This is a very large topic that will cover lots of material. This topic will be studied for a 3 week period - from 13 Sept until October 1.
NOTE: each week, in Monday's class, we will start with a quiz that will be based on the previous week's work, but may expand upon it to check for understanding, not memorizing.
Kinematics week1- 13-17 September
Terms and formulas for distance, displacement, speed, average and instantaneous velocity, and acceleration.
Graphing and interpreting graphs for all of these will be practiced.
Kinematics week 2 - 20-24 September : READ Pages 1-18
Using and Combining the equations for displacement, average velocity and acceleration, we will derive the equations of motion in one dimension.
Free fall will be studied - an object free falling in a gravitational field. Equations of motion will be expanded to include free fall motion in the y direction. Note that terminal velocity should be understood.
Parabolic motion is a very specific type of motion where air resistance is neglected, and an object moves in two dimensions under the influence of gravity alone.
HOMEWORK - There will be one Mastering Assignment given and one reading and problem set from the AP Physics Text
In Classwork: Numerous Worksheets - Review of 1D Kinematics and Deriving the Equations of Motion
Kinematics week 3 - 27 September - 1 October
Max Height and Range: using the formulas given for the equations of motion in both the x and y directions, find how to calculate the maximum height an object will reach, based on its initial velocity and the angle at which it was launched. Also be able to do find the range of an object when launched on level ground.
Relative Motion - The idea of two object moving relative to each other in 2-D will be formally discussed.
Linearizing a Graph - A worksheet will be done in class to show how we linearize a graph for a non-linear function.
Demonstration Lab of a ball released from a given height on a ramp, rolling across the table and then launching off of a table top height. Using the information provided to find and graph a relationship between the initial height of the ball up from the tabletop and the height of the table top off of the floor (constant) to the distance the ball will land from the edge of the table when the ball is launched.
Lab on Accelerated Motion(Hyperink included) - There will be a lab this week using both Logger Pro and Tracker (Hyperlink) software to graph and understand acceleration motion caused by gravity, but not equal to "g".
Textbook Material to be Studied:
College Physics for AP Physics 1 - Openstax Textbook:
Problems to be Solved - Odd Numbered Problems (13- 49) in Sections 3.3 and 3.4 in OnlineTextBook