College Board AP Physics Lab Manual. Course Requirements: This course uses
calculus extensively, therefore, completion or coenrollment in calculus is ...
Course Name: AP Physics C Mechanics Course Overview: This course covers Newtonian Mechanics with calculus methodology in depth. Content areas covered are listed in detail in the course outline below. In addition to specific instructional goals, the following broad instructional goals are addressed throughout the year: •
knowledge of physics concepts, theories, and phenomenon
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development of inquiry skills and problem solving strategies, as well as ability to design and test hypotheses independently
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ability to analyze and interpret data, through graphs and other appropriate methods
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comprehension of connections between physics and other disciplines and understanding of the changing nature of science knowledge
Texts: Paul A. Tipler; Physics for Scientists & Engineers, W. H. Freeman © 1999 4th edition. College Board AP Physics Lab Manual. Course Requirements: This course uses calculus extensively, therefore, completion or coenrollment in calculus is required. Labs are an integral part of the course. Approximately 20 percent of class time is devoted to lab activities. All labs are handson and student directed, unless otherwise noted. All labs take one class period, unless otherwise noted. Students are provided with a problem or question and appropriate equipment, and then work in small groups to devise an experiment that will address the problem or question. Students are expected to collect data that will lead to a conclusion. Collaboration and peer assistance are critical to success in labwork. Each student is required to maintain a lab portfolio.
AP Physics C Outline
Instructional Days/Chapter
Problem Sets
I. Newtonian Mechanics 50% A. Kinematics (including vectors, d, v, a)
1
Class Introductions/Policies
4
Chapter 3 Vectors
vector notation vector addition and multiplication one dimensional motion using the kinematic equations twodimensional motion, including projectile motion
1. Motion in one dimension 2. Motion in two dimensions, including projectile motion
B. Newton's laws of motion (including friction and centripetal force)
Error Analysis Slopes of Motion Graphs Graphing Data Review
5
Chapter 2 Kinematics
p. 172 #23, 25, 26, 28 p. 313 #5, 6, 8, 9
Displacement, Speed, Velocity, Acceleration
Chapter 2 Problems:
Kinematic Equations Freefall Graphical Analysis of Velocity and Acceleration
Graphing Acceleration Problem
5
Chapter 3, Two and Three Dimensional Motion
Kinematics in Two Dimensions Projectiles Relative Velocity
5
Chapter 4 Forces
Limits and Derivatives
1. Static equilibrium (first law)
Newton's 1st Law
2. Dynamics of a single particle (second law) 3. Systems of two or more bodies (third law)
p 75 #5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
Newton's 2nd Law
#7, 12, 14, 20, 36, 39, 40, 57, 66, 72, 73, 76
chapter 3 Problems:
#33, 37, 39, 43, 47, 58, 64, 70, 77, 106
Limit Activity Limits and Derivatives derivatives and kinematics, Chapter 4 prob: #16, 47, 49, 51, 55, 65, 68, 69, 78, 82, 95,
Newton's 3rd Law
6
Chapter 5 Friction
chapter 5 problems:
Applications of Newton’s Laws Friction Dynamics of Circular Motion
#12, 15, 18, 21, 22, 28, 38, 42, 58, 76, 98
Drag Forces
D. Work, energy, and power
12
1. Work and workenergy theorem 2. Conservative forces and potential energy 3. Conservation of energy
Chapter 6 Problems:
Work , Energy, and the Integral
#10, 14, 15, 27, 29, 43, 46, 62, 63, 68, 86, 93
Work Energy Theorem
Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
4. Power
E. Systems of particles, linear momentum
Chapters 6 & 7 Work & Conservation of Energy
The Conservation of Mechanical Energy Power Work Done by a Variable Force
9
1. Center of mass 2. Impulse and momentum 3. Conservation of linear momentum, collisions
Chapter 8 Center of Mass, Impulse, & Momentum ImpulseMomentum Theorem Conservation of Momentum
Chapter 7 Problems:
#6, 9, 12, 17, 29, 51, 82, 89, 95, 97
Chapter 8 Problems:
#7, 9, 14, 18, 23, 33, 35, 49, 69, 89, 94, 112
Collisions One and Two Dimensional Center of Mass
5
Chapter 14 Oscillations
Chapter 14 Problems
#6, 7, 10, 15, 22, 44, 55, 105, 107, 115
F. Oscillations and Gravitation 1. Simple harmonic motion (dynamics and energy relationships)
Simple Harmonic Motion Simple Spring and SHM Reference Circle and SHM
2. Mass on a spring 3. Pendulum and other oscillations 4. body in orbit under influence of gravitational forces
Energy and SHM The Pendulum
Stress, Strain, and Hooke's Law
C. Circular motion and rotation
4
Chapter 12 Torque & Static Equilibrium
Chapter 12 problems:
1. uniform circular motion 2. Angular Momentum & its Conservation 3. Torque & Rotational Statics 4. Rotational Kinematics & Dynamics
Conditions for Equilibrum
13
#4, 17, 22, 23, 30, 41, 45, 72, 75, 97
Static Equilibrium Chapter 9 Rotational Kinematics &
Dynamics Rotational Motion and Angular Displacement Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration Moment of Inertia
Chapter 9 Problems:
#5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15
Newton's second law for Rotation Rotational Kinetic Energy Rolling Motion
#23, 24, 30, 33, 35, 54, 60, 96, 99, 106
5
Chapter 10 Conservation of Angular Momentum Torque & Angular Momentum Conservation of Angular Momentum
5
Chapter Eleven Gravitation
Chapter 10 Problems:
#23, 38, 50, 51, 52, 53, 77, 83
Chapter 11 problems:
Kepler's Laws Gravitational Potential Energy Gravitational Field
#13, 18, 20, 43, 50, 55, 61, 63, 102, 105
Labs: This course will utilize laboratory exercises 16 (7 labs) from the College Board AP Physics Lab Guide. All labs are student directed and discovery based. In most cases students will just be given a goal, and the necessary equipment to complete the assignment. Additional labs will be selected from the following: Labs/Demonstrations Displacement Vector Activity
Notes
Graphs of Motion Lab I Graphs of Motion Lab II
Lab: Using motion detectors to match graph shapes Video Analysis: use video of projectile motion and Logger Pro to analyze motion
Projectile Motion Lab
Velocity lab
Atwood Machine Lab
Lab:
Lab: Projectile motion lab: find initial velocity of launcher measuring range, height, and launch angle Lab: Find instantaneous velocity of cart rolling down curved incline measuring avg. velocity with decreasing time interval
Atwood Lab: Verify acceleration to mass relationship for Atwood machine
Friction Lab
Lab: Measure g on an incline lab: extrapolate g by measuring acceleration on incline, increasing angle
Ballistic Pendulum Lab
Lab Ballistic Pendulum Lab: use cons of energy and momentum to find initial velocity
Conservation of Energy Lab
Lab : measure force constant of spring. Use spring to launch projectile to predict range using cons of energy
Crash Test Bumper
Using the air tracks, a pulley, set of masses, and stop watches: Use force probes and motion detector to integrate force vs time graph to find impulse
SHM lab
Lab: Analyze motion of spring oscillator using motion detector; fit equation to graph Turning Point Lab
Inertial Balance lab
Lab: calibrate inertial balance to find unknown mass
Lab Torque Rotational Inertia lab
Lab: Use metersticks, masses, and The Principal of Moments to determine unknown masses.
Second Law for Rotation Lab
use rotation apparatus to compare experimental and theoretical rotational inertia Lab: use rotation apparatus to relate linear acceleration of falling object to angular acceleration of disk rotated by cord
Interactive computer demo
Lab: satellites and Kepler’s Laws