CALENDAR

AP PHYSICS 1
QUARTER 1
ROTATION 1
Monday, August 12 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, August 13 (7)
  • ​Class Information and Policies
  • Begin the Direct Variation Graphing Labs
Tuesday, August 13 (2, 3) or Wednesday, August 14 (5, 7)
  • Complete the Direct Variation Graphing Labs
Thursday, August 15 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, August 16 (7)
  • Graphing Techniques, Relationships (Direct, Inverse, Quadratic, Square Root), and "Straightening" Graphs
  • ​MKS Units and Factor-Label Method
Friday, August 16 (2, 3) or Monday, August 19 (5, 7)
  • Review Graphical Analysis Worksheet and Science Graphing Techniques
Monday, August 19 (2) or Tuesday, August 20 (3, 5, 7)
  • GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS QUIZ #1
  • Using Logger Pro

ROTATION 2
Wednesday, August 21 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, August 22 (7)
  • Basic Kinematics Terms: Motion, Position, Distance vs. Displacement, Speed vs. Velocity, Acceleration
Thursday, August 22 (2, 3) or Friday, August 23 (5, 7)
  • 2.1 and 2.2: Constant Velocity; Graphing Displacement vs. Time and Velocity vs. Time
Monday, August 26 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, August 27 (7)
  • Logger Pro Graph of Constant Velocity Car Due
  • 2.4 to 2.6: Acceleration; Slope of a v-t Graph; Signs of v and a; The "Big Four" Equations
Tuesday, August 27 (2, 3) or Wednesday, August 28 (5, 7)
  • 2.3: Instantaneous Velocity; Graphing Uniformly-Accelerated Motion (x-t, v-t, a-t); Concavity on x-t Graph
Wednesday, August 28 (2) or Thursday, August 29 (3, 5, 7)
  • Free-Response Solving Strategy and Expectations; Free Response Concept Abbreviations
  • 2.7: Free Fall; Acceleration Due to Gravity, g

ROTATION 3
Friday, August 30 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, September 3 (7)
  • Class Time to Work on Homework Chapter 2 (SUBSTITUTE Periods 2, 3, 5)
  • Period 7 - HURRICANE DAY
Tuesday, September 3 (2, 3) or Wednesday, September 4 (5, 7)
  • HURRICANE DAY
Thursday, September 5 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, September 6 (7)
  • Periods 2, 3, 5 - HURRICANE DAY
  • Period 7 - Class Time to Work on Homework Chapter 2
Friday, September 6 (2, 3) or Monday, September 9 (5, 7)
  • Test Review Worksheet; Multiple Choice Test Question Examples from Text
Monday, September 9 (2) or Tuesday, September 10 (3, 5, 7)
  • HOMEWORK CHAPTER 2 DUE!
  • Logger Pro Video Analysis of Ball Drop; Videotaping Accelerating Toy Car

ROTATION 4
Wednesday, September 11 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, September 12 (7)
  • REVIEW for TEST #2 (Chapter 2: One-Dimensional Motion)
Thursday, September 12 (2, 3) or Friday, September 13 (5, 7)
  • TEST #2 (Chapter 2: One-Dimensional Motion)
Monday, September 16 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, September 17 (7)
  • Logger Pro Graphs of Accelerating Car Due
  • 3.1 and 3.2: Adding Perpendicular Vectors; Standard Direction
Tuesday, September 17 (2, 3) or Wednesday, September 18 (5, 7)
  • 3.2: Finding Vector Components; Adding Non-Perpendicular Vectors
Wednesday, September 18 (2) or Thursday, September 19 (3, 5, 7)
  • Vector Problem Examples

ROTATION 5
Friday, September 20 (2, 3, 5) or Monday, September 23 (7)
  • VECTORS QUIZ #3
  • 3.3 and 3.4: Acceleration on a Ramp; Motion in Two Dimensions
Monday, September 23 (2, 3) or Tuesday, September 24 (5, 7)
  • 3.5 and 3.6: Projectile Motion - Horizontal and Angled Launch 
Wednesday, September 25 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, September 26 (7)
  • Projectile Motion Problem Examples
Thursday, September 26 (2, 3) or Monday, September 30 (5, 7)
  • Range of a Projectile; 3.7: Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration
Monday, September 30 (2) or Tuesday, October 1 (3, 5, 7)
  • 3.8: Relative Motion; Two-Dimensional Motion Free-Response Examples

ROTATION 6
Wednesday, October 2 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, October 3 (7)
  • HOMEWORK CHAPTER 3 DUE!
  • Two-Dimensional Motion Conceptual and Multiple Choice Questions
Thursday, October 3 (2, 3) or Friday, October 4 (5, 7)
  • REVIEW for TEST #4 (Chapter 3: Motion in Two Dimensions)
Monday, October 7 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, October 8 (7)
  • TEST #4 (Chapter 3: Motion in Two Dimensions)
Tuesday, October 8 (2, 3) or Wednesday, October 9 (5, 7)
  • Periods 2 and 3 - Alternate Test Date
  • Periods 5 and 7 - Free Throw Logger Pro Video Analysis
Wednesday, October 9 (2) or Thursday, October 10 (3, 5, 7)
  • Acceleration on a Ramp Lab

QUARTER 2
ROTATION 7
Tuesday, October 15 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, October 17 (7)
  • Types of Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
Thursday, October 17 (2, 3) or Friday, October 18 (5, 7)
  • Review Free-Body Diagrams
  • Periods 2 and 3 - Free Throw Logger Pro Video Analysis
  • Periods 5 and 7 - Study Time
Monday, October 21 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, October 22 (7)
  • FREE-BODY DIAGRAMS QUIZ
  • Net Force; Newton's First Law and Inertia; Newton Unit; Equilibrium
Tuesday, October 22 (2, 3) or Wednesday, October 23 (5, 7)
  • Newton's First Law Problems
Wednesday, October 23 (2) or Thursday, October 24 (3, 5, 7)
  • Force Table Lab; Forces in Equilibrium

ROTATION 8
Friday, October 25 (2, 3, 5) or Monday, October 28 (7)
  • Study Period; Work on Chapters 4 and 5 Homework
Monday, October 28 (2, 3) or Tuesday, October 29 (5, 7)
  • Newton's Second and Third Laws; Weight Formula; Normal Force and Apparent Weight
Wednesday, October 30 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, October 31 (7)
  • Newton's Second Law Problems
  • Atwood Machine Prelab Discussion
Thursday, October 31 (2, 3) or Friday, November 1 (5, 7)
  • Atwood Machine Lab
Friday, November 1 (2) or Monday, November 4 (3, 5, 7)
  • Friction; Coefficient of Friction; Static vs. Kinetic Friction

ROTATION 9
Tuesday, November 5 (2, 3, 5) or Wednesday, November 6 (7)
  • Atwood Machine Lab DUE
  • Friction Problems
Wednesday, November 6 (2, 3) or Thursday, November 7 (5, 7)
  • HOMEWORK CHAPTERS 4 and 5 DUE!
  • Dynamics Free-Response and Textbook Multiple Choice Questions
Friday, November 8 (2, 3, 5) or Monday, November 11 (7)
  • REVIEW for TEST #5 (Chapters 4 and 5: Dynamics and Newton's Laws)
Monday, November 11 (2, 3) or Tuesday, November 12 (5, 7)
  • TEST #5 (Chapters 4 and 5: Dynamics and Newton's Laws)
Tuesday, November 12 (2) or Wednesday, November 13 (3, 5, 7)
  • Universal Gravitation; Newton's Law and Constant; Calculating g Using Universal Gravitation


ROTATION 10
Thursday, November 14 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, November 15 (7)
  • Gravitation Problems from Textbook (SUBSTITUTE Periods 2, 3, and 5)
Friday, November 15 (2, 3) or Monday, November 18 (5, 7)
  • Centripetal Force; Centripetal Force in FBDs; Vertical and Horizontal Circles
Tuesday, November 19 (2, 3, 5) or Wednesday, November 20 (7)
  • REVIEW for QUIZ #6 (Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion)
Wednesday, November 20 (2, 3) or Thursday, November 21 (5, 7)
  • QUIZ #6 (Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion)
Thursday, November 21 (2) or Friday, November 22 (3, 5, 7)
  • "Flying Pig" Lab

ROTATION 11
Monday, December 2 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, December 3 (7)
  • Work and the Joule; Energy; Kinetic and Gravitational Potential; Work-Energy Theorem; Work Lost to Friction
Tuesday, December 3 (2, 3) or Wednesday, December 4 (5, 7)
  • Conservation of Mechanical Energy; Escape Velocity; Spring Force and Elastic Potential Energy
Thursday, December 5 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, December 6 (7)
  • Power and the Watt; Work Done by a Varying Force; Area Under F-x and F-v Graphs
Friday, December 6 (2, 3) or Monday, December 9 (5, 7)
  • Energy Free-Response and Textbook Multiple Choice Questions
Monday, December 9 (2) or Tuesday, December 10 (3, 5, 7)
  • REVIEW for TEST #7 (Chapter 10: Energy)

ROTATION 12
Wednesday, December 11 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, December 12 (7)
  • TEST #7 (Chapter 10: Energy)
Thursday, December 12 (2, 3) or Friday, December 13 (5, 7)
  • SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW
Monday, December 16 (2, 3, 5, 7)
  • SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW

SEMESTER EXAM - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, at 1:45 P.M. in McGEHEE AUDITORIUM!

QUARTER 3
ROTATION 13
Monday, January 6 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, January 7 (7)
  • Review First Semester Exam
  • Period of a Pendulum Prelab Discussion
Tuesday, January 7 (2, 3) or Wednesday, January 8 (5, 7)
  • ​Period of a Pendulum Lab
Thursday, January 9 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, January 10 (7)
  • Impulse, Impulse-Momentum Theorem; Conservation of Linear Momentum; Ballistic Pendulum (Periods 2, 3, and 5)
  • Study Period - Junior Day (Period 7)
Friday, January 10 (2, 3) or Monday, January 13 (5, 7)
  • Impulse, Impulse-Momentum Theorem; Conservation of Linear Momentum; Ballistic Pendulum (Period 7)
  • Study Period - Junior Day (Periods 2, 3, and 5)
Monday, January 13 (2) or Tuesday, January 14 (3, 5, 7)
  • Momentum Problem Worksheets

ROTATION 14
Wednesday, January 15 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, January 16 (7)
  • SUBSTITUTE: Momentum Problem Worksheets
Thursday, January 16 (2, 3) or Friday, January 17 (5, 7)
  • Conservation of Two-Dimensional Momentum; Elastic vs. Inelastic Collisions
Tuesday, January 21 (2, 3, 5) or Wednesday, January 22 (7)
  • Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM); K, U, v, and a in SHM; Period of Mass on a Spring and Pendulum; Restoring Force and Max Velocity for Mass on a Spring and Pendulum
Wednesday, January 22 (2, 3) or Thursday, January 23 (5, 7)
  • Other Velocities for Mass on a Spring and Pendulum; Graphing SHM; Trigonometric Formula for SHM Function
Thursday, January 23 (2) or Friday, January 24 (3, 5, 7)
  • Homework Packet #8 Due
  • Multiple Choice Questions and SHM Problems


ROTATION 15
Monday, January 27 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, January 28 (7)
  • REVIEW for TEST #8 (Chapters 9 and 14: Momentum and Simple Harmonic Motion)
Tuesday, January 28 (2, 3) or Wednesday, January 29 (5, 7)
  • TEST #8 (Chapters 9 and 14: Momentum and Simple Harmonic Motion)
Thursday, January 30 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, January 31 (7)
  • Rotational Kinematics; "Big Four" for Rotation; Center of Mass (Sections 7.1, 7.2, and 7.4)
Friday, January 31 (2, 3) or Monday, February 3 (5, 7)
  • Torque and Net Torque (Section 7.3)
Monday, February 3 (2) or Tuesday, February 4 (3, 5, 7)
  • Static Equilibrium: Balanced Net Force and Torque (Section 8.1)

ROTATION 16
Wednesday, February 5 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, February 6 (7)
  • Multiple Choice and Sample Free-Response Questions
Thursday, February 6 (2, 3) or Friday, February 7 (5, 7)
  • REVIEW for TEST #9 (Chapters 7.1-7.4 and 8.1: Rotation Part One: Kinematics, Torque, and Statics)
Monday, February 10 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, February 11 (7)
  • Leaning Ladder Problem 
  • REVIEW for TEST #9 (Chapters 7.1-7.4 and 8.1: Rotation Part One: Kinematics, Torque, and Statics)
Tuesday, February 11 (2, 3) or Wednesday, February 12 (5, 7)
  • TEST #9 (Chapters 7.1-7.4 and 8.1: Rotation Part One: Kinematics, Torque, and Statics)
Wednesday, February 12 (2) or Thursday, February 13 (3, 5, 7)
  • Kahoot Mechanics Review 

ROTATION 17
Tuesday, February 18 (2, 3, 5) or Wednesday, February 19 (7)
  • Rotational Inertia; Parallel-Axis Theorem; Newton's Second Law for Rotation (Sections 7.5 and 7.6)
Wednesday, February 19 (2, 3) or Thursday, February 20 (5, 7)
  • Rotational Kinetic Energy; Rolling Motion (Sections 7.7 and 10.3)
Friday, February 21 (2, 3, 5) or Monday, February 24 (7)
  • Angular Momentum and Its Conservation; Rotational Work and Power (Section 9.7)
Monday, February 24 (2, 3) or Tuesday, February 25 (5, 7)
  • Multiple Choice Questions and Test Review Problems (Homework Packet #10, 26, 53, 54, 67, 74, 77, 80)
Tuesday, February 25 (2) or Wednesday, February 26 (3, 5, 7)
  • REVIEW for TEST #10 (Chapters 7.5-7.7, 9.7, and 10.3: Rotation Part Two: Dynamics)

ROTATION 18
Thursday, February 27 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, February 28 (7)
  • REVIEW for TEST #10 (Chapters 7.5-7.7, 9.7, and 10.3: Rotation Part Two: Dynamics)
Friday, February 28 (2, 3) or Monday, March 2 (5, 7)
  • TEST #10 (Chapters 7.5-7.7, 9.7, and 10.3: Rotation Part Two: Dynamics)
Tuesday, March 3 (2, 3, 5) or Wednesday, March 4 (7)
Wednesday, March 4 (2, 3) or Thursday, March 5 (5, 7)
Thursday, March 5 (2) or Friday, March 6 (3, 5, 7)

QUARTER 4
ROTATION 19
Monday, March 9 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, March 10 (7)
Tuesday, March 10 (2, 3) or Wednesday, March 11 (5, 7)
Thursday, March 12 (2, 3, 5) or Monday, March 23 (7)
Monday, March 23 (2, 3) or Tuesday, March 24 (5, 7)
Tuesday, March 24 (2) or Wednesday, March 25 (3, 5, 7)

ROTATION 20
Thursday, March 26 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, March 27 (7)
Friday, March 27 (2, 3) or Monday, March 30 (5, 7)
Tuesday, March 31 (2, 3, 5) or Wednesday, April 1 (7)
Wednesday, April 1 (2, 3) or Thursday, April 2 (5, 7)
Thursday, April 2 (2) or Friday, April 3 (3, 5, 7)

ROTATION 21
Monday, April 6 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, April 7 (7)
Tuesday, April 7 (2, 3) or Wednesday, April 8 (5, 7)
Thursday, April 9 (2, 3, 5) or Tuesday, April 14 (7)
Tuesday, April 14 (2, 3) or Wednesday, April 15 (5, 7)
Wednesday, April 15 (2) or Thursday, April 16 (3, 5, 7)

ROTATION 22
Friday, April 17 (2, 3, 5) or Monday, April 20 (7)
Monday, April 20 (2, 3) or Tuesday, April 21 (5, 7)
Wednesday, April 22 (2, 3, 5) or Thursday, April 23 (7)
Thursday, April 23 (2, 3) or Friday, April 24 (5, 7)
Friday, April 24 (2) or Monday, April 27 (3, 5, 7)

ROTATION 23
Tuesday, April 28 (2, 3, 5) or Wednesday, April 29 (7)
Wednesday, April 29 (2, 3) or Thursday, April 30 (5, 7)
Friday, May 1 (2, 3, 5) or Monday, May 4 (7)
Monday, May 4 (2, 3) or Tuesday, May 5 (5, 7)
Tuesday, May 5 (2) or Wednesday, May 6 (3, 5, 7)

ROTATION 24
Thursday, May 7 (2, 3, 5) or Friday, May 8 (7)
  • AP PHYSICS 1 EXAM Thursday, May 7, at Noon!
Friday, May 8 (2, 3) or Monday, May 11 (5, 7)
Tuesday, May 12 (2, 3, 5) or Wednesday, May 13 (7)
Wednesday, May 13 (2, 3) or Thursday, May 14 (5, 7)
Thursday, May 14 (2) or Friday, May 15 (3, 5, 7)