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AP Physics-B Syllabus for 2011-12 Instructor: Mr. LoGalbo Email – [email protected] Phone – 330-954-2246 Textbook: Physics 6th ed. by Giancoli, 2005 Course Overview: This is a college level course that addresses a broad spectrum of Physics content. Emphasis will be placed on problem solving and conceptual understanding in preparation for the AP exam. Topics of study with approximate % weight on the AP exam include: I. Newtonian Mechanics 35% II. Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics 15% III. Electricity and Magnetism 25% IV. Waves and Optics 15% V. Atomic and Nuclear Physics 10% Grading Scale: 90-100%…….….A 80-89%…………B 70-79%…………C 60-69%…………D 59% or below…..F The semester grade is determined from the individual nine weeks grades and a final exam. 1st nine weeks = 40%, 2nd nine weeks = 40%, exam = 20% The nine weeks grade will be determined from all work completed during a nine week grading period. The nine-week grade will consist of approximately the following: Summative Assessments (unit tests) Problem Sets, Quizzes, Class work, and Lab Work 80 % 20 % Homework Policy Homework in the AP Physics course is given for two main reasons: 1. To reinforce, practice and analyze the material presented in a day’s lesson and activities. 2. To prepare for the next day’s lesson The homework is primarily an opportunity to practice. It is intended to prepare you for success on the larger structured activities and assessments. Failure to complete homework in a timely manner will leave you unprepared for the larger assessments, tests and lab work thus increasing your chances of being unsuccessful in the course and on the AP exam. Although an assignment may or may not be specifically graded, students are responsible for all of the content and thus are expected to complete it. At the conclusion of each chapter, problem sets will be collected. Expect weekly quizzes that include some of these problems or ones modeled after them. Make-up work Work missed due to an excused absence will be allowed days equal to the number of days absent (unless work was previously assigned) to complete the work. Work missed due to an out of school suspension or an unexcused absence will receive no credit, but the student is still responsible Tests/Quizzes A summative test will be given at the conclusion of each unit. You will always be notified in advance (an attempt is made to provide at least 5 days notice but that is not guaranteed) of a major test. All tests will be modeled after the AP exam consisting of Multiple Choice and Free Response sections. Each section will comprise 50% of the test grade. Quizzes may be announced or unannounced. Always review the previous day’s lessons and be up-to-date with any assigned work to prepare for quizzes. If you are absent on the day of a test or quiz you will be expected to take it on the day you return to class. If you are absent the day before a test, you will still be expected to take that test at the scheduled time. If there are extended absences prior to a test date, please see the instructor for alternate arrangements. Notebooks Each student should keep and maintain a notebook(s). The organization of that notebook will be left to the discretion of the student. However the following organizational sections are recommended for notebooks: 1. Daily notes – this is where you make note of important concepts, ideas, and sample problems that are discussed or learned through the class activities. You will also find it helpful to take notes when reading your text. 2. Working section – this is where you should record observations and data that pertain to in-class activities/labs. This section will be like a scratch/rough draft section for ongoing work. From this you will create final products to be handed in for evaluation. 3. Problem sets – this is where you should keep all assigned problems from the text. Keep clear documentation as to which chapter the problems belong. At the end of the class, you will have an entire set of solutions that can be used for review purposes. 4. Lab Portfolio*** – this should be where you keep all finalized lab work, graded and non-graded, that is completed as part of the class. 5. AP Questions – You will receive many sample AP test questions throughout the year. Keep them organized by topic as an invaluable tool for unit test and ultimately AP exam review at the end of the course. ***Section 4 (and possibly 3) may prove to be useful when applying for Physics credit at the university level. Some colleges may require that you provide evidence of lab experiences and demonstrate course content before awarding credit. Classroom expectations Be prepared for class. Aside from bringing necessary materials, you are expected to have read/completed assignments to promote meaningful discussion and productive use of class time. Be respectful of yourself, others and property. This sounds simple, but there is a lot implied here. In a nutshell, behave in a manner that does not distract from the learning process of yourself and those around you. Disruptive and/or destructive behavior will not be tolerated. Behaviors that are not respectful will result in the responsible party receiving one or more of the following: warning, detention, parental notification, referral to the office. Be responsible. Be responsible for cleaning up after your self in the laboratory. Be responsible for completing work in a timely manner. Be responsible for seeking assistance when in need. Take responsibility for your own learning. The teacher is only a guide in the process. You get out of it what you put into it. Be on time for class. We have too much to do and too little time to do it! 3 tardies = ½ hour detention. Attendance is critical to success. While it may be possible, there are very few students who can successfully teach themselves AP Physics! AP PHYSICS B CONTENT OUTLINE I. Newtonian Mechanics (35%) 10 WEEKS A. Kinematics (7%) (including vectors, vector algebra and components, coordinate systems, displacement, velocity, and acceleration) 1. Motion in one dimension - Giancoli sections 2.1 – 2.5, 2.7, 2.8 - Problem Set #3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21-28, 33-39, 42, 49-52, 54, 56 2. Motion in two dimensions, projectile motion - Giancoli sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 – 3.6 - Problem Set #7-9, 17-19, 21, 23, 27, 32, 39, 41, 45, 64 B. Newton’s laws of motion (9%) 1. Static equilibrium (First law) 2. Dynamics of a single particle (Second law) 3. Systems of two or more bodies (Third law) - Giancoli sections 4.1 – 4.8 - Problem Set # 1-4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 25, 26, 29, 34, 36-43, 47, 48, 50-53 C. Circular motion, gravitation, and rotation (6%) 1. Uniform circular motion 2. Newton’s Law of Gravity 3. Orbits of planets and satellites 4. Torque and rotational statics - Giancoli sections 5.1 – 5.3, 5.6 – 5.9, 8.4, 9.1, 9.2 - Problem Set: Ch 5: # 1-10, 12-14, 18, 19, 28, 29, 31, 37, 38, 41, 43, 44, 52, 53 Ch 8: # 22, 24, 26 Ch 9: # 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 18, 21 D. Work, energy, power (5%) 1. Work and work-energy theorem 2. Conservative forces and potential energy 3. Conservation of energy 4. Power - Giancoli sections 6.1 – 6.6, 6.10 - Problem Set # 1, 2, 5, 8, 12, 14, 18-20, 22, 29, 31, 32, 37, 38, 43, 58,59, 64, 66 E. Systems of particles, linear momentum (4%) 1. Center of mass 2. Impulse and momentum 3. Conservation of linear momentum, collisions - Giancoli sections 7.1 – 7.4 - Problem Set # 3-5, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, 20, 22-24, 26, 27, 32, 35, 40, 48 F. Oscillations (4%) 1. Simple harmonic motion (dynamics and energy relationships) 2. Mass on a spring 3. Pendulum and other oscillations - Giancoli sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.4 - Problem Set # 3,4,6, 7, 14, 15, 23,29, 31-33 II. Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Physics (15%) 4 WEEKS A. Fluid Mechanics (6%) 1. Hydrostatic pressure 2. Buoyancy 3. Fluid flow continuity 4. Bernoulli’s equation - Giancoli sections 10.1 – 10.9 - Problem Set # 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 22, 25, 27, 28, 30, 35, 36, 38, 40, 43, 46 B. Kinetic Theory and Thermodynamics (9%) 1. Mechanical equivalent of heat 2. Heat Transfer and thermal expansion 3. Ideal gases 4. Laws of thermodynamics – PV diagrams and Heat Engines - Giancoli sections 13.1 – 13.4, 13.6 – 13.10, 14.1-14.6, 15.1, 15.2, 15.4, 15.5 - Problem Set: Ch 13 # 7-9, 12, 13, 29, 31, 32, 34, 38, 46-49, 55 Ch 14 #1-3, 8,14,19,21,25,33, 34 Ch 15 # 3-5, 7, 10, 17, 18, 21, 27 III. Electricity and Magnetism (25%) 8 WEEKS A. Electrostatics and Capacitance (9%) 1. Charge, field, and potential 2. Coulomb’s law and field and potential of point charges 3. Fields and potentials of other charge distributions 4. Electrostatics with conductors 5. Capacitors - Giancoli sections 16.1 – 16.5, 16.6 – 16.8, 17.1 – 17.5, 17.7, 17.8 - Problem Set: Ch 16 # 2, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17,20, 24, 25, 28, 29 Ch 17 # 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 14, 16, 31, 32, 37, 39 B. Electric circuits (7%) 1. Current, resistance, power 2. Steady-state direct current circuits 3. Capacitors in circuits Giancoli sections 18.2-18.4, 18.6, 19.1-19.3, 19.6 - Problem Set: Ch 18 # 1, 4, 5, 11, 16, 26, 29-31, 33, 35, 37 Ch 19 # 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 16, 17, 19, 20,23-27, 29, 37, 38, 41, 44 C. Magnetic Fields (4%) 1. Forces on moving charges in magnetic fields 2. Forces on current-carrying wires in magnetic fields 3. Fields of long current-carrying wires - Giancoli sections 20.1 – 20.6 - Problem Set # 2, 10-15, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 73 D. Electromagnetism (5%) 1. Electromagnetic induction (including Faraday's law and Lenz's law) - Giancoli sections 21.1 – 21.4, 21.7 - Problem Set # 2, 3, 4, 6, 8,12, 13, 15, 30, 31, 35, 36 IV. Waves and Optics (15%) 4 WEEKS A. Wave motion (including sound) (5%) 1. Properties of traveling waves 2. Properties of standing waves 3. Doppler effect 4. Superposition - Giancoli sections 11.7-11.9, 11.11-11.14, 12.1, 12.4, 12.6, 12.7 - Problem Set: Ch 11 #36-38,44,47,48,50,51, 52-56, 61 Ch 12 # 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 15, 27,29,30, 31, 34-36,49,50,52 B. Geometric and Physical optics (10%) 1. Reflection and refraction 2. Mirrors 3. Lenses 4. Interference and diffraction 5. Dispersion of light and the electromagnetic spectrum - Giancoli sections 22.1 – 22.4, 23.1 – 23.8, 24.3 – 24.6, 24.8 - Problem Set: Ch 23 #3, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 31, 37, 43, 45, 47, 53, 57 Ch 24 #1, 3-5, 24, 27, 28, 30, 36, 41 PART V. Atomic and Nuclear Physics (10%) 2 WEEKS A. Atomic and Nuclear Physics (10%) 1. Photons, the photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, x-rays 2. Atomic energy levels 3. Wave-particle duality 4. Nuclear reactions 5. Mass-energy equivalence - Giancoli sections 27.1 – 27.8, 27.10 – 27.13, 30.1 – 30.8, 31.1 – 31.3, 32.1 - Problem Set: Ch 27 #1-3, 18-23, 44, 49 Ch 30 #12, 15, 22, 27 Ch 31 #16, 22, 27 Ch 32 #2, 7