Welcome to the AP Physics Mechanics C home page! Below are some key documents for the class.

1. Syllabus | Planner | Equation Sheet
AP Physics C Syllabus (updated 01 Sep 11)

Period 1 Spring Planner (updated 17 Feb 12)
Period 2 Spring Planner (updated 17 Feb 12)

AP Physics Equation Sheets

2. FAQs

• How do I earn back my personal points?
  You can come at lunch to earn back your personal points. You will earn back the last amount that you lost on your last "offense". For instance, if you lost 10 points on your last "offense", then you will earn back 10 points, if you lost 80 points on your last "offense", then you will earn back 80 points. Be sure to check daily schedule at thecubscientist.com home page for Lew Jug dates.


• Are tests open book?
  Tests are not open book, but you may use a clean equation sheet (see link above) on all tests and quizzes.

Step 1. Find Homework Assignment
Homework Assignments - Spring 2012 (updated 24 Jan 12)

Spring HW 1 AP Solutions

Step 2. Follow Homework Format
Homework Format (updated: 09 Sep 10)
Video Paper Guidelines

Step 3. Use good study habits
Ten Effective Study Habits (and six not so good ones...)

Your guide to Physics Models from Lew World

• Kinematics Model
• Force Model
• Conservation of Energy Model
• Conservation of Momentum Model

The Work Integral I - "Where'd the Ug come from?"
The Work Integral II - "Transferring Energy from the Ug bucket to the K bucket"

"Do things as simple as possible, but no simpler"
                                        - Albert Einstein

Here are your labs for the Fall and Spring semesters

Spring 2012 Labs
• Spring Project: Rube Goldberg Machine Assignment (updated: 07 Jan 2012)
  Spring Project: Rube Goldberg Machine Example (updated: 07 Jan 2012)
  
  
• Lab 1 - "What goes back must go forth..." - Simple Harmonic Motion
  
  Analysis of a playground swing - How can I make myself swing?
  
  
• Lab 2 - "What are you torquing about?" - Torque
  
  
• Lab 3 - "Wait a moment...of inertia" - Rotational Force Model
  
  
• Lab 4 - "Tee Time: The Masters" - Angular Momentum Model
  
  

Datastudio/GLX Tutorials

Kinematics

Force / Torque

Energy / SHM

Momentum

Differential Equations

Rube Goldberg Machines

Fall Test Details

Test 1
Topics:
- Average Velocity and Average Acceleration
- 1D Kinematics
- Graphical Analysis

Test 2
Topics:
- Force Model
    (frictional forces, inclines, and centripetal forces)
- All previous material (Kinematics Model, graphical analysis, etc.)