Conceptual Physics
Second Semester Schedule

Electrostatics

DATE     (A) 1/26 (B) 1/28
IN CLASS

Electrostatics Lecture
Electrostatics Lab #1
Get 1st semester grade printout

 - Coulomb's Law Lecture
- Finish Electrostatics lab #1
- In-class worksheet over electrostatics and Coulomb's Law
HOMEWORK

Electrostatics HW #1

 Electrostatic HW #2

 

DATE     (A) 1/30 (A) 2/3
IN CLASS

-Electrical Fields and Electrical Potential Notes
- Electrostatics Lab #2 - Search for Sparks

 Review Electrical Potential
Video - Electric Skies (worksheet)
HOMEWORK

Electrostatics HW #3

 Electrostatics HW #4

 

DATE     (A) 2/5 (A) 2/9
IN CLASS

Electrical Discharge Notes
Lab #3 - Leyden Jars
Demos of Electrostatic Machines

 Mess with Van De Graff machine
Class time to review for test and work on review worksheets
HOMEWORK

Finish Lab

 Study for Electrostatics Test and complete review sheet (due)

 

DATE     (A) 2/11
IN CLASS

Electrostatics TEST
HOMEWORK

 

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Electrical Current Unit

DATE     (B) 2/22 (B) 2/24
IN CLASS

Hand back test
Electrical Current Intro. Lecture
"Ohm on the Range" Lab

 Ohm's Law review, power and intro to circuits lecture
Series Circuit Lab
HOMEWORK

Read 34.1-34.5
p.545 (3-6,8,9,11-14,26,28-32)

 Ohm's Law Problem  Set (handout)

 

DATE     (B) 2/28 (B) 3/2
IN CLASS

Analyzing Series Circuits Lecture
Finish Series Lab

 Parallel Circuits Intro Lecture
Parallel Circuits Lab
HOMEWORK

Power Problem Set (handout)

 Series Circuit Worksheet

 

DATE     (B) 3/4 (B) 3/8
IN CLASS

Ohm's Law and Series Circuit Quiz
Analyzing Parallel Circuits
Finish Parallel Circuits Lab
Video "How the Light bulb Works"

 Explain Network Circuits
Network Circuit Lab
HOMEWORK

Parallel Circuits Problem Set (1-3)

 Going Around in Circuits Worksheet

 

DATE     (B) 3/10 (B) 3/14
IN CLASS

Networking Analysis
Finish Network Lab - CIM
Network Problems - work on in class

 Light-bulb Explanation Lecture
Start Review for Circuits test
Finish Network Lab
HOMEWORK

Network Circuit Problem
Network Problem Set #2
 

 Study for circuits test and complete review sheet (to be turned in) - due Friday

 

DATE     (B) 3/16 3/18 (B) 
IN CLASS

Review for Test (powerpoint)
Finish Networking Labs write-up

 Circuits TEST
HOMEWORK

Study for Circuit Test 
Review sheet due next time

 Finish Networking Lab write-up if not done...

Have a Wonderful Spring Break - relax...

 

DATE     (B) 3/29 (B) 3/31
IN CLASS

Intro to Magnetism Lecture
E from M lab

 Magnetism and speakers
M from E lab
Magnetism video
HOMEWORK
•Read page 36.1- 36.7
•Page 575 (1,2,3,4,7,9,10,11,13,22)
vp. 575 (12,14,17,18,19,20,27,29)

 

DATE     (B) 4/4  (B) 4/6
IN CLASS

Motors, Generators, and demos

 Review for Magnetism Quiz

Magnetism Quiz
HOMEWORK
nRead 37.1 –37.6
nPage 592 (2,3,6,7,9,13,14,15,16,17,18,25)
---Quiz Next time over magnetism

End of Third Quarter

DATE     (B) 4/11      (B) 4/13
IN CLASS

Light Properties Lecture
Plane Mirror Lab

 Mirror Notes
Finish Plane Mirror Lab
HOMEWORK

Read 27.1 - 27.5
p. 419 (1,6,11,13,14,16,30,32)

 Read 29.1 - 29.4
p. 461 (1-8,29,31)

 

DATE     (B) 4/15      (B) 4/19
IN CLASS

Mirror Notes (continued)
Curved Mirror Lab

 Ray Diagram Explanation
Ray Diagrams Activity (concave and convex lenses)
HOMEWORK

 

 Finish Ray diagrams

 

DATE     (B) 4/21     (B) 4/25
IN CLASS

Magnification  and Mirror Equation 
Review for Mirror quiz
Intro to Refraction

 Mirror Quiz
Finish Intro to refraction
Lens Lab #1
HOMEWORK

Magnification and Mirror  Equation problem sets
Review for quiz - back of review sheet will be collected and graded

 Read 29.6 - 29.9 and 20.12

p. 460 (12,14-21,26,27)

 

DATE     (B) 4/27     (B) 4/29(halfday - Mayfete)
IN CLASS

Hand back mirror quiz
Refraction of Light Notes
Lens Lab #1 

 Uses of Lens Lecture - the eyeball
HOMEWORK

Read 30.1to 30.3
Page 477 (1,3,6,15-17)

 page 477 (7,9,11,12,25,28)

 

DATE     (B) 5/2     (B) 5/4
IN CLASS

Finish Eyeball and eyeglasses Lecture
Lens Lab #2
HOMEWORK