Chapter 10: Energy and Work
10.1 The Basic Energy Model
-The Law of Conservation of Energy
10.2 Work
ex p317 2,3,5,6,
HW p317 53,72
10.8 Power
ex p318 41,42,43
HW p318 45,71,74
Lab-Power
Wednesday, January 15 (5) and Thursday, January 16 (2&4)
10.3 Kinetic Energy
ex p317 9,10
HW p317 68,80-84
10.4 Potential Energy
ex p317 15,18,19
HW p317 16,17,20
10.6 Using the Law of Conservation of Energy
video clip - Breaking Boards (QR code on p306)
Chin Basher? (QR code on p307)
ex p318 26,49,55,60
HW p318 27,29,30,59
Lab-Conservation of Energy with Hot Wheels
Friday, January 17 (5) and Tuesday, January 21 (2&4)
10.5 Thermal Energy
ex p318 22,25
HW p318 23,24
Chapter 12 - Thermal Properties of Matter
12.5 Specific Heat and Heat Transformations
ex p400 32,38
HW p400 36,39
Heating Water and Aluminum (the left QR code on p381)
Water Balloon held over Candle Flame (the right QR code on p381)
12.6 Calorimetry
ex p400 42,45
HW p400 44,46
Lab-Calorimetry
review - study these problems: p317 27,41,55,71 and p400 42
Wednesday, January 22 (5) and Thursday, January 23 (2&4)
Test-chapters 10 and 12
Friday, January 24 (5) and Monday, January 27 (2&4)
Chapter 9: Momentum
9.1 Impulse
video clip - Science of Speed: Momentum and Time
9.2 Momentum and Impulse: Momentum Theorem
ex p284 1,2,5,36
HW p284 3,38
9.3 Solving Impulse and Momentum Problems
ex p284 7,10
HW p284 9,11,47
9.4 Conservation of Momentum
ex p284 17,49
HW p284 18,44
10.7 Energy in Collisions
ex p318 37
HW p318 40,62
9.5 Inelastic Collisions
ex p285 22,24,55
HW p285 53,54,60
Lab-Conservation of Momentum
Tuesday, January 28 (5) and Wednesday, January 29 (2&4)
9.6 Momentum and Collisions in Two Dimensions
ex p285 26,29,58
HW p285 56,65
HW - Investigating a Meteor Impact
video-Asteroid Apocalypse
Thursday, January 30 (5) and Friday, January 31 (2&4)
video analysis-Armageddon
Monday, February 3 (5) and Tuesday, February 4 (2&4)
finish Armageddon and review for test
study these problems: p284 29,54,56
Wednesday, February 5 (5) and Thursday, February 6 (2&4)
Test-chapter 9
due today-Investigating a Meteor Impact
your homework is to watch this video before next class: Hooke's Law
Friday, February 7 (5) and Monday, February 10 (2&4)
Chapter 14: Oscillations
14.1 Equilibrium and Oscillations
14.2 Linear Restoring Forces and Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
ex p472 1,42
video-QR code on page 448 about springs (and pendulums)
HW p472 3,47
14.3 Describing SHM
ex p472 6,8,11
HW p472 7,9,10,14
14.4 Energy in SHM
ex p472 17,19,50
HW p472 20,21,58
Lab-Mass on a Spring ( online PhET simulation )
Tuesday, February 11 (5) and Wednesday, February 12 (2&4)
14.5 Pendulum Motion
video-QR code on page 446 about pendulums (and springs)
Lab-Pendulum ( online PhET simulation )
ex p473 23,27,32
HW p473 26,28,29,60
Thursday, February 13 (5) and Friday, February 14 (2&4)
review: study these for the chapter 14 test- p472 7,20,28,47
Sports Science
Monday, February 17 (NO School)
Tuesday, February 18 (5) and Wednesday, February 19 (2&4)
Test-chapter 14
Thursday, February 20 (5) and Friday, February 21 (2&4)
Chapter 15-Traveling Waves and Sound
15.1 The Wave Model
15.2 Traveling Waves
video-Traveling Waves (QR code on p479)
video-solving Traveling Wave problems (QR code on p486)
ex p502 1,3,4
HW p502 2,49,61
15.3 Graphical and Mathematical Descriptions of Waves
ex p503 11,13,14,17
HW p503 12,15,18,60
15.4 Sound and Light Waves
ex p503 21,23
HW p503 24,26
PhET simulation: Waves on a String
the worksheet for the above activity is found here: Waves on a String worksheet
Monday, February 24 (5) and Tuesday, February 25 (2&4)
15.5 Energy and Intensity
ex p503 27,29,31
HW p503 28,32,70
15.6 Loudness of Sound
ex p504 34,35,36,37
HW p504 39,73,75
Lab-Sound Intensity and Distance ( online frequency generator )
you can find apps to measure decibels here: decibel 10th (iPhone) and here: Sound Meter (Android)
Wednesday, February 26 (5) and Thursday, February 27 (2&4)
15.7 The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves
video clip-Doppler Effect (from MIT)
Doppler Simulation
ex p504 41,43,45,77
HW p504 42,44,78
Lab-Doppler Effect (like problem 77)
review: study these problems for the test - p503 32,39,44,75
Friday, February 28 (5) and Monday, March 3 (2&4)
Test-chapter 15
Tuesday, March 4 (5) and Wednesday, March 5 (2&4)
Chapter 16-Superposition and Standing Waves
16.1 The Principle of Superposition
16.2 Standing Waves
16.3 Standing Waves on a String
video-Fundamental Frequency (vibrating rods) (QR code on p514)
p533 7,9,11,13,48
HW p533 8,10,14,15,50
16.4 Standing Sound Waves
video-Standing Sound Waves (QR code on p516)
ex p533 16,17,19,56
HW p533 20,22,23
Lab-Standing Waves in a Pipe (like problem 56)
Thursday, March 6 (5) and Friday, March 7 (2&4)
Chapter 18-Ray Optics
18.1 The Ray Model of Light
ex p604 1,3
HW p604 2
18.3 Refraction
ex p605 10,13
HW p605 11,52
18.5 Thin Lenses: Ray Tracing
practice-ray tracing for lenses
18.7 The Thin-Lens Equation
ex p606 29,31
HW p606 30,32
Lab-Lenses
watch this video on the formation of images with a concave mirror before next class
watch this 2nd video on virtual image formation in concave mirrors before next class
Monday, March 10 (5) and Tuesday, March 11 (2&4)
18.2 Reflection
ex p605 7,8
HW p605 6,41
18.4 Image Formation by Reflection
ex p605 17
HW p605 57
18.6 Image Formation with Spherical Mirrors
ex p605 24,27,36
HW p605 38,72,74
HW-Ray Diagram worksheets
Lab-Mirrors
Wednesday, March 12 (5) and Thursday, March 13 (2&4)
review
Test-chapter 18
Friday, March 14 (5) and Monday, March 17 (2&4)
Chapter 27-Relativity
27.1 Relativity: What's it All About?
27.2 Galilean Relativity
ex p917 2,4
HW p917 3,5
27.3 Einstein's Principle of Relativity
ex p918 7,9
HW p918 8
27.4 Events and Measurements
27.5 The Relativity of Simultaneity
ex p918 11,13,16
HW p918 10,12,15
video-Einstein Revealed
Tuesday, March 18 (5)
go over HW
finish Einstein Revealed
Wednesday, March 19
ITED testing - all grades (NO Classes)
Thursday, March 20 (2&4)
Science Expo judging
your poster board and paper are due today
Friday, March 21 (5)
Science Expo judging
your poster board and paper are due today
Monday, March 24 (2&4)
go over HW
finish Einstein Revealed
Tuesday, March 25 (5) and Wednesday, March 26 (2&4)
27.6 Time Dilation
ex p918 17,19,47
HW p918 20,46
27.7 Length Contraction
ex p918 22,23,52
HW p918 24,25,54
video: The Universe: Light Speed
Thursday, March 27 (5) and Friday, March 28 (2&4)
finish Light Speed
go over HW
27.10 Relativistic Energy
ex p919 34,37,68,75
HW p 919 61,72,73,74
video: Mass-Energy Equivalence (QR code on p911)
video-Trinity and Beyond
Monday, March 31 (5)
sport Science
Tuesday, April 1 (2&4) and Wednesday, April 2 (5)
Magic Mountain Prep work-calibration, ride packet, and measurement practice
Thursday, April 3 (2&4) and Friday, April 4 (5)
finish Trinity and Beyond
Relativity worksheet
Monday, April 7 (all physics classes)
Magic Mountain field trip-leave at 9:30am
bring at least $30 for food
Tuesday, April 8 (5)
work on Roller Coaster Packet
Wednesday, April 9 (all classes) - Science Expo
Thursday, April 10 (2&4)
work on Roller Coaster Packet
Friday, April 11 (5) - Senior Breakfast
Monday, April 28 (5) and Tuesday, April 29 (2&4)
video-"BBC History of WWII:Hiroshima"-will get through ~first 42 minutes
Wednesday, April 30 (5) and Thursday, May 1 (2&4)
finish "Hiroshima"
Quiz-Trinity and Beyond/Hiroshima
General Relativity/Black Holes
video: Through the Wormhole-The Riddle of Black Holes
Friday, May 2 (5) and Monday, May 5 (2&4)
more General Relativity
video: Through the Wormhole-Beyond the Darkness
Tuesday, May 6 (5) and Wednesday, May 7 (2&4)
Chapter 28-Quantum Physics
28.1 X Rays
28.2 The Photoelectric Effect (Einstein's Noble Prize winning work!)
video-Photoelectric Effect (QR code on p926)
ex p949 8,9,10
HW p949 12,51
28.3 Photons
ex p949 16,23
HW p949 20,54
28.4 Matter Waves
ex p949 27
HW p949 28
PhET Simulation-The Photoelectric Effect
click here for the PhET photoelectric effect worksheet
Thursday, May 8 (5) and Friday, May 9 (2&4)
28.5 Energy is Quantized
video-Energy is Quantized (QR code on p937)
ex p950 34,37
HW p950 36,73
28.6 Energy Levels and Quantum Jumps
ex p950 38,39
HW p950 41
28.7 The Uncertainty Principle
ex p950 42,43
HW p950 46
28.8 Applications and Implications of Quantum Theory
PhET Simulation-MRI
click here for PhET MRI worksheet
Monday, May 12 (5) and Tuesday, May 13 (2&4)
http://www.nucleartourist.com/
30.1 Nuclear Structure
ex p1019 1
HW p1019 2
video: Nuclear Physics Notation (QR code on p992)
30.2 Nuclear Stability
30.3 Forces and Energy in the Nucleus
30.4 Radiation and Radioactivity
video: Radioactive Decay (QR code on p999)
ex p1020 16-18,21
HW p1020 19,20
30.5 Nuclear Decay and Half-Lives
ex p1020 24,28,29
HW p1020 30,33
30.6 Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics
video: Positron-Emission Tomography (QR code on p1011)
30.7 The Ultimate Building Blocks of Matter
PhET Simulation-Alpha Decay
click here for the PhET Alpha Decay worksheet
Wednesday, May 14 (5) and Thursday, May 15 (2&4)
Quantum Mechanics/String Theory PowerPoint
video-"The Elegant Universe" -will get through ~first 28 minutes
Friday, May 16 (5) and Monday, May 19 (2&4)
finish-The Elegant Universe
Tuesday, May 20 (5) and Wednesday, May 21 (2&4)
Final Exam
