Download AP Physics I - Southern Regional School District

Southern Regional High School
Manahawkin, New Jersey
Course Syllabus
Department: Science
Course: AP Physics I
Marking Period 1
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Classroom Expectations/Grading
Lab Safety
Vocabulary and key terms.
All motion is measured based on a reference frame.
Appropriate SI units for time, displacement, velocity and acceleration.
Velocity is a vector ratio between displacement and time.
Acceleration is a vector ratio between velocity and time.
Motion can be analyzed through graphs.
Vectors can be used to describe the motion of an object.
The value for acceleration due to gravity near the surface of the Earth is approximately 9.8 m/s .
The orthogonal components of an object’s velocity are completely independent.
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Create pictorial and physical models for solving motion problems.
The differences between mass and weight
Forces are vector quantities
How to diagram forces
Newton's three laws of motion
SGO – Pre Test
Quarterly
Southern Regional High School
Manahawkin, New Jersey
Course Syllabus
Marking Period 2
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• Vocabulary, key terms, and proper S.I. units
• Proper laboratory procedures
• The difference between static and kinetic friction and their application
• For a projectile, vertical motion is affected by gravity, while horizontal motion is constant
in the absence of drag forces
• The value for the acceleration of gravity near the surface of the Earth is 9.8 m/s2
• For any projectile, the vertical component of the velocity is zero at the peak of its path and
the acceleration due to gravity is constant
• Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation and Kepler's Laws determine the size/shape/and
trajectory of planetary bodies
• Create mathematical models and analyze graphical relationships for acceleration, velocity,
and position of the center of mass of a system and use them to calculate properties of the
motion of the center of mass system
• Procedure at the core of scientific methodology
• Work is the transfer of energy
• Energy may change from one form to another
• Energy can be stored by virtue of the position of a mass or charge in a field
• An isolated/closed system is a collection of objects isolated from outside forces and to/from which
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no net energy flows
Total energy in a closed system is conserved
Momentum is a property of a mass in motion
The momentum of a mass is changed proportionately when an impulse is applied to it
The total momentum in a closed system is conserved
Energy is essential to the functioning of all processes in our lives
Simple machines change the magnitude and/or direction of forces
All real machines have an efficiency of less than 100%
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Southern Regional High School
Manahawkin, New Jersey
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Marking Period 3
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Use representations of the relationship between force and torque
Calculate torques on a two-dimensional system in static equilibrium by examining a representation
or model
Justify the selection of a mathematical routine to solve for the change in angular momentum of an
object caused by torques exerted on the object
Plan data collection and analysis strategies designed to test the relationship between torques
exerted on an object and the change in angular momentum of that object
Explain that waves transfer energy without transferring matter
The energy of an electromagnetic wave is related to its frequency
Distinguish between longitudinal and transverse waves
Define wavelength, frequency, amplitude and period
Explain that wave speed depends on the medium
Describe how waves are reflected and refracted between media
Explain how waves diffract
Apply the Principle of Superposition to the phenomenon of interference
Relate the physical properties of sound waves to the wave we perceive sound
Describe the origin of sound
Demonstrate an understanding of resonance
That light is the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
Describe the ray model of light
Explain the Law of Reflection
Calculate the index of refraction in a given medium
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Manahawkin, New Jersey
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Marking Period 4
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Like charges repel and opposite charges attract
Ground is the reference point for voltage measurements
Voltage is an electric potential difference between two points
Coulomb’s Law describes the force between charges
Charge is conserved
Current is the movement of charges
Ohm’s Law
Electrical schematic drawings are essential in designing and building circuits.
Difference in behavior of component in series versus parallel circuits
How to calculate equivalent resistance
Describe how waves are reflected and refracted between media.
Explain how waves diffract.
Apply the Principle of Superposition to the phenomenon of interference.
Relate the physical properties of sound waves to the wave we perceive sound.
That light is the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Describe the ray model of light.
Explain the Law of Reflection.
Calculate the index of refraction in a given medium.
Explain total internal reflection.
Explain how concave, convex, and plane mirrors/lenses form images.
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