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PARAMUS HIGH SCHOOL
PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY, 07652
DEPARTMENT:
COURSE:
LEVEL:
SCIENCE
DATE:
ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS - C Level
(Calculus Based)
11, 12
(Full Year)
January 2004
PRE-REQUISITE:
Successful completion of Honors Physics (SC430) and Mathematical
Analysis BC - Honors (M430). Students who have successfully completed Mathematical Analysis
AB (M420) may be considered upon recommendation by their math teachers.
CO-REQUISITE:
Advanced Placement Calculus BC (540) or Advanced Placement Calculus
AB (M530).
I.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This university level course is offered as a second year exposure to physics for students who
have successfully completed a first year of Honors Physics at Paramus High School or its equivalent
at another high school or a qualified summer program at the college level. It is designed to provide
the student with a rigorous course that is equal to the first two semesters of calculus based physics
courses taught at an engineering school or offered by a university for students majoring in the
physical sciences or in pre-medicine. The AP Physics course is paralleled or preceded by calculus.
Many of the lab experiences in AP Physics use the current technology of Calculator Based
Laboratories (CBL) and computer laboratories using computer interfaces and software.
The students in AP Physics have the option to participate in the FDU Middle College
Program in which Paramus High School works with Fairleigh Dickinson University to provide
enrolled students with lab experiences of a college caliber in the FDU college environment. Students
who elect this option accumulate three (3) college level credits in General Physics from FDU.
The students enrolled in this course are encouraged to take the AP Physics exams in
Mechanics and Electricity & magnetism when they are given in May of each academic year.
II.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
NEW JERSEY CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS:
5.1.-5.4.,5.7
A.
To encourage a curiosity about the world and the ways in which physics plays a
daily part in that world.
B.
To develop a deliberate and consistent approach to the solution or problems, both
numerical and theoretical.
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III.
C.
To facilitate the development of a logical procedure for the analysis of data.
D.
To afford the student the opportunity to practice his/her skills of observation,
critical analysis and conclusion through a variety of classroom and laboratory
experiences.
MAJOR CONCEPTS AND TOPICS:
A.
Mechanics
1.
Kinematics
a.
Motion in One-Dimension
b.
Motion in Two or more Dimensions
2.
Newtons Laws of Motion
a.
Static Equilibrium
b.
Dynamics of a Single Body
c.
Systems of Two or More Bodies
3.
Work, Energy and Power
a.
Work and the Work-Energy Theorem
b.
Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
c.
Conservation of Energy
d.
Power
4.
Systems of Particles
a.
Center of Mass
b.
Impulse and Momentum
c.
Collisions and Conservation of Linear Momentum
5.
Rotation
a.
Torque and Rotational Statics
b.
Rotational Kinematics
c.
Moment of Inertia
d.
Rotational Dynamics
e.
Angular Momentum
6.
Oscillations
a.
Simple Harmonic Motion
b.
Spring Systems
c.
Pendulum Systems
d.
Damped Oscillations
7.
Gravitation
a.
Newtons Universal Gravitation
b.
Keplers Law
8.
Electricity and Magnetism
1.
Electrostatics
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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
IV.
Charge, Field and Potential
Coulomb’s Law
Field and Potential of a Point Charge
Field and Potential of a Charge Distribution
Gauss’ Law
2.
Conductors, Capacitors, and Dielectrics
a.
Electrostatics and Conductors
b.
Capacitors and Dielectrics
3.
Electric Currents
a.
Current, Resistance, Power
b.
Steady-State DC Circuits
c.
Kirchoff’s Laws
d.
Non-Steady-State DC Circuits with Capacitors
4.
Magnetostatics
a.
Forces on Moving Charges in Magnetic Fields
b.
Forces on Current Carrying Wires
c.
Fields due to Long Current Carrying Wires
d.
Biot-Savart Law
e.
Ampere’s Law
5.
Electromagnetism
a.
Electromagnetic Induction
b.
Inductance
c.
Maxwell’s Equations in Integral Form
STUDENT SKILL OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
make, use and manipulate measurements made in the metric system.
add and subtract vectors, graphically and/or analytically, so as to solve for the
resultant.
determine, graphically and/or analytically, the components of a given vector
solve any equation for its dimensional correctness using the procedure of
dimensional analysis.
solve any given equation for any element as the stated explicit unknown.
set up and solve any problem related to the topics covered in the course.
set up and carry out data gathering appropriate to any laboratory experience.
construct and analyze graphs presented in problems or generated from data
obtained from data collection.
write a comprehensive lab report.
use the current technology of the Calculator Based Laboratory (CBL) and computer
interfaces and software when performing labs.
use differential and integral calculus to derive equations in physics.
use differential and integral calculus to solve physics problems.
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V.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
The student will be evaluated on:
A.
his/her performance on teacher-generated tests, quizzes and problem sets drawn
from materials related to the text, Physics for Scientists & Engineers by Serway, and
from other materials appropriate for preparation for the AP Physics exam.
VI.
B.
course-work related final exam.
C.
laboratory reports generated as a result of laboratory experiences at Paramus High
School or FDU as part of the Middle College Program.
SUGGESTED MATERIALS:
The student will work from the text, Physics for Scientists & Engineers by Serway and from
the correlated study guide which accompanies the text. Additionally, the student will be assigned
readings and problems from various sources appropriate to applications of the physics material
being taught. Historically pertinent material will also be drawn upon for the purpose of broadening
the background and perspective of the student in relation to the state-of-the-art understanding of
the topic(s).
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