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AP Physics B SyllabusText: Physics, Cutnell & Johnson, 7th Ed, New York: John WileyAbout the AP Physics B Course: The lecture and discussion portion of this course will take place for forty minutes each week day (Monday through Friday) when school is in session. Additionally, a forty minute lab period will take place. The syllabus for this course is designed to follow the syllabus required by the College Board. The course is equivalent to an introductory level algebra-based university level physics course. Essentially, the course covers topics and concepts taught in a combination of Physics I and Physics II in many colleges. This course will emphasize problem solving using both mathematical and conceptual concepts. Laboratory work is an essential component of this course.Evaluation: Quizzes: 20%Tests: 35%Labs: 30%Homework: 15%Course Calendar: This calendar is designed to ensure that topics required by the College Board for the AP Physics B course are all covered. Students are expected to work both with the instructor and independently in order to be successful on the AP test. Snow days and missed class periods due to meetings, early dismissal, etc. are NOT accounted for in this calendar. Please be reminded that the official AP Physics B test will be administered on May 13, 2013. This date is NOT subject to change, regardless of unplanned changes in the school calendar. Students will be expected to continue working on course work through weekends and holidays.DatesTopicsText ChaptersQuiz and Test DatesAP Physics Learning Objectives9/6 – 9/28Mathematics: Algebra, vectors, geometry, trigonometryMotion in one dimensionKinematics equationsMotion in two dimensionsProjectile Motion1-3Quizzes 9/14, 9/21Test 9/28I.A.1-2 (7%)9/29 – 10/12Newton’s Laws of Motion: Static equilibrium, Dynamics of a single particle (2nd Law), FBD, Dynamic and Static Equilibrium, Friction, Systems, Tension, Weight, Normal Force4Quiz 10/5Test 10/12*School is closed on 10/8I.B.1-3 (9%)10/13 – 10/22Circular MotionUniversal GravitationCircular Orbits5Test 10/22I.E.1 (2%)10/23 – 11/7Work and the work-energy theoremForces and Potential Energy (spring and gravitational)Conservation of EnergyPower6Quiz 10/31Test 11/7I.C.1-4 (5%)11/8 – 11/16Impulse and MomentumConservation of Linear Momentum in collisions7Test 11/16*School is closed on 11/8 and 11/9I.D.2,3 (4%)11/17 – 12/5Review of circular motionTorque8,9Quiz 11/30Test 12/5*no class on 11/21 School is closed on 11/22 and 11/23I.E.2 (2%)12/6 – 12/14Oscillations and GravitationSimple Harmonic MotionMass on a SpringPendulumsNewton’s Law of GravityOrbits of planets and Satellites 10Test 12/14*1/2 day on 12/6I.F.1-5 (16%)12/15 – 1/4Fluid Mechanics: Hydrostatic pressure, buoyancy, fluid flow continuity, Bernoulli’s equationTemperature and HeatHeat transfer and Thermal Expansion11-13Holiday Break reading, notes, and packet Quiz 12/20Test 1/4 *1/2 day on 12/21II.A.1-4 (6%)II.B.1, 2 (2%)1/5 – 2/1Kinetic theory and thermodynamicsLaws of thermodynamics14, 15Quiz 1/18Test 2/1*School is closed on 1/21 and Mid-Term Exams are scheduled for 1/23 – 1/25. Class will not meet these days. A mid-term exam WILL be given! Continue working.II.C.1, 2 (7%)2/2 – 2/14Waves and SoundTraveling WavesWave propagationStanding WavesSuperposition16, 17Quiz 2/8Test 2/14IV.A.1-4 (5%)2/15 – 3/1Electrostatics: charge and Coulomb’s Law, electric field and electric potentialElectrostatics with conductorsCapacitors18, 19Quiz 2/22Test 3/1*No School on 2/18 and 2/19III.A.1,2 (5%)III.B.1, 2b, 2c (4%)3/2 – 3/8Electric Circuits: current, resistance, power, voltageSteady-state direct current Ohm’s LawCapacitors in circuits20Test 3/8III.C.1,2,3a (7%)3/9 – 3/22Electromagnetism: flux, Faraday’s Law, Lenz’s Law21, 22Quiz 3/15Test 3/22III.D.1-3 (4%)III.E.1 (5%)3/23 – 4/17Electromagnetic WavesImages formed by Mirrors and LensesRefraction24 – 26Quiz 4/10Test 4/17*1/2 day on 3/27. . Spring Break is scheduled for 3/29 – 4/7. IV.B.1,2 (5%)IV.C.1-3 (5%)4/18 – 4/24InterferenceDiffractionPolarization27Test 4/24IV.B.1,2 (5%)4/25 – 5/10STUDY FOR EXAM!!!Atomic physics and quantum effectsPhotoelectric effect, Compton scattering, x-raysEnergy levelsWave-particle dualityNuclear reactionsMass – energy equivalence28 – 32 (select topics from chapters)Quiz 5/3V.A.1-3 (7%)V.B.1,2 (3%)Laboratory: Lab period will take place once each week for forty minutes. Lab format will vary depending on the goals and objectives presented for each lab. While some labs will be given with procedure provided, many will be presented in the form of a problem. Students will work in small groups to design experiments, collect data, and report on their findings. Students will be responsible for maintaining a lab notebook throughout the course. The majority of labs used this year will come from Pasco Scientific Advanced Physics Lab Manual or Cenco Physics AP Physics Laboratory Manual, New York: VWR Education. Planned Lab Activities:1-Dimensional Motion: Inclined PlaneGraphical Analysis: MotionDetermining the Acceleration due to GravityAtwood’s Machine2-Dimensional Motion: ProjectilesCircular MotionCoefficients of FrictionAir DragHooke’s LawConservation of EnergyWork and PowerMomentum and ImpulseRotational DynamicsSimple Harmonic Motion and PendulumsPeriodic Motion: Mass and Spring SystemWave SpeedResonance and Standing WavesBuoyant ForceStatic Pressure and FlowLatent Heat and Specific Heat of WaterThermal ExpansionGas LawsIndex of RefractionFocal Length of a LensSpherical Mirror ReflectionInterference and Diffraction of LightElectric Field MappingElectromagnetic FieldsOhm’s Law: Series and Parallel ResistorsRC Circuits ................
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