Welcome to College Prep Physics 2010_2011
Welcome to the world of physics. I really hope you see the importance of the role
of physics in our everyday life. This course is not as mathematically demanding as
the honors physics course, but I will prepare you to survive a college physics
course. For those students who may be weak in math or lack confidence in their
math skills, please ask questions. And for those strong in math, please ask
questions as well. I look forward to teaching this course.
Assignments for the Course:
Lesson 1 Introduction to the course, particle accelerators, seating,pictures, 3x5 cards, the
course handout: emphasis on note-taking and having a good calculator. Tower building if time.
Wed 9/1
homework for that evening: none.
Lesson 2 Textbooks;History of Science, Scientific Method, Significant Figures, Factor-Label
Method
Fri 9/3
homework for that evening: Read Ch 2 (pp 15-23), do #1-5 (pp 20-21), 6a,c, 7a,c, 8c,d (p 22), 9a,c,
10b, 11b, 12a, c, 13a. (p 23) [Assignment #1]
Lesson 3 Significant Figures,Precision, Accuracy, linear, quadratic, inverse functions,
worksheet on Ch 2.2
Tue 9/7
homework for that evening: Finish reading Ch 2, do: #15a-f, 16a-f (p 27), 17a,b, 19 b (p 28) and Ch 2
Review: #23,31a-f, 33, 35, 39, and 43. [Hw- 2]
Lesson 4 Motion diagrams, vector, scalar, magnitude, direction. Worksheet 15 and 16.
Thurs 9/9
homework for that evening: Ch 3 Review: #3, 6-8, 14, 17-23(pick one in this last group). (will be
collected at the next class session. [Hw- 3]
Lesson 5 Introduction to Vectors, graphic addition to find resultant, law of cosines, horizontal
and vertical components.
Mon 9/13
homework for that evening: Ch 4 (67)#1-3, (71)#6,8-10, (74)#11-14, (76)#15-17. [Hw- 4]
Lesson 8 Vectors, Vectors, and Vectors. Quiz 1 on Significant figures and unit conversion.
Wed 9/15
homework for that evening: Ch 4 Review: #3, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25, 32, 33. [Hw- 5]
Lesson 9 Review Vectors, finish all homework.
Thur 9/16
homework for that evening: none.
Lesson 10 Vectors with the component method.
Mon 9/20
homework for that evening: Finish worksheets.
Lesson 11 Senior Picnic
Wed 9/22
homework for that evening: Review worksheets on vectors.
Lesson 12 Review Vectors. Quiz on Vectors.
Fri 9/24
homework for that evening: none.
Lesson 13 Handout Review Sheet
Mon 9/27
homework for that evening: Begin studying for Ch 1-4 Exam.
Lesson 10 Review for Ch 1-4 Exam
Wed 9/29
homework for that evening: Study for the Ch 1-4 Exam.
Lesson 9 Exam on Chapters 1-4
Fri 10/1
homework for that evening: Read Ch 5.1 (pp 81-89)
Lesson 10 Introduce Chapter 5: A Mathematical Model of Motion, Position vs. Time graphs,
Velocity vs. Time graphs, Importance of the slopes in each.
Tues 10/5
homework for that evening: Ch 5 #17-22 (97), 23-33 odd (103-106) [HW- 6].
Lesson 11 Acceleration, Displacement under constant acceleration, Four major equations.
Throw up Lab. Video: The law of falling bodies.
Thurs 10/6
homework for that evening: none.
Lesson 12 More motion problems,
Fri 10/8
homework for that evening: Worksheet.
Lesson 13 Review worksheet. More motion problems,
Tues 10/12
homework for that evening: Finish and study the worksheet on motion problems and free fall
problems.
Lesson 14 Review for Quiz on motion
Thurs 10/14
homework for that evening: Study practice quiz sheet.
Lesson 15 Quiz 3 on motion problems.
Fri 10/15
homework for that evening: none.
Lesson 16 Force, Inertia, Newton's 3 laws, Friction.
Tues 10/19
homework for that evening: Do # 1-4, 6,(116-125) 12-15(pp. 129-133) [HW- 7]
Lesson 19 Friction, Harmonic motion, 4 major forces.
Thurs 10/21
homework for that evening: Begin Review sheet for Ch 5 & 6 Exam.
Lesson 20 Review Sheet for Exam Ch 5 & 6. Lab on Pendulums.
Mon 10/25
homework for that evening: Finish and study worksheet on Ch. 6. Study for Ch 5 and 6 Exam.
Lesson 21 Review for Exam on Chapter 5 and 6.
Tues 10/26
homework for that evening: Study for Ch 5 and 6 Exam.
Lesson 22 Exam on Chapter 5 and 6.
Thurs 10/28
homework for that evening: none.
End of the 1st Quarter.