AP Physics Course Outline

(Fundamentals of Physics-Halliday, Resnick, & Walker 6th Ed.)

I. Newtonian Mechanics: 50% of AP Exam

Cycle 1: Chapter 1 Measurement
 Standards (SI Units)
 Scientific Notation
 Significant Figures
 HW #1-1 p.8 #1-5,13,15,20,22,25,27
 Physics Quizzes #1:measurement
 TEST: 35 multiple choice

Cycle 2: (9%)Chapter 2 Motion Along A Straight Line

 Velocity
 1st and 2nd Derivatives
 Acceleration
 Free-fall
 HW #2-1 p.27 #6,7
 HW #2-2 p.27 #10-13
 HW #2-3 p.28 #15,18,19,21,25,26,,34,35,*37
 HW #2-4 p.29 #42,45,50,64,65
 Physics Quizzes #3:kinematics
 TEST: 26 multiple choice / 1 free-response

Cycle 3: Chapter 3 Vectors

 Vectors and scalars
 Component addition/multiplication
 HW #3-1 p.45-47
#1,2,3,5,6,7,8,12,13,15,18,19,26,29,31
 Physics Quizzes #2:vectors
 TEST: 35 multiple choice

Chapter 4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

 Instantaneous velocity/acceleration
 Projectile motion
 Uniform circular motion-I
 HW #4-1 p.67 #1,4
 HW #4-2 p.67 #5,7
 HW #4-3 p.67 #10,15
 HW#4-4 p.68 #17,24,26,28,31,37,39,40,41
 HW#4-5 p.70 #43,46,48

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  HW#4-6 p.70 #54,61,64
 Physics Quizzes #5:motion in a plane (*Only sections
#1,2,4,5,6)
 TEST: 27 Multiple Choice/ 1 free-response

Cycle 4 (10%) Chapter 5 Force and Motion-I

 Newton’s Laws
 HW#5-1 p.93 #1,2,3,6,7,9,11,12,16,17,20
 HW#5-2 p.94 #23,25,27,28,29,30,31,33,34
 HW#5-3 p.95 #36,38,42,43,44,47,50,54,56
 Physics Quizzes #4:Force/motion (*All except for 7 &8)
 TEST: 35 Multiple Choice

Cycle 5 Chapter 6 Force and Motion-II

 Friction
 Drag and terminal speed
 Uniform circular motion-II
 HW#6-1 p.112 #1,2,8,9,11,12,16,17,26,27
 HW#6-2 p.115 #33,34,35
 HW#6-3 p.115 #37,39,41,44,45,47
 Physics Quizzes #4:force/Motion (All)
 TEST: 20 Multiple Choice/1 Free-Response

*TAKE HOME/OPEN NOTE PHYSICS OLMPICS PROBLEM SET (Mechanics mid-term)

Cycle 6 (7%) Chapter 7 Kinetic Energy and Work

 Energy
 Work
 Work done by gravity, springs, and variable forces
 Power

Chapter 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy

 Potential energy
 Conservation of mechanical energy
 HW#7-1 p.136 #1,2,3,5-14,16,17
 HW#7-2 p.137 #21-24,29,30,32,34,36
 HW#8-1 p.160 #1-5
 HW#8-2 p.161 #7,9-12,16-19,211,27,34
 HW#8-3 p.164 36,38,41,43,45,50,51,56,61,65
 Physics Quizzes #6:Work and Energy
 TEST: 35 Multiple Choice

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Cycle 7 (6%) Chapter 9 System of Particles
 Center of mass
 Linear momentum
 Systems with varying mass
 HW#9-1 p.188 #3,4,6,*9
 HW#9-2 p.189 #10,11,12,14,15,16,18,19
 HW#9-3 p.190 #23,24,27,29,32,34,36,41,44,46,47
 HW#9-4 p.192 #52,55,58

Cycle 8 Chapter 10 Collisions

 Impulse
 Inelastic and elastic collisions
 HW#10-1 p.209 #3,5,9,14,16,22,23,24,28,31,32,33
 HW#10-2 p.212 #35,37,39,44,45,49,52,54
 Physics Quizzes #7: Momentum
 TEST: 35 Multiple Choice

*END OF FIRST MARKING PERIOD

Cycle 9 (9%) Chapter 11 Rotation

 Translation and rotation
 Angular acceleration
 Torque-I
 HW#11-1 p.239 #1 -7
 HW#11-2 p.239 #8-12,15,17,18
 HW#11-3 p.240 #20,22-27,29
 HW#11-4 p.241 #36-40,42-44
 HW#11-5 p.242 #45-54
 HW#11-6 p.243 #55-63,66,67
 Physics Quizzes #8: Rotation (Except last 2 categories)
 TEST: 35 Multiple Choice

Cycle 10 Chapter 12 Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum

 Rolling
 Torque-II
 Angular momentum
 Conservation of angular momentum
 HW#12-1 p.268 #1 -6
 HW#12-2 p.268 #7-16
 HW#12-3 p.269 #17-22
 HW#12-4 p.269 #23-31
 HW#12-5 p.270 #33-35,39,41-44,46,48,57
 Physics Quizzes #8: Rotation (All categories)

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  TEST: 35 Multiple Choice
Cycle 11 Chapter 13 Equilibrium and Elasticity
 Equilibrium
 Center of gravity
 Elasticity
 *READ THROUGH CHAPTER ON YOUR OWN!
 *WORK THROUGH SAMPLE PROBLEMS #1-5
 *WORK THROUGH CHECK POINTS #1-6
 *Samples/Check points will be checked as homework
 *NO HOMEWORK OR PHYSICS QUIZZES!

(9%) Chapter 14 Gravitation

 Newton’s law of gravitation
 Gravitational potential energy
 Kepler’s Laws
 *(Einstein and gravity)
 HW#14-1 p.316 #1,2,3,8-12,15,22,23,26,29
 HW#14-2 p.318 #30-33,35,41,46,47,54,58,59,60
 Physics Quizzes #5: Motion in a Plane (*All categories)
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

Cycle 12 Chapter 16 Oscillations

 Simple harmonic motion
 Energy in SHM
 Pendulums
 HW#16-1 p.365 #3,14,16,17,18,21,24,25,27,28,30
 HW#16-2 p.367 #31,32,33,37,40,41,43,44,45,52
 Physics Quizzes #9: Oscillations
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

Cycle 13 *AP PHYSICS MID-TERM TEST (32 multiple choice)

*******WINTER BREAK**********

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II. Electricity and Magnetism: 50% of AP Exam
Cycle 13 (15%) Chapter 22 Electric Charge
 Electromagnetism
 Charge
 Conductors and insulators
 Coulomb’s Law
 HW#22-1 p.518 #4,6,7,10,11,12,14
 Physics Quizzes #15: Electric Charge (*First 6 sections)
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

Cycle 14 Chapter 23 Electric Fields

 Electric field
 Fields by point charge, dipole, line of charge, and disk
 Point charge and dipole in field
 HW#23-1 p.539 #2,3,6,8,9,10,12,13,14,16
 HW#23-2 p.540 #20,21,23,24,27,36,37,38,43
 Physics Quizzes #15: Electric Charge (*All)
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

Cycle 15 Chapter 24 Gauss’ Law

 Flux
 Gauss’ Law
 Gauss’ Law symmetry applied to cylinder, plane, and
sphere
 HW#24-1 p.559 #1-7
 HW#24-2 p.560 #15,20,26,32,33,36,40,43,46
 NO PHYSICS QUIZ
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

****END OF SECOND MARKING PERIOD****

Cycle 16 Chapter 25 Electric Potential

 Electric potential energy
 Equipotential surfaces
 Potential due to point charge, group of charges, dipole,
continuous distribution
 HW#25-1 p.584 #1,5,6,9-13,21
 HW#25-2 p.585 #22,28,37,39,41,43,47,51,52,56
 Physics Quiz #16: Electrical Potential (1st 6 categories)
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

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Cycle 17 (7%) Chapter 26 Capacitance
 Capacitors
 In parallel and series
 Dielectrics
 HW#26-1 p.608 #2,6,8,10-13,20
 HW#26-2 p.609 #24,29,32,36,38,43,45,47
 Physics Quiz #16: Electrical Potential (All categories)
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

Cycle 18 Chapter 27 Current and Resistance

 Electric current
 Resistors
 Ohm’s Law
 Semi and super conductors
 HW#27-1 p.630 #1,2,4-7,11
 HW#27-2 p.630 #13-15,19,20,23,24,32,35,38
 Physics Quiz #17: Electric Current (All categories)
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

Cycle 19 (10%) Chapter 28 Circuits

 Work, energy and EMF
 Potential differences
 Ammeter and voltmeter
 RC circuits
 HW#28-1 p.653 #2,5,7,8,13,16,17,19,21
 HW#28-2 p.654 #22,24,27,30,39,40,41,42
 HW#28-3 p.656 #44 thru 50
 Physics Quiz #18: Electric Circuits (All categories)
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

Cycle 20 Chapter 29 Magnetic Fields

 Definition of B
 Crossed fields: the Hall Effect
 Torque on a current loop
 Magnetic dipole moment
 HW#29-1 p.682 #1,2,5-9,11
 HW#29-2 p.682 #12,17,23,25,31,34,36
 HW#29-3 p.684 #40,41,44,47,49,50,54,55
 NO Physics Quizzes!
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

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Cycle 21 (10%) Chapter 30 Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
 Parallel currents
 Ampere’s Law
 Solenoids and toroids
 HW#30-1 p.705 #1,7,10 thu 16,20
 HW#30-2 p.706 #24,28,31,32,34,35,37
 HW#30-3 p.708 #40,43,48,50,52,55,57
 Physics Quizzes #19: Magnetism (*All )
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

Cycle 22 (8%) Chapter 31 Induction and Inductance

 Faraday’s Law
 Lenz’s Law (cont.)
 Inductors and inductance
 RL circuits
 Mutual induction
 HW#31-1 p.738 #1,2,3,4,6,11,13,15,17,18
 HW#31-2 p.740 #27 thru 33,36,39
 HW#31-3 p.740 #40,41,45,48,58,60,63,68,69
 Physics Quiz #20:Electromagnetic Induction (Skip
generators and transformers)
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

*END OF THIRD MARKING PERIOD

Cycle 23 Chapter 32 Magnetism of Matter

 Magnets
 Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, and ferromagnetism
 Maxwell’s Equations
 HW#32-1 p.765 #1,3,6,9,17,18
 HW#32-2 p.766 #20,21,22,31,34,35
 NO Physics Quiz
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

Cycle 24 Chapter 33 EM Oscillations and Alternating Current

 LC oscillations
 Alternating current
 Power in AC circuits
 Transformers
 HW#33-1 p.797 #1,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,15
 HW#33-2 p.799 #35,42,45,48,57,59,60
 Physics Quiz #21:Alternating Currents (All categories)
 TEST: 35 Multiple-choice

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Cycle 25 Review/Practice (Old AP Exams)
*AP Physics Final Exam……..(Mechanics and E/M: 58 Multiple Choice)

Cycle 26 & 27 AP EXAMS:

Cycle 26-29 Lab Projects and Physics Competitions?

*END OF FOURTH MARKING PERIOD=GRADUATION!