Honors Physics Assignments
Welcome to the assignment page for Honors Physics. The following assignments have been carefully
chosen for the purpose of reinforcing certain concepts and skills. Not all assignments will be collected.
I will state exactly what problems I will collect. It is up to you to look at the problems and see if you
know how to do them. You can check for the correct answers for the odd number problems in the back
of the book. Welcome to the world of physics.
Lesson 1 Introduction to physics; particle accelerators,collaborate, seating, 3x5 cards, pictures, the
course handout: emphasis on note-taking and having a good calculator. Tower building if time.
Wed 9/1
Class 3,7 Wed 9/1
Class 4, 6 Thur 9/2
homework for that evening: Go online at my website homepage and go thru the powerpoint
presentation for Chapter 1.
Lesson 2 Power point presentation (Chapter 1): Introduction to Physics; Measurement, Estimating.
Models, Theories and Laws. Brief history of science. Galileo. Aristotle, Importance of observation.
Significant figures, percent error. Units. Metric (SI) prefixes. Unit conversion and dimensional analysis.
Class 7 Thur 9/2
Class 3,6 Fri 9/3
Class 4 Tues 9/7
homework for that evening: Ch 1: Problems: #1-6, 8-9, 12, 14-20, 22, 23, 36, 38, 46, 49, 51, 52. (Turn
in even number problems: 2,4,6,8,12,14,16,18,20,36,38,46,52). [Assignment #1]
Lesson 3 Describing motion. Kinematics in one dimension. Frame of reference. Position and
displacement. Average velocity and speed. Acceleration. Motion at constant acceleration. Four
major equations for motion problems.
Class 7 Tues 9/7
Class 3, 4, 6 Wed 9/8
homework for that evening: Read Ch 2 up to but not including free falling. Look at the examples
in Ch 2. Finish worksheet on Motion.
Go online to Giancoli' site (the link is on my web home page), and take the practice question
quiz (25 questions). Submit grade at: melnik@yahoo.com. This will count 3 points as a
homework assignment, regardless of the grade you got. [Assignment #2]
Lesson 4 Video: Free falling bodies, more motion problems.
Class 3, 7 Thurs 9/9
Class 4, 6 Fri 9/10
homework for that evening: Finish reading Ch 2. Study examples to understand how they are
solving these problems. Do: # Ch 2 End of the chapter Questions #1, 6, 8-9, 11, 15,17, 19 and
Problems: #1-7, 9, 11,13,16, 17, 21, 25, 31*(hard). [Hw-3]. Also continue to work on
Assignment 2 (the online Giancoli Practice Quiz Chapter 2 assignment).
Lesson 5 Falling objects, instantaneous velocity, instantaneous acceleration, average
velocity, average acceleration, graphical analysis of linear motion.
Class 3, 7 Mon 9/13
Class 4, 6 Tues 9/14
homework for that evening: Finish Hw-3.
Lesson 6 Review falling bodies and some homework.
Class 7 Tues 9/14
Class 3, 6 Wed 9/15
Class 4 Thurs 9/16
homework for that evening: Problems (Ch 2): #33, 35-37, 42, 44, 45, 47, 57, 74, 77-80. [Hw-4]
Lesson 7 Throw up lab. Graph Analysis of Displacement vs Time Graphs and Velocity vs Time Graphs.
Review motion problems based on worksheet and homework problems.
Class 7 Thurs 9/16
Class 3, 4, 6 Fri 9/17
homework for that evening: Finish and review all homework and worksheets for Chapter 2.
Lesson 8 Review homework on motion. Quiz 2 on motion.
Class 3 Mon 9/20
Class 4, 6, 7 Tues 9/21
homework for that evening: Read the first part of Chapter 3 (pp 45-53) in preparation for vector
lecture.
Lesson 9 Senior Picnic and Internet assignment for those not going to the Sr. Picnic.
Class 3, 7 Wed 9/22
Class 4, 6 Thurs 9/23
homework for that evening: none.
Lesson 10 Vectors. Kinematics in Two Dimensions. Vectors vs. Scalar quantities. Addition of
Vectors by graphical method; tail-to-tip method, parallelogram method, and component
method.
Class 7 Thurs 9/23
Class 3, 6 Fri 9/24
Class 4 Mon 9/27
homework for that evening: (Ch 3) Questions: # 1, 9, 15 16 (p. 65 you do not have to write the
answers to these questions, but think about them for discussions.) Problems (Ch 3) # 1-2, 4,
5, 7, 9-11 (Assign #5: not due until day of Exam). Worksheets.
Lesson 11 Projectile motion. Cliff problems. Canon problems.
Class 7 Mon 9/27
Class 3, 4, 6 Tues 9/28
homework for that evening: Problem Ch 3 #17-19, 21-23, 30, 31, 32.(p. 67-68), worksheets.
(Assign #6: not due until the class before the Exam).
Lesson 12 More Projectile problems; Ramp problems.
Class 3, 7 Wed 9/29
Class 4, 6 Thurs 9/30
homework for that evening: Ch 3 Problems: 46-47; General Problems: #53, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68,
and 71. (Assign #7: due the day before the Exam)
Lesson 13 Review Cliff and Projectile problems.
Class 3, 7 Fri 10/1
Class 4, 6 Mon 10/4
homework for that evening: continue to work on previous assignments.
Lesson 14 Review Ramp problems
Class 7 Mon 10/4
Class 3, 6 Tue 10/5
Class 4 Wed 10/6
homework for that evening: continue to work on previous assignments.
Lesson 15 Review Chapter 1-3.
Class 7 Wed 10/6
Class 3, 4, 6 Thurs 10/7
homework for that evening: Study for Chapter 1-3 Exam.
Lesson 16 Exam Ch 1-3.
Class 3, 7 Fri 10/8
Class 4, 6 Mon 10/11
homework for that evening: Read first half of Ch 4 (pp. 72-89). Study examples.
Lesson 17 The Standard Model. View the Particle Adventure online. It is listed on my website
at www.melnik.net.
Class 3, 7 Tues 10/12
Class 4, 6 Wed 10/13
homework for that evening: Finish the worksheet on the Standard Model. Also, finish looking at
Chapter 3 in the Particle Adventure. Know which force (or interactions as they call it) applies
to Color Charge.
Lesson 18 Standard Model quiz. Brief history of science including Aristotle, Copernicus,
Galileo, and Newton. Newton's 3 laws of motion.
Class 7 Wed 10/13
Class 3, 6 Thurs 10/14
Class 4 Fri 10/15
homework for that evening: Chapter 4 problems #1-10. [HW- 8]
Lesson 19 Hanging Signs, Lawnmower problems, use of vectors in pulling problems.
Class 7 Fri 10/15
Class 3, 4, 6 Mon 10/18
homework for that evening : Ch 4 problems #19, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 30. [ Hw-9]
Lesson 20 Friction. Force of friction. Inclined planes.
Class 3, 7 Tues 10/19
Class 4, 6 Wed 10/20
homework for that evening: Read the remaining sections of Chapter 4. Study examples. Do #36,
37, 40, 41, 47, 48. [HW-10]
Lesson 21 Review friction problems
Class 3, 7 Thurs 10/21
Class 4, 6 Fri 10/22
homework for that evening: Do: #1-9 on worksheet of problems
Lesson 22 More friction problems; Video on Newton's three laws
Class 7 Fri 10/22
Class 3, 6 Mon 10/25
Class 4 Tues 10/26
homework for that evening: Do: #10-17
Lesson 23 Review for Ch 4 Exam
Class 7 Tue 10/26
Class 3, 4, 6 Wed 10/27
homework for that evening: Study for the Ch 4 Exam.
Lesson 24 Exam on Chapter 4
Class 3, 7 Thurs 10/28
Class 4, 6 Fri 10/29
homework for that evening: Read Ch 5 (pp. 106-114), Study ex. 5-1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
End of the 1st Quarter