AP Physics C

Schedule

AP Physics C,White - F Period, 2026-2026
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
08/17/25 08/18/25 08/19/25 08/20/25 08/21/25 08/22/25 08/23/25



CLASS: Introduction to the course, classroom, website. CLASS: No lab class for first cycle CLASS: Test-Chapter 3, Kinematics



HW: Study for test
HW: Relax
08/24/25 08/25/25 08/26/25 08/27/25 08/28/25 08/29/25 08/30/25

CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 2. (OpenStax textbook sections 2.1:Vector Definition, 2.2: Graphical Analysis, 2.3: Adding and Subtracting Vectors, 2.4: Polar Notation of Vectors, 2.5: Unit Vectors (i,j)) Day 4 - No class CLASS: Lab-Kinematics: Acceleration of a Cart CLASS: Reflection Activity. Presentation on Chapter 4-1 (OpenStax textbook sections 4.1: Displacement & Velocity Vectors; 4.2: Acceleration Vector; 4.3: Projectile Motion) CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 4-2 (OpenStax textbook sections 4.4: Uniform Circular Motion) In-class Quiz: Speed.

HW: Do Practice Problems 1 (pp1): 2.25, 2.27, 2.29, 2.34, 2.40, 2.47; 2.51. Download Lab-Kinematics
HW: Complete lab writeup if not finished in class. HW: Do pp2: 4.18, 4.19, 4.22, 4.26, 4.27, 4.33, 4.38, 4.46 HW: Do pp3: 4.61, 4.62, 4.68
08/31/25 09/01/25 09/02/25 09/03/25 09/04/25 09/05/25 09/06/25

Labor Day (Holiday) CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 4-3. (OpenStax textbook sections on Uniform Circular Motion; 4.5: 4.5 Relative Velocity & Acceleration) CLASS: Lab-Catch the Ball Day 4 - No class CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 5, parts 1-3. 5.1: Forces; 5.2: Newton's First Law; 5.3: Newton's Second Law; 5.4: Mass & Weight


HW: Do pp4: 4.73, 4.75; Download Lab-Catch the Ball; Download Practice Test HW: Complete lab writeup if not finished in class
HW: Do Practice Problems 5 (pp5): 5.19, 5.24, 5.27, 5.33
09/07/25 09/08/25 09/09/25 09/10/25 09/11/25 09/12/25 09/13/25

CLASS: Test-Ch 2,4 CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 5, parts 4-6. (OpenStax textbook sections 5.5: Newton's Third Law; 5.6: Common Forces, Inclines; 5.7: Drawing Free-Body Diagrams) CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 5, part 7. (OpenStax textbook sections 6.1: Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws) CLASS: Continue w/ Newton’s Laws Day 4 - No class

HW: Relax! HW: Do pp6: 5.37, 5.41, 5.45, 5.46 HW: Do pp7: 5.53, 5.57, 5.63, 5.65 HW: Do pp8: 5.67, 5.71, 6.28, 6.30; Download Lab-Inclines

09/14/25 09/15/25 09/16/25 09/17/25 09/18/25 09/19/25 09/20/25

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09/21/25 09/22/25 09/23/25 09/24/25 09/25/25 09/26/25 09/27/25

Francis Wass Day (No school) Day 4 - No class CLASS: Lab-Newton’s Second Law: Inclines CLASS: Demo-Pulleys; Presentation on Chapter 6, part 1. (OpenStax textbook section 6.2: Friction) CLASS: Lab-Newton’s Second Law: Friction; QUIZ-Dragging a Student;



HW: Complete lab writeup if not finished in class. Do pp9: 6.37, 6.42, 6.43 HW: Do pp10: 6.48, 6.52, 6.55, 6.61 HW: Do pp11: 6.62, 6.63, 6.65
09/28/25 09/29/25 09/30/25 10/01/25 10/02/25 10/03/25 10/04/25

CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 6, parts 2-3. (OpenStax textbook section 6.3: Centripetal Force (car around a curve)) CLASS: ACTIVITY-Airplane: Tension in String; Presentation on Chapter 6, parts 4-6. ACTIVITY-Vertical Circles Day 4 - No class Yom Kippur (No school) CLASS: Demo-Penny on a Turntable, Test Review

HW: Do Do pp12: 6.68, 6.73 HW: Do pp13: 6.79, 6.94. Download Practice Test

HW: Study for test
10/05/25 10/06/25 10/07/25 10/08/25 10/09/25 10/10/25 10/11/25

CLASS: Test-Ch 5, 6 CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 7, parts 1-2. (OpenStax textbook sections 7.1: Work, 2.4: Products of Vectors (dot product)). CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 7, parts 3-4. (OpenStax textbook sections 7.2: Kinetic Energy; 7.3: Work-Energy Theorem.) CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 7, part 5, and Chapter 8, part 1. (OpenStax textbook sections 7.4: Power; 8.1: Potential Energy) PSAT Testing Day

HW: Relax! HW: Do Practice Problems 14 (pp14): 7.23, 7.25, 7.27, 7.28 HW: Do pp15: 7.33, 7.50, 7.53, 7.59 HW: Do pp16: 7.67, 7.73, 7.81, 8.23

10/12/25 10/13/25 10/14/25 10/15/25 10/16/25 10/17/25 10/18/25

CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 8, parts 2-4. (OpenStax textbook sections 8.2: Conservative & Non-Conservative Forces; 8.3: Conservation of Energy) CLASS: 8.3: Conservation of Energy; Lab-Pendulum CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 8, part 5. (OpenStax textbook sections 8.4 Potential Energy Diagrams & Stability CLASS: Lab-Skate Park; Review Assignment Due CLASS: Review for Test.

HW: Do pp17: 8.32, 8.33, 8.35, 8.38 ; Download Lab-Pendulum HW: Do pp18: 8.40, 8.42, 8.43 HW: Do pp19: 8.24, 8.26, 8.28 HW: Do pp20: 8.47, 8.50, 8.72; Download Practice Test HW: Study for test
10/19/25 10/20/25 10/21/25 10/22/25 10/23/25 10/24/25 10/25/25

Day 4 - No class CLASS - Test-Ch 7,8 CLASS - Presentation on Chapter 9, parts 1, 2. (OpenStax textbook sections 9.1: Linear Momentum; 9.2: Impulse & Collisions) CLASS: Lab-Impulse and Momentum US Writing Day


HW: Relax! HW: Do Practice Problems 21 (pp21): 9.20, 9.25, 9.28, 9.32; Download Lab-Impulse & Momentum HW: Complete writeup if not finished in class

10/26/25 10/27/25 10/28/25 10/29/25 10/30/25 10/31/25 11/01/25

CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 9, parts 3, 4. (OpenStax textbook sections 9.3: Conservation of Linear Momentum; 9.4: Types of Collisions) CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 9, part 5. (OpenStax textbook sections 9.5: Collisions in Multiple Dimensions; 9.6: Center of Mass) Day 4 - No class CLASS: Lab-Ballistic Pendulum CLASS: Halloween Speed Test

HW: Do pp22: 9.35, 9.37, 9.39, 9.41; Download Lab-Ballistic Pendulum HW: Do pp23: 9.45, 9.46, 9.47, 9.57
HW: Do pp24: 9.63, 9.68, 9.70, 9.76. Download Practice Test HW: Relax!
11/02/25 11/03/25 11/04/25 11/05/25 11/06/25 11/07/25 11/08/25

CLASS: 9.6: Center of Mass, continued. Review for test. CLASS: Test-Ch 9 CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 10, part 1. (OpenStax textbook sections 10.1: Rotational Variables; 10.2: Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration; 10.3 Relating Angular & Translational Quantities) Day 4 - No class CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 10, part 2. (OpenStax textbook sections 10.4: Moment of Inertia & Rotational Kinetic Energy; 10.5: Calculating Moments of Inertia )

HW: Study for test HW: Relax! HW: Do Practice Problems 25 (pp25): 10.31, 10.33, 10.42, 10.51
HW: Do pp26: 10.54, 10.58, 10.65, 10.66, 10.68
11/09/25 11/10/25 11/11/25 11/12/25 11/13/25 11/14/25 11/15/25

CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 10, part 3 (OpenStax textbook sections 10.5: continued. 2.4: Products of Vectors (cross-product)) CLASS: Course/Teacher/Text evaluation; Presentation on Chapter 10, part 4 (OpenStax textbook sections 10.6: Torque; 10.7: Newton’s Second Law for Rotation) CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 10, part 5. (OpenStax textbook sections 10.8: Work & Power for Rotational Motion) CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 11, part 1. (OpenStax textbook sections 11.1 Rolling Motion) Discuss Rolling Objects lab. Day 4 - No class

HW: Do pp27 : 2.68, 10.73, 10.74 HW: Do pp28: 10.75, 10.84, 10.92 HW: Do pp29: 10.94, 10.100, 10.103 HW: Do pp30: 11.19, 11.23, 11.31

11/16/25 11/17/25 11/18/25 11/19/25 11/20/25 11/21/25 11/22/25

CLASS: Lab-Rolling Objects CLASS: Lab-Rolling Objects CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 11, part 2-3 (OpenStax textbook sections 11.2: Angular Momentum, 11.3: Conservation of Angular Momentum) CLASS: Continue Angular Momentum CLASS: Thanksgiving Speed Test

HW: Process Lab results, continue writeup HW: Process Lab results, continue writeup HW: Do pp31: 11.36, 11.37, 11.41 HW: Do pp32: 11.52, 11.53, 11.56, 11.63. Download Practice Test HW: Relax
11/23/25 11/24/25 11/25/25 11/26/25 11/27/25 11/28/25 11/29/25

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11/30/25 12/01/25 12/02/25 12/03/25 12/04/25 12/05/25 12/06/25

Day 4 - No class CLASS: Review; Complete Angular Momentum CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 13, parts 1-2 (OpenStax textbook sections 13.1: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation; 13.2: Gravitation Near Earth’s Surface). CLASS: Review CLASS: Test-Ch 10, 11


HW: Review for Test HW: Do pp34: 13.13, 13.15, 13.20, 13.23. HW: Review for Test HW: Relax!
12/07/25 12/08/25 12/09/25 12/10/25 12/11/25 12/12/25 12/13/25

CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 13 part 3 (OpenStax textbook sections 13.3: Gravitational Potential Energy & Total Energy) Day 4 - No class CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 13 part 4 (OpenStax textbook sections 13.4 Satellite Orbits & Energy). CLASS: Review for Block Day exam; Rolling Objects lab due in class. CLASS: Review for Block Day exam

HW: Do pp35: 13.29, 13.32, 13.33
HW: Do pp36: 13.36, 13.37, 13.39 HW: Review for Test HW: Review for Test
12/14/25 12/15/25 12/16/25 12/17/25 12/18/25 12/19/25 12/20/25

CLASS: Review for Block Day exam Block Day Block Day Block Day Block Day

HW: Review for Test




12/21/25 12/22/25 12/23/25 12/24/25 12/25/25 12/26/25 12/27/25

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12/28/25 12/29/25 12/30/25 12/31/25 01/01/26 01/02/26 01/03/26

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01/04/26 01/05/26 01/06/26 01/07/26 01/08/26 01/09/26 01/10/26

CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 15, Parts 1-2. (OpenStax textbook sections 15.3: Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion & Circular Motion; 15.1: Simple Harmonic Motion CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 15, part 3. (OpenStax textbook sections 15.2: Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion) Lab-Hooke’s Law. CLASS: Presentation on Chapter 15, part 3 (OpenStax textbook sections 15.4: Pendulums). Activity-Length of a Pendulum Day 4 - No class CLASS: Test-Ch 13, 15

HW: Do pp37: 15.25, 15.26, 15.29, 15.30; Download Hooke's Law Lab HW: Do pp38: 15.32, 15.34, 15.37, 15.41; Download Practice Test HW: Do pp39: 15.42, 15.49, 15.60
HW: Relax!
01/11/26 01/12/26 01/13/26 01/14/26 01/15/26 01/16/26 01/17/26

Day 6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3-End of First Semester Day 4 - Second Semester Begins. No class