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Week #17 --- Week of 5/1/17 -- First Week of AP Tests |
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AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
5/1 |
Independent Test Prep | Independent Test Prep | Review worksheets - more practice on circuits | |
5/2 |
Independent Test Prep | Independent Test Prep | More make up original circuits and share | |
5/3 |
Independent Test Prep | Independent Test Prep | Quiz #7 -- Series - Parallel Circuits | |
5/4 |
Independent Test Prep | Independent Test Prep | ||
5/5 |
Independent Test Prep | Independent Test Prep |
Week #16 --- Week of 4/24/17 -- Make-up SBAC Testing Week 4 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
4/24 |
Review Three Lessons | No Class - Testing | Review for test #6 --Bill Nye Review -- Sample Quizzes -- Make up and share circuit activity |
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4/25 |
No Class - Testing | Review of three lessons | No Class - Testing | |
4/26 |
AP Calc BC Test #4 - Section 1 | Wrap-up Questions and Answers | Test #6 |
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4/27 |
AP Calc BC Test #4 - Section 2 | AP Physics Test #3 -- Section 1 | Intro to Series-Parallel Circuits | |
4/28 |
AP Calc BC Test #4 - Section 3 Review Gamma Problems |
Independent Study - Students absent | Series-Parallel Circuits Part 2 HW - Worksheet due Mon |
Week #15 --- Week of 4/17/17 -- SBAC Testing Week 3 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
4/17 |
Review Four Lessons | No Class - Testing | Lesson 22.2 -- Diodes, Rectifiers, Basic One-loop circuits, series vs. parallel, electric power HW - p.413 #2,5,8,11,14,18,22,24,25,29,32,34,36,37,38,40,41,44,45,48 due Wed |
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4/18 |
No Class - Testing | Review of three lessons | No Class - Testing | |
4/19 |
Continued Test Prep | Continued Test Prep | Bill Nye - Electricity and Magnetism CW - 5 things you learn from each video |
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4/20 |
Continued Test Prep | Continued Test Prep | Review for Quest #6 - Chaps. 21 & 22 & Lab |
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4/21 |
Continued Test Prep | Continued Test Prep | Quest #6 - Chaps. 21 & 22 & Lab |
Week #14 --- Week of 4/10/17 -- SBAC Testing Week 2 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
4/10 |
Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance | No Class Today | Lesson 22.1 - Electric current, amperes, 1A = 1C / 1s, AC vs. DC, conduction electrons, potential difference, voltage sources, water analogy, volts, 1 V = 1J / 1C, batteries, electrical resistance, ohms, Ohm's Law and examples, volts = amps x ohms HW - Worksheet pages 93-94 due Thurs |
No Class Today |
4/11 |
Pupil Free Day -- No School |
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4/12 |
No Class Today | Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance | No Class Today | Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance |
4/13 |
Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance | No Class Today | Lemon Battery Lab Activity due at end of period | No Class Today |
4/14 |
No Class Today | Albert Prepare in a Month Program Impulse - Momentum Practice Test HW - Finish due Monday |
No Class Today | Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance |
Week #13 --- Week of 4/3/17 -- SBAC Testing Week 2 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
4/3 |
Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance | No Class Today | Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance | No Class Today |
4/4 |
No Class Today | Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance | No Class Today | Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance |
4/5 |
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4/6 |
Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance | No Class Today | Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance | No Class Today |
4/7 |
No Class Today | ACTIVITY -- Probability Fair in the EDC | No Class Today | Classes TBA - Depending on Attendance |
Week #12 --- Week of 3/27/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
3/27 |
Review of Spring Break Assignment - Part 1 | Review of Spring Break Assignment - Part 1 | Lesson 15.1 -- Heat Part 2 -- Newton's Law of Cooling, Greenhouse Effect & Global Warming, solar power, absorption and reflection of radiant energy land vs. water, thermos HW -- p.284-5 #19,23,24,29,31 due Tues |
Debrief State Meet |
3/28 |
Review of Spring Break Assignment - Part 2 & 3 | Review of Spring Break Assignment - Part 2 | Lesson 16.1 -- Changes of phase, regelation, What is boiling?, Energy diagram of water, why sweating cools you off, what is a cloud? HW -- Worksheet pp. 77-78 due Wed |
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3/29 |
Continued AP Test Prep Practice Tests and Review | Continued AP Test Prep Practice Tests and Review | CW -- Worksheet page 79 on overhead -- discuss in class -- discuss HW assignments HW -- Bring books for Thurs |
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3/30 |
Continued AP Test Prep Practice Tests and Review | Continued AP Test Prep Practice Tests and Review | Read aloud topics about Laws of Thermodynamics etc. | |
3/31 |
Activity - TBA | Activity - TBA | Activity - TBA |
Week #12 --- Week of 3/27/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
3/27 |
Review of Spring Break Assignment - Part 1 | Review of Spring Break Assignment - Part 1 | Lesson 15.1 -- Heat Part 2 -- Newton's Law of Cooling, Greenhouse Effect & Global Warming, solar power, absorption and reflection of radiant energy land vs. water, thermos HW -- p.284-5 #19,23,24,29,31 due Tues |
Debrief State Meet |
3/28 |
Review of Spring Break Assignment - Part 2 & 3 | Review of Spring Break Assignment - Part 2 | Lesson 16.1 -- Changes of phase, regelation, What is boiling?, Energy diagram of water, why sweating cools you off, what is a cloud? HW -- Worksheet pp. 77-78 due Wed |
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3/29 |
Continued AP Test Prep Practice Tests and Review | Continued AP Test Prep Practice Tests and Review | CW -- Worksheet page 79 on overhead -- discuss in class -- discuss HW assignments HW -- Bring books for Thurs |
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3/30 |
Continued AP Test Prep Practice Tests and Review | Continued AP Test Prep Practice Tests and Review | Read aloud topics about Laws of Thermodynamics etc. | |
3/31 |
Activity - TBA | Activity - TBA | Activity - TBA |
Week #11 --- Week of 3/13/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
3/13 |
AP Practice Test -- Section 3 Review of Calculator Problems | Feynman Video - Part 1 | Bill Nye Videos - Heat and The Seasons CW -- Write five things you learned from each |
Continued preparation for State Meet |
3/14 |
Practice Test #2 -- Section 1 -- No calculator #1-25 | Feynman Video - Part 2 | Activity -- Write song or poem or rap about heat and its related topics due EOP | Continued preparation for State Meet |
3/15 |
Career Day - Free Study Period | Career Day - Free Study Period | Perform Songs/Poems/Raps for class for Extra Credit | Continued preparation for State Meet |
3/16 |
FRQ Set Alpha -- Finish for HW due Fri | Current Events from Popular Science magazines | Review for Quest #4 |
Continued preparation for State Meet |
3/17 |
Make up original Jeopardy board HW -- Entire Practice Test #3 due 3/27/17 |
Academic Jeopardy HW -- Entire Practice Test #2 due 3/27/17 |
Quest #4 -- Heat and Temperature |
Continued preparation for State Meet |
Week #10 --- Week of 3/6/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
3/6 |
FRQ Review of Test #1 | FRQ Review of Torque, M/C and FRQ | Lesson 14.1 -- Intro to heat and temperature, scales, definitions, 3 types of heat transfer | Continued preparation for State Meet |
3/7 |
AP Test Prep - Calculator Section #1-7 | FRQ Review of Torque, M/C and FRQ | Lesson 14.2 -- Temperature conversion examples, heat content Q = mcT examples, calorimetry, specific heat capacity, thermal expansion HW -- p. 73-74 worksheet due Wed |
Continued preparation for State Meet |
3/8 |
AP Test Prep - Calculator Section #8-17 | Rotational Motion -- Overhead with Review | Lesson 14.3 -- Kinetic Theory of Matter, more on thermal expansion, water as an exception, internal energy HW -- Bring book for Thurs |
Continued preparation for State Meet |
3/9 |
Sudoku Derivative Puzzle Activity | Rotational Motion and Momentum Test Problems | CW -- Partners -- worksheet pages 85-89 due EOP | Continued preparation for State Meet |
3/10 |
Taylor Series Activity in Groups | Academic Jeopardy | Video demos -- liquid nitrogen, thermal conductivity, thermal expansion, salt in soda, calorimetry | Continued preparation for State Meet |
Week #9 --- Week of 2/27/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
2/27 |
Special Discussion | Special Discussion | Online Review Quizzes | |
2/28 |
AP Test #1 Section 1 - Part 1 | AP Test #2 Section 1 - Part 1 | Review for Tests #3 |
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3/1 |
AP Test #1 Section 1 - Part 2 | AP Test #2 Section 1 - Part 2 | Test #3A - Chapters 18-20 |
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3/2 |
AP Test #1 Section 2 - Part 1 | AP Test #2 Section 2 - FRQ #1 | Test #3B - Chapters 18-20 |
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3/3 |
AP Test #1 Section 2 - Part 2 | AP Test #2 Section 2 - FRQ #2 HW - AP Test #2 Section 2 - FRQ #3 |
Academic Jeopardy |
Week #8 --- Week of 2/20/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
2/20 |
Holiday - No School - YAY! |
Holiday - No School - YAY! |
Holiday - No School - YAY! |
Holiday - No School - YAY! |
2/21 |
AP Test #1 Section 1 - Part 1 | AP Test #2 Section 1 - Part 1 | Lesson 20.1 -- Pitch, Intensity, Duration, decibels, fundamental and overtones, timbre, families of instruments, music HW -- Worksheet pages 15-17, 25 due Wed |
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2/22 |
AP Test #1 Section 1 - Part 2 | AP Test #2 Section 1 - Part 2 | Lesson 20.2 -- The Ear, scales of music, 12th root of two, 20-20 kHz HW -- Bring Books for Thurs |
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2/23 |
AP Test #1 Section 2 - Part 1 | AP Test #2 Section 2 - FRQ #1 | CW -- Worksheets pages 33-36 in class due EOP | |
2/24 |
AP Test #1 Section 2 - Part 2 | AP Test #2 Section 2 - FRQ #2 HW - AP Test #2 Section 2 - FRQ #3 |
Activity - TBA |
Week #7 --- Week of 2/13/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
2/13 |
Holiday - No School - YAY! |
Holiday - No School - YAY! |
Holiday - No School - YAY! |
Holiday - No School - YAY! |
2/14 |
Make Up Review Cards | AP Test #1 Section 1 - Part 1 | Lesson 19.1 -- Loudspeakers, speed of sound, various media, reflection and refraction, AM vs FM radio, carriers and signals HW -- p.355 #3-14 due Wed |
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2/15 |
Make Up Review Cards | AP Test #1 Section 1 - Part 2 | Lesson 19.2 -- Tuning forks, resonance, sympathetic vibrations, natural frequency, forced vibrations, beat frequencies HW -- Sound Frequencies Wksht due Thurs |
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2/16 |
Make Up Calculator Skill Cards | AP Test #1 Section 2 - FRQ #1 | EXTRA -- Music Theory Day | |
2/17 |
Share Cards with Others | AP Test #1 Section 2 - FRQ #2 HW - AP Test #1 Section 2 - FRQ #3 |
Bill Nye Videos -- 1) SOUND and 2) MUSIC CW - 5 Things You Learned from Each |
Week #6 --- Week of 2/6/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
2/6 |
Review for Test #2 |
Review and Share Card Presentations |
Lesson 18.1 -- Waves, period, frequency, T = 1/f, simple harmonic motion, wave speed, longitudinal waves, compression, rarefaction, sine wave HW -- p. 83 & 84 worksheets - due Tues |
Debrief County Meet |
2/7 |
Review for Test #2 |
Review and Share Card Presentations |
Lesson 18.2 -- Interference, in/out of phase, standing waves, resonance, nodes -- demonstrations HW -- p.338 #3-7,9-11,14,15,18,22,23 due Wed |
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2/8 |
Test #2 - Chapter 9 |
Review and Share Card Presentations | Activity - Vocab Review puzzles, pp. 101,102 plus |
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2/9 |
Activity - TBA HW -- Bring earphones, earbuds, headphones for Fri |
Activity - TBA HW -- Bring earphones, earbuds, headphones for Fri |
Lesson 18.3 -- Doppler Effect, subsonic, ultrasonic, infrasonic, ultrasonic, bow waves, sonic booms HW -- Bring earphones, earbuds, headphones for Fri |
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2/10 |
Computer Lab Research Activity | Computer Lab Research Activity | Computer Lab Research Activity |
Week #5 --- Week of 1/30/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
1/30 |
Sections 9.4/9.5 (part 2) HW - TBA |
Review for Test #2 |
Review for Test #2 -- Read HW quizzes aloud | Prepare for County Meet |
1/31 |
Sections 9.4/9.5 (part 3) HW - TBA |
Test #2 - Chapters 13 & 14 |
Topic and HW and Problem Review for Test #2 | Prepare for County Meet |
2/1 |
Review for Test #2 |
Review of Entire Course Curriculum - Day 1 | Test #2 - Chapters 27, 28 and selected 29 |
Prepare for County Meet |
2/2 |
Test #2 - Chapter 9 |
Review of Entire Course Curriculum - Day 2 | Begin Unit on Sound - Demonstrations | Prepare for County Meet |
2/3 |
Academic Jeopardy Activity | Review of Entire Course Curriculum - Day 3 | Activity - TBA | Prepare for County Meet |
Week #4 --- Week of 1/23/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
1/23 |
Section 9.2 -- Taylor and MacLaurin Series - part 1 HW - p. 478 #1-8,9,11,13,18,19 due Tues |
Lesson 14.1 -- Newton's Law of Gravity, G, W=mg, Cavendish, free-fall vs gravitational acceleration, rotating Earth, changing g w/altitude, finding density HW - p.450ff #2,4,9,13,16,15 due Wed |
Lesson 27.2 -- Real vs. virtual images, lens aberrations and defects Lesson 28.1 -- Waves, diffraction, interference, constructive vs. destructive, phase, two-slit scenario HW - Light/Optics wordsearches due Tues |
Prepare for County Meet |
1/24 |
Section 9.2 (cont) - More examples | Lesson 14.2 -- Brahe and Kepler, Kepler's Laws, ellipses, elaboration of the three laws HW - Problem Set 14 due Thurs |
Wave Superposition Woksheet Activity in class due EOP HW - Create a crossword puzzle with ten terms and definitions from end of chapters 27 and 28 due Wed |
Prepare for County Meet |
1/25 |
Section 9.3 -- Taylor's Theorem, remainders, Remainder Theorem, Euler's forms, convergences HW - p. 486 #1-15,25,29,32 due Fri |
Problem Review and Further Examples | Lesson 28.2 - Spectroscopes/gratings, polarization, filters, holography and lasers HW - Bring book to class Thurs |
Prepare for County Meet |
1/26 |
Sections 9.4/9.5 (part 1)-- Methods for Testing Convergence, radius of convergence, testing of endpoints | Review for Test #2 |
Scott pages 111-113 due EOP | Prepare for County Meet |
1/27 |
Activity - TBA | Test #2 - Chapters 13 and 14 |
Demo activity - lasers, mirrors, lenses | Prepare for County Meet |
Week #3 --- Week of 1/16/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
1/16 |
Holiday - MLK Day - No School (Yay!) | Holiday - MLK Day - No School (Yay!) | Holiday - MLK Day - No School (Yay!) | Holiday - MLK Day - No School (Yay!) |
1/17 |
Section 9.1 -- Intro to Power Series - arithmetic, geometric, partial sums, convergence vs. divergence, Sn for both HW - p.467 #1-20,24,25,28,35 due Thur |
Lesson 13.1 - Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), waves, energy, x(t) vs. v(t) vs. a(t) HW - p. 414ff #3,5,7,9,11 due Wed |
Lesson 27.1 - Reflection and Refraction, mirrors, prisms, dispersion, total internal reflection, principle of least time, diffuse reflection, rainbows, twinkling stars, index of refraction HW - p.510 #1,4,5,6,9,11,12,13,14,16 due Wed |
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1/18 |
Section 9.1 (cont.) - Lots of examples | Lesson 13.2 - Simple Pendulum Revisited, Torsional Pendulum, energy in SHM, damped SHM, resonance HW - Problem Set 13 - due Fri AFTER SCHOOL - Pendulum/SHM Activity/Lab |
CW - Worksheets CP p. 117-120 with rulers and angle measurements in partners due EOP | |
1/19 |
CW - Explorations 80 and 81 due EOP HW - Finish for HW |
CW - Practice Problems #1-15 in S&F (partners) HW - Finish for HW |
YouTube Videos on Light, Reflection and Refraction |
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1/20 |
Activity - pp. 95-96 Odd vs. Even functions, y=sinh x, y = cosh x with Taylor series, intro into Taylor Series HW - Finish for HW |
Finish S&F Problems p.54-55 #1-15 | Lesson 27.2 - Lens and Images, ray tracing diagrams, convex vs. concave, focal distance, real vs. virtual images HW - CP p. 125-126 due Fri |
Week #2 --- Week of 1/9/17 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
1/9 |
Section 8.3 -- Improper Integrals - Part 3 | Engineering Physics 101 Special Lecture -- Stress and Strain and various moduli | Lesson 25.3 -- Prisms, dispersion, opacity, transparency, colors, shadows, umbra, penumbra, eclipses HW -- p.467 #4-6,8,12-16,20,21,24,27,29,31 due Tues |
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1/10 |
Activity - TBA | Review for Test #1 -- Chapters 10-12 |
Lesson 26.1 -- Colors, light vs. paint, gamuts, RGB vs CMYK, filters, the human eye HW -- CP p.113-114 due Wed |
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1/11 |
Review for Test #1 -- Chapter 8 |
Test #1 -- Chapters 10-12 |
Review all worksheets and homework HW -- Radio/TV mini-project due Thurs |
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1/12 |
Test #1 - Chapter 8 |
Lesson 13.1 -- Harmonic Oscillations, waves and their properties HW - TBA |
Review for Test #1 -- Chapters 25 and 26 -- Light and Color |
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1/13 |
Activity - Academic Jeopardy | Activity - TBA | Test #1 -- Chapters 25 and 26 |
Week #1 --- Week of 1/2/17 --- First Week of Spring Semester |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
1/2 |
New Year's Day Holiday Observance - No School |
New Year's Day Holiday Observance - No School |
New Year's Day Holiday Observance - No School |
New Year's Day Holiday Observance - No School |
1/3 |
Section 8.1 -- L"Hopital's Rule and Intdeterminate Forms HW -- Cert due Wed |
Review of Chapters 10 and 11 HW -- Problem Set 11 due Thurs |
Lesson 25.1 -- Properties of Light, speed c in various media, photons, waves, electromagnetic waves, The Electromagnetic Spectrum HW -- 5 Ways to Improve due Wed |
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1/4 |
Section 8.2 -- Ordering of Functions, Big-Oh and Little-Oh CW p.431 odds in class HW -- p.431 #2-30x2 due Thurs |
Lesson 12.1 -- General Equilibrium, constant p and L, stable vs. unstable vs. neutral equilibrium | Lesson 25.2 -- More on the the Electromagnetic Spectrum, c = lf and E = hf, Planck's constant, energies HW -- CP pp.111-112 due Thurs |
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1/5 |
Section 8.3 -- Improper Integrals - Part 1 HW - p.442 #1-6abc,7-46x3 due Tues 1/10 |
Chapter 12 Problems -- Center of Mass for complicated objects, ladders, tipping a block over | Worksheets in class - partners - pp.103-106 due EOP | |
1/6 |
Section 8.3 -- Improper Integrals - Part 2 Activity - Calculator Exploration of NINT Functions - p.83-84 |
Video -- MIT - Dr. Walter Lewin -- Rotation, moments of inertial, angular momentum, gyroscopes | Finish worksheets -- review puzzle activity and wordsearch |
Week #18 --- Week of 12/12/16 --- FINALS WEEK |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
12/12 |
Final Review |
Final Review |
Final Review |
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12/13 |
FINAL EXAM -- Period 1 |
FINAL EXAM -- Period 2 |
No Class |
No Class |
12/14 |
No Class |
No Class |
FINAL EXAM -- Period 5 |
FINAL EXAM -- Period 6 |
12/15 |
No Class |
FINAL EXAM -- Period 4 |
FINAL EXAM -- Period 3 |
No Class |
12/16 |
Pupil-Free Day - No School - See You in 2017! | Pupil-Free Day - No School - See You in 2017! | Pupil-Free Day - No School - See You in 2017! | Pupil-Free Day - No School - See You in 2017! |
Week #17 --- Week of 12/5/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
12/5 |
Section 7.3 -- Volumes Part 1 -- Cross-sectional areas, circular, square, triangular, irregular HW -- p.390 #1-10 due Tues SECRET SANTA due 12/9 |
Lesson 11.1 -- Angular Momentum, L = r x p, L= mvr sin q, L = Iw, units, etc. with applications HW -- p. 351 #19,22,22,23,25 due Tue SECRET SANTA due 12/9 |
Review Rotational Worksheet -- More torque examples HW -- p.138 #1-11,21,22,24 due Tues |
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12/6 |
Section 7.3 -- Volumes Part 2 -- Washer Method, rotation about an axis HW -- p.392 #13-17,20,23,24,26 due Wed |
Lesson 11.2 -- Conservation of Angular Momentum HW -- p.353 #33,34,36,37,41 due Wed |
Center of Gravity demonstrations Center of Gravity Activity |
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12/7 |
Section 7.3 -- Volumes Part 3 -- Shell Method, cylindrical shells HW -- p.392 #29-34,39,41,43,45,49 due Thur |
AP Free Response Questions on Torque Etc. #1-3 | Review for QUIZ #7 |
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12/8 |
Section 7.5 -- Further Applications of Integrals, statistics, normal curves, word, fluid pressure, pdf/cdf HW -- p.407 #1-4,10,11,25,27-29,35-37 due Fri |
AP Free Response Questions on Torque Etc. #4-6 | QUIZ #7 -- Torques |
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12/9 |
Notebook Check SECRET SANTA |
Notebook Check SECRET SANTA |
Notebook Check SECRET SANTAEXTRAS! |
SECRET SANTA |
Week #16 --- Week of 11/28/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
11/28 |
Section 7.1 -- Applications of integrals, work, mechanics, flows, accumulations, springs, etc. HW -- p.371 #1,3-5,7-10,12-16,21,22,29,30 due Tue SECRET SANTA due 12/9 |
Lesson 10.4 -- Work, energy and Power in Rotational Motion HW -- p.321 #43,45,47,49,50 due Tue SECRET SANTA due 12/9 |
Lesson 8.1 -- Rotation, s = rq, radians and degrees, angular displacement, velocity, acceleration SECRET SANTA due 12/9 |
SECRET SANTA due 12/9 |
11/29 |
Section 7.2 -- Areas between functions, with and without intersection HW -- p.380 #1-10, 12-30x3,37,41,43 due Thur |
How to Do a Cross Product - properties etc. HW -- p.351 #9,11,13,14,15 due Wed |
Momentum, Energy, Collisions Lab HW -- Lab Writeup due Fri |
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11/30 |
Homework problem review day and discussion | Lesson 11.1 -- Angular Momentum, L = r x p, L= mvr sin q, L = Iw, units, etc. with applications After School -- Momentum, Energy, Collisions Lab HW -- Lab Writeup due Fri |
Bill Nye - Spinning Things & ? | |
12/1 |
Section 7.4 Lengths of curves (not on AP test) HW -- p.399 #1-6 (a only),11-18,22,23,27 due Mon Blood Drive Today |
Lesson -- TBA Blood Drive Today |
Lesson -- TBA Blood Drive Today |
Blood Drive Today |
12/2 |
Seniors Out -- Albion Street Day | Seniors Out -- Albion Street Day | Seniors Out -- Albion Street Day |
Week #15 --- Week of 11/21/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
11/21 |
Trigonometric Substitution Technique HW -- p. 452 #35-44 due Tues |
Lesson 10.2 -- Moments of Inertia, rotational energy, torque, rolling objects, total energy HW -- p.319 #23,25,26 due Tues |
More Practice on Elastic Collisions Review for Collisions Quest |
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11/22 |
Test #6b Review |
Lesson 10.2 (cont.) -- Parallel-Axis Theorem and continued examples HW -- maybe |
Collisions QuestHW -- Bring earbuds/headphones for computer lab |
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11/23 |
Test #6b -- Sections 6.4-.6 + Slope Fields + Trig Substitution - Euler's Method |
CW Activity TBA HW -- Problem Set 10 due Tues 11/29 |
Computer Lab Activity | |
11/24 |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday - No School |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday - No School |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday - No School |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday - No School |
11/25 |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday - No School |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday - No School |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday - No School |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday - No School |
Week #14 --- Week of 11/14/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
11/14 |
Section 6.4 -- Exponential Growth and Decay, half-life, Newton's Law of Cooling, doubling time, frictional braking HW -- p.338-40 #1,3,5-8,11-13,17,19,21,23,24,25,28,29,31 due Tues |
Review for Test #6 |
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions, conservation of kinetic energy and momentum HW -- CP worksheet p. 32-33 due Tues |
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11/15 |
Growth and Decay Example Problems | Test #6 -- Momentum, Collisions, Center of Mass |
Selected momentum problems; "show that" problems on p.70 HW -- selected problems TBA due Wed |
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11/16 |
Section 6.5 -- Population Modeling, Logistics Model HW -- p.347 #5-8,13,14,17,27-30 due Thur |
Lesson 10.1 -- Rotational Kinematics, analogs to equations of motion, s, w, a, etc. HW -- p.317 #1,3,5,6,7 due Thurs AFTER SCHOOL -- Rotational Kinematics Problems |
Momentum Videos HW -- Bring textbook for Thurs |
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11/17 |
Activity - Slope Field Exploration HW -- Finish for HW due Fri |
Day lost due to senior photos |
Review p.37-38 on screen Do pages 39-42 using textbook as reference due EOP |
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11/18 |
Section 6.6 -- Numerical Methods, transcendental Equations, series expansions, 5 ways to find areas, Euler's Method, interpolation, differentials, linearizations HW -- p.355 #1-9,11,25,27 due Mon
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CW/HW -- p.61-66 #3 and #5 on each page/section due Mon |
Correct worksheets Activity - Academic Jeopardy |
Week #13 --- Week of 11/7/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
11/7 |
Section 6.3+ -- Partial Fractions and integration, repeated fractions, quadratics HW -- p.452 #3-30 x3 due Tues |
Problem Review -- Collisions -- Show Solutions HW -- Problem Set 9 due Wed |
Finish Friday's packet w/textbook Review for Test #5 |
Prepare for Scrimmage |
11/8 |
Problem Review Test Topic Review |
Center of mass problems, ballistic pendulum problems, inelastic collisions problems | Test #5 -- Work, energy, machines, momentum |
Prepare for Scrimmage |
11/9 |
TEST #6a -- Scetions 6.2-6.3+ |
More on center of mass, collisions/momenta videos AFTER SCHOOL -- Problem Set 9 Review |
Hooke's Lab Law HW -- Lab Report due Mon 11/14 |
Prepare for Scrimmage |
11/10 |
Activity -- Silly Sally Seal and Integration Doodle | Activity -- TBA | Computer Lab Activity | Prepare for Scrimmage |
11/11 |
VETERAN'S DAY -- No School |
VETERAN'S DAY -- No School |
VETERAN'S DAY -- No School |
VETERAN'S DAY -- No School |
Week #12 --- Week of 10/31/16 |
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AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
10/31 |
Section 6.1 -- Basic differential equations, initial value problems, separation of variables technique, multiplier method, orders of diff eq, compound interest and population modeling HW -- p.312 #1-24,31-42,55,56,58 due Tues |
Review Problem Set 8 - Review packet pages 155-160 - Review for Test #6 | Finish packet from last Friday Wordsearch and Simple Machines Activity due EOP with descriptions HW -- Finish for HW |
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11/1 |
Section 6.1 (cont) -- Slope fields, Euler's method, terminal velocity example HW - TBA |
Test #6 - Chaps 7 & 8 |
Lesson 6.3 -- Momentum, p = mv, law of conservation of momentum, elastic and inelastic collisions | |
11/2 |
CW - Taylor pages 160-162 in partners, due EOP HW -- Concept pages 55-56 due Thur |
Lesson 9.1 -- Linear Momentum, impulse, law of conservation of momentum, collisions, elastic and inelastic, average force HW -- pp. 31-36 due Thur After School -- Hooke's Law Lab |
Bill Nye - Momentum and Energy CW - 5 Things You Learn from each |
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11/3 |
Section 6.2 -- u-substitution technique, review power rules, exponential and logarithmic examples, more complicated examples HW -- p.321 #1-44 all due Fri |
More on conservation of momentum with lots of examples HW -- pp. 53-58 odds only due Fri |
Work and Machines Review and Reinforcement - p.73-77 HW -- Finish for HW |
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11/4 |
Section 6.3 -- Integration by parts, examples, methods, exceptions HW -- p.328 #3-24x3,27-31,33 |
Activity - TBA | Types of Energy and Machines/Devices that change one type into another type |
Week #11 --- Week of 10/24/16 |
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AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
10/24 |
Section 5.4 -- Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, chain rule, variable limits, applications and examples HW -- p.286 #1-14,15-27x2,37-48,52-55 due Tue |
Lesson 8.1 -- Potential Energy, Work vs Ep, conservative vs. non-conservative forces, determining the value of potential energy HW -- Work and Energy probs. #1-15 due Tue |
Review for Test #4 -- Topic Review and Study Guide given in classHW -- Homemade ten-question quiz with answers |
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10/25 |
Section 5.5 -- Trapezoidal Method and Simpson's Rule HW -- Concept Pages 53-54 due Wed |
Lesson 8.2 -- Conservatiuon of mechanical energy, force found from potentials, equilibria and potentials, generalized work HW -- Problem Set 7 due Wed |
Test #4 |
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10/26 |
CW Concept pages 49-52 w/partners due EOP | Wrap-up topics from chapter 8, review problem set 7 HW -- Problem Set 8 due Fri After-school -- Hooke's Law Lab |
Lesson 6.1 -- Work and Energy, Mechanical = Potential + Kinetic, law of conservation of energy, formulas for work, GPE, and K, machines HW -- worksheet p 15-16 due Thurs |
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10/27 |
Solo Review Activity - Taylor pp. 90-94 | Examples of potential energy, work, and conservation of energy | Lesson 6.2 -- Six +2 simple machines, compound machines, mechanical advantage, efficiency, friction and lubrication, compound pulleys HW -- Cons. of E worksheet p. 17-18 due Fri |
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10/28 |
Test #5 - Basic Integration Chapter 5 |
Review packet p. 155-160 HW -- Finish for HW |
Work-Energy Packet pages 35-40 in partners due EOP Finish on Monday |
Week #10 --- Week of 10/17/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
10/17 |
Sects. 5.1 & 5.2 -- Intro to Integration, Riemann Sums, estimation, sigma to integrals HW -- p.267 #7-38 all, 41,45,46 due Wed |
Lesson 7.1 -- Work and energy, law of conservation of energy, mechanical = potential + kinetic, formulas for all, review dot product HW -- p.207 #1-5,12,13,27,35,37 due Tues |
Radians and degrees, omega, alpha, changing rpm into rad/s and vice-versa, 33/45/78 rpm records HW -- p.120 #1-5 on gravity due Tue |
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10/18 |
Continue in more detail with more examples | Lesson 7.2 -- Work done by gravity, Hooke's Law, work done by springs, work done by friction, power HW -- p.207 #17-19,23,24,39,47,65 due Wed |
Circular Motion Worksheet in class with partner | |
10/19 |
Terminology, symbology, dummy variables, using geometry, above and below x-axis, odd vs even functions | Work and Energy Worksheet in class After School -- Rotation vs Revolution lab activity |
Review worksheet | PSAT DAY - Plans subject to change |
10/20 |
Section 5.3 -- Properties of definite integrals, average value of a function, min-man inequality, Mean Value Theorem HW -- p.274 #1-20 all, 22-32 x2 due Fri |
Ballistic Pendulum Demo Etc., On overhead, problems pages 29-36 in class | Rotation vs Revolution lab activity | SHAKEOUT drill - Plans subject to change |
10/21 |
Activity - TBA | Coffee Filter -- Air Resistance Lab Activity | Coffee Filter -- Air Resistance Lab Activity |
Week #9 --- Week of 10/10/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
10/10 |
Section 4.6 -- Related Rates HW -- p.237 #1-5,8,13,14,18,26, 27,29,33,37 due Tues |
More on banked turns, orbiting satellites etc. | Uniform Circular Motion, Newton's Law of Gravity, terminal velocity, tangential velocity, centripetal force and acceleration HW -- CP pp.51-52 due Tues |
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10/11 |
Activity - Derivatives | Quest #5 -- Forces - just 60 points |
Gravity on Other Worlds, orbiting bodies, Kepler's Laws, Ptolemy, Galileo, Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, Newton HW -- Vocab Puzzle p.19-20 due Thurs |
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10/12 |
NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY | NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY | NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY | NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY |
10/13 |
Review for Test #4 - HW Review etc. HW - TBA |
Centripetal Force Lab HW - Writeup due Monday |
Centripetal Force Lab HW - Writeup due Monday |
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10/14 |
Test #4 - Chapter 4 |
CW Activity - p.25-34 AP questions #91-120 in class | Activity - TBA | Week 9 Essay |
Week #8 --- Week of 10/3/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
10/3 |
NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY | NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY | NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY | NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY |
10/4 |
NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY | NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY | NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY | NO SCHOOL - RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY |
10/5 |
Homework Catch-up Day | Frictional Forces revisited, inclines, etc., static vs. kinetic friction, braking HW -- p.144 #41,44,46,50,53 due Thurs AFTER SCHOOL -- Examination of Newton's 3rd Law |
Effects of Air Resistance Lab Activity Force, Mass, Acceleration Activity HW -- Newton's 3 Laws Crossword due Thurs |
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10/6 |
Section 4.5 -- Linearization, Newton's Method, Differentials HW -- p.229 #3,5-9,11,14,15,18,19, |
Drag Forces, unifrom circular motion, degrees vs radians, centripetal force and acceleration, satellites in orbit HW -- p.103 #24,25,28,29,33 due Fri |
Review for Test #3 |
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10/7 |
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Banked turns with and without friction |
Test #3 - Newton's Laws and 2D Motion |
HOMECOMING |
Week #7 --- Week of 9/26/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
9/26 |
Section 4.1 -- Extrema, critical points, 1st and 2nd derivative tests, maxima and minima, domains, points of inflection, concavity HW -- p.184 #1-10,11-29x2 due Tues |
Problem Set C problem review, gravitational force, elevator problems HW p.140 #8,13,24,25,33 due Tues |
Vector Addition Worksheet I and Independent Practice due EOP HW -- Drawing Vectors and Enrichment (p.109 wksht) - due Tues |
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9/27 |
Section 4.2 -- Mean Value Theorem and applications, increasing and decreasing intervals, Rolle's Theorem, what f'>0 and f'<0 mean HW -- p.192 #3-33x3,39,42,43,48,49 due Wed |
Moving Blocks scenarios, apparent weight, concept of friction intro HW -- Problem Set 5 due Thurs |
Newton's Three Laws of Motion, mass vs. weight, F=ma, W=mg, with lots of examples HW -- CP pp.11-16 due Thurs |
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9/28 |
Section 4.3 -- Curve Sketching using calculus, 1st and 2nd derivs., drawing f(x) from f'(x) and f''(x), bumps, end behaviors -- Sketching Handout HW -- p.203 #1-11x2,15-30x3,37,40-42,44,48 due Wed |
Spring Scale Activity, Inclines and Friction due EOP Washer Lab - Atwood's Machine Aftewr School HW -- Lab Writeup due Fri |
Vector Voyage Activity in class |
More on Trig Forms of Complex Numbers |
9/29 |
Section 4.4 -- Maxima and Minima problems, business applications, number problems, product design HW -- p.214 #1-9,12,14,16,17, 20,21,27,31,36,45 due Fri |
Review Problem Set 5 - Review for Test #4 |
Spring Scale Activity, Inclines and Friction due EOP | |
9/30 |
More practice on maxima and minima problems HW -- Applications of Derivatives Wksht due Wed 10/5 |
Test #4 -- 2D Motion Newton's Laws and Forces |
Stretching a Relationship Lab HW -- Lab Writeup due Wed 10/5
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Week #6 --- Week of 9/19/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
9/19 |
Section 3.8 -- Derivatives of Inverse Trig Functions w/derivations, assumptions and examples HW - p.162 #1,4,5,7,12,14,16,17,19,20 due Tues |
Review for Test #3 - Look at Prob. Set 4 |
Begin two-dimensional motion, projectile motion, parabolas, vectors, intro to pendulum lab |
Discuss essay writing pointers |
9/20 |
Section 3.9 -- Derivatives of e^x, a^x, logb(x), ln x with chain rule applications, logarithmic differentiation HW - p.170 #2-38x3,42,44,45,48,53 due Wed |
Test #3 - Sections 4.1-4.3 (in text) |
Pendulum Lab HW - Writeup due Thursday |
Multiplying and Dividing Complex Numbers - A Second Look |
9/21 |
Test #3 - Part 1 - Multiple Choice - Sects. 3.5 - 3.9 |
Lesson 5.1 - Concept of Force, Newton's Laws of Motion, reference frames, superposition, net force, Newtons vs. lbs., free-body diagrams, sigma F = ma, mass vs. weight, equilibrium, concept of Faraday's field and action at-a-distance HW - textbook p.140 #3,5,9,11,15 due Thurs |
2-D vectors, components, trig review, cliff problems, monkey problem, intro to projectile motion HW - p.14-17 test bank probs due Thurs |
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9/22 |
SHORTENED DAYTest #3 - Part 2 - Free Response Questions |
SHORTENED DAY Lesson 5.2 - Gravitational forces, normal forces, general conception of friction, tension, rock climber problem HW - Problem Set C #1-15 due Fri |
SHORTENED DAY Vector Activity in class; |
SHORTENED DAY |
9/23 |
Derivatives Worksheet #3 & Trig Droodle Activities | Moving blocks on incline examples, Atwood's machine, maybe an activity as time permits | Moebius Strip Activity - What's It Like to be a Teenager in the 21st Century | Essay Writing - Week 6 |
Week #5 --- Week of 9/12/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
9/12 |
Section 3.5 -- Derivatives of Trig Functions, intro to SHM; derive each expression HW - p.140 #3-10,13,17-19,26,27 due Tues |
Lesson 4.1 -- Projectile Motion, kinematics in two dimensions, home run problem, derivation of maximum range, projectiles with vectors HW - Problem Set 4 - due Wed |
Making Up Stories to Explain Graphs with lots of examples HW - Graphing Motion - due Tues |
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9/13 |
Section 3.6 -- The Chain Rule, parameterization and derivs., composite functions HW - p.146 #4,6,7,9,12-16,19,21,28,29,33,37,40,41,46,52 due Wed |
CW Workbook Probs. 3.7-3.10 #33-41 due end of period | Moving Objects Handout in partners - due at end of period | Science Self-Quiz |
9/14 |
CW -- Worksheet #2 on derivatives HW - Finish for HW |
Pendulum Lab -- HW Writeup due Thurs Incline Lab Chalk Talk Six-part Incline/Cart/Motion Lab -- HW Writeup due Fri |
Motion Graphs Handout and discussion CW - Kinematics in 1-D Exam Prep HW - Finish for HW |
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9/15 |
Section 3.7 -- Implicit Differentiation w/many examples HW - p.155 #6-20,24,25,28,33,37,38,41,46 due Fri |
More two-dimensional kinematics problems; licked, thrown, off-cliffs, etc. CW - p.101 #9-10 from textbook |
Review for Test #2 |
Social Science Self-Quiz |
9/16 |
Derivative Droodle and Fun and Games Puzzle | Moebius Strip Activity; Dates & What is It?(3) | Test #2 |
Essay Writing - Week 5 |
Week #4 --- Week of 9/5/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
9/5 |
Labor Day Holiday |
Labor Day Holiday |
Labor Day Holiday |
Labor Day Holiday |
9/6 |
Section 3.3 -- Rules for derivatives, constants, power rules, multiples, sum and difference, product rule, quotient rule, 2nd and higher order derivs. w/examples and applications HW - p.120 #1-26,28,31-34 due Wed |
More vector and 2D problems Partners activity - S/V p.8-9 problems #1-12 -- Finish for HW due Wed HW - Problem Set 3 - due Wed |
Vernier Lab Intro Motion lab start |
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9/7 |
Section 3.4 -- Position, velocity, acceleration and other important applications HW - p.129 #1-6,8-12,15 due Thurs |
Vector addition worksheet in class Review for quiz |
Finish Motion Lab HW - Lab write-up due Fri |
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9/8 |
Review for Test #2 |
Quiz on Vectors |
Reaction Time Activity HW - Lab Write-up due |
Movie Day - Bridge on the River Kwai (part 1) |
9/9 |
Test #2 - Sects. 3.1 - 3.4 |
Activity - TBA | Activity - TBA | Movie Day - Bridge on the River Kwai (part 2) |
Week #3 --- Week of 8/29/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
8/29 |
Review for Exam #1HW -- p.91 #3,5,6,8,13,21-24,31,34,39,44,45 due Tues |
Review for Exam #1HW -- Unit 2 Kinematics in 1D Exam Prep - due Tues |
Linear motion, position, speed, velocity, average vs. instantaneous, acceleration, free-fall and g HW - CP pages 7-9 due Tues |
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8/30 |
Exam #1 |
Exam #1 |
Graphing Motion and Problem Solving HW - Lab write-up due Thurs |
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8/31 |
Section 3.1 -- The derivative, definitions, derivations, limit form, alternate form, notation, graphs of f(x) and f'(x), tangents and normals HW - p.101 #1,2,,4,9-11,13,14,18-20 due Thur |
Intro to Vernier Apparatus Motion Lab - in class - finish after school HW - Lab write-up due Fri |
Review for Exam #1CW Review worksheet in class due at end of period |
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9/1 |
Section 3.2 -- More on differentiability, corners, cusps, vert. asymptotes, discontinuities, IVT HW - p.111 #1-22 all due Fri |
Lesson 3.1 -- Coordinate systems, rect. vs. polar, vectors and scalars, resultants, law of cosines, vector operations, graphical vs. analytical methods, projections and components HW - textbook p.71 #3-15x3,17,19,26,28 due Fri |
Exam #1 |
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9/2 |
Pre-Calc Droodle and Limits/Continuity Turvy activity due at end of class | Large-scale vector operations activity - graphical vs. analytical
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Computer Lab Research and Internet Scavenger Hunt Activity - room S207 | Jeopardy - Social Sciences |
Week #2 --- Week of 8/22/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
8/22 |
Intro Lecture - Chapter 1 overview and history of calculus HW - p.62 #3-15x3,17,20,21-30x3,31,32,43,44, |
Lesson 2.1 (cont.) Lesson 2.2 - Graphs of linear motion, derive all four equations of motion, use calculus tools, how to solve kinematics problems HW - Problem Set #2 due Wed |
Intro to trig, degrees and radians, conversions, SOHCAHTOA HW - Trig function worksheet - due Tues |
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8/23 |
Sect. 2.2 - Limits as x --> infinity, vertical and horizontal asymptotes, limits of ratl. exprns., endpoint behaviors, substitution technique, "pretzel" method, f(x)=sinc(x) Sect. 2.3 - Continuity - 4 types of discontinuities, removable, etc., holes HW - p.71 #1-15,18-28x2,29-37,39,40,44 due Wed |
Lesson 2.2 (cont.) - Graphical understanding of x vs. t, v vs. t, and a vs. t, review of graph matching lab, graphing motion ppt | Vectors vs. scalars, basic linear motion, distance vs. displacement, speed vs. velocity, acceleration, relative motion, frames of reference, coordinate systems HW - Olympics worksheet due Thurs |
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8/24 |
Sect. 2.3 (cont.) - Continuous functions, intervals of continuity, properties of continuous functions, composition of, Intermediate Value Theorem Sect. 2.4 - Average rate of change, difference quotient, secant lines, tangents to a curve, how to find slope, normals HW - p.80 #1-16,19-22,26,28-30,41,43 |
Free-fall and gravity w/lots of examples...one-dimensional, intro to parabolic motion AFTER SCHOOL SECTIONS - 3-4 or 4-5 pm - Discuss problem set 2 |
Accuracy vs. Precision, temperature scales and conversions, safety rules, 3 types of experimental error, augmented true-false questions HW - Worksheet due Friday |
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8/25 |
"Salt and Pepper" Activity |
Motion Lab Activity HW - Lab Writeup due Mon 8/29 |
Motion Lab Activity HW - Lab Writeup due Mon 8/29 |
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8/26 |
Review for Exam #1 - History of calculus, trig/exponentials, sections 2.1-2.4 - Five HW assignments reviewed |
AP Questions, Quiz #1 | Math tricks, birthday trick, Nim, Graphing Motion ppt |
Week #1 --- Week of 8/15/16 |
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Date |
AP Calculus |
AP Physics |
Physics |
Academic Decathlon |
8/15 |
Intro to AP - About the Test - Changes this year Intro activities, syllabus, calculators, etc. HW - Certification due Wed |
Lecture 1.1 - Intro to AP - About the Test Intro activities, syllabus, calculators, etc. HW - Certification due Wed |
Intro to Physics - all about the class - syllabus, calculators, books, etc. Intro activities HW - Certification due Wed |
Intro to Aca Deca Experienced members will discuss with newbies and answer their questions |
8/16 |
Trig and Math Analysis Topics Review HW - 20 Places Online in notebook due Fri |
Lecture 1.2 - Metric system, SI System, English vs. Metric, math tools review, logs, trig, lab writeups, lab errors, scalars and vectors, sci. notation, dimensional analysis HW - 20 Places Online in notebook due Fri |
Scientific Notation and Scientific Method, Fun activity and Lost on the Moon HW - 20 Places Online in notebook due Fri |
Levels and the Ten Topics |
8/17 |
Trig and Math Analysis Topics Review | Lecture 1.3 - Branches of physics, qualities of a scientist, scientific method, presenting like a physicist | Branches of physics, qualities of a scientist, scientific method, scientific notation (second look) HW - Scientific Notation worksheet - due Thur |
Science - Section 1 |
8/18 |
Group Activity Exploration! HW - p.52 #1,2,6,9,10,13,19,20,23,25,29,30,38,40,41, |
Lecture 2.1 - Linear motiuon in one dimension, graphing, derivatives and integrals, coordinate systems, reference frames, average and instantaneous speed and velocity with examples HW - Problem Set #1 due Monday |
Metric system, SI system, English vs. Metric units, dimensional analysis HW - Metric/dimensional analysis worksheet - due Mon 8/22 |
Science - Section 1 (cont.) |
8/19 |
UCLA Calculus Readiness Test |
Graph Matching Activity HW - Write-up due Monday |
Science - Section 2 |