Smith AP Physics C

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:

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: Coulomb's Law (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 575-577 #1, 2, 25, 7, 8a, 9, 12, 13, 15
Wed, Jan 6	- Lab: Investigating Static Electricity  - HW: Continue work on Ch 21 HW (due Fri)
Thu, Jan 7	- Lesson: More Coulomb's Law Problems (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - Some work time for finishing Ch 21 Problems (due tomorrow)  - HW: Pg. 575-577 #15, 32, 5           Ch 21 is due tomorrow, and Ch 21 quiz tomorrow also
Fri, Jan 8	- Ch 21 HW is due  - Ch 21 Quiz  - Virtual Lab: Investigating Electric Field
Mon, Jan 11	- Lesson: Intro to Electric Field (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 598-599 #1, 3, 5-7, 9-11
Tue, Jan 12	- Lesson: 'Special' Charge Distributions (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 600-601 #19, 22a, 24, 25, 27a-c, 29
Wed, Jan 13	- Lesson: One More E-field Integral Problem (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Continue on yesterday's assignment (due Friday)
Thu, Jan 14	- Lesson:One Last Integral Example, plus Charges in E-Fields                (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 602 #39, 40, 42, 45, 48 (All Ch 22 HW is due tomorrow)
Fri, Jan 15	- Ch 22 HW is due  - Lesson: Electric Flux (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 621-622 #1, 3, 2
Mon, Jan 18	No School
Tue, Jan 19	- Lesson: Gauss' Law (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 622-623 #4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16
Wed, Jan 20	- Lesson: Applying Gauss' Law (Sorry, but no recorded in-class notes today.)  - HW: Pg. 623 #17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 27
Thu, Jan 21	- Lesson: More Applications of Gauss' Law (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 624-627 #35a, 39, 41, 44-47, 58, 80
Fri, Jan 22	- In-class Work Day  - HW: Finish any remaining Ch 23 HW, due Monday
Mon, Jan 25	- Ch 23 HW is due  - Review for tomorrow's test (Click here for Study Guide, and here for Smith's Answers  )
Tue, Jan 26	- Unit 7 Test: Electric Forces & Fields
Wed, Jan 27	- Lesson: Intro to Electric Potential (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )   - HW: None, really
Thu, Jan 28	- Lesson: Electric Potential, Pt. 2 (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 647-648 #2, 3b, 4-6, 7a, 9, 8a, 11a
Fri, Jan 29	- Lesson: Potential due to Charges (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg 648-649 #12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25b, 26, 31, 32a
Mon, Feb 1	- Lesson: Finding Field from Potential (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 650 #34-37, 39
Tue, Feb 2	- Lesson: Electric Potential Energy (Sorry, no recorded board notes today.)  - HW: Pg. 650-651 #41, 44, 45, 47-49, 53 (due Thurs)
Wed, Feb 3	- Mini-Lesson: Potential and Conductors (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 652 #62-64 (Ch 24 HW is due tomorrow)           Prepare for tomorrow's Electric Potential Quiz
Thu, Feb 4	- Ch 24 HW due  - Quiz: Electric Potential  - Lesson: Intro to Capacitance (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 676-677 #1, 2, 4-6 (but you can't do #6 until tomorrow)
Fri, Feb 5	- Lesson 1: Spherical Capacitors (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - Lesson 2: Capacitors in Parallel & Series  - HW: Pg. 677-679 #10, 11, 14a, 15, 20, 21, 37a
Mon, Feb 8	- Lesson: More Series & Parallel (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg 677-678 #8, 9, 12, 17ab, 25
Tue, Feb 9	- Lesson: Energy Stored in Capacitors (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 679 #29, 30, 35, 39           Prepare for tomorrow's Capacitor Quiz
Wed, Feb 10	- Quiz: Capacitors!  - Lesson: Intro to Dielectrics (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 679-680 #40-42, 44, 45, 47, 49, 48
Thu, Feb 11	- Lesson: More Dielectrics (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 680 #51, 54, 55
Fri, Feb 12	- Work Day for finishing HW and preparing for Tuesday's Test  - HW: Finish Ch 25 HW, due Tuesday           Prepare for Tuesday's Unit 8 Test!
Mon, Feb 15	No School
Tue, Feb 16	- Ch 25 HW is due  - Unit 8 Test: Electric Potential and Capacitance
Wed, Feb 17	- Lesson: Electric Current and Current Density (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - Visit from Mrs. Thurnau  - HW: Pg. 700-701 #1-2, 4-5, 7-9
Thu, Feb 18	- Lab: Investigating the Voltage and Current Relationship
Fri, Feb 19	- Lesson: Resistance and Resistivity  - HW: Pg. 701-702 #16, 18-20, 23, 27, 29, 31
Mon, Feb 22	- Lesson: Electric Power  - HW: Pg. 702-703 #38-43, 45, 49, 51, 52
Tue, Feb 23	- Work Day!!!
Wed, Feb 24	- Lesson: Series & Parallel Resistors (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 726-728 #7, 9, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25, 29
Thu, Feb 25	- Additions to yesterday's lesson  - Lesson: Complex Resistor Combos (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - Lightbulb Activity  - HW: Pg. 726-729 #16, 17, 23, 26, 31, 40
Fri, Feb 26	- Lesson: Real Batteries & Voltage Drops (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 726-728 #1, 5, 6, 8, 21           Prepare for Monday's quiz (ideas up through yesterday)
Mon, Mar 1	- Quiz: Electricity & Circuits  - Lesson: Kirchoff's Rules (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 728-729 #27, 32, 37, 38
Tue, Mar 2	- One More Kirchoff's Rules Example (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: All of yesterday's, plus #83
Wed, Mar 3	- Lesson: Intro to RC Circuits (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 730-731 #57-59, 61, 62, 64
Thu, Mar 4	- Lesson: More RC Circuits (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Yesterday's problems, plus #65-67
Fri, Mar 5	No School
Mon, Mar 8	- Lab: RC Circuits  - HW: Continue work on Ch 27 Problems, due Friday
Tue, Mar 9	- Work day for finishing HW and reviewing for Friday's test  - HW: Finish Ch 26 & 27 HW, all due Friday           Study for Unit 9 Test (Click here for Test Review packet and here for Answers )
Wed, Mar 10	No Class (modified CSAP schedule)
Thu, Mar 11	No Class (modified CSAP schedule)
Fri, Mar 12	- Ch 26 & 27 HW is all due  - Unit 9 Test: Electric Circuits
Mon, Mar 15	- Lesson: Vector Cross Products (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 55-56 #33b, 36a, 37, 44a, 35c (from Ch 3)
Tue, Mar 16	- Lesson: Magnetic Forces & Fields (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 757-758 #1-3, 5, 7, 8, 11
Wed, Mar 17	- Lesson: Circular Motion in B-Fields (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 759-760 #17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 29, 36, 38a (changed from in class)
Thu, Mar 18	- Lesson: Magnetic Forces on Wires (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - Work Time  - HW: Pg. 760 #39, 41, 43, 44, 45
Fri, Mar 19
Mon, Mar 22	No School
Tue, Mar 23	No School
Wed, Mar 24	No School
Thu, Mar 25	No School
Fri, Mar 26	No School
Mon, Mar 29
Tue, Mar 30
Wed, Mar 31
Thu, Apr 1
Fri, Apr 2
Mon, Apr 5
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Fri, May 7
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Thu, May 13
Fri, May 14
Mon, May 17
Tue, May 18
Wed, May 19
Thu, May 20	Graduation
Fri, May 21