• ****AP Newtonian Mechanics
     
     
    Latest Update:  1/28/19

    Topics:  Last Day Details

    Course Evaluation

     
     
    Update:  1/23/19

    Topics:  Review

    Examples: 3 practice problems

    Solutions to Three Practice Probs

    2 more problems to practice

    Solutions to those 2 problems

    Assignment: Skim p 327-337, 413-429

    Quest Equilibrium #1, 14, 18, 19, 21

    Quest SHM #1-16, 35, 36 (1-15 is a new added requirement)

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/22/19

    Topics:  Review, SHM

    Examples: CH12 #8, 3, 11  15, 13, 17

     CH15 #5, 6, 10, 1, 4  29, 27, 32, 31

    Assignment: Skim p 327-337, 413-429

    Quest Equilibrium #1, 14, 18, 19, 21

    Quest SHM #1-16, 35, 36 (1-15 is a new added requirement)

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/18/19

    Topics:  Test

    Examples:

    Assignment: Skim p 327-337, 413-429

    Try:  Quest Equilibrium #1, 14, 18, 19, 21

    Quest SHM #16, 35, 36

    Book Problems for the exam:

    p33 #17, p34 #37, p34 #53, p57 #15,

    p85 #23, 24, 33, p120 #57,

    p142 #23, 25, 29, p143 #43, 47, p144 #57

    p173 #38, p205 #39, p204 #24, p250 #35

    p251 #52

     

     

    Tuesday:   Equilibrium, SHM, EXAM prep

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/17/19

    Topics:  Review Rotation, Equilibrium, SHM

    Examples:

    Wagon Wheel Rotational Inertia Practice

    Wagon Wheel Solved

    Assignment: Practice for Test

    Friday:  Test (50 minutes) Equilibrium, SHM

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/16/19

    Topics:  11-8

    Examples:

    Assignment: Quest Angular Momentum

    Thursday:  Review Rotation; Equilibrium, Start SHM

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/15/19

    Topics:  11-6, 7, 8 

    Examples: CH11 #28, 32 42, 41, 44, 48, 47, 37, 39

    Assignment: Quest Angular Momentum

    Wedesday:  Wrap up Rotation; Start SHM?

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/14/19

    Topics:  Quiz (10);  11-5 

    Examples: CH11 #26, 29, 33, 37

    28, 32  CH11 #2, 3, 4, 11, 7, 12

    Assignment: Quest Rolling and Torque 

    Tuesday:  11-6,7,8

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/11/19

    Topics: 11-3, 4 

    Examples: CH11 #71, Rotational Inertia Lab

    Assignment: Quest Rolling and Torque 

    Monday:  Quiz, 11-5, 6

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/10/19

    Topics: 11-1,2 

    Examples: CH11 Rolling Notes, #1,5,12

    Assignment: Quest Rotation III

    Start Quest Rolling and Torque

    Friday:  11-3

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/9/19

    Topics: 10-8; Lab 

    Examples: Focused on #53 and meter stick fall in class

    CH10 #59, 67, 58, 61, 66

    Assignment: Quest Rotation III (finish it tonight?)

    Lab Report

    Thursday:  Review 10, start 11

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/8/19

    Topics:  Quiz; 10-7; Lab 

    Examples: Focused on #51 in class

    Assignment: Quest Rotation III

    Wednesday:  10-8;  Lab

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/7/19

    Topics:  10-7

      Rotation Form

    Examples: CH 10 #50, 53, 52, 51

    Assignment: Quest Rotation II and III

    Note:  #12 On Quest Rotation II is HARD! - see page 276, or skip it!

    Tuesday:  Quiz; 10-7;  Lab

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/4/19

    Topics:  Review 10-1 thru 10-3, Lab on 10-5

    Do 10-4, review 10-6

    Examples: CH10 #45  35, 37, 41, 43, 40  34, 38

    Assignment: Quest Rotation I and II

    Monday:  10-7 & 10-8

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/3/19

    Topics:  CH9 Test

    Assignment: Read 10-1 thru 10-4, 10-6,

    Quest Rotation

    Friday:  Lab, 10-5, 10-7, EGG DROP AFTER SCHOOL

     
     
     
     
    Update:  1/2/19

    Topics:  Review CH9

    Assignment: Practice Problems!!

    Thursday:  Test CH9

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/21/18

    Topics:  10-6

    Assignment: Read Page 257-270

    and 277-278

    Finish Quest Conservation of MomentumII,

    Start Rotation

    See Egg Drop rules (to the right)

    Examples: CH10 #2, 6, 5, 4  9, 10, 16  23, 22, 28

    46  48

    Wednesday:  Review CH9, Rotational Inertia

     
     
     
    Update:  12/20/18

    Topics:  9-8,9

    Assignment: Finish Quest Conservation of Momentum, Start next one!

    Examples: CH9 #102

    Friday:  Torque

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/19/18

    Topics:  9-6,7

    Assignment: Finish Quest Conservation of Momentum, Start next one!

    Examples: CH9 #102

    Thursday:  9-8,9; Start Rotation :)

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/18/18

    Topics:  9-6,7

    Assignment: Finish Quest Conservation of Momentum

    Examples: CH9 #39, 40, 45  40, 46  42, 81 

    52, 51, 49, 50, 56  60, 64, 68

    Wednesday:  Quiz on 9-1 thru 9-4

     
     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/17/18

    Topics:  9-5

    Momentum Formative Quiz

    Notes:  

    Assignment: Finish Quest Collisions, Start Conservation of Momentum

    Examples:

    Tuesday:  9-6,7

     
     
     
    Update:  12/14/18

    Topics:  9-4

    Notes:  Impulse - Momentum PP

    Assignment: 1-(about) 15 Quest Collisions

    Examples: CH9 #24, 29, 32, 35, 32

    Monday:  9-5

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/13/18

    Topics:  9-2 & 9-3

    Notes:  

    Assignment: 11-13 on new Quest

    Examples: CH9 #13, 16 14 18, 22

    Friday:  9-4

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/12/18

    Topics:  Test

    Notes:  

    Assignment: 1-10 on new Quest

    Examples:

    Thursday:  N2L, momentum

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/11/18

    Topics:  COM (9-1 in text)

    Notes:  Center of Mass PP

    Assignment: Practice for Test

    Examples: CH9 #5,3  2, 4, 7, 6

    Wednesday:   Test

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/10/18

    Topics:  Review of W&E,

    W&E Forms Review

    Notes: See Chapters 7,8, 13 & PCR W&E

    Assignment: Practice

    Examples: CH13 # 46, 44, 61

    Tuesday:   Center of Mass

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/6/18

    Topics:  Energy in Orbits

    Notes: See Chapter 13

    Assignment: Quest Gravitation 1-13, 17-24

    Examples: CH13 # 32, 29, 36, 43, 50, 62, 60

    Friday:   Energy in orbits

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/5/18

    Topics:  Bungee Jump of Death

    Notes: EWE flowchart

    Assignment: Quest W&E 2 (get all of 'em done)

    Examples: CH8 #20, 19  53, 95

    Thursday:   Energy in orbits

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/4/18

    Topics:  U+K+Wnc=U+K, Wfk, heat

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Quest W&E 2 (get about 75 of 'em done)

    Examples: CH8 #11, 16, 24  57, 55, 42

    Wednesday:  Performance Assessment; more work

     
     
     
     
    Update:  12/3/18

    Topics:  U+K=U+K, Energy Graphs

    Notes: CH8 sections 2&3

    Assignment: Quest W&E 2 (get about 65 of 'em done)

    Examples: CH8 #39

    Tuesday:  Wnc and Heat

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/30/18

    Topics: Quiz, U+K+W=U+K

    Notes: See:https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/energy

    Assignment: Quest W&E 2 (get about 50 of 'em done

    Examples: Power Example HP on stairs  UKWUK examples

    Monday:  Potential Energy Curves

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/29/18

    Topics: Work done by variable forces,

    Power, Work with F and disp. in component form,

    Work and Energy Conservation Pre-Quiz

    UKW=UK

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Quest W&E 2

    Examples:

    Friday:  Quiz on first Quest, and #1-7 of second Quest

    (sections 1,2,6 of chapter 7)

     

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/28/18

    Topics: Work done on/by springs and other variable forces

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Quest W&E 2

    Examples: CH7 #34, 38  36, 41

    Thursday: More Work by a variable force, Power Lab

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/27/18

    Topics: Spring Forces, W, Lab, PLQ

    Quest W&E 1 Review Form

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Quest W&E 2

    Examples: CH7 #26  28, 27, 32

    Wednesday: Work by a variable force, Power Lab

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/26/18

    Topics: W & U, Lab, PLQ

    Quick Review & Option

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Quest W&E 1

    Examples:CH8 #3

    Tuesday: W&U, Lab, PLQ

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/20/18

    Topics: W & K

    Notes: Slides 1-18 of W&E Intro PP

    Assignment: Quest W&E 1

    Examples:

    Monday: W&U

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/19/18

    Topics: Test

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Start Quest W&E 1

    Examples: CH7 # 5, 15, 9, 2, 10

    Tuesday: W&E

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/15/18 
    TEST IS MONDAY
     
     
     
    Update:  11/14/18

    Topics: Review, Work & Energy intro

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Practice UCM!

    Examples: Barrel of Fun

    Thursday: Test, W&E

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/13/18

    Topics: Orbital Motion, Universal Gravitation

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Complete Quest:  Universal Gravitation and...

    Examples: CH13 #43, 50  46, 44

    Wednesday: more Universal Gravitation...

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/12/18

    Topics: Orbital Motion, Universal Gravitation

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Start Quest:  Universal Gravitation and...

    Examples:

    Tuesday: more Universal Gravitation...

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/8/18

    Topics: Vertical Circles, orbital motion

    Notes: 

    Assignment: COMPLETE Quest:  UCM 2

    Examples:

    Friday: more circular motion

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/7/18

    Topics: More Banked curves, Vertical Circles

    Notes:  Power Points: Banked Curves; Vertical Circular Motion

    Assignment: Work on Quest:  UCM 2

    Examples: 48, 52, 51, 57  47, 57

    Thursday: vertical circles and orbital motion

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/6/18

    Topics: UCM Intro and Lab

    Notes:  UCM Power Point slides 5-13

    Assignment: Work on Quest:  UCM 2

    Examples: CH6 #42, 51  43, 41  max speed for car around level curve

    Wednesday: banked and vertical circles

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/5/18

    Topics: UCM Intro and Lab

    Notes:  UCM Power Point slides 1-3

    Assignment: Read p76,77 & 133,134

    Work on Quest 

    Examples:

    Tuesday: UCM

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/2/18

    Topics: Test, take the prequiz (below)

    Uniform Circular Motion Pre-Quiz

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Read p76,77 & 133,134

    Start next Quest 

    Examples:

    Monday: UCM

     
     
     
     
    Update:  11/1/18

    Topics: Review Newton's Laws, Start UCM

    Newton's Laws Review

    Friction Review

    Uniform Circular Motion Pre-Quiz

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Practice for test

     Skydinving WS Solutions 

    Examples:

    Friday: Test

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/31/18

    Topics: Practice

    Notes: 

    Assignment: Complete Quest: Newtons Laws 4 (ALL)

    Examples: CH6 #19, 24, 25, 29, 100

    Thursday: review, UCM

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/30/18

    Topics:  Friction on Inclines, Drag

    Notes:  PP INclines, Drag

    Assignment: Work on Quest: Newtons Laws 4 (ALL)

    Complete Lab Report (Problem, picture, solution)

    IF YOU DON'T WRITE A REPORT, I'LL PICK YOU TO

    HAND IN THE REPORT FOR YOUR GROUP!!!

    Examples: CH6 # 73, 23, 79, 90

    36, 39, 37, 94

    Wednesday: Practice

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/29/18

    Topics:  PLQ Friction, Demo, Lecture

    Notes:  Friction PP slides

    Assignment: Work on Quest: Newtons Laws 4

    Examples: Done in class

    Tuesday: Lab Friction on an incline, Drag 

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/26/18

    Topics:  Quiz, Friction Lab

    Notes:  Friction PP slides

    Assignment: Work on Quest: Newtons Laws 4

    Examples: Done in class

    Monday: Friction PLQ

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/25/18

    Topics:  Newton's 2nd Law

    Notes:  Compound Body Power Point slides 5

    Assignment: Finish Quest on Newtons Laws III

    Examples:

    Friday: Quiz (chapter 5 but no inclind planes or compound body problems)

     Friction

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/24/18

    Topics:  Newton's 2nd Law

    Notes:  PP Using Newtons 2nd Law slide 10

    Compound Body Power Point slides 1-4

    Assignment: Quest on Newtons Laws III

    Examples:CH5 #51, 57  54

    Thursday: More Second Law. Friction

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/23/18

    Topics:  Newton's 2nd Law

    Notes:  PP Using Newtons 2nd Law slides 8&9

    PP The inclined Plane slides 1-7

    Assignment: Quest on Newtons Laws III

    except:3, 28, 37-39, 42-44, 47,48, 50,51, 57,

    61, 66,67, 69, 72, 74, 75

    Examples:CH5 # 77, 23, 39, 34   38  Hovercraft on Incline

    Wednesday: More Second Law!

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/22/18

    Topics:  Newton's 2nd Law

    Assignment: Quest on Newtons Laws III (up to #30)

    Examples: CH5 #26, 29

    Tuesday: More Second Law

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/19/18

    Topics:  A Cantaloupe on a table

    Assignment: Quest on Newtons Laws III

    Examples:

    Monday: More Second Law

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/18/18

    Topics:  Quiz, PLQ, 2nd Law (rev), 3rd Law

    Assignment: Quest on Newtons Laws 2

    Power Point (Newtons 3 Laws) up to slide 53

    Examples:

    Friday: Evacuation, more second Law

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/17/18

    Topics:  Labs, PLQ, 2nd Law

    Weight and Mass

    Newtons Laws

    Assignment: Quest on Newtons Laws 2

    Power Point (Newtons 3 Laws) up to slide 46

    Examples: CH5 #5, 8, 21, 28

    Thursday: Quiz, third Law, 2nd Law applications

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/16/18

    Topics:  Mass, Lab a vs m, ...

    Assignment: Quest on Net Force (finish!)

    Examples:

    Wednesday: Finish Lab, PLQ

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/15/18

    Topics:  Types of Forces, Net Force

    Assignment: Quest on Net Force (first 15)

    Examples: CH5 #4

    Tuesday: Lab, PLQ

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/11/18

    Topics:  Newton's 1st Law, Mass, Weight

    Assignment: Do first 5-10 of Quest

    Examples: CH5 #15, 13

    Friday: Work on Quest in class

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/10/18

    Topics:  Test

    Assignment: Preview Next Quest, read first 4 pages of chapter 5

    Examples:

    Thursday: Lab, 5-1

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/9/18

    Topics:  Review, Newton's First Law

    Assignment: Practice!

    Examples: Vectors Review Problems PP

    displacement = 6.58km 1.43 degrees S of W

    range = 12.34 m  vf = 11.9m/s -36.5 degrees

    8.33 seconds to cross belt

    aim plane 6.38 degrees N of W

    takes plane 1387 seconds

    Wednesday: Test

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/8/18

    Topics:  4-6, Type III Lab completion

     Type I Quiz

    Type II Quiz

    Assignment: Complete Quest Relative Motion

    Examples: CH4 # 77, 79, 73

    Tuesday: Review, Start Newton's Laws

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/5/18

    Topics:  Quiz, 4-6, Type III Lab

    Assignment: #1-9 Quest Relative Motion

    Examples: CH4 #70, 71

    Monday: Relative Velocity in 2D, Complete Lab

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/4/18

    Topics:  4-4

    Assignment: Complete Quest Projectiles

    Examples:

    Friday: Quiz, Relative Velocity, Complete Lab

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/3/18

    Topics:  4-4

    Assignment: (IN CLASS - WEDNESDAY)

    • Review the power points on Projectiles (3 posted on Schoolwires
    • Using your textbook, review the eight examples I posted to Schoolwires on 10/2.
    • Complete as much of the QUEST assignment on Projectiles as possible.
    • (Encourage students that struggle to enlist the help of their classmates!)

    Examples:

    Thursday: Projectile Lab

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/2/18

    Topics:  4-4

    Assignment:  QUEST Projectiles (first few)

    Examples: Type II from Power Point

    Extra Type II   Type III Example

    CH4 # 24, 28, 30, 33, 43

    Wednesday: Work on Quest 

     
     
     
     
    Update:  10/1/18

    Topics:  4-4

    Assignment:  Quest2,3D Part II (ALL) 

    AND Projectiles (first few)

    Examples: CH4 #21, 22, 23, 37

    Tuesday: Type II and III Projectiles

     
     
     
    Update:  9/28/18

    Topics:  4-1 thru 4-3

    Assignment:  Quest

    Examples: examples from the power point

    CH4 #4, 13, 12 

    Friday: 4-1 thru 4-3

     
     
     
     
    Update:  9/27/18

    Topics:  3-1 & 3-2

    Assignment:  Quest

    Examples: CH3 #5, 8, 11, 16, 15

    Friday: 4-1 thru 4-3

     
     
     
     
    Update:  9/26/18

    Topics:  Test

    Assignment:  Preview next Quest

    Examples:

    Thursday:  CH3

     
     
     
     
    Update:  9/25/18

    Topics:  Performance Assessment

    Assignment:  Write Lab Report, practice for test

    Examples:

    Wednesday:  Test CH2 (all of it EXCEPT integration)

     
     
     
     
    Update:  9/24/18

    Topics:  Quiz, Where do they meet Lab, QUESTions

    Assignment:  Write Lab Report

    Examples:

    Tuesday:  Performance Assessment, Review

     
     
     
     
    Update:  9/21/18

    Topics:  Free Fall Review, Integration, Where do they meet Lab

    Free Fall Formative Quiz

    Assignment:  Quest 1-D Kinematics Part III finish by Sunday night

    Examples: CH2 #90 by INTEGRATION  Integration example

    Monday:  Finish Jeep vs Cart Lab, Integration, preview P.A.

     
     
     
     
    Update:  9/20/18

    Topics:  Where do they meet, Free Fall (2-5)

    Assignment:  Quest 1-D Kinematics Part III

    Examples: CH2#48, 46, 45, 50, 53  49

    Friday:  Integration, PA Jeep vs Cart

     
     
     
     
    Update:  9/18/18

    Topics:  stage problems, Free Fall (2-5)

    2nd Block Dropped Ball

    2nd Block Tossed Ball

    Assignment:  Quest 1-D Kinematics Part II COMPLETE!

    BONUS #39, 44

    Examples: CH2 # 111, 90

    Thursday:  Free Fall, Integration

     
     
     
     
    Update:  9/17/18

    Topics:  2-4 (kinematics with constant acceleration)

    Assignment:  Quest 1-D Kinematics Part II

    up to #59, but omit #39, 44

    Tuesday:  Free Fall, Integration

     
     
     
    Update:  9/14/18

    Topics:  2-4 (kinematics with constant acceleration)

    The Moving Man  (for graph Practice)

    Assignment:  Quest 1-D Kinematics Part II

    up to #49, but omit #39, 44

    Examples: CH2 #15, 16  CH 2 #28

    25, 33, 37, 77

    Monday:  more 2-4

     
     
     
     
    Update:  9/13/18

    Topics:  Quiz, Kinematics Graphs

    Class Link: x-t, v-t, a-t blank graphs

    Assignment:  Quest 1-D Kinematics Part II #3-33

    Notes:  Slides #27, 28

    Tomorrow:  2-4

     
     
     
     
    Update:  9/12/18

    Topics:  2-2, 2-3

    Assignment:  Quest 1-D Kin #1,2,4,5,14,16,17,19,20

    Notes:  Slides #21-26

    Example:  CH2 #17

    Tomorrow:  Quiz (2-1), Lab, Graph analysis

     

     

    Update: 9/11/18

    Topic: PLQ, Lab:  x vs t for cart on hill

    Assignment: Preview Quest 1-D Kin II,  Complete PLQ.

    Notes: Slides #19 - 21 on power point (to the right)

    Tuesday: 2-2 and 2-3 in book (calculus!)

     

     

     

     

    Update: 9/7/18

    Topic: Lab Analysis Position vs Time (ticker tape timer)

    Assignment: Complete Quest Assignment,  Complete Conclusion to lab using slide #19 on Power Point.

    Notes: Slides #14 - 19 on power point (to the right)

    Friday: Next ticker tape lab, 2-2 in textbook

     

     

     

     

    Update: 9/6/18

    Topic: Lab Position vs Time (ticker tape timer)

    Assignment: 15-30 on Quest Assignment

    Notes: Slides #9 - 17 on power point (to the right)

    Friday: Continue with ticker tape labs

     

     

     

     

    Update: 9/5/18

    Topic: 2-1, Average Speed of Jeep, Join Quest

    Assignment: 1-14 on Quest Assignment

    Notes:PP Kinematics Day 2

    Thursday: Relationship Lab Introduction

     

     

     

     

    Update: 9/4/18

    Topic: Introductions, 1D Kinematics

    Assignment: Prepare 7 word webs (including duration)

    Notes:PP Kinematics Day 1

    Wednesday:  More INtroductions, More Kinematics