Regents Physics with Miss Stadler



AP Physics C – Mechanics with Ms. Stadler

Course Description

This course is designed for students who desire a college degree in engineering, mathematics, physics or related scientific field, or for those who plan to enter highly competitive college academic programs. AP Physics C will engage students in studies of Newtonian mechanics which correspond to a first year, calculus-based physics course for scientists and engineers. Along with knowledge of physics and concepts, the main spirit of the class is the development and practice of mathematical application and problem-solving skills. Solid foundations in algebra and trigonometry are essential; the needed calculus tools will be explored as part of the curriculum. The laboratory section of this course is designed to engage students in the investigation of scientific phenomena so as to develop sophisticated models and understandings of the physical world. Students are expected to take the AP Exam and may be able to earn college credit for the course with a score of 3 or higher (check with each institution regarding transfer policies). Double period labs alternate with single class periods.

Grading Policy:

Lab Reports –20%

• If you miss a lab it is your responsibility to make it up within 1 week

Tests/Quizzes –60%

• You can expect an exam at the end of each unit. During the unit, I will give quizzes. This may include practical quizzes where you do activities instead of paper & pencil tests. You will be made aware of any activities which will count toward a quiz grade.

• If you are legitimately absent for a quiz/test, you must see me upon your first day back to school to schedule a make-up time. If you do not attend this scheduled time, you will receive a zero for that exam.

Homework – 20%

• I do not give homework to keep you busy; I give it because practice is the key to success in physics. Homework is due the beginning of class on the due date. Expect the assignments to be collected and graded

• If your homework is to read a section of the text, you can expect either a) a summary paper of the reading due the next day, or b) a quiz on the reading material. No joke... please read the textbook.

Attendance & Participation

Regular attendance is highly recommended. If you miss a class, it will be your responsibility to get notes or worksheets/assignments from your classmates. I am available after school every day until 2:45, later if arrangements are made. I cannot take time out of lectures to catch you up on what you missed.

• I will have you work in groups to do problem solving on a regular basis. Due to the nature of such an environment, it is imperative that everyone show respect for one another and take on a team-work attitude. Nothing short of this will be acceptable. We all need to be comfortable in order to learn, and every one of you must help create that atmosphere.

Extra Help

I am available after school and during periods 4-6 by appointment for extra help.

What you will need for the course…

• Textbook - The textbook we will be using is University Physics Volume 1 (Rice University 2018- OpenStax). This is an on-line textbook that will be available on Google Classroom in PDF format. You may access this from any electronic device that supports google classroom. You may also download and print pages if so desired. m the text if desired.

• Scientific calculators – must be able to perform trig functions. Graphing calulators are okay to use.

• Pencils with lots of erasers!!!!

• A location to take and store notes as well as homework assignments. Assignments will be collected periodically, so please do homework on loose-leaf paper.

Classroom Conduct

I have one expectation and one expectation only… practice RESPECT! Respect yourself by doing your best, show respect to others, the school’s policies and the school’s property. This will lead to others automatically respecting you. When respect is integrated into all actions, no other rules will be necessary.

CELL PHONE POLICY – If I see it, hear it, or am made aware of its presence, I will take

it and give it to administration. This is your one and only warning.

Absolutely NO EXCEPTIONS.

Course Outline:

|I. Graphing and Introductory Skills | |V. Work and Energy |

|A. Graphical Analysis | |A. Work – Kinetic Energy Theorem |

|B. Unit Conversions and mathematics | |B. Conservative Forces and Potential |

| | |Energy |

|II. Kinematics and Vectors | |C. Conservation of Mechanical Energy |

|A. Motion in One Dimension | |D. Power |

|B. Motion in Two Dimensions | | |

| | |VI. Circular Motion and Rotation |

|III. Newton’s Laws | |A. Uniform Circular Motion |

|A. Static equilibrium | |B. Torque and rotational statics |

|B. Dynamics of a single particle | |C. Rotational kinematics and dynamics |

|C. Systems of two or more objects | |D. Angular Momentum |

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|IV. Momentum | |VII. Oscillations and Universal Gravitation |

|Center of Mass | |A. Simple Harmonic Motion |

|B. Impulse and linear momentum | |B. Mass on a spring |

|C. Conservation of momentum, | |C. Pendulums |

|collisions | |D. Universal Gravitation |

| | |E. Orbits of satellites and planets |

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