Unit 1: Kinematics (1D and 2D)

●       Reference Frames and Displacement

●       Average Velocity and Instantaneous Velocity

●       Motion at Constant Acceleration

●       Falling Objects

●       Adding Vectors by Components

●       Projectile Motion: projectiles fired horizontally and at an angle

●       Graphical Analysis of Motion

GIANCOLI (7e): Chapter 1 (1-4 through 1-6) and Chapter 2 (2-1 through 2-8) and Chapter 3 (3-1 through 3-8)

Unit 2: Forces (Static and Dynamic)

●       Forces

●       Free-Body-Diagrams

●       Newton’s Laws of Motion

●       Mass and Weight

●       Applications Involving Friction, Inclines, Pulley systems

GIANCOLI (7e): Chapter 4 (4-1 through 4-8)

Unit 3: Uniform Circular Motion

●       Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion

●       Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion

●       Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

●       Gravity Near the Earth’s Surface

●       Satellites and “Weightlessness”

●       Kepler’s Laws

GIANCOLI (7e): Chapter 5 (5-1 through 5-8)

Unit 4: Energy and Work

●       Work

●       Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem

●       Potential Energy: Gravitational and Elastic

●       Mechanical Energy and its Conservation

●       Power

GIANCOLI (7e): Chapter 6 (6-1, 6-2 through 6-10)

Unit 5: Momentum (Linear)

●       Impulse and Change in Momentum

●       Conservation of Momentum

●       Center of Mass (some textbooks cover this in Rotational Motion)

●       Conservation of Energy and Momentum in Collisions (1 dimension)

●       Conservation of Momentum in Collisions (2 dimensions: qualitative and semi-quantitative only)

GIANCOLI (7e): Chapter 7 (7-1through 7-6)

Unit 6: Simple Harmonic Motion

  • Energy changes from potential to kinetic during simple harmonic motion

  • Spring pendulum

  • Simple pendulum

  • Graph position, velocity, and acceleration as functions of time for simple harmonic motion

GIANCOLI (7e): Chapter 11 (11-1 through 11-6)

Unit 7: Torque and Rotational Motion

●       Torque

●       Center of Mass (qualitative)

●       Rotational Kinematics

●       Rotational Dynamics and Rotational Inertia

●       Rolling Motion (without slipping)

●       Rotational Kinetic Energy

●       Angular Momentum and its Conservation

GIANCOLI (7e): Chapter 7 (7-8); Chapter 8 (8-1 through 8-8)

Unit 8: Fluids

●       Density

●       Pressure

●       Buoyancy

●       Moving Fluids (Fluid Dynamics)

●       Bernoulli’s Equation, Pascal’s Principle, Torricelli’s Theorem

GIANCOLI (7e): Chapter 10 (1-10)

  • Monday (March 9):

    Lecture: Fluids

    Unit 8 Notes

    Homework: Read Sections 10.1-10.2, take notes

    Tuesday (March 10):

    Lecture: Fluids

    Homework: Read Sections 10.3-10.4, take notes

    Wednesday (March 11):

    Lecture: Fluids

    Homework: Read Sections 10.5-10.6, take notes

    Thursday (March 12):

    Practice Problems: Unit 8 Momentum

    Homework: Read Sections 10.7-10.8

    Friday (March 13):

    Advisory

    Practice Problems: Unit 8 Momentum

    Homework: Read Sections 10.9-10.10

  • SPRING BREAK!

  • Monday (March 23):

    Professional Day

    Lab: Fluids

    More Practice Problems

    Homework: Work on Lab Report

    Tuesday (March 24):

    Lab: Fluids

    Unit 8: Notebook Check

    More Practice Problems

    Homework: Work on Lab Report

    Wednesday (March 25):

    Lab: Fluids

    More Practice Problems

    Homework: Finish Lab Report and submit to Schoology

    Thursday (March 26):

    Unit 8: Conceptual Study Guide

    Homework: Study for Test

    Friday (March 27):

    Unit 8 Test: Fluids

    Homework: Khan Academy Due Aril 14th (minimum 80% comprehension.)

Unit 9: THE REVIEW

  • Khan Academy - Test Grade for Q4

  • FRQ Questions Last 5 years - Lab grade for Q4

  • Barron’s AP Physics 1 Diagnostic/Practice Tests - Employability grade for Q4

  • Monday (March 30):

    Advisory

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FRQs - Last 5 years - Rubrics Included

    Homework: Khan Academy and FRQs due April 14th

    Tuesday (March 31):

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

    Wednesday (April 1):

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

    Thursday (April 2):

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

    Friday (April 3):

    Mini Break

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

  • Monday (April 6):

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

    Tuesday (April 7):

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

    Wednesday (April 8):

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

    Thursday (April 9):

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

    Friday (April 10):

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

  • Monday (April 13):

    BLOCK SCHEDULE

    KHAN ACADEMY DUE TODAY

    Khan Academy - AP Physics 1 Review - 80% completion for credit

    FINAL EXAM

    Tuesday (April 14):

    BLOCK SCHEDULE

    Wednesday (April 15):

    BLOCK SCHEDULE

    Thursday (April 16):

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

    Friday (April 17):

    FRQ Problem - Last 5 years

  • Monday (April 20):

    Review Packet Units 5-7

    How to Design an Experiment and Most Common AP Physics 1 Labs

    Important Concepts in AP Physics 1

    Important Equations and Summaries in AP Physics 1

    Tuesday (April 21):

    Study

    Wednesday (April 22):

    Study

    Thursday (April 23):

    Study

    Tips and Strategies for AP Physics 1 Test

    Friday (April 24):

    Study

  • Monday (April 27):

    Barrons: AP Physics 1 Test book practice

    Diagnostics Test

    Barrons Practice Tests (3 of them, self-graded) will be Employability grades for Q4

    Tuesday (April 28):

    Barrons: AP Physics 1 Test book practice

    Diagnostics Test

    Wednesday (April 29):

    Barrons: AP Physics 1 Test book practice

    Homework: Finish Diagnostics Test and self-grade it

    Thursday (April 30):

    Barrons: AP Physics 1 Test book practice

    Practice Test 1

    Friday (May 1):

    Barrons: AP Physics 1 Test book practice

    Practice Test 1

  • Monday (May 4):

    Barrons: AP Physics 1 Test book practice

    Practice Test 1

    Homework: Finish Practice Test 1 and self-grade

    Tuesday (May 5):

    Barrons: AP Physics 1 Test book practice

    Practice Test 2

    Wednesday (May 6):

    Barrons: AP Physics 1 Test book practice

    Practice Test 2

    Thursday (May 7):

    Barrons: AP Physics 1 Test book practice

    Practice Test 2

    Homework: Finish Practice Test 2 and self-grade

    Friday (May 8):

    Barrons: AP Physics 1 Test book practice

    Last day for Barrons - Review where needed

  • Monday (May 11):

    AP Physics 1 - Practice Workbook - Book 1: Mechanics, Waves and Sound, Electrostatics and DC Circuits (OLD)

    Study for AP Physics 1 Exam

    List of Equations that are not on the AP Formula Sheet

    AP Classroom Practice Tests

    Tuesday (May 12):

    Study for AP Physics 1 Exam

    AP Classroom Practice Tests

    Wednesday (May 13):

    Study for AP Physics 1 Exam

    AP Classroom Practice Tests

    Thursday (May 14):

    Study for AP Physics 1 Exam

    AP Classroom Practice Tests

    Homework: Get a good night of sleep, Bring Calculator.

    Friday (May 15):

    AP Physics 1 Exam

  • Monday (May 18):

    Movies and Popcorn

    Tuesday (May 19):

    Movies and Popcorn

    Wednesday (May 20):

    Movies and Popcorn

    Thursday (May 21):

    Movies and Popcorn

    Friday (May 22):

    Movies and Popcorn

  • Monday (May 25):

    Memorial Day

    Tuesday (May 26):

    Movies and Popcorn

    Wednesday (May 27):

    LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

    Thursday (May 28):

    Have a great summer! Seniors Good luck in college!

    Friday (May 29):

    SUMMER