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1st Semester assignments for 2010-2011

Friday, August 13
go over syllabus, math check, etc.
remember to read the Introduction of the book "The Physics of Superheroes" - you will be quizzed on it on Wednesday, August 25

Tuesday, August 17
worksheet "Average Velocity and Displacement Problems"
Lab-Displacement
test for chapter 2 and section 3.1 will be Wednesday, August 25

Thursday, August 19
Interpreting Graphs (the chapter 2 test is based on this)
p860 6,9; p81 82; p861 9
2 worksheets "Sports Figures Tracking Speed" and "Tracking Speed-Usain Bolt's 100m WR"

Monday, August 23
Lab-Marble Roll

Wednesday, August 25
Test on chapter 2 and section 3.1
Quiz on the Introduction to "The Physics of Superheroes"

Friday, August 27
start chapter 3
p82 107, 110
worksheet "Physics: Velocity, Acceleration, Distance"

Tuesday, August 31
p83 106; p862 18-20
Lab-Free Fall
test for chapter 3 will be Thursday, September 9

Thursday, September 2
Lab-Rocket Car

Monday, September 6 - No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday, September 7
review worksheets

Thursday, September 9
Test on chapter 3

Monday, September 13
start chapter 4: Forces in One Dimension
p114 73,89,90
Lab-Superball Bounce
Read chapter 1 in "The Physics of Superheroes" - quiz will be Tuesday, Sep. 21

Wednesday, September 15
worksheet "Physics Example Problems for Newton's 2nd Law"
class work-Supplemental Problems worksheet: problems 2-5, 10, 13
p113 79,88

Friday, September 17
Lab-Rocket Launch
worksheet "Rockets"

Tuesday, September 21
worksheet "Terminal Velocity"
Quiz on chapter 1 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Thursday, September 23
video analysis-"Speed Demons and Daredevils"

Monday, September 27
Connected Masses
Lab-Connected Masses
p864 16-18

Wednesday, September 29
video-"Newton's Dark Secrets"-a docudrama about the life and work of physicist Isaac Newton

Friday, October 1
Test on chapter 4

Begin reading chapters 4 and 26 in the book "The Physics of Superheroes"-you will be quizzed on them during our work on chapter 5 in the textbook

Tuesday, October 5
start chapter 5-Forces in 2 Dimensions
HW page 142 85,86,88,97,103
Lab-Force Components

read chapters 4 and 26 in the book "The Physics of Superheroes" and answer the study guide questions-you will be quizzed on them on Tuesday, October 12

Thursday, October 7
HW page 144 106; and page 866 8,10,11
Lab-Force of Friction

Monday, October 11 - NO School (Columbus Day)
 
Tuesday, October 12
Quiz covering chapters 4 and 26 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

HW page 867 16; and page 143 100,105
Lab-Friction on an Incline

Wednesday, October 13 - NO Classes (School-wide testing)

Friday, October 15
Test-chapter 5

Monday, October 18 - NO School (faculty retreat)

Wednesday, October 20
Begin chapter 10-Energy,Work,Power
HW page 278 61,64,67,70,75
Lab-Work on an Incline
Read chapter 12 in "The Physics of Superheroes"-you will be quizzed on this chapter on Thursday, October 28

Friday, October 22
HW page 278 63,68,91
Lab-Power (running stairs)

Tuesday, October 26
Begin chapter 11-Energy and its Conservation
HW p308 79-81; p872 9
Lab-Conservation of Energy

Thursday, October 28
Quiz on chapter 12 of the book "The Physics of Superheroes"

review chapters 10 and 11 of the textbook

Monday, November 1
Test on chapters 10 and 11 of the textbook

Wednesday, November 3
Start chapter 12-Thermal Energy
Lab-Calorimetry
HW p873 7,8; p337 63,64,73
Read chapter 13 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Tuesday, November 9
Start chapter 13-States of Matter
13.1 Pressure and 13.4 Solids
HW p369 77,79,93,96
Lab-Fusion of Ice
Read chapters 5, 6, 13, 14, and 15 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Thursday, November 11
13.3 Buoyancy
video-Mythbusters "Buoyancy"
HW-p370 84,85; p875 10,15

Monday, November 15 (period 4 is the first class of the day)
Period 4 will do this today:
Lab-Buoyancy of a Solar Bag
Period 6 will do this today:
review worksheets-Thermal Energy and States of Matter

Wednesday, November 17 (period 6 is the first class of the day)
Period 6 will do this today:
Lab-Buoyancy of a Solar Bag
Period 4 will do this today:
review worksheets-Thermal Energy and States of Matter

Friday, November 19
Test on chapters 12 and 13
Quiz on chapters 5, 6, 13, 14, 15 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Tuesday, November 23
Read chapters 16-19 in "The Physics of Superheroes" over Thanksgiving Break
Sport Science

Wednesday, November 24 (1-7 schedule with an 11:30 dismissal)
video-Punkin Chunkin

Thursday, November 25-Sunday, November 28 - Thanksgiving Break

Tuesday, November 30
chapter 22-Current Electricity
examples p594 2-4; p598 9-11; p605 28,29
HW p612 87,92,95,96
Lab-Electrical Appliances (take home)
read chapters 16-19 in "The Physics of Superheroes"

Thursday, December 2
chapter 23-Series and Parallel Circuits
PowerPoint-Circuits
examples p619 4; p622 10; p623 12; p626 16,19
HW p638 71,72,93,95; p883 6,13
read chapter 24 in "The Physics of Superheroes"

Monday, December 6
chapter 29-Solid state Electronics
Light Emitting Diodes
LED physics
http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/lighting_daylighting/index.cfm/mytopic=12032
HW p795 55,56,63 and Supplemental Problems worksheet (chap 29) 3,4,17
read chapter 24 in "The Physics of Superheroes"

Wednesday, December 8
review for Semester 1 Final

Quiz on chapters 16-19 and 24 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Friday, December 10
Physics of Christmas
a) video-Science of Christmas
b) Physics of Santa handout
c) Star of Bethlehem handout

Semester Two Assignments for 2010

Monday, Jan 11 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, Jan 12 (per 6)
Start chapter 6-Motion in 2D
Projectile Motion-Horizontal Launches
examples: p150 1-3 (and impact angle)
Lab-Projectile Motion-horizontal launches
HW p165 51,52,58

Wednesday, Jan 13 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, Jan 14 (per 6)
Projectile Motion-Launched at an Angle
examples: p165 57; p867 1; p152 4 (solve for velocity)
Lab-Projectile motion-launched at an angle
HW p152 6; p165 60

Friday, Jan 15 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, Jan 19 (per 6)
analysis-Robbie Knievel Building to Building Jump

Monday, Jan 18 - No School (Martin Luther King Day)

Wednesday, Jan 20 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, Jan 21 (per 6)
analysis-Robbie Maddison Las Vegas Jump

Friday, Jan 22 (periods 3&5) and Monday, Jan 25 (per 6)
analysis-Evel Knievel jumps

Tuesday, Jan 26 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, Jan 27 (Per 6)
Circular Motion
Ex p156 20; p166 62; p 167 79; and a flat curve with friction
Lab-Circular motion with Hot wheels
HW-worksheet:Circular Motion
Read chapter 4 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Thursday, Jan 28 (periods 3&5) and Friday, Jan 29 (per 6)
Vertical Circles
handout-Vertical Circular Motion Examples and Homework
examples: problems 1,2,6(a,b),8 from handout
HW-problems 3-5,7 from handout
video analysis of Steve Trotter's Pendulum Swing

Monday, Feb 1 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, Feb 2 (per 6)
review chapter 6
Quiz on chapter 4 of "The Physics of Superheroes"

Wednesday, Feb 3 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, Feb 4 (per 6)
test on chapter 6

Friday, Feb 5 (periods 3&5) and Monday, Feb 8 (period 6)
start chapter 9-Momentum
impulse/momentum
conservation of momentum
examples p233 4,5
examples p238 14,15,17,18
examples p240 19,21
HW p251 66,70,72,73,90
Lab-Conservation of Momentum
read chapter 3 from "The Physics of Superheroes" and be prepared for a quiz

Tuesday, Feb 9 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, Feb 10 (period 6)
2D Collisions
examples p243 23-25
HW p871 10-12 (chap 9)
HW - "Investigating a Meteor Impact" - due Feb. 16 (periods 3&5) and Feb. 17 (period 6)
video-Asteroid Apocalypse

Thursday, Feb 11 (periods 3&5) and Friday, Feb 12 (period 6)
Quiz - chapter 3 from "The Physics of Superheroes"
video analysis of "Armageddon"

Monday, Feb 15 - NO SCHOOL (Presidents' Day)

Tuesday, Feb 16 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, Feb 17 (period 6)
finish "Armageddon" analysis and review for test

Thursday, Feb 18 (periods 3&5) and Friday, Feb 19 (period 6)
Test for chapter 9

Monday, Feb 22 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, Feb 23 (period 6)
start chapter 14-Vibrations and Waves
Hooke's Law, Potential Energy of Springs, Pendulums
examples p397 70,73,92,88,95
examples p380 challenge problem
HW p397 74,94,98,99
Lab-Pendulum (p392)

Wednesday, Feb 24 (periods 3 &5) and Thursday, Feb 25 (period 6)
Wave Properties
examples p398 75,77,80,91
HW p398 78,81,82,83; p876 8,9

Friday, Feb 26 (periods 3&5) and Monday, March 1 (period 6)
start chapter 15-Sound
Loudness/decibels, Doppler Effect
examples p409 7-9
classwork p425 60-68 all (due today)
Lab-Sound Intensity and Distance

Tuesday, Mar 2 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, Mar 3 (period 6)
Physics of Music (standing waves on strings and in pipes)
Standing Waves on Strings: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/U11l5b.cfm
Standing Waves in an Open Pipe: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/U11L5c.cfm
Standing Waves in a Closed Pipe: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/U11L5d.cfm
HW worksheet
Lab-Standing Waves in a Pipe

Thursday, Mar 4 (periods 3&5) and Friday, Mar 5 (period 6)
finish lab
review for test

Monday, Mar 8 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, Mar 9 (period 6)
test on chapter 15-sound

Wednesday, Mar 10 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, Mar 11 (period 6)
Start chapter 17-Reflection and Mirrors
PowerPoint on Mirrors
HW p480 62,66,67,71
Ray Diagram Worksheets
Lab-Mirrors

Friday, Mar 12 (periods 3&5) and Monday, Mar 15 (period 6)
Chapter 18-Refraction and Lenses
HW p510 90,91,100
Lab-Lenses

Tuesday, Mar 16 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, Mar 17 (period 6)
review

Thursday, Mar 18 (periods 3&5) and Friday, Mar 19 (period 6)
test for chapters 17 and 18

Monday, Mar 22 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, Mar 23 (period 6)
special physics topics

Wednesday, Mar 24 - ITED Testing 9am to Noon

Thursday, Mar 25 (periods 3&5) and Friday, Mar 26 (period 6)
Magic Mountain Calibration ($47 for ticket and bus-36 students attended)

Mar 29-April 11: NO School (Easter Break)

Monday, April 12 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, April 13 (period 6)
Magic Mountain PowerPoint and Ride Packet Preview

Wednesday, Apr 14 - Magic Mountain Field Trip
All Physics and AP Physics students
9:30am to 6:30pm
go to your first period class today

Thursday, Apr 15 (period 6) and Friday, Apr 16 (periods 3&5)
STEP judging in class
poster boards due
paper due

Monday, Apr 19 (period 6) and Tuesday, Apr 20 (periods 3&5)
Magic Mountain Ride Packets due (if you did not go, then your Roller Coaster Design Project is due)
Special Relativity-Energy
HW worksheet "Relativistic Energy Homework"
video-Trinity and Beyond
read chapters 6, 17, 20-22, and the Afterward from the book "The Physics of Superheroes"-these chapters will appear on the final

Wednesday, Apr 21 (period 6)
finish video
more Special Relativity (Length Contraction and Time Dilation)
HW worksheet "Relativistic Length Contraction and Time Dilation Homework"

Thursday, Apr 22
All Physics Classes will present their STEP projects during the school day

Friday, Apr 23 (periods 3&5)
finish video
more Special Relativity (Length Contraction and Time Dilation)
HW worksheet "Relativistic Length Contraction and Time Dilation Homework"

Monday, Apr 26 (period 6) and Tuesday, Apr 27 (periods 3&5)
General Relativity/Black Holes
video-Black Holes:the Ultimate Abyss

read chapters 6, 17, 20-22, and the Afterward from the book "The Physics of Superheroes"-these will appear on the final

Wednesday, Apr 28 (period 6) and Thursday, Apr 29 (periods 3&5)
video: Hawking's Universe
video: The Universe: Light Speed

Friday, Apr 30 (period 6)
Senior Breakfast-no seniors in class

Monday, May 3 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, May 4 (period 6)
video-"Einstein Revealed"

Wednesday, May 5 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, May 6 (period 6)
finish video
video-"BBC History of WWII:Hiroshima"-will get through ~first 42 minutes

Friday, May 7 (periods 3&5) and Monday, May 10 (period 6)
finish "Hiroshima"
video-"The Manhattan Project" -will get through ~ first 25 minutes

Tuesday, May 11 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, May 12 (period 6)
continue with "The Manhattan Project" -will get up to ~ 1 hr 35 min mark

Thursday, May 13 (periods 3&5) and Friday, May 14 (period 6)
finish "Manhattan Project" -have about 20 minutes left
Quantum Mechanics/String Theory PowerPoint
video-"The Elegant Universe" -will get through ~first 28 minutes

Monday, May 17 (periods 3&5) and Tuesday, May 18 (period 6)
continue with "The Elegant Universe"

Wednesday, May 19 (periods 3&5) and Thursday, May 20 (period 6)
finish "The Elegant Universe"

Friday, May 21 (periods 3&5) and Monday, May 24 (period 6)
review for final

Tuesday, May 25 (periods 3&5) and Wednesday, May 26 (period 6)
Final Exam

Thursday, May 27 (periods 3&5) and Friday, May 28 (period 6)
last day of class/no seniors