Physics with Perrone

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IB Physics SL (One Year) (2018-2019)

Physics with Perrone

IB Physics

(one year)

PreAP Physics

the garden

8/16

Informational Packet / Syllabus

8/20

An introduction to the mathematical modeling of simple motion, including the concepts of average speed and Cartesian coordinates for recording direction
Homework - Read (and solve all problems in) Chapter 1 of Perrone's book

8/22

Practice vector arithmetic HERE
Explore the geometric representation of a vector HERE and HERE
- Install on your computer, first.

Define acceleration.
Homework - Read Chapter 2 up to page 32

8/24

Graph the motion of a toy car; draw and interpret various position and velocity graphs; data file
Homework - in your Oxford IB Physics book, read pages 18-21 and 27-36 (include the Worked Examples)

8/28

Quiz
Analyze accelerated motion data in a spreadsheet
Homework - read pp. 36-38 in the Oxford book (and pp.32-33 in my book)

8/30

Derive the kinematic equations
Graph the accelerated motion in the spreadsheet above; interpret the trendlines
Practice interpreting trendlines and using the extracted (velocity and acceleration) information to interpolate and extrapolate (file 1, file 2)
Homework - complete Interpolations and Extrapolations; also complete Kinematics Problems (partial key)

9/4

Model the falling of an object; find the rate of acceleration of gravity on Earth
Homework - read Section 1.2 in your Oxford book; install Logger Pro

9/6

Complete free fall data collection and graph the data
Homework - type up the Exploration section of the lab

9/10

Linearize data (spreadsheet)
Complete the free fall lab
Homework - add the max and min gradients to the graph; the finished lab is due Friday the 14th at midnight; submit it using turnitin.com

9/12

Analyze the motion of a tossed ball using a motion detector and Logger Pro (instructions)
Homework -

9/14

test over material to date; submit lab using turnitin.com
Homework - read pp. 39-43 in the Oxford book and sections 3.2.1, 3.2.3, 3.3.4 and 4.5 (no practice problems) in my book (Chps 3-4) (read for comprehension)

9/18

Discuss relative motion and its relevance to projectile motion
Model projectile motion

9/20

Practice solving projectile motion problems (key)
Homework - Study (2D) projectiles in more detail here; also complete the problems on page 49 in my book (Chapter 4)
Study this animation of a launched projectile

9/24

Analyze the motion of an Angry Bird; is it on Earth?
Analyze projectile motion graphs
Study (1D) free fall in more detail here
Homework - complete the packet of projectile "nTIPERs"

9/26

quiz over free fall and projectile motion
Homework - complete the Deduction/Induction handout

9/28

The Laws of Nature (PowerPoint)
Homework - read through page 20 in the new booklet (and do the math!)

10/2

Scientific Laws and What They Say: read me
Review Newton's 2nd Law
Discover the various types of forces that operate in our world (follow this guide and answer questions in your class notebook)
Homework - complete the handout in which you explain something about graphs, and read the short essay, Scientific Laws and What They Say

10/4

Laboratory investigation of Newton's Second Law (using Method 2)
Homework - read and take notes on pp. 44-51 in the Oxford book, and read pp. 21-30 in my book (do the included practice problems)

10/11

complete data analysis for the Second Law lab
discuss and use Newton's Law of Gravity
Homework - read pp. 58-60 in the Oxford book (in preparation for indoor skydiving); read pp. 31-45 in my book; complete the Second Law lab (analysis and conclusion only)

10/15

discuss the calculation of gravity, the difference between mass and weight, and what it means to be weightless
draw and label a free-body diagram
Homework - read over the handouts and try the included problems; also, please update your lab data (as we discussed in class) and turn in the lab, using turnitin.com, by Friday's class

10/17

draw free-body diagrams and calculate the acceleration of various objects
Homework - complete pp. 45-56 in my book (read as needed, solve all problems)

10/19

model the sliding of a box down a hill
Homework - read pp. 54-57 in the Oxford book and do p.61 in my book

10/23

model hanging signs (an example of static equilibrium); review for the quiz

10/25

quiz on drawing free-body diagrams, quantifying the forces, and working out the object's acceleration
Homework - complete the handout; read pp.63-64 in my book

10/29

discuss Newton's Third Law
Homework - read pp.62-64 in the Oxford book

10/31

define and discuss work and energy and their relationship to one another
Homework [Quiz Grade] - Video yourself asking two individuals (not juniors or seniors in high school) what it means to be weightless and record their responses. Then, in 1 min 30 sec or less, clearly explain what it means to be weightless. Also specifically address any misconceptions offered by the interviewees. Don't say too little; show what you know. Plan what you are going to say before you say it! You do not need to appear in the video throughout, but I should see you at least some and hear you for the entire post-interview section. Props, diagrams and photos can be used, if desired. Upload this video to this shared Google folder by the end of Sunday, 11/4.

11/5

define kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy; show how total work done on an object equals its change in KE; identify the area under a Force-Position graph as work
Homework - complete the handout (with F-d graphs and W=∆KE) and read the blue packet (okay? the first section, the section on KE, and then skim the rest)

11/7

test

11/9

analyse motion using energy conservation, with and without friction
potential energy handout
Homework - complete this Work-Energy packet (answer key), and read the rest of the Energy chapter in your Oxford book

11/13

model, then measure, the coefficient of kinetic friction for an object sliding down a wooden board; perform a complete uncertainty analysis
Homework - complete the lab: calculate the coefficient with its proper uncertainty

11/15

practice propagation of uncertainties
practice solving word problems using the concepts of work and energy

We will have a quiz on Wednesday after Thanksgiving break. The quiz will cover work, energy and propagation of uncertainties.

Coming Up: A few days after returning from Thanksgiving break, I will assign "the mousetrap car project", in which you will need to design and build a small car powered by a single mousetrap. The project also includes a video recording of you explaining the physics behind the car's operation. Stay tuned! They're pretty fun to build and race! [project details] - video help

11/26

~~discuss elastic potential energy and energy conversions in a swinging pendulum~~
elastic potential energy problems
energy questions (hand in your typed-up responses on Friday, for a grade)
read a short overview of gravitational and elastic PE here, if you need to
Homework - complete the IB exam problems passed out in a previous class along with the elastic PE packet

11/28

quiz on work, energy and propagation of uncertainties
the Mousetrap Car Project is to be completed at home and turned in on Dec 12 (the car should be brought to class and the video submitted here)
Homework - type up answers to the 3 energy questions (maybe a half-page, double-spaced per question, but it doesn't have to be exactly a half-page; I'm really looking for effort and a real attempt to think through these questions)

11/30

define and calculate power
define momentum and impulse; calculate impulse from a force-time graph (practice)
Homework - complete the force-time graph practice (key); you should probably start working on your mousetrap-car project

12/4

use the principle of momentum conservation to model two-body collisions and explosions
Homework - complete the momentum practice problems (answer key); read pp. 73-79 in your Oxford book

12/6