2011 -2012 Syllabus AP Physics C: Mechanics

ROMAC AP Physics C Syllabus Primary Text: Physics for Scientists and Engineers 5th ed Serway/Beichner /Jewett ISBN 0-03-022645-6

Course Overview - Physics C Courses

The AP Physics C: Mechanics correspond to approximately a semester of college work. The course will utilize guided inquiry and student centered and will use introductory differential and integral calculus throughout the course. The course will provide instruction in each of the following six content areas from the classical era [C1- C6]: kinematics; Newtons laws of motion; work, energy and power; systems of particles and linear momentum; circular motion and rotation; and oscillations and gravitation. Each student will have the opportunity to learn from lecture, problem-solving, laboratory experimentation, group work, and solo effort. Science classes meet five periods a week (45 minutes). Two of these periods have additional time C7 - Course Requirement 7: (75 minute period) for laboratories. [C7] The course utilizes guided Grades will be determined on the following criteria: Section Laboratories / Notebooks: 35% Section Tests / Homework: 35% Term Exams: 30%
inquiry and studentcentered learning to foster the development of critical thinking skills.

Tests and Homework Quizzes will be assigned weekly for each section, coming primarily from the textbook, and will focus on problems similar to those taken from AP released exams. Section Tests consist of multiple-choice questions, free-response problems, and questions based on lab experiments completed during that unit.

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LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
The course includes a laboratory component comparable to a semesterC9 - Course Requirement 9: long, college level physics laboratory. Each student will spend a The course includes minimum of 1 class (20 percent) of instructional time engaged in a laboratory component laboratory work. A hands-on laboratory component is required. Each comparable to a semesterlong, college level physics student will complete a lab notebook and create a portfolio of lab laboratory. Students spend reports. Unit Laboratories Experiments (listed at the end of this a minimum of 20 percent syllabus) will follow a standard model consisting of: of instructional time Title: engaged in laboratory Objective: work. A hands-on Equipment Needed: laboratory component is required. Each student Procedure: should complete a lab Data Tables: notebook or portfolio of lab Calculations: reports. Results: Conclusions: By the end of the course the student will be able to: Design experiments; Observe and measure real phenomena; Organize, display and critically analyze data; Analyze sources of error and determine uncertainties in measurement; Draw inferences from observations and data; and Communicate results, including suggested ways to improve experiments and proposed questions for further study. The lab book will contain the typed report formatted as sated above. Lab books will be collected at the conclusion of each term for grading. On line sources and interactive demonstrations {PHET} will be utilized to augment computer and internet assisted modeling of physics ideas and concepts. A student weekly show- n-tell will utilize journals, magazines and articles to highlight new ideas in science. Laboratories will primarily utilize Vernier systems of data collection with an air track and or everyday items such as an F-150 Ford pickup.

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Sept 5 Oct 7 4 weeks

Intro Unit

Physics and Measurements 1 week Introduction to Differential Calculus [C8] Introduction to lab equipment / measurement Initial Lab Report Earth to Moon Exercise Exploration of Graphical Methods Investigating Motion Working with Analytical Tools Introduction to the Photogate / Motion Detector Error Analysis 3 weeks

3 classes + 2 labs Lab AV-A1 Lab AV-A2 AV-A3 AV-A4 Lab AV-E2 Unit 1
C1 - Course Requirement 1: The course provides instruction in each of the two content areas outlined in the Course Description: Kinematics

Kinematics [C1][C8][C9]

Unit 1 Section 1 Motion in One-Dimension Displacement / Instantaneous Velocity / Acceleration Motion Diagrams Free Falling Objects / 1-Dimensional with constant Acceleration {Constant and Instantaneous} 4 classes + 4 labs + 1 test Motion on an Incline Back and Forth Motion Cart on a Ramp Determining g on an incline (ramp and F 150)

Lab AV-E1 Lab V-E2 Lab V-E3 Lab V-E4

C8 - Course Requirement 8: Introductory differential and integral calculus is used throughout the course.

Unit 1 Section 2 Motion in Two-Dimensions Vectors Coordinate System / Properties of Vectors Components of Vectors / Unit Vectors Scalar Products - Dot Products Cross Products 4 classes + 1 lab Ball Toss

Lab V-E6

Unit 1 Section 3 Projectile/Particle Motion Displacement / Velocity / Acceleration Vectors 2-D motion-Constant Acceleration 3 classes + 1 lab + 1 test Lab AV-E6 Projectile Motion
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Oct 8 Nov 15 *Family Weekend Oct 20th Unit 2 Newtons Laws of Motion 4 weeks*

Unit 2 Section 1 Static Equilibrium (1st Law) Inertia Inertial frame of reference Mass vs. Weight Fnet = 0 anet = 0 2 classes + 1 lab Lab AV-E3 Newtons First Law Unit 2 Section 2 Dynamics of a Single Particle (2nd Law)

C2 - Course Requirement 2: The course provides instruction in each of the three content areas outlined in the Course Description: Newtons Laws of Motion

Velocity = constant

Fx = max

Fy = may

Fz = maz

Lab V-E9 Lab V-E7

SI Unit Newton Force - Acceleration Weight Gravity 3 classes + 1 lab Newtons Third Law Bungee Jump Accelerations

Unit 2 Section 3 Systems of Two or More Objects (3rd law) Action-Reaction Pairs Free Body Diagrams Statics Atwoods Machine Dynamics Friction Static Friction Kinetic Friction Field Forces 2 Gravity Fg = G[m1*m2] /(d ) 2 Magnetic Fmag = (1/40)[q1*q2] /(r ) 5 classes + 4 labs + 1 test Lab V-E9 Lab AV-E5 Lab V-E10 Lab V-E12 Lab Newtons Third Law Newtons Third Law Atwoods Machine Static and Kinetic Friction {V-E13 Air Resistance} Measuring the gravitational acceleration in Bath, Maine
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Fall Exams Nov 15 Thanksgiving Break Nov 18 Nov 29 Nov 29 Dec 15 2 weeks Christmas Break Dec 15 Jan 3 Unit 3 Work, Energy, and Power 4 weeks (2 + 2)

C3 - Course Requirement 3: The course provides instruction in each of the four content areas outlined in the Course Description: Work, Energy, and Power

Unit 3 Section 1 Work and the Work-Energy Theorem W = Fd =F(d Cos ) 2 classes + 2 labs Lab Work done on a Flexible Flyer Sled / (inside- a cart) Lab Build a simple machine Unit 3 Section 2 Force Constant Force Displacement Joule Non-Constant Force Displacement Integral under the curve Hooks Law Kinetic Energy W= KE Potential Energy W= mgh 4 classes + 2 labs +1 test Lab Dynamics Experiment: Hookes Law Lab Work Energy and the Ramp 1 Break Jan 4 Jan 20 Unit 3 Section 3 Conservation of Energy Ki + Ui + W = Kf + Uf Potential Energy Curves 4 classes + 2 labs +1 test Lab AV-E9 Energy Storage and Transfer Gravitational Energy Lab V-E16 Energy of a Tossed Ball Roller Coaster Lab Unit 3 Section 4 Power Instantaneous Power 2 classes + 1 lab Lab Power exerted on a Flexible Flyer Sled / (inside- a cart) Lab Power of a simple machine

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Jan 23 Feb 3 Unit 4 Systems of Particles and Linear Momentum Unit 4 Section 1 Impulse and Momentum Impulse and Momentum 2 classes + 2 labs Lab Rockets and Balloons AV-E10A Impulse and Momentum (Motion Detector) Unit 4 Section 2 Conservation of Linear Momentum Collisions Elastic Inelastic Two Dimensional 4 classes + 2 labs + 1 test AV-E11A Momentum and Collisions (Motion Detector) V-E18 Momentum, Energy and Collisions Unit 4 Section 3* Center of Mass 2 classes + 1 lab Lab* Find the center of mass of an everyday object 2 weeks
C4 - Course Requirement 4: The course provides instruction in each of the three content areas outlined in the Course Description: Systems of particles, linear momentum

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Feb 6 Feb 20 Unit 5 Circular Motion and Rotation Unit 5 Section 1 Uniform Circular Motion {Big 5} Angular vs. Linear Quantities Angular Velocity Angular Acceleration Centripetal Acceleration 2 weeks

Angular Displacement

3 classes + 2 labs + 1 test Lab V-E20 Centripetal Acceleration on a turntable Lab AV-E12 Centripetal Acceleration

C5 - Course Requirement 5: The course provides instruction in each of the four content areas outlined in the Course Description: Circular motion and rotation

Unit 5 Section 2 Torque and Rotational Statics Moment arm Net torque CCW= positive Equilibrium 3 classes + 2 labs + 1 test Rotation and Torque Torque in Equilibrium

CW= negative

Lab Lab

Unit 5 Section 3** Rotational kinematics and dynamics Moments of Inertia Hoop Solid Cylinder Rectangular Plate Thin Rod Solid Sphere Thin Spherical Shell 2 classes + 1 lab Lab AV-E13 Rotational Dynamics Unit 5 Section 4** Angular momentum and its conservation Point Particles Reference point L = mvrSin = r X p 2 classes + 1 lab + 1 test Lab AV-E14 Conservation of Angular Momentum

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Winter Exams Feb 28 Spring Break Mar 4 Mar 20 Mar 20 April 4 Unit 6 Oscillations and Gravitation Unit 6 Section 1 Simple Harmonic Motion Hookes Law Period - Frequency Energy - Dynamics 2 classes + 2 labs + 1 test Lab AV-E15 Simple Harmonic Motion - Mathematics Lab AV-E16 Simple Harmonic Motion - Kinematics Unit 6 Section 2 Mass on a Spring and Pendulums 2 classes + 2 labs + 1 test Lab V-E14 Pendulum Periods Lab Hookes Law - Kinematics Unit 6 Section 3 Newtons Law of Gravity and Orbits of Planets and Satellites Keplers 3rd Law Circular {general elliptical} Orbits Velocity Period 3 classes + 2 labs + 1 test Universal Gravitational Constant Kepler's Second Law using a centripetal force kit 3 weeks
C6 - Course Requirement 6: The course provides instruction in each of the five content areas outlined in the Course Description: Oscillations and gravitation

Lab Lab

Apr 4 Apr 18 2 weeks Family Weekend Apr 19th AP Exam Review Units 1 - 3 Apr 24 May 7 AP Exam Review

2 weeks Units 4 - 6

AP Exam May 7 25 weeks total 5 50 min 104 contact hours

Mon Fri/Sat

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