Physics Schedule 2008
Week 1 (8/27-8/29)
Lecture: Introduction of Course, Website Orientation
Homework: Read Chapter 1
Activity: Velocity of Cars
Day 2:
Lecture: Intro to Science, The Scientific Method
Homework: Read Sec. 2-1 to 2-3: Review Questions #1, 2, 4-8
LAB: NO LAB
Week 2 (9/2 -9/5)
Day 1:
Lecture: Motion
Homework: Read Sec. 2.4: do problems 9-14, 26-30, 43-46
Day 2:
Lecture: Speed, Velocity
Homework: ReviewDay 3:
Lecture: Acceleration, Free Fall
Homework: Read Sec. 2.5, 2.6: Questions: do problems 15-21, 31-33
Week 3 (9/8 - 9/12)
Day 1:
LECTURE: Questions on homework, Review Velocity, Acceleration & Freefall
Homework: Read Sec. 2.7-2.8: Questions: do problems 22-25, 34-39, 40-50, Worksheet 1
Day 2:
Lecture: Physlets, graphs of motion, air resistance, Demo-Physlets
Homework: Appendix F, p. 660: Read Chapter 2 Summary carefully, including sample problems. Then do Practice Problems 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 28
Day 3:
Lecture: Distribute Ch 2 Review Sheet
Homework: Complete at least half of Review Sheet, or bring questions to class tomorrow
Day 4:
Lecture: Ch 2 Solutions available, review for exam next week
Homework: Study for Ch 2 test
LAB: Lab2ConceptualGraphing.doc
Week 4 (9/15-9/19)
Day 1:
Lecture: TEST on Chapters 1 & 2
Homework: None
Day 2:
Lecture: Metric Conversions, Scalar and Vector quantities, projectile motion
Homework: READ 3.1-3.4, Problems 1-4, 7-10, 19, 20 Metric Conversions WS
Day 3:
Lecture: Projectile Problems
Homework: READ 3.5-3.6, Problems 11-18
Day 4:
Lecture: Projectile Problems
Homework: Appendix F, Chapter 3 problems 1-3, 14-20
PPT: ch3.ppt
Week 5 (9/22-9/26) - TRIPS WEEK
Week 6 (9/29-10/3)
Day 1:
Lecture: Review Projectile Motion, Practice Problems
Homework: Review Ch. 3, Do end of chapter problems: 19-21, 24, 31
Day 2:
Lecture: Review Projectile Motion and Metric Conversions / Review Packet
Homework: Read Ch. 3 summary on 663-664, do problems 1,2, 12, 13, 14 on p. 664-665
Day 3:
Lecture: REVIEW
Homework: REVIEW PACKET
Day 4:
Lecture: CH. 3 Test
Homework: READ 4.1-4.4
LAB: Intro to Inertia
Week 7 (10/6-10/10)
Day 1: NO SCHOOL
Day 2:
Lecture: Discuss Galileo, inertia, mass v. weight
Homework: Read 4.5, do problems at end of chapter 4: 1-13
Day 3:
LECTURE: Discuss net force, static and dynamic equilibrium
Homework: Read 4.6, 4.7, 4.9; do problem 14-25. Worksheet 4-2 (back side)
Day 4:
Lecture: Go over Ch 4 problems and introduce Newton's 2nd Law, F(net)=ma
Homework: Read 5.1 - 5.3, do problems from Appendix F, Chapter 4, 1-6, 9, 10
LAB: Skateboards - Newtons 2nd Law
PPT: ch4.ppt
Week 8
Day 1:
Lecture: Discuss Net Force, Dynamic Equilibrium, Worksheet 4-3 in class and board questions
Homework: CH. 4 problems 26-30, Read 5-4, questions 1-9, 19-21 in CH. 5
Day 2:
Lecture: Discuss Friction
Homework: Read 5-6, 5-7, Ch. 5 problems 12-16, 18, 24-26, 28, 31-33
Day 3:
Lecture: Discuss Falling and Air resistance
Homework: Ch. 5 problem 35-38, 40-44
LAB: Match Rockets - Newton's 3rd Law
Powerpoint: ch5.ppt
Week 9
Day 1:
Lecture: Finish Ch. 5, begin Ch. 6 - Worksheet
Homework: Read CH. 6, Finish WS 5-1,5-2 Begin working on Review Packet
Day 2:
Lecture: Finish Newton's 3rd Law, Worksheet
Homework: Study for test
Day 3:
Lecture: Summary of Newton's 3 Laws of Motion
Homework: Study for test
Day 4:
Lecture: Test on Chapters 4-6
Homework: Read 7-1, 7-2, 7-3
LAB: Lab7NewtonsLawsReviewed.doc
POWERPOINT: ch6.ppt
END OF FIRST MARKING PERIOD
Week 10 - BEGINNING OF SECOND MARKING PERIOD
Day 1:
Lecture: Introduce Momentum / Impulse
Homework: Read 7.4 to 7.5 (skip 7.6) and do Chapter 7 problems 1-13.
Day 2:
Lecture: Review momentum, discuss bouncing, Law of Conservation of Momentum, collision
Homework: Do Chapter 7 problems 14-17, 19-22, 23, 24, 26, 27.
Day 3:
Lecture: Finish momentum, do Wksht 7-1 in class, introduce Work, Power, Mechanical Energy
Homework: Read 7.6, Appendix F, Chapter 7, problems 1-9. Read 8.1-8.3.
Day 4:
Lecture: Halloween Speed Test
Homework: NONE -- Trick or Treat??
POWERPOINT: ch7.ppt
LAB: Lab8Momentum.doc
Week 11
Day 1:
Lecture: Work / Power / Energy
Homework: Read 8.4 - 8.6 and do Ch. 8 problems 1-11
Day 2:
Lecture: Do problems 21-28 in class
Homework: Appendix F, Ch. 8, #1-9,12, 18, 19,21
Day 3:
Lecture: Review Wksheet 8-2, 8-3
Homework: Read 8.7 - 8.9 Ch. 8 problems 14-20
Day 4:
Lecture: Mechanical Universe Video
Homework: Review
LAB: Lab9ConservationofEnergy.doc
POWERPOINT: ch8.ppt
Week 12
Day 1:
Lecture: Discuss Simple Machines
Homework: Ch. 8 32, 33, 42, 44, 45, 46
Day 2:
Lecture: Impulse analysis; Review Packet available
Homework: Review Packet
Day 3:
Lecture: REVIEW
Homework: REVIEW PACKET
Day 4:
Lecture: REVIEW
Homework: REVIEW PAKET
LAB:
Week 13
Day 1:
Lecture: TEST
Homework: NO HOMEWORK
Day 2:
Lecture: Introduce CH. 17 - Hand out periodic tables
Homework: READ CH. 17.1-17.6, do problems 1-3, 7, 9-13
Day 3:
Lecture: The Atomic Nucleus, Electrons, periodic table, periodic properties/trends
Homework: READ 17.7-17.8, do problems 14-25
Day 4:
Lecture: Finish CH. 17
Homework: Worksheet on atoms and the periodic table
LAB: Lab11Density.doc
POWERPOINT:ch17.ppt
Week 14
Day 1:
Lecture: REVIEW CH. 17
Homework: REVIEW PACKET
Day 2:
Lecture: Speed Test
Homework: REVIEW PACKET
Day 3:
Lecture: NO SCHOOL
Homework: NONE
Day 4:
Lecture: NO SCHOOL
Homework: NONE
LAB: NONE
Week 15
Day 1:
Lecture: REVIEW CH. 17
Homework: REVIEW PACKET
Day 2:
Lecture: TEST CH. 17
Homework: READ 18.1-18.2, problems 1-8, 21,22
Day 3:
Lecture: Density, Phases of matter, pressure
Homework: Read 20.1-20.3, 20.5, problems 1-9, 12, 18-26, 28
Day 4:
Lecture: Gas Laws
Homework: Read Ch. 21 (skip 21.8)
LAB: Lab12-BalloonLab.doc
POWERPOINT: ch18-21.ppt
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