SI Prep -- AP Physics C Schedule 2004-05 -- 4th Quarter

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AP Physics C (2° & 3°) 4th Quarter 2004-05

Most recent update August 10, 2005 10:25 PM

Join Dr. Dann and Dr. Philhour in attending this Wednesday's USF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY COLLOQUIUM : Dr. Geoff Marcy will speak at USF on the topic of "The Properties of Planetary Systems." Dr. Marcy is among the founders of an exciting new field: finding planets orbiting stars other than the Sun. Wednesday, March 9, at 4:00 PM on the USF Campus, room 127 Harney ... coffee and social beginning at 3:30 PM. See you there!

Grade update for 3° (updated May 30, 2005 with 2nd semester grades)

Hey: is anybody interested in working with Dr. Philhour and building differentiation and integration circuits using opamps, then using them to take the derivative and integral of our voice signals? We could listen to the difference by recording the output onto tape or computer.

Week of Tuesday, March 15: Magnetism: Ampere's Law (the magnetic version of Gauss' Law)
- Day 1
  - 3°: Hey I just wanted to say how impressed I was at this set of laboratories this time around. By and large a very professional set of write-ups, with some really good physics done to boot. I'm thrilled! - BJP
  - Introduction to magnets and magnetism; diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic materials [15 min]
  - Demo: some magnets
  - Ampere's Law [35 min]
    - Magnetic field around a straight wire (good to put to memory)
    - permeability of free space
    - speed of light as related to permittivity and permeability of free space
  - Observing party on Thursday!
  - HW: Read pp 759 - 768 in Hecht; do Ch 19 MC #s 1 & 3, Problems 5, 35, 36 & 37
- Day 2
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - Example problems using Ampere's Law (Hecht Ch 19 # 41 and make one up) [35 min]
  - Superposition of magnetic fields
  - Current density
  - Observing party on Thursday!
  - HW: Read pp 769 - 776 in Hecht (you have to read this stuff to do the problems!); do Ch 19 #s 33 & 47
- Day 3
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - Short reading quiz on above material -- make sure you understand what you are reading!
  - and Quiz on a single ampere problem
  - Er... 3rd period we watched a Mechanical Universe movie about magnetism (BJP is getting caught up on some rest! We'll go strong next week!)
  - Do Ch 19 # 41 in class
  - HW: Ch 19 Problem #s 9, 11, 17, 41 (finish if we didn't finish in class), 43
  - HW: 3rd period -- take this open-book take-home quiz (on your honor); 2nd period students, feel free to use this as a reading guide for Chapter 19.
  - Balloon Fest Flyer for April 9/10

Week of Monday, March 21: Magnetism: Lorentz force law (short week due to Easter Break beginning Friday)
- Day 1
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - Right-hand rule // Lorentz force law for magnetic fields // cross products
  - Work example problems in class
  - Demo: magnet and wire kicking demo
  - 3rd period: BJP out sick, work on Ch 20 reading outline in class
  - HW: Ch 19 Problem #s 61, 67, 71, 89, 90, 91
- Day 2
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - In-class problems: Ch 19 Problem #s 98, 99, 101 plus a xeroxed AP problem with Ampere's Law
  - HW: Review for exam
- Day 3
  - Exam: Magnetism (so far -- essentially Ch 19 not including the Biot-Savart law)
  - HW over break: We will give you two multiple-choice mechanics tests and a few free-response problems to be turned in Monday, April 4. This will be worth about 50 points or more.
    NOTE: for the old multiple-choice exams (before 1998) you can use your calculator. We'll provide you with scantron forms.

**** Easter Break ****

Week of Monday, April 4: Magnetic Induction
- Day 1
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - Dr. Philhour's students: please remember to sign up for a senior meeting. So far I have met with just under half of you.
  - Spring Break homework due
  - Go over multiple-choice tests (scan in class)
  - HW: Read Hecht pp 805-812 and do Ch 20 MC #s 3 and 5
- Day 2
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - Magnetic Flux and emf = d(phi)/dt .... (and in integral form)
  - Induction
  - Work (motional emf)
  - HW: Ch 20 MC #s 13 & 14; Problem #s 5, 9, 17 & 33
- Day 3
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - Recap electromagnetic induction in integral form
  - Demo: ring shooter
  - Demo: rebar launcher
  - Balloon Fest Experiments: Groups and choose and design an experiment. Possible experiments: Pressure and Temperature vs. height; UV light intensity vs. height (use accelerometer for direction); Acceleration of free ascent experiment; Digital camera as distance measuring (use pixels), Sound vs. height, Doppler effect, others ...
  - (if time) Do Ch 20 # 22 in-class
  - HW: Ch 20 #s 21, 22 (finish), 41 and MC #s 6 & 7
- Day 4
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - Quiz: Magnetic Induction
  - HW: Ch 20 MC # 7

BALLOON/ASTRONOMY event at the DANN RANCH has been POSTPONED until SATURDAY, APRIL 16

Week of Monday, April 11: Self-induction // LC & LR Circuits
- Day 1
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - Go over test & work on more magnetism & induction problems
  - HW: Ch 20 #s 95, 97 & 99; MC #s 12, 17 & 18
- Day 2
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - Inductance in general / back emf
  - Inductors as circuit elements / LC and LR circuits
  - Energy stored in an inductor (short)
  - HW: Ch 20 #s 101, 107 & 111; MC #s 20, 21
- Day 3
  - Homework Questions [15 min]
  - Inductor Circuit Lab (due Day 1 of next week)
  - END OF NEW MATERIAL!
  - HW: Prepare for exam on Day 4
- Day 4
  - Exam: Magnetic Induction (Ch 20)
  - HW: Write up Inductor Lab due Day 1
  - Friday Night (April 15) Observing: 8 PM, meet at Flagpole

**** BALLOON/ASTRONOMY event at the DANN RANCH has been POSTPONED indefinitely ****

Week of Monday, April 18: Mixed Exam Review
- Day 1
  - 3°: Inductor Circuit Lab due (only what you have completed)
  - 3°: Introduction to the special calculus supplemental material (on the AP curriculum)
  - Here's the trick: you don't want to rely on calculus, you want to use Gauss' Law and Ampere's Law or simple expressions for center of mass or moment of intertia. However, some AP problems might require a full-blown calculus equation, and we need to be prepared for this scenario.
  - 3°: Moment of Inertia and Center of Mass done with full-blown calculus
  - (Other topics: differential Newton's gravity, differential Coulumb's law, Biot-Savart law, etc., will be done at our supplemental sessions)
  - HW: extra credit Calculus worksheet due day 4
  - HW: Read and take notes on the Summaries in Tipler for Ch 1 (p. 10), Ch 2 (p. 39), Ch 3 (p. 69, ignoring the equation for R), and Ch 4 (p. 99); while you are reading these, check off the equations on your equation sheet; 3°, in addition, finish the in-class work from today; be ready to turn this in tomorrow
  - Consider attending the talk "Estimating the Chances of Life Out There" by Prof. Frank Drake (UCSC) at Foothill College on Wednesday, April 20, at 7 PM. Look here for details. If you're wondering who Frank Drake is, check out the last chapter of your textbook...
- Day 2
  - In-class Mechanics Review
  - HW: Read and take notes on the Summaries in Tipler for Ch 1 (p. 10), Ch 2 (p. 39), Ch 3 (p. 69, ignoring the equation for R), and Ch 4 (p. 99); while you are reading these, check off the equations on your equation sheet
- Day 3
  - 2°: E&M Review
  - 3°: Visit from the AMISR project
  - HW: Read and take notes on the Summaries in Tipler for Ch 5 (p. 127), Ch 6 (p. 171; read about conservative vs. nonconservative forces here) and Ch 7 (p. 216, ignoring part 13); while you are reading these, check off the equations on your equation sheet
- Day 4
  - In-class Mechanics Review
  - Begin Rubric Project: you will be assigned one unique question from our online exams and asked to prepare (1) a publication-quality solution suitable for scanning and (2) an AP-style rubric that accurately assigns points for each step in the solution. Both of these will be due in about two weeks (see below in week of May 2) [Assignments 3°: Joey FR#2, Chuck FR#1, Eric FR#s 1&2, Addie FR#1, Michael FR#2 & EC, Will FR#1 (both), Steven FR#1, Sean FR#1, Jack FR#1 and (different exam) FR#1, Dillon FR#2, Derek FR#3, Andrew FR#2, Nick FR#1, Maddie FR#1, Ryan FR#2 and (different exam) FR#2, John M. Extra Credit, Keith FR#1, Katie FR#1, Brendan FR#2, Zach FR#1, Joe FR#s 1&2, Erin FR#s 1&2 ]
  - extra credit Calculus worksheet due
  - HW: Take-home test and read and take notes on the Summaries in Tipler for Ch 8 (p. 263), Ch 9 (p. 287; part 1 and 6), Ch 10 (p. 320), and Ch 12 (p. 395, through part 5) and begin rubric project (see above)

Week of Tuesday, April 26: Mixed Exam Review (short week due to magazine drive holiday on Monday) (lunchtime & after-school calculus supplemental sessions TBA)
- Day 1
  - E&M and Mechanics Review
  - HW: Read and take notes on the Core Material & Study Guide in Hecht for Ch 15 (p. 644), Ch 16 (p. 685) and Ch 17 (p. 718); while you are reading these, check off the equations on your equation sheet
  - and HW: Take-home problems (given out in class) and rubric project (above)
- Day 2
  - E&M and Mechanics Review
  - HW: Read and take notes on the Core Material & Study Guide in Hecht for Ch 18 (p. 744), Ch 19 (p. 791) and Ch 20 (p. 828); while you are reading these, check off the equations on your equation sheet
  - and HW: Take-home problems (given out in class) and rubric project (above)
- Day 3
  - E&M and Mechanics Review
  - HW: Review for exam on Saturday; Rubric Project is due Day 1 of next week.

Mandatory Final Exam Saturday, April 30: 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM, meet in Physics room (313). Note important change: we will take both the MC and FR sections of both exams today. We will not be going over them at this time. Remember: this serves as your final exam, so be sure to study hard and be sure to make it on time! We'll supply the pizza and coke. If you can't make it on Saturday, please attend a make-up session the afternoon of Friday, April 29 from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, again in room 313.

Makeup options: if you can't make this time, please attend one of the following makeup sessions:

Makeup Final Exam Friday, April 29th: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Physics room (313). Same as below. Get/eat lunch after school but before the exam.

Makeup Final Exam during the week of May 2: please e-mail us which days you will be present

Makeup Final Exam during the usual Final Exam period at the end of the semester: please e-mail us if you want to take this approach

Week of Monday, May 2: Mixed Exam Review (mechanics and electricity & magnetism) (AP Exam week)
- Day 1
  - Score AP Free Response final exam sections in class on a separate piece of paper
  - In-class practice exams (you do not need to make these up if you are absent due to another AP exam)
  - Rubric Project first draft due (see above, week of April 18)
  - HW: correct an exam and provide comments on other students rubric projects
- Day 2
  - Score AP Free Response final exam sections in class on a separate piece of paper
  - In-class practice exams
  - HW: correct an exam and provide comments on other students rubric projects
- Day 3
  - Score AP Free Response final exam sections in class on a separate piece of paper
  - In-class practice exams
  - HW: correct an exam and make a final draft of the rubric project
- Day 4
  - Score AP Free Response final exam sections in class on a separate piece of paper
  - In-class practice exams
  - Rubric Project final draft due (see above, Day 4 week of April 18)
  - HW: prepare for AP exam on Monday!!! check out the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Science Day, coming soon!

Friday, May 6: Review session, hosted by Dr. Dann, details TBA.

Saturday, May 7: Final exam scheduled for today has been cancelled. See instructions for previous week above.

Week of Monday, May 9: EXAM and fun stuff (AP Exam week)
- DAY 1 is the AP Physics C Exam!! (class will consist of final preparations for the exam)
- Day 2
  - 2nd period: Ultimate Frisbee!
  - 3rd period: Walk to the beach
- Day 3
  - 2nd period: Ultimate Frisbee!
  - 3rd period: Video: Copenhagen
- Day 4
  - Video: Copenhagen

Week of Monday, May 16: Fun stuff (short week due to faculty inservice and senior absences)
- Day 1 (no seniors)
- Day 2
  - Video: Copenhagen
  - The tearful goodbye =)
- Day 3 (no seniors)

Week of Monday, May 16: Final Exams
- No final exam for AP Physics (unless you want to make up a poor score; see Saturday sessions above; final exam will take place in physics laboratory room or other location TBD. You must e-mail us to let us know you want to take the exam. We will give you a time/place/etc.)

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