OAKLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL



OAKLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

AP Physics Name

Assignment List

August 30 – September 8

|UNIT 1: Kinematics – Motion Along a Straight Line |

|SKILLS TO MASTER |

|Read a problem carefully and sketch a diagram with a reasonable axis and positive direction. |

|Calculate the displacement between two positions, with magnitude and direction. |

|Calculate the average velocity of a particle, with magnitude and direction. |

|Determine the average velocity of a particle from a graph of x vs. t. Use the slope of a graph to find average velocity. |

|Calculate the average speed of a particle for a path. |

|Determine the instantaneous velocity of a particle from a motion equation. Write an equation for instantaneous velocity, and use it to find |

|the velocity at a specific instant. |

|Calculate the average acceleration of a particle, with magnitude and direction. |

|Determine the instantaneous acceleration of a particle from a motion equation. Write an equation for instantaneous acceleration, and use it to|

|find the acceleration at a specific instant. |

|Solve a constant acceleration problem by using an appropriate kinematics equation. |

|Solve a free-fall kinematics problem. |

|KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS – MEASUREMENT |KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS - MOTION |

|Système International d’Unités (SI units) |Inertia |Average velocity |

|Base units for length, mass, and time |Axis; Origin |Instantaneous velocity |

|Meter (m) |Positive & Negative Directions |Average speed |

|Kilogram (kg) |Position |Average acceleration |

|Second (s) |Displacement |Instantaneous acceleration |

|Prefixes for factors of 10 with SI units ((, m,|Vector quantity |g-unit |

|d, k, M) |Magnitude of a vector |Equations for motion with constant acceleration (5) |

|Scientific notation |Velocity | |

|Significant figures |Speed | |

|ASSIGNMENTS |

|8/30: Intro |

|Classwork: What’s in a Name? Overview of Syllabus; Summer Assignment #1.f. |

|Homework: Complete Summer Assignment |

|8/31: Warm-up |

|Classwork: Discuss Warm-up; check selected problems from Summer Assignment |

|Hand In: Summer Assignment |

|9/1: Check out textbooks |

|Warm-up |

|Classwork: Discuss Warm-up |

|Homework: Read Table of Contents and Appendices |

|9/2: Warm-up |

|Classwork: Graphs of motion; Base Units; Conversion Factors |

|Hand In: Graphs |

|Homework: Do p. 21: Problems 1-5, 7, 9 (Due Friday, 9/3) |

|9/3: Warm-up |

|Hand In: p. 21: Problems 1-5, 7, 9 |

|Classwork: Trigonometry; Vector Addition (tail-to-head, “and then you go”); Resultant Vector |

|Homework: Read pp. 8-12. Do p. 11: “Check Your Understanding 2”. Do pp. 22-23: Problems 13, 18, 21, 23. (Due Tuesday, 9/7) |

|Optional: Do p. 12: Self-Assessment Test 1.1 at college/cutnell |

|(Click “Visit the Companion Sites” >> “Student Companion Site” >> “Self-Assessment Tests” >> “Chapter 1” >> “Self-Assessment Test 1.1” |

|9/7: Warm-up |

|Hand In: pp. 22-23: Problems 13, 18, 21, 23. |

|Classwork: Vector Components; Adding Vectors by Using Components |

|Homework: Read pp. 12-14. Do pp. 23-24: 31-34. Extra Credit: p. 24: 37 (Due Wednesday, 9/8) |

|9/8: Warm-up |

|Classwork: Adding Vectors by Using Components; Vectors Worksheet |

|Hand In: pp. 23-24: 31-34. Extra Credit: p. 24: 37. Vectors Worksheet |

|Homework: Read pp. 14-20. Do pp. 24-25: 43, 47. (Due Thursday, 9/9) |

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