AP Physics C Assignment Sheet
Chapters 5 & 6 Forces and Motion
Fri
Sept 25
TEST Chapters 2-4
Chp 5
Start on textbook work
WebAssign Chap 5 #1
(due Tues 9/29)
Mon
Sept 28
Wed
Sept 30
Thurs
Oct 1
Fri
Oct 2
Chapter 5
1st/2nd/3rd Law topics
Applications: Statics, Dynamics
Chp 5
WebAssign Chap 5 #2
(due Thurs 10/1)
Mon
Oct 5
Tues
Oct 6
WebAssign Chap 5 #3
(due Mon 10/5)
Atwood’s Machine Lab
Applications: Dynamics
Drag forces (Chapter 6 topics)
Intro to next part of the unit
Air resistance topics
Short MC quiz today!
More Air resistance problems
Chp 5-6
Chp 6
Finish lab analysis (graphs) by
Tuesday Oct 6
WebAssign Chap 5/6 #4
(due Wed 10/7)
Chp 6
WebAssign Chap 5/6 #5
(due Fri 10/9)
Wed
Oct 7
Air Resistance Lab (due by end of class)
Thurs
Oct 8
Fri
Oct 9
Mon
Oct 12
Coefficient of Friction Lab #1
Finish lab #1 analysis (graphs) by
Monday 10/12
More practice AP C Problems on air
resistance and drag forces
Coefficient of Friction Lab #2
WebAssign Chap 5/6 #6
(due Tues 10/13)
Tues
Oct 13
Finish Force topics; go over problems
Intro to our next topic (Chps7/8) on Work
and Energy
Chp 5/6 TEST
Wed
Oct 14
Chp 5-6
Lab sheet 2 due as directed
Review Chp 5, 6
Study for test
TBD; MEA break
AP Physics C objectives for this material
Unit 2 - Newton's Laws (w/o Friction)
I.
II.
TEXT: Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, & Walker, Chp 5
Static Equilibrium (First Law)
a. Students should be able to analyze situations in which a particle remains at rest, or moves with constant velocity, under
the influence of several forces.
Dynamics of a Single Body (Second Law)
a. Students should understand the relation between the force that acts on a body and the resulting change in
the body’s velocity so they can:
(1) Calculate, for a body moving in one direction, the velocity change that results when a constant
force F acts over a specified time interval.
(2) Calculate, for a body mowing in one dimension, the velocity change that results when a force
F(t) acts over a specified time interval.
(3) Determine, for a body moving in a plane whose velocity vector undergoes a specified change
over a specified time interval, the average force that acted on the body
b. Students should understand how Newton’s Second Law, ∑F = ma, applies to a body subject to forces
such as gravity, the pull of strings, or contact forces, so they can:
(1) Draw a well-labeled diagram showing all real forces that act on the body.
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(2) Write down the vector equation that results from applying Newton’s Second Law to the body,
and take components of this equation along appropriate axes.
c. Students should be able to analyze situations in which a body moves under the influence of one or more
forces with a specific acceleration so that they can determine the magnitude and direction of the net
force, or of one of the forces that makes up the net force, in situations such as the following:
(1) Motion up or down with constant acceleration (in an elevator, for example).
Systems of Two or More Bodies (Third Law)
a. Students should understand Newton’s Third Law so that, for a given force, they can identify the body on which the
reaction force acts and state the magnitude and direction of this reaction.
b. Students should be able to apply Newton’s Third Law in analyzing the force of contact between two
bodies that accelerate together along a horizontal or vertical line, or between two surfaces that slide
across one another.
c. Students should know that the tension is constant in a light string that passes over a massless pulley and
should be able to use this fact in analyzing the motion of a system of two bodies joined by a string.
Unit 3 - Newton's Laws w/ Friction
TEXT: Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, & Walker, Chapter 6
II. Dynamics of a Single Body with friction (Second Law)
a. Students should understand the significance of the coefficient of friction so they can:
(1) Write down the relationship between the normal and frictional forces on a surface.
(2) Analyze situations in which a body slides down a rough inclined plane or is pulled or pushed
across a rough surface.
(3) Analyze static situations involving friction to determine under what circumstances a body will
start to slip, or to calculate the magnitude of the force of static friction.
b. Students should understand the effect of fluid friction on the motion of a body so they can:
(1) Find the terminal velocity of a body moving vertically through a fluid that exerts a
retarding force proportional to velocity.
(2) Describe qualitatively, with the aid of graphs, the acceleration, velocity, and displacement
of such a particle when it is released from rest or is projected vertically with specified
initial velocity.
c. Students should be able to analyze situations in which a body moves under the influence of one or more
forces with a specific acceleration so that they can determine the magnitude and direction of the net
force, or of one of the forces that makes up the net force, in situations such as the following:
(1) Motion in a horizontal circle (e.g., mass on a rotating merry-go-round, or car rounding a
banked curve).
2) Motion in a vertical circle (e.g., mass swinging on the end of a string, cart rolling down a
curved track, rider on a Ferris wheel