Download Advanced Placement Physics C – Mechanics

Advanced Placement Physics C – Mechanics
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PHYSICS for Scientists and Engineers, Raymond Serway and John Jewett, Jr.,
Brooks/Cole - Thomson, 6th Edition, 2004.
General Educational Requirements
1. Each chapter will be accompanied by a homework assignment which must be
completed and submitted at the beginning of class on the day of the test. Many of
these problems will require the student to develop plans and processes for finding
solutions. In most chapters, an open-ended problem will be posed to student
groups who will then research, develop, and defend their own solution. In doing
so, students will be expected to identify, isolate and manipulate variables in order
to test hypotheses and, when appropriate, perform error analysis.
2. Students should have a graphing calculator.
3. Students should purchase a notebook to be used for all lab reports. Labs, in
general, will take two or three class periods to complete. Lab reports
should include evidence that all procedures were followed and all data was
collected. The theory and conclusion sections should be in-depth discussion of
why the lab was carried out as indicated, what happened as a result, and why.
4. Students will be required to interpret physical information, use the scientific
method to analyze physical phenomenon, use mathematical reasoning to solve
problems and analyze physical situations, interpret and communicate observations
and experimental results, including an analysis of relative error.
Topics Covered
A.
Calculus
Topic 1 Limits
Topic 2 Derivatives
Topic 3 Integrals
Chapter 1
Measurement
Section 1
Standards of length, mass, and time.
Section 4
Dimensional Analysis
Section 5
Unit Conversion
Section 6
Order of Magnitude Estimation
Lab 1 – Intro to Graphing
Students will collect data from several round objects. This data and
graph will allow the students to “discover” π.
Lab 2 – Measure to graph to Measure
Students construct graphs of mass versus area and mass versus length.
These graphs will be used to predict the mass of unknown objects.
Chapter 2
One Dimensional Motion
Section 1-3 Definitions and terms
Section 5
Constant Acceleration
Section 6
Freely Falling Objects
Section 7
Motion Equations/Calculus
Chapter 3
Vectors
Section 1
Polar and Cartesian Representation
Section 2-3 Vectors and Scalars
Section 4
Component Resolution/Unit Vector Notation
Lab 3 – Vector Trips
Each small group of students will be given a map. They will follow a
sheet with vectors to arrive at a particular destination. Each group will
then create their own “trip” that another group will take.
Lab 4 – Force Tables
Groups of students will use the force tables to explore vector addition.
This inquiry based lab allows students to set their own parameters for
the data collected.
Chapter 4
Two Dimensional Motion
Section 1
Position/Velocity/Acceleration Vectors
Section 2
Constant Acceleration
Section 3
Projectile Motion
Section 4
Uniform Circular Motion
Section 5
Tangential/Radial Acceleration
Section 6
Relative Velocity/Relative Acceleration
Lab51 – Ball Throw
Throw a softball at a 30o and a 45o angle enough times to
obtain valid average initial speed. Predict the horizontal distance
of ball when thrown horizontally with same speed.
Chapter 5
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Section 1
Force
Section 2-3 First Law: Inertia
Section 4-5 Second Law: Acceleration
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Third Law: Interaction
Applications
Friction
Lab 6– Inertial Balance
Determine vibrational period for different masses.
Construct graph to be used to determine unknown masses.
Lab 7– F = ma with Carts and Rubber Bands
F = ma (with rubber bands) – Determine force constants of rubber
bands.
Chapter 6
Circular Motion
Section 1
Applying Newton’s Laws to Circular Motion
Section 2
Non-Uniform Circular Motion
Section 3
Accelerated Reference Frames
Section 4
Resistive Forces
Lab 8 – Friction and Race Car Laps
Measure the speed at which a toy remote-controlled car can
complete a circle of known radius to determine the coefficient of
friction between the tires and the surface.
Lab 9 – Circling Planes and Helicopters
Measure the radius of flight of toy planes of known mass to determine the
centripetal force.
Chapter 7
Energy and its Transfer
Section 1
Closed/Open Systems
Section 2
Work with Constant Force
Section 3
Scalar Products
Section 4
Work with Varying Force
Section 5
Work/Energy Theorem
Section 6
Conservation of Energy
Section 7
Kinetic Friction
Section 8
Power
Lab 10 – Bulls Eye
Use a ballistic pendulum to determine the kinetic energy of
a projectile and predict the impact point for the projectile when
launched by the device.
Chapter 8
Potential Energy
Section 1
PE of a System
Section 2
Section 3-4
Section 5
Section 6
Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Conservative/Non-conservative Forces
Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
Equilibrium and Energy Diagrams
Lab 11 – Air Track with Spring
Record and analyze data made from observations of gliders on an air
track.
Chapter 9
Linear Momentum and Collisions
Section 1
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Section 2
Impulse
Section 3
One Dimensional Collisions
Section 4
Two Dimensional Collisions
Section 5
Systems of Particles/Center of Mass
Lab 12 – Conservation of Momentum
Observe elastic and inelastic collisions between dynamic carts to verify
the Law of Conservation of momentum.
Lab 13 – Impulse/Momentum
Students use force sensors and motion detectors to calculate the change in
momentum and the impulse of a collision.
Lab 14 – Air Table Collisions
Two-dimensional conservation of momentum analysis.
Chapter 10
Rotation
Section 1-4 Standard Equations and Kinetic Energy
Section 5-7 Torque and Newton’s Laws
Section 8
Work/Power/Energy
Section 9
Rolling Objects
Lab 15 – Rotation Device
Study the effects of different forces, radii, and masses
on rotation.
Chapter 11
Angular Momentum
Section 1
Vectors
Section 2-6 Angular Momentum and Conservation
Chapter 12
Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
Section 1-3 Conditions/Requirements and Examples of Equilibrium
Section 4
Elastic Properties
Chapter 13
Universal Gravitation
Section 1-3 Newton and Cavendish
Section 4
Kepler
Section 5
Fields
Section 6
Potential Energy
Section 7
Orbiting and Energy
Lab 16 – Measuring “g”
Drop weights from many different heights in football
stadium, measuring time to drop. Construct graph, straighten
power curve and use slope to find “g.”
Chapter 14
Fluid Mechanics
Section 1-3 Pascal
Section 4-5 Archimedes
Section 6
Bernoulli
Section 7
Applications
Chapter 15
Oscillatory Motion
Section 1 -4 Simple Harmonic Motion
Section 5
Pendulum
Section 6 -7 Damped and forced Oscillations
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