not done yet, get caught up on HW (all due Monday)
Thu, Mar 15	- Lesson: Thin Film Interference (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 24 Problems #39, 41, 42, 45
Fri, Mar 16	- One More Thin Film Problem (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time for HW and AP Exam Qs (2009 #6 and 2009B #5)  - HW: Chapter 24 Problems #43, 44 (All Ch 24 Probs due Monday)            Finish and Score AP Exam Qs, due Monday            (Scoring Guidelines: click here for 2009 and here for 2009 B)
Mon, Mar 19	- Ch 24 HW and AP Exam Qs due  - Work Time for Test Review  - Study, study, study! (Click here for Review Packet and here for Answers)
Tue, Mar 20	- Unit 11 Test: Light & Optics
Wed, Mar 21	- Discuss rest-of-year schedule  - Lesson: Photons & Photoelectric Effect (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Pg. 783 #10-13, 16,   and    17-19 (maybe)
Thu, Mar 22	- Lesson: Finish Photoelectric  (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Lab: Photoelectric Effect (Click here for Simulation )  - HW: Pg. 783 #20, 21, 22, 26, 27* (Use Graph from HW Hint for #27)
Fri, Mar 23	- Work Time for Lab, HW, Test Corrections  - HW: Keep Working on Ch 27 Problems
Mon, Mar 26	No School
Tue, Mar 27	No School
Wed, Mar 28	No School
Thu, Mar 29	No School
Fri, Mar 30	No School
Mon, Apr 2	- Review of Photon/Photoelectric Ideas  - Lesson: Wave-Particle Duality (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Prepare for tomorrow's Photon Quiz           Ch 27 Problems #14, 15, 37, 38, 41, 39, 42ab
Tue, Apr 3	- Quiz: Photons  - Start Lesson: Atomic Energy Levels (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Remainder of Ch 27 Problems (due Thurs, no new HW tomorrow)
Wed, Apr 4	- Finish E-Level Lesson (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time for HW  - HW: Finish Ch 27 Problems, due tomorrow           Prepare for tomorrow's Energy-Level Quiz
Thu, Apr 5	- Ch 27 HW due  - Quiz: Atomic Energy Levels  - Lesson: Nuclear Binding Energy (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 30 Problems #11-16
Fri, Apr 6	- Lesson: Intro to Nuclear Decay (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: None, really
Mon, Apr 9	- Lesson: Energy in Decay (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Pg. 859 Question #14,  and  Problems #18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28
Tue, Apr 10	- Lesson: 2 More Example Probs (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Ch 30 Problems #21, 25, 27, 29-31, 33           (Last Little Lesson Tomorrow, w/Work Time.  All ch 30 HW due Thurs.)
Wed, Apr 11	- Mini-Lesson: Half Life (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time for Ch 30 HW Problems  - HW: Finish all Ch 30 Problems, due tomorrow           Prepare for tomorrow's Nuclear Quiz
Thu, Apr 12	- Ch 30 HW due  - Quiz: Nuclear Decay  - Lesson: Nuclear Reactions (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 31 Problems #3, 4, 6, 10
Fri, Apr 13	- Lesson: Fission & Fusion  (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Ch 31 Problems #16, 20, 26, 27           (Monday is Work/Review day, with HW due by end of period)
Mon, Apr 16	- Work Day for Finishing Ch 31 HW & Review    (Ch 31 HW due by end of period)  - HW: Study, study, study (Click here for Test Review, and click here for Answers )
Tue, Apr 17	- Unit 12 Test: Modern Physics
Wed, Apr 18	- Discuss End-of-Year Schedule  - Review Discussion: Unit 8 (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Review Unit 8 (Practice AP Exam Q tomorrow)
Thu, Apr 19	- Unit 8 Warm-Up Calculations (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Work Time for U8 AP Exam Qs (2006B #3 - mandatory, 1999 #2 - optional)  - HW: Start Reviewing Units 9-10
Fri, Apr 20	- 10 minutes of Work Time (finish AP Exam Qs, Look at Unit 9-10 Tests)  - Review Discussion: Units 9-10 (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Study Formulas to Know            Review Units 9-10 (Practice AP Exam Qs on Monday)
Mon, Apr 23	- Work Time for Looking at Old Tests  - U9-10 AP Exam Qs (2003 #2  and  2004B #4)  - HW: Finish U9-10 Review, Start Reviewing U11           Study for tomorrow's Formulas Quiz
Tue, Apr 24	VERY Short Class Period (ACT in morning)  - Quiz: Semester 2 Formulas to Know  - Work Time for U12 Test Corrections, Study Old Tests  - HW: Study Unit 11
Wed, Apr 25	- Work Time for Unit 11-12 AP Qs (2010 #5 and #7, both optional)  - HW: Study, study, study
Thu, Apr 26	- Semester 2 Final Exam part 1: Free Response
Fri, Apr 27	- Semester 2 Final Exam part 2: Free Response
Mon, Apr 30	- Discuss Rest-of-Year Review Schedule  - Work Time to see graded M.C. Finals, and start reviewing U1-2  - HW: Keep Reviewing U1-2
Tue, May 1	- Review Discussion: Units 1-2 (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - 10 minutes to see graded F.R. Finals  - HW: Finish Reviewing U1-2
Wed, May 2	- Review Discussion: Unit 3 (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Start U1-3 AP Exam Qs (and maybe start scoring them)           (Required=2011#1 and 2007#1, Optional=2010#1 and 2010B#1)
Thu, May 3	- Review Discussion: Units 4-5  - HW: Finish Reviewing U4-5, Keep Working on AP Exam Qs
Fri, May 4	- Work Time for U1-3 AP Exam Qs and Study Old Tests  - Review Discussion: Unit 6 (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: U5 AP Exam Qs (2010#2 = Required, 2011 #4 and 2009 #3 = Optional)
Mon, May 7	- Review Discussion: Unit 7 (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Finish Unit 7 Review           (If U5 AP Exam Qs aren't done yet, finish 'em)
Tue, May 8	- Finish Discussing U7 (Heat Engines)  - Work Time for U6-7 AP Exam Qs    (Required = 2008B #6 and 2010B #2, Optional = 2007 #5 and 2006 #1)  - HW: Keep working on U6-7, and study for Thursday's Formulas Quiz
Wed, May 9	- Finish Scoring all Required AP Exam Qs  - Study Old Tests/Start Practice Exam/Study Formulas  - HW: Prepare for tomorrow's Formulas Quiz!            Keep Studying
Thu, May 10	- Year-Long Memory Quiz  - Time for Studying
Fri, May 11	- One Last Study Day

Date	1st Semester Class Activities & HW Assignments
Mon, Aug 15	- Brief intro to AP Physics B  - Mini-Lesson: Displacement, Vel, & Accel (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Lab: Constant and Accelerated Motion  - HW: Finish Lab, due tomorrow           (Pd. 3 Seniors can click here for lab data, and their labs aren't due until Wed)
Tue, Aug 16	- Discussion about class HW Policies, and also about Class Webpage  - Mini-Lesson (+/- Signs) and Motion Ex Prob (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 39-40 Problems #2, 3, 9, 13, 15, 17a, 19 (Can't do #11-12 yet)
Wed, Aug 17	- 1 Last Example Problem from Yesterday (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Lab: Exploring Motion Graphs   (Click here for Online Simulation )  - HW: Problems #11-12 from yesterday's assignment            Finish Lab, due tomorrow
Thu, Aug 18	- Discussion of Class Podcasts as an Extra Resource  - Lesson: Motion Graphs (Sorry, but no recorded board notes due to power outage)  - Work Time  - HW: Ch 2 Problems #49-51, 56            Prepare for tomorrow's quiz!  (Use podcasts?)
Fri, Aug 19	- Quiz: Motion Intro      - Kinematic Equations (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Chap 2 Problems #22-24, 30
Mon, Aug 22	- Lesson: Free-fall  (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 39-41 #33, 36, 39, 42, 47           (All Chapter 2 HW Problems are due on Wednesday)
Tue, Aug 23	- Free-fall Demo-Lab Discussion  (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time for HW Questions  - HW: Finish Ch 2 HW Problems, due tomorrow           Prepare for tomorrow's quiz
Wed, Aug 24	- Ch 2 HW Problems due  - Quiz: Kinematics & Free-fall  - Lesson: Intro to Vector Addition (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 66-67 Problems #1 (change "SW" to "S"), 2, 4
Thu, Aug 25	- Lesson: More Vectors (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 66-67 #8-10
Fri, Aug 26	- Free-fall & Vector Review  - Lesson: Horizontally-Launched Projectiles (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Ch 3 Probs #17, 18, 21, 23
Mon, Aug 29	- Lab: Projectile Motion  - HW: Continue working on Ch 3 HW, due on Wed
Tue, Aug 30	- Lesson: Angle-Launched Projectiles (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Ch 3 Problems #19, 22, 26a, 31, 35            Prepare for tomorrow's Vector & Projectile Quiz (after 15 min Work Time)            (Click here for Extra Vector WS and click here for Answer Key )
Wed, Aug 31	- Work Time for Ch 3 HW Problems  - Quiz: Vectors & Projectiles  - HW: Finish Ch 3 HW Problems, due tomorrow           Start reviewing for Friday's Unit 1 Test           (Click here for Study Guide and click here for Answer Key )
Thu, Sep 1	- Ch 3 HW Problems are due  - Review for tomorrow's Unit 1 Test    (Click here for Study Guide and click here for Answer Key )
Fri, Sep 2	- Unit 1 Test: Basic Motion & Vectors
Mon, Sep 5	No School
Tue, Sep 6	- Discuss Unit 1 Test  - Work Time for Test Corrections & Start Ch 4 Startup Assignment  - HW: Read & Take Notes on Sections 4.1-4.6 (stop after pg. 81)           Pg. 98-99 #1-3, 7, 9, 24
Wed, Sep 7	- Clicker Review of Yesterday's Startup Ideas  - Lesson: 2nd Law and Acceleration (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Some probs were assigned, but you can't really do them yet.
Thu, Sep 8	- Lesson: More 2nd Law Problems (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 98-99 #25, 31, 33-35           (But this might have been a mistake.  At least skip 33 & 35.  We'll talk tomorrow.)
Fri, Sep 9	- Clarification of Ch 4 HW Assignments  - Lesson: Even More 2nd Law Problems (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: All Ch 4 Pt 1 Problems from Assignment Sheet, excluding #22 & #83 and #76           (Pg. 98-101 #5, 10, 15, 16, 72, 25, 31, 34, 76, 23, 27, 32, 75)            Prepare for Monday's Quiz
Mon, Sep 12	- Quiz: Newton's Laws, 2nd Law Problems, and Connected Objects  - Lesson: Friction (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Finish all Ch 4 Pt 1 Problems, due after 10 minutes tomorrow           Pg. 101-104 #36, 37, 47, 76, 83
Tue, Sep 13	- 10 minutes of work time for Ch 4 Pt 1 Problems  - Ch 4 Pt 1 HW Problems due  - Lab: Forces and Coefficient of Friction
Wed, Sep 14	- Mini-Lesson: Harder Friction Problems (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Continue Working on Lab  - HW: Pg. 102 #56, Extra Problem  (Answer  = 3.36m/s2)
Thu, Sep 15	- Lesson: Objects on Inclines (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 101-103 #41, 52, 60, 64a
Fri, Sep 16	- Work Time for Lab & HW  - Quiz (in last 15 minutes): Friction & Inclines  - HW: Finish all Ch 4 Pt 2 Problems, due Monday
Mon, Sep 19	- Ch 4 Pt 2 HW due  - Lesson: Circular Motion (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time to Start Ch 5 Problems  - HW: Ch 5 Problems #1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12
Tue, Sep 20	- Lesson: More Circular Motion (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time for HW  - HW: Ch 5 Problems #7, 13, 24, 66
Wed, Sep 21	- Lesson: Universal Gravitation (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Chap 5 Problems #238, 30, 38, 46, 48 (All Ch 5 HW is due Friday)           Prepare for tomorrow's Quiz
Thu, Sep 22	- Quiz: Circular Motion & Gravitation  - Practice AP Problem: 2000 Q#2  - HW: Finish Ch 5 HW, due tomorrow
Fri, Sep 23	- Ch 5 HW is due  - Work time for studying for Monday's Test  - HW: Study! (Click here for the U2 Study Guide and here for the Answer Key )
Mon, Sep 26	- Unit 2 Test: Forces and Circular Motion
Tue, Sep 27	- Lesson: Intro to Work & Energy (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Ch 6 Problems #1, 3-5, 8, 12, 14
Wed, Sep 28	- Lesson: Kinetic & Potential Energy (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Chapter 6 Problems #17, 19, 20, 26-28, 31
Thu, Sep 29	- Lesson: Intro to E-Conservation (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time for HW and Test Corrections  - HW: Chapter 6 Problems #33-35, 38, 40, 43, 44
Fri, Sep 30	- Lab: Ball-Toss Energy Conservation  - Work Time  - HW: Keep working on Ch 6 Problems, due Tuesday            Prepare for Monday's Work & E-Conservation Quiz
Mon, Oct 3	- Quiz: Work & E-Conservation  - Lesson: More E-Conserv Probs (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Ch 6 Problems #39, 77, 86a            All Ch 6 (pt 1) HW due tomorrow
Tue, Oct 4	- Ch 6 (pt 1) HW due  - Lesson: Real Energy Conservation (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Ch 6 Problems #48, 50, 53, 76
Wed, Oct 5	- 1 More E-Cons w/Fric Example Problem (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time for HW Problems  - HW: Ch 6 Problems #49, 54, 55  (#49b = 243 meters)            Prepare for tomorrow's E-Cons w/Friction Quiz
Thu, Oct 6	- Quiz: Energy Conservation w/Friction  - Lesson: Power  (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 164 #58, 59, 64, 65           (All Chapter 6 (pt 2) HW is due tomorrow)
Fri, Oct 7	- Chapter 6 (pt 2) HW is due  - Lesson: Intro to Momentum (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Ch 7 Problems #1-3, 15-17, 20
Mon, Oct 10	- Lesson: Momentum Conservation (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Ch 7 Problems #4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14            Prepare for tomorrow's Momentum Quiz (after a few minutes of Q/A)
Tue, Oct 11	- Quiz: Momentum, Impulse, & Conservation  - Lesson: Types of Collisions (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Chapter 7 Problems #22-24, 27a
Wed, Oct 12	- Work Time to start Collisions Lab and work on Ch 7 HW Problems  - HW: Keep working on Labs and HW Problems, all due next Wed
Thu, Oct 13	No School
Fri, Oct 14	No School
Mon, Oct 17	- Lesson: Harder Collision Problems (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Chapter 7 HW Problems #29, 32, 71, 76, 79
Tue, Oct 18	- Work Day for Ch 7 HW (due Wed) and finish Lab  - HW: Prepare for tomorrow's Multi-Step Problem Quiz           Finish Ch 7 HW Problems, due tomorrow
Wed, Oct 19	- Quiz: Multi-Step Collision Problems w/Elastic Ideas  - Practice AP Problem (2010 Q#1)  - HW: Score AP Problem (Click here for 2010 AP Scoring Guidelines)           Start studying for Friday's Test
Thu, Oct 20	- Practice AP Problem due  - Work Time for Studying!  - HW: Prepare for tomorrow's test (Click here for Study Guide and here for Answers)           (Also maybe use podcasts linked in yellow box to left.)
Fri, Oct 21	- Unit 3 Test: Work, Energy, & Momentum
Mon, Oct 24	- Lesson: Intro to Torque (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time for Test Corrections  - HW: Pg. 220 Problems #22-26
Tue, Oct 25	- Lesson: Static Equilibrium (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 247-248 #9, 11, 12, 16, 23, 24           (All Ch 8&9 HW is due Thursday)
Wed, Oct 26	- Lesson: 1 More Equilibrium Ex Problem (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Finish all Chapter 8&9 HW, due tomorrow (after 10 minutes of Q/A time)           Prepare for tomorrow's Torque & Equilibrium Quiz
Thu, Oct 27	- 10 minutes work time  - Ch 8&9 HW is due  - Quiz: Torque & Equilibrium  - Lesson: Intro to Density & Pressure (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 281-282 #1, 2, 5, 7
Fri, Oct 28	- Lesson: Fluid Pressure (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 281-282 #9, 12, 14, 17a, 18, 20 (Omit #10-11 from assignment)
Mon, Oct 31	- Video: Air Pressure  - Lesson: Buoyancy Part 1 (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 281-282 Problems #22, 24, 27, 28, 29               (All Ch 10 part 1 HW is due Wednesday)
Tue, Nov 1	- Lesson: Buoyancy Part 2 (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Exploratory Lab: Measuring Density w/Buoyancy  - HW: Pg. 281-282 #23, 25, 33, 34 (All Ch 10 pt1 HW is due tomorrow)           Prepare for tomorrow's Quiz
Wed, Nov 2	- 10 minutes of Work Time  - Ch 10 (pt1) HW due  - Quiz: Fluid Pressure and Buoyancy  - Lesson: Start of Fluids in Motion (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 282-283 #35, 36, 39
Thu, Nov 3	- Lesson: Finish Fluids in Motion (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Ch 10 Probs #38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49a            (All Ch 10 pt2 Problems due on Monday)
Fri, Nov 4	- Work Time for HW & Study for Monday's Test  - HW: Finish all Ch 10 pt2 Problems, due Monday           Prepare for Monday's Test (Click the following links for Review Packets or Answer Keys)           U4 Test Review             U4 Review Answers           U5 Review Packet         U5 Review Answers
Mon, Nov 7	- Ch 10 pt2 HW Problems due  - Unit 4/5 Test: Torque & Static Equilibrium, and Fluids  - HW: Start Unit 6 by reading Section 11.1 and trying Pg. 317 #1, 4a, 2            (Startup Answers:  1. 0.72m,  4a. 735N/m,  2. 525N/m)
Tue, Nov 8	- Lesson: Oscillating Mass-Springs (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 317-318 #3, 5, 7, 9abc, 13, 14, 26
Wed, Nov 9	- Exploratory Lab: Determining Spring Constant
Thu, Nov 10	- Mini-Lesson 1: Sinusoidal Nature of SHM (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Mini-Lesson 2: Pendulums  - Work Time for HW/Lab/Test Corrections  - HW: Finish Spring Constant Lab, due tomorrow           Prepare for tomorrow's Mass-Spring Quiz           Ch 11 #16, 21a-e, 23abd, 28, 29, 30
Fri, Nov 11	- Quiz: Mass-Spring Systems  - Worktime for Test Corrections, HW Help, & New Reading/Problem Assignment  - HW: Read Sections 11.7, 11.8 (no math), 11,11, 11,12           Try Ch 11 Problems #36-38           Answer Wave Concept Questions (and check answers)
Mon, Nov 14	- Lesson: Waves on Strings  (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Ch 11 Problems #52-56           (Ch 11 & 12 HW due together on Wed)
Tue, Nov 15	- Lesson: Lots of Sound Wave Stuff (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: All Ch 12 Problems           (Ch 11 & 12 HW due at end of work day tomorrow)
Wed, Nov 16	- Work Day for Finish Ch 11/12 HW (due at end) and Studying  - HW: Keep studying for tomorrow's test           (Click here for U6 Test Review , and click here for Answer Key )
Thu, Nov 17	- Unit 6 Test: Vibrations and Waves  - After-test assignment: Read & Take Notes on Sec. 13.1-13.3                                     Also read about Absolute Zero and Kelvin on Pg. 362                                     Pg. 380-381 Problems #3, 27
Fri, Nov 18	- Lesson: Ideal Gas Law & Molecular Motion  (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Ch 13 Problems #29-31, 33, 35, 41, 42, 46, 47           Also finish notes from class (use above board notes)           Also do Thanksgiving Break HW, using resources in yellow box to the left          Note: All Ch 13-14 HW is due on Tuesday when we get back
Mon, Nov 21	No School
Tue, Nov 22	No School
Wed, Nov 23	No School
Thu, Nov 24	No School
Fri, Nov 25	No School
Mon, Nov 28	- 30 minutes of work time for HW Help and Test Corrections  - Lesson: 1st Law of Thermodynamics  (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Finish all Ch 13/14 HW, due tomorrow           Prepare for tomorrow's Ch 13/14 Quiz           Do NOT start on any Ch 15 problems
Tue, Nov 29	- Ch 13/14 HW is due  - Quiz: Ideal Gas Law, Heat Transfer, and Thermal Expansion  - Lesson 1: Work during Compression/Expansion  - Lesson 2: Intro to PV Diagrams (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Ch 15 Problems #1, 2, 6, 7, 8   and maybe look at #4, 5, 10, 61
Wed, Nov 30	- Lesson: PV Diagram Problems (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - HW: Ch 15 Problems #4, 5, 10, 61
Thu, Dec 1	- Lesson: 2nd Law & Heat Engines (Click here for In-Class Notes from Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Remainder of Ch 15 Problems (due Monday)
Fri, Dec 2	- Work Time for HW & Practice AP Exam Qs (2009 #4 and 2010 #4)  - HW: Finish all Ch 15 HW Problems, due Monday           Prepare for Monday's Unit 7 Test           (Click here for Study Guide, and click here for Answer Key )
Mon, Dec 5	- Unit 7 Test: Thermal Physics
Tue, Dec 6	- Begin studying for Final Exam
Wed, Dec 7	- Prepare for Final Exam
Thu, Dec 8	- Prepare for Final Exam
Fri, Dec 9	- Prepare for Final Exam
Mon, Dec 12	- Prepare for Final Exam
Tue, Dec 13	- Period 2 Final Exam
Wed, Dec 14	- Period 3 Final Exam
Thu, Dec 15	- No class (other final exams)
Fri, Dec 16	- No class (other final exams)