AP Physics Week 9, 2011-2012: Unit 4-Work, Energy and Power
Day
10/17
Objectives/skills
Return tests
Work, W-KE theorem
(Text: 6.1, 6.2, 7.1)
Class Activities
Test corrections
Unit 4 Introduction
Khan Academy Tutorials
Work Assigned
K.A. video notes
Webassign U4.1
Work Collected
Test corrections
10/18
Work, WKE theorem, GPE
(Text: 6.1, 6.2, 7.1)
Problem-solving:
Webassign U4.1
Read 6.1, 6.2, 7.1
Webassign U4.1
Video notes
10/19
Collab
Work, WKE theorem, GPE
(Text: 6.1, 6.2, 7.1)
Problem-solving:
Webassign U4.1
10/20
W by varying forces
-Linear path (hookes law)
-Curved path (line integrals)
(Text 6.3)
Lecture
Spring & rubber band pull
activity:
10/21
Qrtr
Quiz
Power (Text 6.4)
Homework quiz & discussion
Discuss activity
Power
Webassign U4.2
(variable force,
power)
Webassign U4.1
5 days (5)
-Dot product
-Introduction to work and energy
-Work and energy part 2
-Conservation of energy
Handouts/Online
Unit 4 Objectives
AP Physics Week 10, 2011-2012: Unit 4-Work, Energy and Power
Day
Objectives/skills
Class Activities
Work Assigned
10/24
Conservative Forces
GPE, EPE and conservation
of energy
(Text 7.2, 7.3)
Lecture-CF and LCOE
Spring problems and demo
Webassign U4.3
10/25
Friction and NC forces
Conservation of Energy
problem-solving
Webassign U4.3
10/26
Collab
Force, PE and energy
diagrams
(Text 7.4, 7.5)
Quick intro to friction
Khan Video: W-E Problem
with Friction
Problem-solving U4.3
F=-dU/dx
Vertical spring example
10/27
Lab
Interrupted pendulum lab
(derivation)
Webassign U4.3
10/28
Lab
Interrupted pendulum lab
(data collection)
Webassign U4.3
Lab report
(individual write-ups)
(both due Monday)
5 days (10)
Webassign U4.3
Due at start of
class
Webassign U4.2
Handouts/Online
AP Physics Week 11, 2011-2012: Unit 4-Work, Energy and Power
Day
Objectives/skills
Class Activities
Work Assigned
10/31
Complete lab
Oscillations and SHM
(Chapter 13)
Discuss lab
Complete lab
Start Khan videos
11/1
Oscillations and SHM
(Chapter 13)
11/2
Collab
The simple pendulum
(Chapter 13)
SHM demo: marker & wheel
SHM Demo: mass on spring
Diff Eq for SHM, trig
solutions
Activity: determine k by
period for 3 objects
Quiz: work, potential
Simple pendulum
Pendulum lab
Khan Academy Video
Harmonic MotionParts 1-3
Read chap 13
Webassign U4.4
Test Friday
Webassign U4.4
Test Friday
11/3
Damping and Resonance
(Chapter 13)
Damping and Resonance
Problem-solving
Review
11/4
Unit 4 Test
(Chapters 6,7 13)
Unit 4 Test
Due at start of
class
Webassign U4.3
Pendulum Lab
Khan Video notes
Webassign U4.4
Test Friday
Webassign U4.4
Test Friday
Webassing due at
10 pm tonight
Handouts/Online