Unit 1 Overview

Kinematics in 1 Dimension – the basics
Scalars/Vectors,
Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration - graphs and equations
Derivatives and Integration

Assignments
Letter to Teacher Thursday 8/27
Lab 1 report Mon. 9/9
Quest homework assignment Tuesday 9/10, Wed. 9/18

Unit Test : Monday. 9/23

Resources for those that didn't take physics before

Here are some resources for those encountering H.S. physics ideas for the first time, or only got the fairly superficial treatment in the freshman class.

The textbook for the first year class is available in the library.  It's called Physics:  Principles and Problems by Zitzewitz.

I gave readings many times last year from this site  https://www.physicsclassroom.com/physics-tutorial  It is thorough and accurate, though pretty wordy.

In either case you would only need to consider the topics in the first parts of the source:  kinematics, Newton's Laws, Vectors, Momentum, Work/Energy, Gravity and Circular Motion.

Two things to do as the class starts

First, join the google classroom using the account code  7tb5l1x

Second, set up an online homework account.
Please go to this link to start an online homework account. First follow the link Log In to Quest Students in the upper right.  On the next screen choose "I need a UT EID" below the red button. In the next windows and pages answer the questions to get an ID number from the University of Texas.  After you submit your information it will send your ID code to your email account. With this code you will will sign in to my class and start the first assignment. You may proceed to sign in now or bring your EID code and password on Wednesday. On Thursday/Friday we will log in as a class, I will start accepting your enrollment and we will start the first assignment.
If you've had a UT ID before you can use the same one.

This is how to sign in:
Return to the link above and log in.
You will then need to select a class based on a unique number. For AP Physics the unique number is 712019. Enter the number and then select "look up course info". Scroll down by clicking the arrow on the window that appears through the many other classes designated with that unique number until you find AP Physics (Grant High school 2019 Fall). It will probably be the only one. Select it and then select request enrollment.

I will have to admit you into the class. The next time you log in, after I admit you, you will be able to use the "select course" and "select assignment" windows to start the Kinematics homework.

Welcome to AP Physics

The 2019-2020 has started. Welcome to AP Physics.

Here's some course information:

Grades: Approximately 50% Tests, 30% Labs, 20% homework

Tests: About twice a quarter, with semester finals also. Almost always items from old AP tests, which I’ll grade by their scoring system. This will cause me to adjust the overall grading scale. See below.

Labs: Although we’ll have weekly hands-on lab assignments, I’ll only have you write up formal lab reports about twice a quarter. (The first one will be due Sept. .) Many small lab activities will require answering 3 short reflection questions.  Late labs are penalized at 10% a week.

Homework: Most homework will be submitted online through the web site https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/   It will be graded for accuracy, but on a sliding scale because I recognize that homework is practice and created to find mistakes. Students who have difficulty getting internet access should talk with me. Accommodations will be found. No late homework accepted except for excused absences.

Grading Scale: 100-85 A, 85-70 B, 70-55 C, 55-40 D, 40

Supplies:
Textbook
Notebook, or section of a notebook
Calculator


Here is the AP Physics C page dedicated to old tests.

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/8039.html

Review for rotations test

Here are some problems from the textbook if you're looking for more practice problems before Thursday's test.

Ch 11 p 260
23, 41, 43, 51, 73, 83, 87

Ch 12
9, 15, 17, 29, 45, 57, 65, 69

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/8039.html

At the AP physics site you can find some good Free Response questions from past years.  I recommend 2013 #3, 2012 #3, 2010 #2, and 2008 #2.

https://www.crashwhite.com/apphysics/materials/practicetests/practice_test-6-rotation-angular_momentum.pdf

Reviewing for First Semester Final

Here are some questions from the end of Chapters 7 and 8 about Energy, Work and Power and from Chapters 9 and 10 about Momentum and Impulse

Ch7.  15, 23, 33, 37, 51
Ch8.  23, 35, 39, 49, 55, 69, 89
Ch9 15, 21, 39, 47
Ch 10 19, 27, 47, 53, 55, 67, 71

Here is a link to the AP Physics C Course Description.  On pages 16-25 they list the learning objectives in careful detail - a giant list of what we should learn in this class, and the only real list of what concepts and problems might be on the test.  We have covered sections A- D at this point.

http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-physics-c-course-description.pdf

Here is a link to a site with numerous practice tests, each 2-20 MC questions about topics of a particular type.  After you do the questions they will show you solutions.  It will ask you many times to sign up for their tutoring services, but it never seems to require you to do it.

http://www.varsitytutors.com/ap_physics_c_mechanics-practice-tests

Here is a link to a good practice test with answers. 

https://www.crashwhite.com/apphysics/materials/practicetests/practice_test-5-momentum.pdf

As always the link to the practice AP FR questions remains a good source for practice with answers, and there is the new set of homework questions.

Here are some FR questions from past tests with an emphasis on the material we've covered recently
2014 #2,  2012 #2, 2011 #1, 2011 #2, 2009 #1, 2009 #3, 2006 #2, 2003 #1, 2002 #3


You can also use UT quest to make a customized review set of questions, focusing on all of the homework questions that you missed the first time around.  Follow these steps  (copied from their help menu)

• Customized Review 
• To help you review for an upcoming test, use the Custom Review option to create customized reviews that focus on your weakest areas. Choose Grade Summary from the left menu, then the Grades by Subject Area link to see the Custom Review option.  

Forces Unit Test Review

Here are some additional problems from the book:
Ch 5  p101-107:  33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 49, 51, 57, 59, 63, 65
Ch6  p123-129:  7, 17, 35, 37, 43, 49, 55, 57, 61

Also Sample problem 6.8 on p 117

Also here are some FRQ from past years that might serve as good practice, though parts of them rely on energy concepts that we haven't learned yet.

They're from

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/8039.html

2015 #1
2014 #2  skip part 1
2013 #2
2008 #1
2006 #1 all but last part, and #2  all but last 2 parts
2003  #1 parts a, bii

Finally, here is a practice test with answers that looks good.
https://www.crashwhite.com/apphysics/materials/practicetests/practice_test-3-laws_of_motion-circular_motion.pdf