Forces: 20% of the test.
The successful student will be able to:
- Analyze a situation in which a particle remains at rest, or moves with constant velocity, under the influence of several forces. (APIB1) (Chapter 5, 6.1)
- Understand the relation between the force that acts on an object and the resulting change in the object’s velocity so they can:
o Calculate, for an object moving in one dimension, the velocity change that results when a constant force F acts over a specified time interval. (AP IB2a1) (Chapter 5, 6)
o Calculate, for an object moving in one dimension, the velocity change that results when a force F(t) acts over a specified timer interval. (AP IB2a2) (Chapter 5, 6)
o Determine, for an object moving in a plane whose velocity vector undergoes a specified change over a specified time interval, the average force that acted on the object (AP IB2a3) (Chapter 5, 6)
- Understand how Newton’s Second Law applies to an object subject to forces such as gravity, the pull of strings, or contact forces, so they can
o Draw a well-labeled, free-body diagram showing all real forces that act on the object (AP IB2b1) (5.7 and Chapter 6, 7)
o Write down the vector equation that results from applying Newton’s Second Law to the object, and take components of this equation along appropriate axes (AP IB2b2) (5.5, Chapters 6 & 7)
- Analyze situations in which an object moves with specified acceleration under the influence of one or more forces so they can determine the magnitude and direction of the net force, such as motion up or down with constant acceleration (AP IB2c) (Chapters 6 & 7)
- Understand the significance of the coefficient of friction so they can:
o Write down the relationship between normal and frictional forces on a surface (AP IB2d1) (6.4)
o Analyze situations in which an object moves along a rough inclined plane or horizontal surface (AP IB2d2) (6.4)
o Analyze under what circumstances an object will start to slip, or to calculate the magnitude of the force of static friction (AP IB2d3) (6.4)
- Understand the effect of drag forces on the motion of an object sot that they can
o Find the terminal velocity of an object moving vertically under the influence of a retarding force dependent on velocity (AP IB2e1) (6.5)
o Describe quantitatively, 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 (AP IB2e2) (6.5)
o Use Newton’s Second Law to write a differential equation for the velocity of the object as a function of time (AP IB2e3) (6.5)
o Use the method of separation of variables to derive the equation for the velocity as a function of time from the differential equation that follows from Newton’s Second Law (AP IB2e4) (6.5)
o Derive an expression for the acceleration as a function of time for an object falling under the influence of drag forces (AP IB2e5) (6.5)
- Understand Newton’s 3rd Law so that, for a given system, they can identify the force pairs and the objects on which they act, and state the magnitude and direction of each force. (AP IB3a) (Chapter 7)
- Apply Newton’s 3rd Law in analyzing the force of contact between two objects that accelerate together along a horizontal or vertical line, or between two surfaces that slide across one another (AP IB3b) (Chapter 7)
- Know that 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 objects joined by a string (AP IB3c) (7.4)
- Solve problems in which application of Newton’s laws leads to two or three simultaneous linear equations involving unknown forces or accelerations. (AP IB3d) (7.3, 7.4, 7.5)
Due Date Day Assignment
2/8 Mon Chapter 5: 54, 55, 56, 57
2/26 Fri Chapter 6: 36, 43, 62, 64, 65, 66, 72, 73
3/1 Tue Chapter 7: 22, 31, 35, 41, 47, 54, 55, 56, 57
3/2 Wed Lab: Air Resistance
Test Forces