Notes from ACT day for Juniors

Link to notes from the ACT day

Registering for the AP Test

Here is a message from VP Parman about tegistering fot AP Tests.  Please follow instructions on it.

Hello teachers of AP classes (and a few dual credit/advanced teachers that have students that sometimes take the AP test),

The AP test registration page is up and ready to go.   There are a couple of steps, so please share this information with your AP classes.  It might even make sense to have some time to complete the registration during flex. 

Couple of reminders:

1.       All AP registrations must be complete by February 24^th

2.       You have access to practice exams through the AP web-site.

3.       Have students register for ALL their AP exams at the same time. 

4.       Students should sign up for any world language tests first (because there will not be a makeup day)

5.       Students can only register for ONE test per day because test locations are all over the city.  If they need to take two tests, they need to sign up for the late exam date (at no extra cost).  They will know if that is the case because they will not be able to select the other test.

6.       If students have questions, please have them come talk to us in the counseling center.  April or I can answer questions.

Review the documents that are linked below (and shared with you).

AP Test Registration Instructions: https://docs.google.com/a/apps4pps.net/document/d/1glivh1vhWMZXOUNtBJ_2fKaKG9iuM0cRXd0lektEgsc/edit?usp=sharing

AP Test Conflict Registration: https://docs.google.com/a/apps4pps.net/document/d/1VTlY09wTlMhQ20AKwMGPZ4AzWnkt1r2w-o2rSGIlLZQ/edit?usp=sharing

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.  FR Q #1f about center of mass contains material we haven't covered yet.

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 - Review and Test Prep

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

Review for Unit 2 Test

Here are some questions from your physics book to think about if you want some more practice   The answers are in the back of the book.

p73-80

7, 15, 21, 29, 35, 43, 59, 63, 71, 77, 83

Remember the lab is also due on Monday the 26th.

Oh, and here is a link to a pretty good test (with answers at the end) written by a different teacher somewhere.

https://www.crashwhite.com/apphysics/materials/practicetests/practice_test-2-vectors-2d_motion.pdf

Rheostat MiniLab

Do the vector addition minilab.  It's been pushed out to you through google classroom

Here's a link to the three questions.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yVSiC_mXguFtIBFf3f9qZG8buX92i011d1_tuNPzDiw/edit?usp=sharing

Kinematics in 2D Unit 2

Motion in 2D - Chapters 3 and 4

Topics

• Adding Vectors
• Breaking Vectors in Components
• Solving Kinematics Problems in 2D
• Special emphasis on 
• Projectiles
• Circles and 
• Describing motion from a moving frame of Reference

Homework due  9/29, 10/5 and 10/1

Unit Test 10/17  Monday  :(

Lab due date TBD