Honors Physics Assignments
2nd Quarter
Lesson 1 Chapter 4 Review
Class 3, 5, 7 Wed 10/26
Class 6 Thurs 10/27
homework for that evening: Study the review sheet for Ch 4.
Lesson 2 Review for Chapter 4 Exam
Class 5, 7 Thur 10/27
Class 3, 6 Fri 10/28
homework for that evening: Study for the Chapter 4 Exam
Lesson 3 Chapter 4 Exam
Class 3, 5, 7 Mon 10/31
Class 6 Tues 11/1
homework for that evening: TBA.
Lesson 4 Circular motion, Centripetal acceleration, and Centripetal force.
Class 7 Tues 11/1
Class 3, 6, 7 Wed 11/2
homework for that evening: Problems #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17.(HW-1)
Lesson 5 Law of Universal Gravitation; Vertical loops
Class 5, 7 Thurs 11/3
Class 3, 6 Fri 11/4
homework for that evening: Ch 5: #28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 41, 43, 44, 47. (HW-2)
Lesson 6 Kepler's three laws of planetary motion. Orbiting problems and more centripetal
acceleration. video on the life of Kepler
Class 3, 5, 7 Mon 11/7
Class 6 Tues 11/8
homework for that evening: Ch 5: Questions #6, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20; Problems #56, 61, 63, 67, 69,
70, 72, 73, 77, 88, 90. (HW-3 This assignment is work 5 points; must have pictures with your
problem solutions).
Lesson 7 Reviewed orbiting motion and forces involved.
Class 3, 5, 7 Wed 11/9
Class 6 Thurs 11/10
homework for that evening: Work on previous homework.
Lesson 8 Review orbiting motion.
Class 7 Thurs 11/10
Class 3, 5, 6 Mon 11/14
homework for that evening: Work on previous homework.
Lesson 9 Quiz 1 on Centripetal acceleration and Universal Gravitation.
Class 5, 7 Tues 11/15
Class 3,6 Wed 11/16
homework for that evening: Continue to work on Hw-1, Hw-2, and Hw-3.
Lesson 10 Quiz 2 on Orbital velocity and the nature of orbital in general. Video on the origin
of the Moon.
Class 3, 5, 7 Thurs 11/17
Class 6 Fri 11/18
Lesson 11 Finish video on the Moon. Work on Hw-2 and Hw-3.
Class 3, 5, 7 Mon 11/28
Class 6 Tues 11/29
Lesson 12 Review the nature of orbiting. Review gravitational acceleration and centripetal
acceleration. Video on the Sun.
Class 7 Tues 11/29
Class 3, 5, 6 Wed 11/30
homework for that evening: Finish homework problems; Study the review handout; Study
homework problems.
Lesson 13 Final review for Chapter 5.
Class 5, 7 Thur 12/1
Class 3, 6 Fri 12/2
homework for that evening: Study for Chapter 5 Exam.
Lesson 14 Exam Chapter 5
Class 3, 5, 7 Mon 12/5
Class 6 Tues 12/6
homework for that evening: None.
Lesson 9 Introduction to Chapter 6: Work and Energy. Kinetic and Potential Energies.
Class 3, 5, 7 Wed 12/7
Class 6 Thurs 12/8
homework for that evening: Read Ch 6.1 to 6.5 (136-149), Do: Chapter review problems #1,3,5,
16, 17, 19, 20, 26, 27, 30, 31.[Assign #4]
Lesson 10 Conservation of mechanical energy, Ex. 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, Power, Efficiency.
Class 7 Thur 12/8
Class 3, 5, 6 Fri 12/9
homework for that evening: Do: #33-37, 43, 44, 47, 51, 59, 61, 65. [Assign #5]
Lesson 11 More work on Energy and Work.
Class 5, 7 Mon 12/12
Class 3, 6 Tues 12/13
homework for that evening: Finish the previous assignments.
Lesson 12 Momentum, Impulse, The relationship between impulse and the change in
momentum, The law of the conservation of momentum.
Class 3, 5, 7 Tues 1/3/2012
Class 6 Wed 1/4
homework for that evening: Read 7.1 to 7.3, Do Chapter Review #1, 3, 7, 8, 15, 17. [HW- 6]
Lesson 13 Elastic Collisions using the law of conservation of momentum.
Class 7 Wed 1/4
Class 3, 5, 6 Thur 1/5
homework for that evening: Ch 7 Review #22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 76 [HW - 7].
Lesson 14 Pendulum's Energy and Velocity; Equation for collisions.
Class 5, 7 Fri 1/6
Class 3, 6 Mon 1/9
homework for that evening: Work on previous homework.
Lesson 15 Collisions; Review for Ch 6 and 7 Exam
Class 3, 5, 7 Tue 1/10
Class 6 Wed 1/11
homework for that evening: Study for Chapter 6 and 7 Exam
Lesson 16 Exam on Ch 6 and 7.
Class 3, 5, 7 Thurs 1/12
Class 6 Fri 1/13
homework for that evening: None.
Lesson 17 Mechanical Advantage with pulleys. Ideal Mechanical Advantage and Mechanical
Advantage. Compute efficiency. Begin reviewing for the Final Exam. Work through the
review sheet I have prepared.
Class 7 Fri 1/13
Class 3, 5, 6 Tues 1/17
homework for that evening: Finish the first side of the review sheet. Begin preparing your note
sheet for the final exam.
Lesson 18 Work on the second side of the review sheet. Continue to work on your note
sheet for the final exam.
Class 5, 7 Wed 1/18
Class 3, 6 Thurs 1/19
homework for that evening: Finish the second side of the review sheet. Ready to ask questions
on any problems on the review sheet. Prepare you note sheet for the final exam.
Lesson 19 Final class before the Final Exam.
Class 3,7 Fri 1/20
Class 4 Mon 1/23
Class 5 Tues 1/24
homework for that evening: Finish preparing your note sheet for the Final Exam.
Lesson 20 Final Exam
Class 3 Tues 1/24
Class 7 Wed 1/25
Class 6 Thur 1/26
Class 5 Fri 1/27
This completes the first semester of Honors Physics.