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 |
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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 |
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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
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| 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.) |
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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 ) |
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Mon, Feb 8 | - Ch 19 HW due
- Unit 9 Test: Electricity & Circuits
- Read HowStuffWorks.com Magnet Article for tomorrow |
Tue, Feb 9 | - Lesson: Magnetic Forces on Wires (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- Work Time for Test Corrections
- HW: Ch 20 Problems #1-5 ,8 |
Wed, Feb 10 | - Lesson: Magnetic Forces on Charges (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- HW: Rest of Ch 20 (Pt 1) Problems, due with Ch 20 Pt 2 problems later |
Thu, Feb 11 | - Work Day for HW, Test Corrections, Prep for Quiz, Extra Credit Assignment
(There's a little extra credit assignment on Moodle , regarding Particle Accelerators.)
- HW: Prepare for tomorrow's Magnetic Forces Quiz |
Fri, Feb 12 | - Quiz: Magnetic Forces - Lesson: Wires as Sources of B-Field (Click here for In-class Notes from Board ) - HW: Ch 20 Problems (Pt 2) #26-27, 32-34, 37
(Extra Credit on Moodle is due by Tues night at midnight)
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Mon, Feb 15 | No School |
Tue, Feb 16 | - Lesson: More Wires Making B-Field (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- HW: Rest of Ch 20 Problems (Pt 2), but omit #47-50 |
Wed, Feb 17 | - Visit from Mrs. Thurnau to explain AP Exam info
- Virtual Lab: Induced Current
- HW: Finish Ch 20 Problems, due tomorrow
Prepare for tomorrow's Magnetic Field due to Currents Quiz |
Thu, Feb 18 | - Quiz: Magnetic Field due to Currents
- Lesson: Faraday's Law of Induction (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- HW: Ch 21 Problems #1, 4-7, 13-14, 17-18a, 19 |
Fri, Feb 19 | - Faraday's Law Example Problems (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- Lesson: Lenz's Law (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- HW: Rest of Ch 21 Problems (Omit #10, 16), due Thurs |
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Mon, Feb 22 | - Video on Electromagnetic Induction
- Work time for HW
- Use iTunes podcasts to help on HW and Review
Mag Dir Review (iTunes) and Motional emf (iTunes) |
Tue, Feb 23 | - Work time for HW and begin Test Review (Click here for Test Review Packet ) |
Wed, Feb 24 | - Review for tomorrow's Unit 10 Test!
- HW: Finish all Ch 21 Problems, due tomorrow
Study, study, study! (Click here for M.C. Test Review Answers ) |
Thu, Feb 25 | - Ch 21 HW is due
- Unit 10 Test: Magnetism |
Fri, Feb 26 | - Work time for Test Corrections & Ch 22 Startup Assignment
- HW: Finish Ch 22 Startup Assignment
Prepare for Ch 22 Startup Quiz on Monday (w/notes) |
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Mon, Mar 1 | - Quiz: Ch 22 Startup
- Lesson: Intro to Reflection (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- HW: Ch 23 Problems #1, 3
Virtual Lab: Investigating Curved Mirrors |
Tue, Mar 2 | - Lesson: Curved Mirrors (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- HW: Remainder of Ch 23 Problems Pt 1, due Thurs
Finish Virtual Lab: Investigating Curved Mirrors , due tomorrow |
Wed, Mar 3 | - Lesson: Curved Mirror Ray Diagrams (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- HW: Finish Ch 23 Problems Pt 1, due tomorrow |
Thu, Mar 4 | - Ch 23 HW Pt 1 is due
- Lesson: Refraction (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- HW: Ch 23 Probs Pt 2 #23-24, 26-28, 30, 36-37 |
Fri, Mar 5 | No School |
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Mon, Mar 8 | - Lab: Light Wave Refraction
- HW: Continue work on Ch 23 Probs Pt 2 |
Tue, Mar 9 | - Lesson: Lens Formulas & Diagrams (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- HW: Remainder of Ch 23 Pt 2 Problems are assigned, all due Monday |
Wed, Mar 10 | No Class (modified CSAP schedule) |
Thu, Mar 11 | No Class (modified CSAP schedule) |
Fri, Mar 12 | - Mini-Lab: Lenses & Real Images
- Lesson: Diffraction & Young's 2-Slit (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )
- HW: Finish Ch 23 Probs Pt 2, due Monday
Ch 24 Probs #1-5, 8, 11, 12 |
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Mon, Mar 15 | - Ch 23 HW Pt 2 is due - Lesson: Single Slit & Grating Problems (Click here for In-class Notes from Board ) - HW: Finish Ch 24 Problems, due Thurs (Omit #39, 41-45)
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Tue, Mar 16 | - Lab: Diffraction of Hydrogen
- HW: Finish Ch 24 Problems, due Thurs |
Wed, Mar 17 | - Test Review day! |
Thu, Mar 18 | - Ch 24 HW Probs due
- Unit 11 Test: Light & Optics |
Fri, Mar 19 | - Reminder about E.C. assignment (info at top of left column on this page)
- Quick Lesson & Video on 3D Movies/Glasses
- Work time for Test Corrections and E.C. assignment |
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| Mon, Mar 22 | No School |
| Tue, Mar 23 | No School |
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Thu, May 20 | Graduation |
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