Date

Sections

Topics

Homework

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L#1

 

1/23

Ch 1

App A

App B

Intro to Physics

Scientific Method

App A: Algebraic manipulations

App B: Fractions, Percentages, & Scientific Notation

Ch1: Q1, Q2, Q4, E1

Appendix A: 4,7,8,

Appendix B: 4,8,10

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1/24

No Lab

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L#2

 

1/25

Ch 1

Conversion Factors & Units

Distance

Displacement, Time, Speed

Ch 1: Q10, Q11, Q12, E4, E8

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L#3

 

1/28

2.1

2.2

2.3

Speed

Velocity

Vector & Acceleration

Ch 2: Q8, Q15, E3, E6, E10

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L#4

 

1/30

2.3

2.4

2.5

Accelerated Motion

Graphing
Eqns of Motion

Ch 2: Q6, Q13, Q19, Q24, E13, E14, CP1

Th

1/31

Lab # 1    Measurements of Distance and Time

F

L#5

 

2/1

3.1

3.2

3.3

Review Eqns of Motion

Acceleration of Gravity

Tracking a Falling Object

Free fall

Ch 3: Q6, Q7, Q10, E1, E4, E6

M

L#6

2/4

Ch 3

Review Free Fall

Projectile Motion

Ch 3: Q21, Q23, Q28, E11, E12, E13

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L#7

2/6

5.4

5.5

Newton’s law of Gravity

Newton’s Law on Gravitation

Ch 5: Q13 (read page 81), Q16, Q18, Q19, Q20, E13, E14

Th

2/7

Lab # 2   Motion Speed & Acceleration

F

L#8

2/8

Ch 1,2,3,5

Review for Test #1

 

M

2/11

Ch 1,2,3

Test #1

 

W

L#9

2/13

1.3

4.1 

Return Exam

Intro to Newton’s Laws

CH 4: Q1, Q2, Q4, Q6

Th

2/14

Lab # 3   Measurement of  Mass & Volume

F

L#10

 

2/15

4.1

4.2

Review 1st & 2nd Laws

Adding Forces – Net Force

Mass & Weight

Ch 4: Q8, Q9, Q10,Q11,Q12,

E1, E2, E6, E7

M

L#11

2/18

4.4

4.5

Review Adding Forces

Newton’s 3rd Law 

Ch 4: Q19, Q20, Q22, Q28, E9, E13, CP4

W

L#12

2/20

9.1

9.2 

Newton’s Laws HW

Behavior of Liquids
Pressure in a Fluid 

Ch 9: Q1, Q3, Q8, Q13, Q20, Q21, E6

Th

2/21

Lab # 4   Density & Volume

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L#13

2/22

9.3, 9.4, 9.5

Archimedes’ Principle

Bernoulli’s Principle

Ch 9: Q16, Q17, Q27, Q30, E9, E11

M

L#14

2/25

6.1 – 6.4

Introduce Work & Energy

Simple Machines

Power

Ch 6: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q8, E1, E2, E4

W

L#15

2/27

6.4

Kinetic Energy

Potential Energy

Conservation of Energy

Ch 6: Q10,Q12,Q16,Q18,Q21,Q28, E11, E13, E14

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2/28

Lab # 5    Energy & Motion

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L#16

2/29

6.4

6.5

Conservation of Energy

Springs & Simple Harmonic Motion

Ch 6: Q24, Q26, E8, E9, E12

M

L#17

3/3

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

Torque & Balance

Center of Gravity

Rotational Inertia

Cons. of Angular Momentum

Ch 8: Q8, Q10, Q11, Q14, Q18, Q21, Q24, Q25

W

L#18

3/5

Ch 4,6,8,7,9

Review for Test #2

 

Th

3/6

No Lab

F

3/7

Ch 4,6,7,8,9

Test #2

 

M

L#19

3/10

12.1

Static Electricity

 

Ch 12: Q2, Q3, Q5, Q6, Q8, Q14

W

L#20

3/12

12.1 - 12.2

Static Electricity Continued

Insulators and Conductors

Ch 12: Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, E2, E4, E5

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3/13

Lab # 13    Static Electricity

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L#21

3/14

12.3-12.5

Electrostatic Force

Coulombs Law

Electric Field

Electric Potential

Ch12: Q20, Q21, Q25, Q26, Q29, E10, E14

 

 

3-17 to

3-24

Spring Break

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L#22

3/26

13.1

Electric Circuits

Electric Current

Ch 13: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5