Advanced Placement Physics 1 Assignments
P 6 = P roper
P rior
P lanning P revents
P oor
P erformance
This phrase can be used for many things in our lives, but lets apply it to studying. Lets get
SMART er
To start off you need a
vision .
A vision is an idea of what you see your self doing in the class. For
example, you may see yourself passing the course, or maybe getting a
'B', or maybe making a grade to make it into the National Honor
Society, or maybe even getting an 'A'. Whatever your vision is write it
down, post it somewhere that you will look at daily and work towards
it.
How can you reach your vision?
Set some
SMART Goals for yourself. These goals will be the small steps you take to reach your vision.your goals should be:
S pecific- Who? What? Where?
M easurable- How will the goal be measured? Practice Test? Quiz? Homework? Completeness? Accuracy?
Attainable - Is the goal realistic, yet challenging?
Relevant - Is the goal consistent with other goals established and fits with your immediate and long-range vision?
Timely - Is it trackable and allows for monitoring of progress? Will it get you you to the level you want to be at in time?
Working towards these
goals daily will help make your
vision come true.
Example
I have a vision of getting an 80
in the class. Therefore I will do my homework every night and study two
days before every test. I will measure how I am doing by checking my
homework every day for correctness and evaluating myself with the
practice test. I earned an 84 in my last class so an 80 in this one
should be attainable. This goal is relevant because if I want to
advance to higher level classes I should plan on at least getting an 80
in this class. If I follow the plan above, I will reach this goal
before my tests. By doing this I will succeed at my test and therefore
succeed at my class.
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Practice Problems and Handouts
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Universal Documents
AP Physics 1 Equation Sheet
Conversion Table
Common Variable Representation Chart
Graph Paper
Paper Protractor
Trigonometric Ratios Table
Trigonometric Ratios Conversion Table
Computer Shortcuts
AP Statistical Analysis Guidelines
Chapter 1 - Mathematical Toolkit
Chapter 1 Notes
Chapter 1 Assignment
NOTES- Cornell Note Taking System Handout
NOTES- Cornell Notes Template
Scientific Method Problem Sheet
Measurement Systems Problem Sheet
Dimensional Analysis
NOTES- Factor Label Notes
NOTES- Conversion Table
Conversion Problems
NOTES- Computer Shortcuts
NOTES- Exponents Notes Handout
Scientific Notation
NOTES- Accuracy and Precision Notes
NOTES- Vernier Caliper and Micrometer Handout
Vernier Caliper and Micrometer Problem Sheet
NOTES- Atlantic & Pacific Rule Handout
Significant Figures Problem Sheet
Order of Magnitude Problem Sheet
AP Statistical Analysis Guidelines
Error Calculations Problem Sheet
NOTES- Table and Graph Requirements Handout
NOTES- Least Square Handout
NOTES- Types of Coordinate Systems Handout
NOTES- Types of Equations Handout
Proportionality
Graphing Practice Problem Sheet
NOTES- Problem Solving Handout
Chapter 2 - 1D Motion
Chapter 2 Notes
Right Hand Rule / Pythagorean Theorem
NOTES- Reading/Note Taking Sheet (SQ4R)
Frames of Reference / Distance vs. Displacement
NOTES- Common Variable Representation Chart
NOTES- Brief History of Motion
NOTES- Proper Problem Solving Procedure (PPSP)
Average Velocity - Getting use to manipulating the equation
Average Velocity of a trip
Average Velocity vs Speed
Advanced Average Velocity
Acceleration Equation
Slope
Area Under Curves
Graphical Interpretation of Instantaneous and Average Velocity
Velocity and Acceleration Together Introduction
NOTES- Graphical Interpretation Ideas
Graphical Interpretation of Instantaneous and Average Acceleration
Graphing Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
1st Kinematic
2nd Kinematic
3rd Kinematic
Algebraic Manipulation of the Kinematic Equations
Graphs of the Kinematic Functions Notes
Kinematic 1
Kinematic 2
Quadratic Equation
NOTES- History of Physics Aristotle to Newton
Free Fall Graphical Representation
Kinematic and Free Fall 1
Kinematic and Free Fall 2
Advanced Kinematics 1
Advanced Kinematics 2
NOTES- Galileo Galilei
More Kinematics 1
More Kinematics 2
Graphical Interpretation (Extra Practice)
Kinematic Extra Problems 1 (Extra Practice)
Kinematic Problems (Extra Practice)
Chapter 3 - Advanced Math Topics (Vectors)
Chapter 3 Notes
Properties of Vectors Handout
Vector Terms
Vector Addition Graphically 1
Vector Addition Graphically 2
Coordinate Systems Notes
Converting Radians to Degrees
Trigonometric Ratios Table
Trigonometric Ratios Conversion Table
Trigonometric Ratios
Solving for Sides
Solving for Angles
Solving for Triangles
Graphing Trigonometric Functions in Excel
Vector Components
Resolving Vectors Notes
Vector Addition Analytically 1
Vector Addition Analytically 2
Converting Between Coordinate Systems
Chapter 4 - 2D Motion
Chapter 4 Notes
Projectile Motion Variable Notes
Derivation Of Symmetrical Projectile Motion Equations
Symmetrical Projectile Motion
Advanced Symmetrical Projectile Motion
Non-Symmetrical Projectile Motion 1
Non-Symmetrical Projectile Motion 2
Advanced Non-Symmetrical Projectile Motion
Relative Velocity
Advanced Relative Velocity
Chapter 5 - Forces and Newton's Laws
Chapter 5 Notes
10 in Demand Job Skills
Types of Forces
Inertia
Newton's Second Law 1
Weight vs Mass
Newton's Second Law 2
Newton's Third Law 1
Newton's Third Law 2
Newton's 3 Laws (Theory Review)
Elevator Problem
Solving for Equilibrium 2D
1D Force Problems (Multiple Forces)
2D Combined Force Problems
Connected Mass
Tension
NFL Cameras
Connected Mass and Tension
Calculating the Normal and the Parallel Forces
Frictionless Incline Problems 1
Frictionless Incline Problems 2
Applied Force 1
Applied Force 2
Combined Topic Force Problems
Chapter 6 - Further Applications of Newton's Laws
Chapter 6 Notes
Coefficient of Friction Handout
Friction Introduction
Friction 1
NASCAR Tires
Friction 2
Advanced Friction
Skids
Applied Force on an Incline
Force Solver
10 Step Example
Advanced Force Problems 1
Advanced Force Problems 2
Advanced Force Problems 3
Air Resistance Notes
Air Resistance and Terminal Velocity
Pressure
Friction Review
Advanced Force Problems 4
Chapter 7 - Work and Energy
Chapter 7 Notes
Forms of Energy Diagram
Work 1
Work 2
Kinetic Energy and Work
Kinetic Energy and Work 2
Gravitational Potential Energy
Power 1
Power 2
Energy of Walking
Conservation of Energy 1
Chapter 8 - Oscillatory Motion and Conservation of Energy
Chapter 8 Notes
Hooke's Law Notes
Hooke's Law
Periodic Motion
Simple Harmonic Motion (Springs)
Acceleration and Velocity of a Spring
Elastic Potential Energy
Pendulums
Foucault Pendulum Notes
Conservation of Energy 2
Energy Table Review
Blank Energy Table
Nonconservation of Energy
Work Done By Varying Forces
Chapter 9 - Momentum and Collisions
Chapter 9 Notes
Introduction to Momentum
Impulse
Force vs Time Graphs
Conservation of Momentum
Types of Collisions (Serway, Holt Physics, P.220)
Inelastic Collision
Inelastic Collision 2
Elastic Collision Algebraic Analysis
Elastic Collision Equation (Solved).
Elastic Collision
Energy and Momentum Concept Map
Advanced Momentum
Glancing Collisions (2D and 3D)
Penny Dropped from the Empire State Building
Conceptual Momentum
Chapter 10 - Rotational Motion
Chapter 10 Notes
Unit Circle Handout
Angular Displacement
Angular Velocity
Angular Acceleration
Angular Kinematics
Tangental Relationships
Dot Product
Cross Product Notes
Cross Product
Torque 1
Center of Mass
Torque 2
Torque 3
Torque 4
Rotational and Translational Equilibrium Handout
Chapter 11 - Rotational Motion
Rotational Dynamics
Rotational Dynamics 2
Rotational Dynamics Advanced (NOT ON TEST - Enrichment)
Rotational Dynamics Conceptually
Rotational Motion Summary
Machines & Efficiency
Machines & Efficiency 2
Machines & Efficiency 3 (Including Answers)
Chapter 12 - Centripetal Force and Gravity
Chapter 8 Notes
Centripetal Acceleration
Centripetal Force
Banked Curve Derivation (NOTES)
Horizontal Circles Derivation (NOTES)
Centripetal Force Applications
Vertical Circles Derivation (NOTES)
Centripetal Force Applications 2
Center of Gravity & Circular Motion Summary
Total Acceleration
Kepler's Laws
Gravitation Data
Star Distance
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation 2
Satellite Motion
Advanced Law of Gravitation
Advanced Kepler's Laws w/ Newton's Laws of Gravitation
SETI AND MORE
More Rotational Concepts
Chapter 13 - Waves and Sound
Chapter 13 Assignment
Cosine Functions
Properties of Waves
Interference
Chapter 14 Assignment
Sound Waves
Musical Instruments
The Doppler Effect
Concept Clickers
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5 & 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Final Project
Procedure and Grading Rubric
Wiki Submittal Procedure
Wiki Add Image Procedure
Wiki Math Text Procedure
Final Review
Outline of the Course
Universal Lab Documents
AP Statistical Analysis Guidelines
Plagiarism
Statistical Analysis Notes
UofPenn Lab Manual - Error Section
Rice University Lab Manual - Error Section
AP Physics 1 / Accelerated / Academic Labs
01-1:Fortune Fish Lab
01-1: Fortune Fish Lab (Grading Rubric)
01-2:Excel Lab
01-2: Excel Lab (Grading Rubric)
01-7: Circumference Analysis
01-7:Density Table
01-V1: Graping Lines (Demo-PhET)
01-V2: Curve Fit - Least Square
01-7: Error Analysis Check List
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02-1:What's my motion Part 1
02-1:What's my Motion Pasco Files
02-1:What's my Motion Part 2 Pasco Files
02-4: Remote Control Car Inquiry Lab
02-7: Does Paper Fall Like a Book Activity
02-9: Picket Fence Free Fall
02-11:Reaction Time
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03-1: Flow Charting
03-1: Flow Charting Notes
03-1: Lucid Chart Software
03-2: Addition and Resolution of Vectors Handout
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04-6: Projectile Lab
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05-1:Inertia Balance
05-2:Mass vs. Weight
05-2:Mass vs. Weight Capstone File
05-V1: Forces and Motion (Demo-PhET)
05-3:Newton's Third Law
05-3:Newton's Third Law Capstone File
05-4: Weight on an Elevator Demo
05-4: Weight on an Elevator Lab
05-5:Static Equilibrium - Hanging Lab
05-6:Static Equilibrium - Incline Plane Lab
05-8: Atwood's Machine
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06-9:Friction Lab
06-V1: Friction (Demo-PhET)
06-10: Friction Graph
06-11: Pressure Lab
06-12: Coffee Filtter Lab
06-13: Viscosity
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07-3:Measure Your Own Power
07-V1: Energy Skate Park(Demo-PhET)
07-V2: Conservation of Energy in the Skate Park (Concord Consortium Activity)
07-4: Conservation of Energy Lab (Motion Sensor)
07-5: Conservation of Energy Lab (Photogate)
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08-V3: Masses & Springs(Demo-PhET)
08-7: Hooke's Law, The Period of a Spring, and Elastic Potential Energy
08-7: Hooke's Law, The Period of a Spring, and Elastic Potential Energy Data Table
08-V4: Spring Energy(Demo)
08-7: Part 4 Example
08-V5: Pendulum Lab(Demo-PhET)
08-9:Pendulum
08-9: Pendulum Table
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09-V1: 1D Collision(Demo-PhET)
09-V2: 2D Collision(Demo-PhET)
09-1: Momentum and Impulse
09-1: Momentum and Impulse Capstone File
09-3: Conservation of Momentum
09-3: Conservation of Momentum Capstone File
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10-2:Torque Lab
10-V1: Torque (Demo-PhET)
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11-3:Moment of Inertia Lab
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12-1: Centripetal Motion Lab
12-1: Centripetal Motion Lab (NEW)
12-1: Centripetal Motion Lab Capstone File (NEW)
12-3: Amusement Park Swing (Demo)
12-V1: Horizontal Circles (Demo)
12-V1: Vertical Circles(Demo)
12-5: Kepler's 3 Laws Lab Lab
12-V1: Kepler's 1st Law Laws(Demo)
12-V2: Kepler's Second Laws(Demo)
12-V2: Kepler's Second Laws(Demo 2)
12-V3: Newton's Cannon (Demo)
12-V3: Planatary Motion (Demo)
12-V4: The Seasons(Demo)
12-V5: Lunar Phase(Demo)
12-V6: Eclipses(Demo)
12-V7: Escape Velocity(Demo)
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13-2:Waves on a String
13-2: Waves on a String Data Sheet
13-1: Simple Harmonic Motion
13-2: Waves on a String (Inquiry Based)
13-2: Waves on a String (Inquiry Based)(Grading Rubric)
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14-1: Longitudinal Waves on a Spring (DEMO)
14-2:Speed of Sound
14-2 Oscilloscope / Signal Generator Introduction
14-2:Speed of Sound
14-3:Chladni Plates (DEMO)
14-4:Intensity of Sound
14-5: Sympathetic Tuning Fork and Beat (Demo)
14-V1: Doppler Effect(Demo)
14-6:Doppler Rocket (Demo)
14-6:String Telephone (Demo)
14-7:Bell in the Jar (Demo)
14-8: Speakers Creating Interference
14-V8: Beats (Demo)
AP Physics 2
15-V1: Buoyancy (Demo-PhET)
15-2: Archimedes' Principal Lab (W/Balance).pdf
15-2: Archimedes' Principal Lab (W/ Force Senor).pdf
15-V2: Balloons (Demo-PhET)
15-V3: Fluid, Pressure, and Flow (Demo-PhET)
15-17: Bernoulli's Principle
15-18: Flow Rate - Tower/Can Problem
15-20: Flow Rate - Water Fall
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16-V1: Gas Properties (Demo-PhET)
16-V1: States of Matter (Demo-PhET)
17-1: Transfer of Heat in Liquids
17-2: Specific Heat of a Solid
17-2: Specific Heat of a Solid Spreadsheet
17-3:Heat of Fusion
17-V2: Energy Forms and Changes (Demo-PhET)
17-5: A Cool Glass of Water Case Study
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19-1:Triboelectric Series
19-2:Electroscope (Demo)
19-V1: John Travoltage (Demo-PhET)
19-V2: Balloons and Static Electricity(Demo-PhET)
19-4: Charge Producers and Proof Plane(Introduction)
19-5:Faraday's Ice Pail
19-6:Charge Distribution
19-V4: Electrostatics (Concord Consortium Activity)
19-7:Coulomb's Law
19-V4: Charges and Fields (Demo-PhET)
19-V5: Electric Field of Dreams (Demo-PhET)
19-V6: Electric Field Hockey (Demo-PhET)
19-9: Electric Field Mapping
19-9: Electric Field Mapping (Additional Layouts)
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20-V1: Capacitors (Demo-PhET)
20-2: Parallel Plate Capacitors
20-3: Parallel Plate Capacitors (Pasco)
20-4:Breadboard
20-4:Breadboard Model Simulator
20-4: Capacitors in Series and Parallel
20-V2: Capacitors and Spring Comparison
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21-1A:Penny Battery
21-1B:Lemon Battery
21-V1: Voltaic Cell(Demo-Simulation)
21-V2: Ohm's Law (Demo-PhET)
21-V3: Resistance in a Wire (Demo-PhET)
21-V4: Battery-Resistor Circuit (Demo-PhET)
21-V5: Electric Current(Concord Consortium Activity)
21-V6: DC Circuit Construction Kit(Demo-PhET)
21-3:Propagated
21-3: Propagated
21-4:What is a Multimeter
21-4.5:Properties of Resistance Inquary Lab
21-4:Advanced Multimeter
21-4:Multimeter Worksheet
21-5: Series and Parallel DC Circuits
21-5: Circuit Analysis (Inquiry Based)
21-6:Resistors Lab 1 and 2
21-6:Resistors Lab 4, 5 and 6
21-7:Ohm's Law
21-8:Kirchoff's Law
21-9:Wheatstone Bridge
21-10:RC Circuit Lab
21-12:Electric Equivalent of Heat
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22-1: Dip Needle
22-V1: Earths Magnetic Field(Demo-PhET)
22-V2: Magnetic Field Lines(Demo-PhET)
22-3: 3-D Magnetic Field Demonstrator
22-V3: Ampere's Law (Demo)
22-7: Counter Balance (2 Amp Max)
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23-V1: Faraday's Law(Demo-PhET)
23-V2: Faraday's Law / Transformers/Generators(Demo-PhET)
23-4: Electromagnetic Induction (Pasco Voltage Sensor)
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24-1:AC Electronics Labs
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25-1: Polarization - Law of Malus'
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26-1:Reflection
26-2:Snell's Law
26-V1: Bending Light(Demo-PhET)
26-3: Total Internal Reflection
26-V2: Virtual Optics Bench
26-V3: Geometric Optics(Demo-PhET)
26-5:Lenses
26-6:Hallow Lenses
26-7:Apparent Depth
26-8: Reversibility and Dispersion
26-12:Shadows
26-13V:Reflection Simulation
26-13V:Reflection Simulation
26-13V:Refraction Simulation
26-13V:Lens Simulation
26-12:Shadows
26-12:Shadows
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27-V1: Color Vision(Demo-PhET)
27-2:Color
27-3:Human Eye
27-4:Magnifier
27-7/8:Telescope and Microscope
27-7:Telescope (Old)
26-13V:Telescope Simulation
27-8:Microscope (Old)
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28-V1: Wave Interference (Demo-PhET)
28-4: Radiometer (light-mill)
26-13V:Doulbe Slit Simulation
26-13V:Diffraction Simulation
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29-V1: Relativity Thought Experiment(Virtual Lab)
29-V2: Space Travel Rocket(Demo)
29-V3: Gravitational Lensing(Demo)
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30-V1: Black Body Radiation(Demo-PhET)
30-V2: Photoelectric Effect(Demo-PhET)
30-V3: Quantum Tunneling(Demo-PhET)
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31-V1: Rutherford Scattering (Demo-PhET)
31-V2: Model Hydrogen Atom(Demo-PhET)
31-V3: Bohr Atom(Demo)
31-V4: Spectroscopy (Concord Consortium Activity)
31-V5: Neon Lights(Demo-PhET)
31-V6: Lasers(Demo-PhET)
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32-V1: Alpha Decay (Demo-PhET)
32-V2: Beta Decay (Demo-PhET)
32-V2: Decay Rate (Demo)
32-V2: Decay Series (Demo)
32-V3: Nuclear Fission(Demo-PhET)
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33-V1: Transistors(Concord Consortium Activity)
Extra Credit
Physics Tree Ornament
Articles
Cinderella's Shattered Dreams
Evaluating Musical Instruments
If You've Got the Skills, She's Got the Job
Shaken not stirred (Dog Physics)
Want to Get Into College Learn to Fail
Why Science Majors Change Their Minds
Has a Speeding Neutrino Really Overturned Einstein?
Official Kilogram Losing Mass: Scientists Propose Redefining It As A Precise Number Of Carbon Atoms
Atop TV Sets, a Power Drain That Runs Nonstop
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US Science Lead Keeps on Slipping
Copernicus reburied as hero in Poland
Penn State Majors Requiring Physics
In Demand Jobs
Careers That Require Math Jobs
Careers Using Physics Jobs
NFL Cameras
11 Things You Need To Know Before You Graduate
Einstein
2012 isn't the end of the world
Macy's Parade Physics
Experts Calculate Risk of Uncontrolled Hubble Re-entry
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