AP Physics 1 Outline

AP Physics 1 Outline (2014-15)

Topics and chapter readings are given for each week of the year. Schedules of specific assignments are given on a week-by-week basis. Schedules are posted here.

Chapter readings are the in text Physics, 3rd edition, by James S. Walker.

Semester 1 (PH424)
Dates	No. Days¹	Topic	Chapter in Walker	Labs	Equipment setup required²
Aug 25-Sept 5	9	Units & Measurement Lab orientation Problem-solving orientation (scaling)	1	L101
				L103
				L105
No class on Labor Day, Sept 1
Sept 8-19	10	One-dimensional kinematics	2	L107
				L109
				L111
Test 1 on Chs. 1 & 2: Wed, Sept 24
Sept 22-30	7	Vectors (including trig review as needed)	3
Oct 1- 13	10³	Two-dimensional kinematics	4	L113
				L115
				L117
WebEx: Sun, Oct 12, 1-4 PM
Test 2 on Chs. 3 & 4: Wed, Oct 15
October 28 is the last day of the 1st quarter.
Oct 14- 28	10⁴	Newton's Laws	5	L119
				L121
		Application: Equilibrium	6.3	L120
Oct 29- Nov 13	10⁵	Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Connected Objects	6.1,2,4	L122
				L123
Nov 13- 19	6⁶	Application of Newton's Laws: Rotational Motion	6.5	L124
				L125
WebEx: Sun, Nov 16, 1-4 PM
Test 3 on Chs. 5,6: Wed, Nov 19
Nov 20- 25	4	Work and Kinetic Energy	7	L127
Thanksgiving break is Nov 26 - 28.
Dec 1-19	15	Conservation of energy	8	L129
				L131
Winter break is Dec 22 - Jan 1.
Jan 2-15	10	Impulse and Momentum	9	L133
				L135
				L137
Semester 1 Exam: Wed, Jan 14
The last day of classes is Jan 15.
¹Class days only are included in the Number of Days. ²These labs require equipment set up. The equipment is provided in the student's lab kit. ³The Oct. 12 WebEx session counts as a class day. ⁴Monday, October 27, is a teacher workday. ⁵Tuesday, November 11, is a teacher workday. ⁶The Oct. 12 WebEx session counts as a class day. A test day is also included in the days count.
Semester 2 (PH426)
Dates	No. Days¹	Topic	Chapter in Walker	Labs	Equipment setup required²
Jan 20-27	6	Two-dimensional collisions and center of mass	9.6,7	L139
				L141

Jan 28- Feb 3	5	Rotational kinematics	10
Feb 4-11	6	Rotational dynamics	11	L143
Test 5 on Chs. 9-11: Wed, Feb 11
Feb 12-20	7	Gravitation	12	L144
Feb 23-Mar 6	11⁷	Simple harmonic motion	13	L145
WebEx: Sun, Mar 1, 1-4 PM
Test 6 on Chs. 12 & 13: Wed, Mar 11
Mar 9-27	15⁸	Waves and sound	14	L146
				L147
				L148
				L149
				L151
Mar 26 is the last day of the 3rd quarter. Spring break is Mar 30 - Apr 3.
Test 7 on Ch. 14: Wed, Apr 15
Apr 6-17	9⁹	Electrostatics	19	L153
				L155
				L157
Apr 20- May 3	11¹⁰	Electric circuits	21	L159
				L161
				L163
				L165
WebEx: Sun,May 3, 1-4 PM
May 4,5	3¹¹	Review for the AP exam
The AP Physics 1 Exam is Wednesday, May 6, 12:00 PM.
Semester 2 Exam: Wed, May 20
⁷The March 1 WebEx session counts as a class day. ⁸This number doesn't include the teacher workday on Monday, March 23, but it does include the test on Wednesday, April 15. ⁹This number doesn't include Test 7 on Wednesday, April 15. ¹⁰The May 3 WebEx session counts as a class day. ¹¹The number includes the day of the AP exam, Wednesday, May 6.