Teacher: Ms. Krista Siren
Ms. Siren's Email: ksiren at IGNORETHIS gdrsd dot org
Room: L25
Text: Knight, Randall D Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Third Edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2013.
At present AP Physics C Mechanics only exists as an Independent Study option. It replaces an introductory, calculus-based, physics sequence, appropriate for physical science and engineering majors it requires 554 Honors Physics as background.
Summary of Proposed Activity/Study: AP Physics C Study of calculus based physics (mechanics and electricity & magnetism) in preparation for the Physics C AP exam. Topics will include elementary vector calculus, a review of mechanics with the addition of calculus, angular momentum and its conservation, rotational kinematics, elliptical orbits,
Assessment Description: Students will be given tests culled from previous Physics C Mechanics AP exams after each unit (approximately one/ 2 weeks). A final exam will be in the form of a complete Physics C AP exam from a prior year. The students will also be graded on assigned homework from a calculus based physics text such as Knight.
List of materials/resources: The school can supply copies of the textbook. Additional resources overlap with existing physics lab materials.
Specifically describe weekly appointment schedule to meet with faculty advisor: Students will meet once or twice a week with advisor for 60 - 90 minutes per session. (60 if twice a week, 90 if once). This time will be used for introduction of new material and question and answer sessions on practice problems. (This could be modified to include time meeting during the day during the advisor's prep period.)
Mechanics
Covered textbook
Pens/pencils and scientific calculator
3-ring binder with section dividers
Completed Homework, Assignments, Projects, and Lab Reports
Lined paper and graph paper for notes, labs and quizzes.
Each student is expected to have a 3-ring binder exclusively for science. This binder should be organized into the following sections:
List of Assignments
Notes and handouts
Completed Homework
Quizzes and Tests
Labs
Project Work
Miscellaneous
By having all your papers and by keeping them organized throughout the year, you will be much more effective in preparing for quizzes and exams. To encourage the habit of organization, your notebook may be checked by me at any time. Some pop quizzes will also be designated as open notebook.
Please learn the difference between collaborative learning and academic dishonesty! Collaborative learning is positive and involves constructive discussion of homework problems and labs with your classmates. However, what you write down for homework or in you lab notebook must be in your own words in order to reflect your effort and understanding of the material. Students who hand in identical work, or work that is too similar, will experience serious disciplinary consequences! Note that all quizzes and exams are considered strictly independent work. While lab partners may share data and discuss how to address the analysis questions, their final words should be their own.
links to Halliday & Resnick pages
MIT's Opencourseware project has syllabi, lecture notes, and homework assignments from all their Physics classes. I'm particularly fond of the RealMedia videos of 1999's 8.01/8.02 classes (calculus based introductory mechanics and E&M respectively) presented by Prof. Walter Lewin. New! 5/24/2007
Homework
Tests
10 points each
100 points each