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 

Class Info Handout 

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 1 Class Activities and Assignments
Mon, Aug 16	- Intro to Mr. Smith and AP Physics C (Click here for handout  )  - Mini-lesson: Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration                      (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Lab: Exploring Motion Graphs   (Click here for Online Simulation )  - HW: Pg. 30-31 #4, 5a-f, 19, 22ab, 23
Tue, Aug 17	- Example Prob and Mini-lesson on +/- Directions                     (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - Finish lab from yesterday (due tomorrow)  - HW: Finish yesterday's assignment
Wed, Aug 18	- Lesson: Velocity as a Derivative (Click here for In-Class Notes from the Board )  - HW: Prepare for tomorrow's quiz!            Pg. 29-34 #14a-d, 15-17
Thu, Aug 19	- Quiz: Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration Basics  - Lesson: Accel as a Derivative (Sorry, no recorded in-class notes today.)  - HW: Pg. 31#18, 20, 21
Fri, Aug 20	- Lesson: Chain Rule & Kinematics (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Prepare for Monday's Derivative Quiz            Pg. 29-34 #24, 25, 26ab, 27, 29, 31, 34ab, 35, 41, 43
Mon, Aug 23	- Quiz: Derivatives in Physics  - Work Time  - HW: Continue working on Ch 2 HW (due Friday)
Tue, Aug 24	- Lesson: Free-fall (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 33-34 #44, 46, 47ab, 49, 50a, 51, 53, 62           (All Ch 2 HW is due Friday)
Wed, Aug 25	- Discussion of Free-fall Graphs (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - Lab: Free-fall  - HW: Continue Ch 2 HW (all due Friday)
Thu, Aug 26	- Lesson: Integrals in Physics (Sorry, but no board notes on Thursdays)  - HW: Pg. 34-36 #66, 67, 89, 70, 98a (due tomorrow)           Prepare for tomorrow's quiz
Fri, Aug 27	- Quiz: Kinematics & Free-fall  - Ch 2 HW is due  - Lesson: Intro to Vector Addition (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 53 Problems #1, 3-6 (Click here for Answers )
Mon, Aug 30	- Lesson: More Vector Addition (Click here for In-class Notes from Board )  - HW: Pg. 53-54 #8, 9, 12abc, 13, 15, 19a-d, 23, 25, 29           (All Ch 3 HW is due Wed)
Tue, Aug 31	- Lesson: Unit Vectors & Motion (Sorry, but no recorded board notes - W101)  - HW: Pg. 77 #1, 5, 6, 11-13, 15-19           Finish Ch 3 Problems (due tomorrow)           Prepare for tomorrow's Vector Quiz
Wed, Sep 1	- Ch 3 HW is due  - Quiz: Vectors  - Work time for Ch 4 problems
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