AP Physics 1 Assignments
- Instructor
- Michael Spalding
- Terms
- Fall 2019
- Spring 2020
- Department
- Science and Engineering
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Past Assignments
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1. Quiz - DC Circuits (Ch 17 & 18)
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1. Ch 18 Textbook set due
2. AP FRQs (x 4) due
3. Circuit Lab due
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1) Free Response Exam EXTRA CREDIT due today
- To earn 5% bonus on the 3/19 Free Response Exam, print out the 5 released AP FRQs from the College Board website and show Mr. Spalding on 3/3
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1. Ch 17 / 18 Worksheet Packet due
2. Ch 17 Textbook set due
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1) AP Review Quiz # 2: Covers all topics from Q1 + Charge, Coulomb's Law & Gravitation
- Charge & Coulomb's law are from Ch 15
- Gravitation is from end of Ch 7
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1. Quiz - Ch 8 (Torque and Angular Momentum)
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1) Textbook page 254: # 3, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, 47, 52, 57, 59, 65
2) AP FRQs for Ch 8 (see HW sheet.... must print AP FRQs from College Board website)
3) Worksheet: "Rotational Inertia of a Bicycle Wheel"
4) Lab: Experimental Design - Torque, Angular Acceleration & Rotational Inertia
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Rotation - Torque & Angular Acceleration (non-equilibrium situations)
1) Worksheet: "Net Torque and Rotational Acceleration Worksheet"
2) Worksheet: "Multi-Topic Rotation Worksheet"
3) Worksheet: "Angular Momentum Worksheet"
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1) Review Quiz # 1 - Ch 2 & 3 (kinematics)
2) Rotational Equilibrium Worksheet (5 problems)
3) Video Problem Worksheet (3 problems)
4) Rotational Equilibrium: In-Class Exercise - 12 ft board (in-class data collection)
5) Lab: Rotational Equilibrium - Building a Mobile
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1. Final Exam.... 20% of final grade. Covers all topics from start of the year. Multiple Choice. College Board equation sheet will be provided.
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1. BONUS QUIZ - Topics for quiz = Ch 7 & Ch 15 (the new stuff we have been working on). We have taken 5 quizzes this semester and you get 1 drop. This leaves 4 remaining quizzes. This bonus quiz can be used to replace the lowest quiz score of these 4 remaining quizzes.
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1. All Ch 7 & Ch 15 Homework due (see HW sheet)
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Extra Credit Assignment Due Today
Students that complete the problems listed below over break will receive a 5% bonus on their Free Response Exam.
To receive the extra credit, have all these problems ready to turn in on the first day back from break. You will staple your work and turn it in to be looked over by Spalding. Your work should include diagrams, equations being used (no number) and working of algebra to solve for the answer. Do this for each problem. I will be checking mostly for diagrams & equations!!!
Please note that there are video solutions to many of the problems in this extra credit set. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDw-6hCG1pL9dn8N9Y4ogUAtGXwuyaj9x
1. All textbook problems for chapter 7 (see HW sheet). This will be the bulk of the work you do for this extra credit assignment.
2. Ch 7 Worksheet - Circular Motion Tarzan Problem
3. Ch 7 Worksheet - Circular Motion Loop the Loop Problem
4. Ch 7 Worksheet - Circular Motion Car Travelling Around A Circular Curve
5. Ch 7 Worksheet - Circular Motion "Spin Out" Problem
6. AP Supplemental Problem Set - Circular Motion ( 4 old AP questions relating to circular motion)
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1. Free Response Exam (Ch 2 -6) 20% of final grade
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1. Practice Problem set for the Free Response Exam Due
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1. Quiz - Chapter 6 Momentum
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1. All Ch 6 homework is due. see homework sheet for listing of all worksheets, textbook work and AP FRQs that are due
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1. Quiz - Chapter 5 (Work & Energy)
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1. Textbook problems for Chapter 5 due
2. All Labs for Ch 5 due
3. AP FRQs (x2) for Work & Energy due (must print from College Board website.... see HW sheet for which problems to print)
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1. McGehee Problem Set for Work & Energy
2. TIPERS (Work & Energy) - do every other problem for full credit (then go back and do the ones you skipped if you have the time)
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1. Video Problem Worksheets (x4)
2. Work & Conservation of Mechanical Energy Worksheet # 1
3. Work & Conservation of Mechanical Energy Worksheet # 2
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Quiz # 3 - Chapter 4 (Newton's Laws of Motion)
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1. AP FRQs Due - See HW sheet for problems. You must print these problems from the College Board website.
2. Lab due: Inclined Planes Lab
3. Lab due: Newton's 2nd Law Lab
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1. Pulley Problems Packet (4 problems) due
2. The elevator problem due
3. Textbook problems due - See HW Sheet
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1. Lab due: Atwood Machine
2. TIPERS (Concept Mastery) Newton's Laws of Motion - do every other one for HW credit
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1. Vector Addition and Newton's Second Law Worksheet
2. Newton's Law Worksheet
3. 4 Video Problem Worksheets
4. Lab: Measuring the Acceleration Due to Gravity (tape timer lab)
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1. Quiz # 2 - Ch 3
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1. All Ch 3 textbook problems due
2. Lab due - Projectile Motion Inquiry Lab
3. Lab due - Air Rocket Lab
4. Graphical Analysis for Physics Packet due
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1. TIPERS - Ch 3
2. Ball off table problem, Clown on tower problem, soccer ball being kicked problem
3. Lab Due: Trajectory of Projectile Lab
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1. Textbook - Problems - Page 74 # 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 19 (note: these problems are not listed on the HW sheet)
2. Vector worksheet
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1. Quiz # 1 - Chapter 2 (One Dimensional Motion)
2. Lab due - Kinematics of toy car (tape timer lab)
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1. Lab due - Constant velocity toy car lab
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From Chapter 2 Homework Set (see HW Sheet):
1. TIPERS - do every other problem
2. All problems and conceptual questions from text book
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1. Graph Sketching & Recognition Worksheet Due
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1. Sketching & Interpreting Kinematic Graphs
2. Interpreting Position vs Time Graphs
3. Interpreting Velocity vs. Time Graphs
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1. Signed Syllabus Due
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Final Exam - Day 2
- Day 2 is worth 10% of final grade
- It will be all multiple choice and will be cumulative from the start of the school year.
- Preparing for Final Exam: To prepare for the final exam, you should….
- work a wide range of problems from the AP Physics Homework Set (passed out first week of school and posted on OneNote)
- work problems from the AP Physics Multiple Choice packet. Per College Board regulations, these packets may not leave the classroom.
- be sure that you understand problems from the AP Physics Review Quizzes.
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Final Exam - Day 1
- Day 1 is worth 10% of final grade
- It will be all multiple choice and will be cumulative from the start of the school year.
- Preparing for Final Exam: To prepare for the final exam, you should….
- work a wide range of problems from the AP Physics Homework Set (passed out first week of school and posted on OneNote)
- work problems from the AP Physics Multiple Choice packet. Per College Board regulations, these packets may not leave the classroom.
- be sure that you understand problems from the AP Physics Review Quizzes.
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1) AP Review Quiz # 7: Covers all topics from Q6 + Ch 8 (Torque / Rotation)
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1) AP Review Quiz # 6: Covers all topics from Q5 + Ch 7 (Circular Motion & Gravitation)
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1) AP Review Quiz # 5: Covers all topics from Q4 + Ch 6 (Momentum)
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2nd Semester Free Response Exam
- 20% of final grade
- It will be all free response and will be cumulative from the start of the school year.
- Preparing for Midterm: To prepare for the midterm exam, you should work on the 5 released AP Physics Free Response Exams from the College Board website (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019). Solutions are also posted on the College Board website.
- Students that print the 5 released FRQs by Tuesday 3/3 will receive +5% on their midterm exam score
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1) AP Review Quiz # 4: Covers all topics from Q3 + Ch 5 (Work & Energy)
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1) AP Review Quiz # 3: Covers all topics from Q2 + Ch 4 (Forces)