AP Physics Notes and Assignments
2011-2012 School Year

Lessons:
Philosophy and Physics--August 22, Due August 23
Reading and Assignment: Physics vs. Philosophy
Essence of Physics Reading and Assignment: Essence of Physics Assigned: August 24, August 26th.
Experiment: Marshmallow Blow Guns. Assigned August 26, Due August 29th
Reading and Assignment:Newton's Laws of Motion
Assigned: August 29. Due September 2
Estimation Lab. Assigned September 2. Due September 9.
Types of Motion: Translation
Assigned: September 6 Due September 9.
You can't force me to like this! Assigned September 9, Due September 30.
Types of Motion: Circular
Assigned: September 9 Due September 12.
Major Reward September 13
You can't force me to like this! Assigned September 9, Due September 30.
Types of Motion, Rotation
Assigned: September 13 Due September 16.
You can't force me to like this! Assigned September 9, Due September 30.
Test September 17.
Practice with Torques
Assigned: September 28 Due September 29.
Major Reward: September 30
The Specifics of Force, Gravitation
Assigned: September 27 Due September 30.
Practice with Gravitation
Assigned: October 3 Due October 5.
Contact Forces
Assigned: Oct. 6 due Oct. 10
Coefficients of Friction Lab
Assigned: Oct. 7 due Oct 13
Kinematics, the Basics
Assigned: Oct 10 due Oct 14.
A Review/Preview of Calculus used in physics
Assigned: Oct 17 due Oct 21
The x-equation
Assigned: Oct 24 due Oct 28.
Interpreting Graphs
Assigned: Oct 31 due Nov 4.
Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration Lab
Assigned: Oct 28 due Nov 2
Graphing and Kinematics Practice
Assigned: Nov 7 due Nov 10.
Projectile Motion
Assigned: Nov 14 due Nov 17.
Major Reward: Nov 18
Rotational Kinematics I
Assigned: Nov 28 due Dec. 2.
Evaluation--Nov 22 & 23.
Rotational Kinematics II
Assigned: Dec 5 due Dec 8.
Major Reward Dec 9.
Harmonic Motion I
Assigned: Dec 9 due Dec 16.
Harmonic Motion II
Assigned: Jan 2 due Jan 6.
Review of Kinematics, Practice, and Evaluation Dec 13-17
Center of Mass and Moment of Inertia
Assigned: Jan 24 due Jan 27

Momentum and Impulse
Assigned: Jan 30 due Feb 2
Collisions and Explosions
Assigned: Feb 3 due Feb 8
Momentum Practice
Assigned: TBA
Angular Momentum and Kepler
Assigned: TBA
Work and Kinetic Energy

Assigned: TBA
Potential and Kinetic Energy
Assigned: TBA
The Work-Energy Theorem, Stability, and Power
Assigned: TBA
Review of Mechanics
Assigned: TBA

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