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                                                              Welcome to Advanced Physics

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                                                              The study of physics will aid you no matter what field you choose to enter.  Physics is the study of energy and matter (the stuff of the universe).  The goal of physics is to use mathematical models to understand the world around us.  The problem solving, mathematical, and scientific skills you will develop in this class will help you deal with any situation life throws at you.  The content you learn will help you become a scientifically literate citizen.



                                                              current_equations.pdf
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                                                              Week 23: Feb 20-24

                                                              Monday: Review Projectile Motion
                                                                 Extra Credit: watch this video and answer these questions
                                                              Tuesday: Marble Launch Lab
                                                                 HW: Calculate initial velocities
                                                              Wednesday: Marble Launch Lab
                                                                 HW: Calculate distance predictions
                                                              Thursday: Marble Launch Lab
                                                                 HW: Write Conclusion
                                                              Friday: Projectile Motion PS
                                                                 HW: Projectile Motion PS
                                                              marble_launch_lab.pdf
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                                                              projectile_motion_ps.pdf
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                                                              Week 22: Feb 13- 18

                                                              Monday: No Class 
                                                              Tuesday: Hang Time Mini-Lab
                                                                 HW: Finish Hang Time Mini-Lab
                                                              Wednesday: Acceleration Due to Gravity Lab.
                                                              Thursday: Acceleration Due to Gravity Lab
                                                              Friday: Projectile Motion
                                                              Saturday: Parents Weekend
                                                              how_fast_can_you_throw_a_ball.pdf
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                                                              acceleration_due_to_gravity.pdf
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                                                              Week 20: Jan 30 - Feb 3

                                                              Monday: 1D Motion Problem Set DUE
                                                              Tuesday: No Class (swim meet)
                                                              Wednesday:Constant Acceleration Equations
                                                              Thursday: Constant Acceleration Problems
                                                                 HW: Motion Problems Worksheet
                                                              Friday: Constant Acceleration
                                                                HW: Motion Problems Worksheet (due monday)
                                                              motion_problems.pdf
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                                                              motion_problems_answers.pdf
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                                                              Week 19: Jan 23-27

                                                              Monday: Basics of Motion
                                                              Tuesday: Basics of Motion
                                                                 HW: 1-D motion Problem Set due Monday
                                                              Wednesday: Position vs time graphs
                                                                 HW: 1-D motion Problem Set due Monday
                                                              Thursday: Velocity vs time graphs
                                                                 HW: 1-D motion Problem Set due Monday
                                                              Friday: Review 1-D motion
                                                                 HW: 1-D motion Problem Set due Monday
                                                              1D Motion PS
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                                                              1d_motion_ps_answers.pdf
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                                                              Week 18: Jan 16-20

                                                              Monday: No Class
                                                              Tuesday: No Class
                                                              Wednesday: Exam
                                                              Thursday: Exam Wrap Up
                                                              Friday: Introduction to Mechanics

                                                              Week 17: Jan 9-13

                                                              Monday: Lenses
                                                                 HW: none
                                                              Tuesday: Lens Lab
                                                                 HW: finish calculation
                                                              Wednesday: Review
                                                              Thursday: Review
                                                              Friday: Review
                                                              Saturday: Review
                                                              lens_lab.pdf
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                                                              physics_semester_exam_review.pdf
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                                                              Week 15: Dec 12-16

                                                              Monday: Lab Results
                                                                 HW: Lab Report (due before you leave for break)
                                                              Tuesday: No Class
                                                                HW: Lab Report
                                                              Wednesday: Quiz Corrections
                                                              Thursday: Catch Up Day
                                                              Friday: Semester Review
                                                                HW: Winter Extra Credit Review Packet
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                                                              Week 14: Dec 5 - 9

                                                              Monday: Reflection
                                                              Tuesday: Ray Diagrams
                                                                 HW: Reflection Problem Set
                                                              Wednesday: No Class
                                                              Thursday: Snell's Law Lab Prep
                                                                 HW: Write purpose, procedure, and create data tables
                                                              Friday: Snell's Law Lab
                                                                 HW: Lab Report
                                                              reflection_problem_set.pdf
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                                                              Week 13: Nov 28 - Dec 2

                                                              Monday: Electromagnetic Spectrum/Polarization
                                                                 HW: Light Waves and Matter WS and Polarization WS
                                                                 Reading: Light waves and matter, Polarization
                                                              Tuesday: Read about Polarization and complete WS
                                                              Wednesday: No Class
                                                              Thursday: Polarization
                                                              Friday: Color/Pigment
                                                                 HW:Pigments and Paints WS
                                                                 Reading: Human Eye, Combining Colors 1, 2, 3

                                                              Week 12: Nov 14-18

                                                              Monday: Radio/ Standing waves in pipes and on strings
                                                                HW: Study for Quiz
                                                              Tuesday: Quiz Review
                                                                HW: Study for Quiz (look over the class notes)
                                                              Wednesday: Quiz on Waves
                                                                HW: none
                                                              Thursday: Quiz Corrections
                                                                HW: Quiz Corrections
                                                              Friday: Modern Physics

                                                              Week 11: Nov 7-11

                                                              Monday: Speed of Sound Lab
                                                              Tuesday: No Class
                                                              Wednesday: Electromagnetic Radiation
                                                              Thursday: Sound Demonstrations
                                                                 HW: Pipes Worksheet
                                                              Friday: Light
                                                                 HW: None
                                                              waves_problem_set_solutions.pdf
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                                                              pipe_worksheet.docx
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                                                              Week 10: Oct 31 - Nov 4

                                                              Monday: Wave basics
                                                                HW: Wave Worksheet
                                                              Tuesday: Waves
                                                                HW: Waves Problem Set
                                                              Thursday: Waves
                                                                HW: Waves Problem Set
                                                              Friday: TED Talks on sound
                                                                HW: Waves Problem Set (due Monday)
                                                              waves_worksheet.pdf
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                                                              waves_problem_set.docx
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                                                              Week 9: Oct 24-28

                                                              Monday: No Class
                                                              Tuesday: Exam
                                                              Wednesday: Introduction to Light
                                                              Thrusday: Pendulum Lab
                                                              Friday: Pendulum Lab

                                                              Week 8: Oct 17 - 22

                                                              Monday: Electromagnetism
                                                                HW: ElectroMagnetism Worksheet (p.1,3)
                                                              Tuesday: Electric Motor
                                                                HW: Write two paragraphs one describing how you built the motor, and one describing how the motor works.
                                                              Wednesday:Induced Current/Generators
                                                                HW: Electromagnetism reading
                                                              Thursday: Exam Review
                                                              Friday: Exam Review
                                                              electromagnetism_worksheet.pdf
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                                                              1st MP exam review packet
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                                                              1st_mp_exam_review_answers.pdf
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                                                              Week 7: Oct 10 - 14

                                                              Monday: No Class
                                                              Tuesday:  Ohm's Law Problem Set Due
                                                              Wednesday: Review Electricity
                                                              Thursday: Electric Test
                                                              Friday: Magnetism
                                                                HW: Read the magnetism reading and complete a KWL chart
                                                              ohms_law_problem_set_solutions.pdf
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                                                              magnetism_reading.pdf
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                                                              kwlchart.doc
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                                                              Week 6: Oct 2 - 7

                                                              Monday: Parallell vs Series Circuits
                                                              Tuesday: Finding current in combined circuits
                                                              Wednesday: Work day
                                                              Thursday: Work day
                                                                 HW: Ohm's Law problem set due on monday
                                                              Friday: Parents Military Weekend

                                                              Week 5: Sept 26-30

                                                              Monday: Ohm's Law
                                                                  HW: Ohm's Law Problem Set #1-3
                                                              Tuesday: Circuit Mini Labs
                                                                 HW: Ohm's Law Problem Set #4-7
                                                              Wednesday: Circuit Mini Labs
                                                              Thursday: Circuit Mini Labs
                                                              Friday: Electrostatics Quiz Corrections
                                                              ohms_law_problem_set.pdf
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                                                              mini_lab_2.pdf
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                                                              Week 4: Sept 19-23

                                                              Monday: Quiz Review
                                                                 HW: study for quiz
                                                              Tuesday: Electrostatics Quiz
                                                              Wednesday: Electrical Current
                                                                 HW: Electric Current Reading
                                                              Thursday: Ms. Gray out
                                                                 HW: Electrical Current and Ohms's Law Reading
                                                              Friday: Electrical Circuits
                                                                 HW: none
                                                              electrostaticsquiz_review.pdf
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                                                              electrostatics PS solutions
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                                                              electric_current_reading.pdf
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                                                              ohms_law_reading.pdf
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                                                              Week 3: Sept 12 - 16

                                                              Monday: Electrical Charge
                                                                 HW: Read Electric Charge and answer the questions
                                                              Tuesday: Static Electricity
                                                                 HW: Electrostatics Problem Set #1-5
                                                              Wednesday: Conservation of Charge, Charge induction, Coulomb's Law
                                                                 HW: Electrostatics Problem Set #6-10
                                                              Thursday: No class
                                                                 HW: Finish Electrostatics Problem Set
                                                              Friday:Electrostatics Problem Set DUE!!
                                                                 HW: Study for quiz on Tuesday
                                                              electric_charge.pdf
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                                                              electrostatics PS.pdf
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                                                              current_equations.pdf
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                                                              Week 2: Sept 4 - 9

                                                              Monday: Metric Unit Conversion
                                                                 HW: PS1 #1-4
                                                              Tuesday: Scientific Notation
                                                                  HW: PS2 #5-10
                                                              Wednesday: The atom and fundamental forces
                                                                 HW: Finish Problem Set
                                                              Thursday: String Theory PS1 DUE!!!
                                                                 HW: Forces of Nature and Particle Puzzle Pieces
                                                              Friday: String Theory
                                                                 HW: Forces of Nature and Particle Puzzle Pieces
                                                              ps_1.docx
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                                                              ps1_solutions.pdf
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                                                              Week 1: Aug 29- Sept 2

                                                              Monday: Nature of Science
                                                                  HW: Read Death of Innocents
                                                              Tuesday: Who does science?
                                                                 HW: Research your Physicist
                                                              Wednesday: Who does science?
                                                                 HW: work on skit
                                                              Thursday: Who does science?
                                                                 HW: finalize skit
                                                              Friday: Who does science? presentations
                                                                 HW: Metric Units Reading
                                                              who_are_physicists.docx
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                                                              metric_units.docx
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