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Advanced Placement Physics B Brief Description of Course Advanced Placement Physics B focuses on the relationships of motion and energy. The syllabus utilized for this course has been developed to incorporate the major topics found on the Advanced Placement Exam administered through the College Board. The pace of the course dictates a sound background in algebra is essential. The five major topics discussed in this course are: Newtonian mechanics Fluid mechanics and Thermal Physics Waves and Optics Electricity and Magnetism Atomic and Nuclear Physics This course meets for two periods each day for the entire year. The blocked schedule allows the student the opportunity to not only work through the assigned problem sets but to perform a variety of laboratory activities which require an extended time period. Lecture notes, problem sets with solutions, Vernier laboratory activities, rubrics, and data analysis tools will be distributed to you on CD. The data analysis tools are available and licensed for your home use. It is my expectation that you become familiar with the resources provided to you. Inquiry and laboratory are necessary and valued components of any science course-this is especially true of Advanced Placement Physics. You will be expected to keep a laboratory notebook as well as a portfolio of selected laboratory activities completed according to "formal" guidelines. Laboratory activities designated "Vernier" will be found on your resource CD. Activities designated "Student developed procedure" will be designed by you to meet the guidelines as distributed on your CD. Guidelines for your notebook as well as rubrics for the portfolio will be distributed on your CD. The Advanced Placement Exam is offered in May of the academic year for students who wish to attain college credit in either General Physics (algebra based) or College Physics (calculus based) before entering their post-secondary program. The timing of the exam dictates this course is taught, and completed, at a more rigorous pace than a typical high school course. Students seeking a post-secondary program in engineering, medicine, architecture, physical therapy, physician assistant, as well as other scientific disciplines are strongly encouraged to take Advanced Placement Physics B. For more information please see Mr. Lind (room 634) before registering for the course.
Kinematics in One Dimension (7 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 2 Content and/or Skills Taught: Displacement vs. Distance Velocity vs. speed Acceleration One Dimensional Motion with constant velocity One Dimensional Motion with constant acceleration Free Falling Objects Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Laboratory--Distance vs. time Vconstant (Vernier) Laboratory--Distance vs. time Accelerated (Vernier) Laboratory--Graph Matching (Vernier) Quiz--Construct a graph from descriptive motion paragraph Quiz--Construct a descriptive paragraph from motion graph Quiz--Derive acceleration from V vs. time graph Quiz--Derive velocity from D vs. time graph Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Vectors and Two Dimensional Motion (7 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 3 Content and/or Skills Taught: Vectors and Scalars review x, y components of vectors Trigonometry review (sin, cos, tan, Law of Sines, Law of Cosines) Vector addition by x and y components Projectile Motion Relative Velocity/Relative Acceleration Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--Vectors vs. Scalars Quiz--equation selection and use Laboratory--Projectile Motion (Vernier) Laboratory--Vector Addition (force table) Laboratory--Picket Fence (Vernier) Laboratory--Modern Galileo (Vernier) Laboratory--Bungee Jump Accelerations (Vernier) Vector Bowling Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Newton's Laws of Motion (11 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 4 Content and/or Skills Taught: Concept of Force Newton's First Law Newton's Second Law Newton's Third Law Static and Kinetic Friction Forces on inclined planes Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--F=ma Quiz--Summation of forces Quiz--vector addition by x and y components Quiz--Ff, Fn, Fp, Fa, Fg Laboratory--Determine coefficient of friction on horizontal surface (Vernier) Laboratory--Atwood's Machine (Vernier) Laboratory--Determine coefficient of friction on plane (Vernier) Laboratory--Determine "g" on an Incline (Vernier) Laboratory--Predict minimum inclination for v constant motion (Student developed procedure) Laboratory--Air Resistance (Vernier) Laboratory--Ff on Rollerblades (Student developed procedure) Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Work and Energy (6 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 5 Content and/or Skills Taught: Work=Fx Kinetic Energy Potential Energy Conservative and Nonconservative Forces Conservation of Energy Power Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--KE Quiz--PE Quiz--Energy Units Quiz--Conversion of PE to KE Laboratory--Energy of a Tossed Ball (Vernier) Laboratory--Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion (Vernier) Laboratory--Power Up the Bleachers (Student developed procedure) Laboratory--Work and Energy (Vernier) Major Calculation--calculate rate of lifts to generate kW Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Momentum and Collisions (4 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 6 Content and/or Skills Taught: Momentum and Impulse p=mv Conservation of Momentum Elastic and Inelastic Collisions Glancing Collisions Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--Vector addition revisited Quiz--Force revisited Laboratory--Momentum, Energy, and Collisions (Vernier) Laboratory--Impulse and Momentum (Vernier) Laboratory--Playing Pool (Student developed procedure) Major Calculation--Ballistic Pendulum (glancing) Major Calculation--Curling Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Circular Motion and Gravity (8 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 7 Content and/or Skills Taught: Angular Speed Angular Acceleration Linear to Angular Terminology Centripetal Acceleration Centripetal Force Universal Law of Gravitation Kepler's Laws Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--Review linear equations Quiz--Review Vector and Scalar Quantities Laboratory--Centripetal Force (stopper and mass--Vernier probes opt.) Laboratory--Calculate coefficient of static friction on a turntable Laboratory--Build Roller Coaster (KNEX) and calculate minimum height for "loop" (utilize Vernier probes) Major Calculation--Banking a curve for a marble Video--Air Force Centrifuge Training Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Rotational Dynamics and Equilibrium (8 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 8 Content and/or Skills Taught: Torque Conditions for Equilibrium Center of Gravity Torque and Angular Acceleration Rotational Kinetic Energy Kinesiology Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--Forces Revisited Quiz--Rotational Motion Laboratory--My Muscles do what? (Kinesiology study) Laboratory--Opening the door (student developed procedure) Laboratory--Moment of Inertia and Torque (student developed procedure) Major Calculation--Building a body Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Solids and Fluids (6 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 9 Content and/or Skills Taught: States of Matter Deformation of solids, fluids, and gases Density and Pressure Pressure as a function of depth Archimedes’s Principle Bernoulli's Equation Surface Tension and Capillary Action Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--review states of matter Quiz--gas laws revisited (chemistry) Quiz--Density and density measurements Laboratory--Determine elastic modulus of a violin string Laboratory--Determine buoyant force on an object Laboratory--Determine wind speed using a toilet Laboratory--Building a boat Activity--"Will it float?" Activity--predict the submerged volume Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Heat (11 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 10-11 Content and/or Skills Taught: Thermal Expansion of solids, liquids, and gases Temperature Mechanical Equivalent of Heat Conservation of Energy Specific Heat Latent Heat Energy Transfer (Conduction, Convection, Radiation) Insulation Metabolism and Weight loss Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--Energy Units reviewed Quiz--Gas Laws Revisited Quiz--Kinetic Molecular Theory Revisited Laboratory--Siding a House with Vinyl (calculate overlap--student developed procedure) Laboratory--Determine specific heat of unknown solid (student developed procedure) Laboratory--Determine specific heat of unknown liquid (mixing) Laboratory--Determine Latent and Specific Heats of Candle Wax (student developed procedure) Laboratory--Determine Latent Heat of Snow (student developed procedure) Laboratory--Determine Temperature of Terrell Burner (student developed procedure) Laboratory--Making Maple Syrup Laboratory--Newton's Law of Cooling (Vernier) Major Calculation--Metabolic rate, hydration, and work Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Thermodynamics (6 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 12 Content and/or Skills Taught: Heat and Internal Energy Work and Heat Heat Engines Carnot Cycle and Carnot Engine Entropy and Disorder Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--Units of Work, energy and power Quiz--Terms Entropy and Enthalpy Quiz--Review ) and 1st Laws of Thermodynamics Simulation--Carnot Cycle (supplied with Serway) Simulation--Weather (supplied with Serway) Simulation--Heat pumps, air conditioners, refrigerators (supplied with Serway) Activity--Entropy Review--Driving forces (entropy vs. enthalpy) Video--Tornado Speaker--Meteorologist Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Vibrations and Wave Motion (6 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 13 Content and/or Skills Taught: Hooke's Law Elastic Potential Energy (Revisited) Velocity vs. Position Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion Pendulums Frequency, Amplitude and Wavelength Speed of waves in variety of media Reflection Interference Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--Linear and Circular Motion revisited Quiz--position vs. time graphs revisited Quiz--Pendulums revisited Laboratory--What determines period? (student developed procedure) Laboratory--Back and Forth Motion (Vernier) Laboratory--Energy in SHM (Vernier--revisited) Laboratory--Simple Harmonic Motion (Vernier) Laboratory--Reflection of waves (student developed procedure with ripple tank) Laboratory--Speed of waves on different media Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Sound (7 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 14 Content and/or Skills Taught: Sound Production Sound Wave Characteristics Speed of Sound Energy on Sound Waves and Sonic Boom Doppler Effect Interference of Sound Waves Standing Waves Beats and Beat frequency Sound Quality and Instruments Ear anatomy and physiology Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--wave terms revisited Quiz--resonance Laboratory--Speed of Sound (Vernier) Laboratory--Wavelength of Tuning Fork (resonance apparatus) Video--Hearing Laboratory--Tones, Vowels, and Telephones (Vernier) Laboratory--Mathematics of Music (Vernier) Laboratory--Sound, Beats, and Waves (Vernier) Activity--Ear and major structures Activity--Decibels and damage to hearing Laboratory--"Sound Hunt--Look for the Quiet" Activity--Sonic Boom and flight Video--"Hearing" (NOVA) Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Reflection and Refraction of Light (5 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 22 Content and/or Skills Taught: Nature of Light Speed of Light (historical) Reflection Refraction Huygens’s Principle Internal Reflection Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--Wave terms revisited Quiz--Michelson's experiment Quiz--Electromagnetic spectrum Laboratory--Angle of reflection (student developed procedure) Laboratory--Prisms Laboratory--Angle of refraction (student developed procedure) Laboratory--"Shooting" a fish in a barrel Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Mirrors and Lenses (7 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 23 Content and/or Skills Taught: Flat Mirrors "Flat" Refractions Concave and Convex mirrors Concave and Convex lenses Real and Virtual Images Sign conventions for mirrors and lenses Spherical Aberration Anatomy and Physiology of Eye Making a Microscope/Telescope Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--Wave terms revisited Quiz--Reflection and refraction terms Quiz--Lab data reflection and refraction Quiz--Predicting mirror size needed Laboratory--Determine object/image relationship for thin lenses Laboratory--Microscope Laboratory--reflecting vs. refracting telescope Laboratory--Light, Brightness, and Distance (Vernier) Review--Newton's Optics Laboratory--Create and use pinhole camera Video--"Sight" (NOVA) Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Wave Optics (5 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 24 Content and/or Skills Taught: Interference Patterns Double Slit Interference Thin Film Interference Diffraction Gratings Polarization and Polarized lenses Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--Wave terms Laboratory--Polarization of Light (Vernier) Laboratory--Diffraction Gratings Laboratory--Interference Patterns Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Electric Forces and Fields (10 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 15 Content and/or Skills Taught: Electric charge Insulators and Conductors Coulomb’s Law Electric Field Electric Field Lines Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--review electron properties' Quiz--Gravitational Equation Laboratory--Electric Field Lines Laboratory--Conductors and Insulators Laboratory--Construction of a Leyden Jar Laboratory--Van De Graf Generator Laboratory--Oscilloscope Video--Lightning (NOVA) Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Capacitance, Current, and Resistance (6 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 16, 17 Content and/or Skills Taught: Parallel and Series Circuits Capacitance Parallel Plate Capacitors Point Charges Capacitors in Combination Current Resistance and Ohm's Law Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Laboratory--Series and Parallel Circuits (Vernier) Laboratory--capacitors in series and parallel circuits (Vernier) Laboratory--resistors in series and parallel circuits Laboratory--construction of a parallel plate capacitor Laboratory--Ohm's Law (Vernier) Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Direct Current Circuits (11 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 18 Content and/or Skills Taught: Sources of EMF Kirchhoff’s Rules Household Circuits Electrical Safety Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--series circuits revisited Quiz--parallel circuits revisited Laboratory--P=IV Laboratory--Application of Kirchhoff’s Rules Laboratory--Christmas Light Dilemma Laboratory--Installation of a three way switch Activity--Watt's Up? (cost of common appliances) Speaker--Wisconsin Power and Light "Path to Ground" Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Magnetism (11 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 19 Content and/or Skills Taught: Magnet Fields and the Earth Current Loops Galvanometers and their Applications Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields Ampere's Law Magnetic Force between Parallel Conductors Magnetic Field of a Current Loop Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--charge revisited Quiz--Magnetic Lines of Force Quiz--The Earth's Magnetic Field Laboratory--Magnetic Field in a Coil (Vernier) Laboratory--Magnetic Field in a Slinky (Vernier) Laboratory--Magnetic Field of a Permanent Magnet (Vernier) Laboratory--Deflection of a charged particle in a Field Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Atomic Physics (5 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 26-28 Content and/or Skills Taught: Early Atomic Models Atomic Spectra Bohr Model DeBroglie Waves and Hydrogen Quantum Mechanical Model Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Pauli Exclusion Principle Lasers Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--models revisited (chemistry) Quiz--Quantum Numbers revisited (chemistry) Quiz--Heisenberg revisited (chemistry) Quiz--Pauli revisited (chemistry) Quiz--Atomic Spectra revisited (chemistry) Laboratory--Emission spectra Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Nuclear Physics (8 days) Serway and Vuille Chapter 29 Content and/or Skills Taught: Properties of Nuclei Binding Energy Radioactivity Nuclear Decay and Decay Particles Balancing Nuclear Equations Medical Applications of Radioactivity Major Assignments and/or Assessments: Quiz--subatomic particles revisited (chemistry) Quiz--energy calculations Quiz--particle identification Quiz--Balancing Decay Equations Quiz--Binding Energy in Calculations Laboratory--Stopping a Decay Particle Laboratory--Using the Geiger Counter Laboratory--Half-Life Laboratory--Law of Inverse Squares (Vernier) Activity--Radiation Exposure Simulation--Nuclear Decay Problem Set--Selected Problems from Serway and Vuille Unit Exam--(compilation from Serway et. al and AP released exams)
Textbooks/Course Materials Textbooks Author:Serway, Raymond A. Second Author:Vuille, Jerry S. Title:College Physics Publisher:Saunders College Publishing Published Date:16 July, 1998
Other Course Materials Material Type: Graphing Calculator Description: TI-84 Plus Material Type: Software Description: Core Concepts in College Physics Simulations supplied with Serway. Material Type: Primary Source Description: Test Preparation for the AP Physics B Exam Material Type: Primary Source Description: Released Exams in AP Physics Material Type: Software Description: Laboratory Manual Vernier “Physics with Computers” Material Type: Software Description: Laboratory Manual Vernier “Physical Science with Computers” Material Type: Audiovisual Materials Description: Newton's Dark Secret Material Type: Audiovisual Materials Description: Inconvenient Truth Material Type: Audiovisual Materials Description: NOVA "Lightning"
Other Course Materials Material Type: Audiovisual Materials Description: NOVA "Hearing" Material Type: Audiovisual Materials Description: NOVA "Sight" Material Type: Primary Source Description: USAF Video footage of former student undergoing centrifuge training up to 8.5"g"s Material Type: Audiovisual Materials Description: NOVA "Einstein's Big Idea" Material Type: Audiovisual Materials Description: NOVA "Tornado"
Websites URL: http://www.primusweb.com/cgi-bin/fpc/actcalc.pl Description:Calculates Calories metabolized for a variety of common activities URL: http://hendrix.uoregon.edu/~demo/Demo/demo.html Description:University of Oregon online demonstrations.
Periodicals Students are required to present a written synopsis of three articles from periodicals each semester.
