Honors Physics
Objectives and Schedule for B Days
Last updated: September 4th, 2011
Unit 1- Motion in 1D
Concepts of Motion and Mathematical Background – Chapter 1
Motion in 1D – Chapter 2
Text
College Physics, by Randy Knight, Brian Jones, and Stuart Field, Pearson/Addison Wesley, 1st
edition, 2007.
This first unit will review the “motion” part of your Honors Force and Motion class. The
computational problems will be more detailed than what you have previously seen. Our first test
is scheduled on September 12th and covers this entire unit.
Objectives
Motion in One Dimension
1. Be able to draw and use motion diagrams to describe motion.
2. Understand the difference between vector and scalar quantities.
3. Know how to operationally define displacement, velocity, instantaneous velocity,
acceleration, and instantaneous acceleration.
4. Know how to create and interpret distance, velocity and acceleration versus time
graphs. Be able to move from one type of graph to the other.
5. Be able to use the BIG FIVE kinematics equations for solving one dimensional
motion problems with constant acceleration.
6. Be able to solve free fall problems.
7. Be able to use the DRS method in solving problems.
Schedule
Day # Date
Day
1
17-Aug
Wed
2
3
19-Aug
23-Aug
Fri
Tue
4
25-Aug
Thu
5
6
7
29-Aug
31-Aug
6-Sep
Mon
Wed
Tue
8
8-Sep
Thu
9
12-Sep
Mon
10
Class Work
Lab
Why study Physics?; Getting set
up; Expectations and Procedures;
Maybe get to Speed the Movie
Speed - the movies; Mastering
Physics Demo; Motion Graphs;
Uniform Motion; Changing Velocity
Acceleration; The Big Five
Problem Solving; Free Fall
Problems (applying the Big 5);
Quiz
CP Problems
CP problems; Posn etc vectors
CP problems
Answer any remaining questions;
work on review problems; make
sure lab data is good & understood
Test on Chapters 1 and 2 (full
block)
Reading
1
2.1-2.3
2.4-2.5
Constant Acceleration
Lab (ball drop with
motion sensors)
2.6-2.7
Police Car and The Fee
Fee Road Speeder
(constant acceleration vs
constant velocity)
3.1
Homework
We will begin using an electronic homework system from Mastering Physics (MP) on Day 2.
(An introduction to MP will also be available on Day 2). All text based homework is to be
downloaded from, solved, and the answers submitted on-line to www.masteringphysics.com .
See the Expectations and Procedures document for penalty details on submitting late work.
MasteringPhysics Course ID: MPGAW29001
Reading and MP problems
Q = Conceptual Questions at the end of the text chapter
MC = Multiple choice questions at the end of the text chapter
P = Problems at the end of the text chapter
ST = Step through problem
MP Assigned Lab Prep
# Date
1
17-Aug
Reading ?’s
1
2
19-Aug
2.1-2.3
3
23-Aug
2.4-2.5
4
25-Aug
5
29-Aug
6
31-Aug
7
8
6-Sep
8-Sep
9
12-Sep
10
14-Sep
Constant
Acceleration
Lab (ball drop
with motion
sensors)
2.6-2.7
Probs
4,6,11,28,30,3
3,45,48,51 (do
on paper)
3,6,8,10,11,13
,14 (on-line)
5, 9
4,5
14
21,22
MC:
2.24
Police Car
and The Fee
Fee Road
Speeder
(constant
acceleration
vs constant
velocity)
MC:
2:16-20
3.1
17,21,23,24,2
5
26,27,29,30,3
4
40,42,46,58,5
7,66
P: 9, 28,35,
45, 62, 59, 69,
68
56, 70
74, 75, 76, 63
67, 65;
Review Sheet
ST and Other
Due
Day
#
Due
Date
2
19-Aug
3
23-Aug
4
25-Aug
5
29-Aug
6
31-Aug
ST: Motorcycle catches a car
7
6-Sep
ST: Significant Figures;
Converting between Different
Units; Velocity from Graphs
of Position versus Time;
A flea in flight
8
9
8-Sep
12-Sep
10
14-Sep
11
16-Sep
Introduction to
MasteringPhysics;
ST: Analyzing Position versus
Time Graphs; Clear the
Runway; Given Positions,
Find Velocity and
Acceleration ;Rocket Height;
Tossing Balls off a Cliff
ST:Tactics Box 2.2 Drawing a
Pictorial Representation; PSS
2.1: Motion with constant
acceleration
ST: Motion Diagram and
Gravity Graphing Question
ST:Vector Magnitude and
Direction; Adding Scalar
Multiples of Vectors
Graphically; Vector Addition
Ranking Task;