Authors: Giancoli
AP Central - course content outline
School Notes - just in case...
Textbook Website
Chapters: TBA
week 1:
(F) Jan. 06: I will be out. You will be answering the "skipped" questions from the AP exam you took in December.
Be sure to show all work. Assignment will be collected at the end of class.
Lecture over material read during break will be during the next few classes.
week 2:
(T) Jan. 10: Review Chapter 10 (Rotational Motion About a Fixed Axis) - comparison of Angular and Linear quantities and equations
(T) Jan. 12: possible lab day - if not, continue with Chapter 11.
week 3:
(M) Jan. 16: MLK Holiday - No School
(T) Jan. 17: Review Chapter 11 (General Rotation) - Vector products, Torque
(T) Jan. 19: Review Chapter 10 and 11 homework questions
week 4:
(M) Jan. 23: Review Chapter 12 (Static Equilibrium: Elasticity and Fracture)
(W) Jan. 25: Review homework
(F) Jan. 27: TEST - Chapters 10-12 (homework due!)
week 5:
(T) Jan. 31: Test Corrections (Extra credit due today)
(T) Feb. 02: ELECTRICITY !!! Chapter 21 (Electric Fields and Electric Forces)
week 6:
(M) Feb. 06:
(W) Feb. 08:
(F) Feb. 10: Complete Chapter 21 (Dipoles); Review homework; Start Chapter 22 (Gauss' Law)
week 7:
(T) Feb. 14: QUIZ - Chapter 21
(T) Feb. 16: Start Chapter 22 (Gauss' Law)
week 8:
(M) Feb. 20: Winter Holiday - Professional development
(T) Feb. 21: Complete Chapter 22; Start Chapter 23 (Potential)
(T) Feb. 23: Complete Chapter 23 (Potential)
week 9:
(M) Feb. 27: Review homework for Chapters 22 and 23
(W) Mar. 01: (MSU students will be visiting today)
Start Chapter 24 - Capacitance
(F) Mar. 03: TEST - Chapters 22 and 23
week 10: (Yes, it's a 10-week-long "9-week grading period"...)
(T) Mar. 07: 9 weeks' test (?)
(T) Mar. 09: 9 weeks' test (?)
March 13-17: SPRING BREAK
week 1:
(M) Mar. 20:
(W) Mar. 22:
(F) Mar. 24:
week 2:
(T) Mar. 28:
(T) Mar. 30:
week 3:
(M) Apr. 03:
(W) Apr. 05:
(F) Apr. 07:
week 4:
(T) Apr. 11: AP Practice Exam - E&M - Multiple Choice
(T) Apr. 13: AP Practice Exam - E&M - Free Response
(F) Apr. 14: Good Friday - No School
week 5:
(M) Apr. 17: Easter Holiday - No School
(W) Apr. 19: AP Exam Review - Mechanics
(F) Apr. 21: AP Exam Review - Mechanics
week 6:
(T) Apr. 25: AP Exam Review - Electricity and Magnetism
(T) Apr. 27: AP Exam Review - Electricity and Magnetism
week 7:
(M) May 01: AP Exam Review - Key equations, variables and constants
(W) May 03: AP Exam Review - Specific areas as requested by students
(F) May 05: AP Exam Review - overview and recap of test taking strategies
week 8:
(M) May 08: AP EXAM - 12:00 pm (Mechanics)
2:00 pm (Electricity & Magnetism)
(T) May 09: Discussion of AP Exam
(T) May 11: Waves and Sound (?)
(F) May 12: Senior day (?)
week 9:
(M) May 15: (Waves and Optics?)
(W) May 17: (Fluids ?)
FINAL EXAMS: (not that it affects this class, as everyone is a senior...)
(F) May 19 (M) May 22 (T) May 23 (W) May 24