AP Physics C: Mechanics

Ms. Blauner, Science Dept, Amherst Regional High School, Amherst MA

Contacting Ms. B:
Office: Room 218
After school help:
Room 218 or 223
(click on schedule).
Voice Mail: 362-1534 (detailed message).
E-mail: blaunerp@arps.org

Course Materials

Spring Letter
Summer Assignment
Course Expectations
Course Overview
Syllabus
Student Information Form
Advice from Past Students
Problem Set Format
Lab Report Format
Perfect Graphs and Tables
Emergency Graph Paper- a grid you can print.
Remote Access & Forwarding
of School Email

Unit Objectives / Problems Sets

Unit 1: List
Unit 2: List
Unit 3: List
Unit 4: List; Gravity Interview
Unit 5: List
Unit 6: List, PS1 Link (Physics Classroom)

Useful Links

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General:

Textbook Website
CollegeBoard AP Website
The Physics Classroom- An online high school physics tutorial.
MIT Online Lectures etc. - Who needs my class?
Online Physics Lesson (Hippocampus)- Who needs my class? This ones also cued to your textbook.
Online AP Physics Lessons- Another link to the same online curruiculum.
Physics Applets- A terrific collection of java applets from U. Colorodo, Boulder: better than video games ;).
How Stuff Works- If you can stand the ads, really great answers to pressing questions like how does a toilet work.

Unit 1: Introduction

Physics Reference- Physics symbols, constants, and SI units, prefixes and rule.
Math and Metric Review:
- Fordham Prep: Lessons reviewing science specific math, self quizzes.
- UNC Chemistry Department- Math review including calculator fundamentals
- Numbers in Science- tutorial with self-tests.
- Significant Figures Applet- A self-test.
- Significant Figures (Berkley)- an interactive tutorial
Orders of Magnitude in the Universe- Check it out, from quarks to galaxies.
A View from the Back of the Envelope- All about the art of estimating and Fermi questions.

Unit 2: One Dimensional Kinematics

Graph Sketching and Recognition- A self-test with full explanations of the answers!
I Will Derive: Having trouble with that problem? Memorization won't help, but a little humor might!

Unit 3: Two Dimensional Kinematics

Vector Addition
- Vector Applet - Vector addition shown in real time!
- Another Vector Applet - Good illustration of components.
Projectile Motion- A fun simulator.
Projectile Motion- A funner (?) simulator.

Unit 5: Applications of Newton's Laws

Sound of Friction: Parody of Simon and Garfinkel :).

Unit 6: Work, Power and Energy

Roller Coaster Simulation
Energy Skatepark: be sure to check out the "thrusters" and zero-g

Unit 7: Momentum and Systems of Particles

Forces, Acceleration and Car Crashes: Short video clips of crashes.
Billards Simulation: its all about momentum and energy conservation
Billards Simulation: set the impact parameter, see the angles.

Unit 8: Rotation

Levers: Don't give up on this game. You'll know when you're finished.

Unit 9: Gravitation and Oscillations

The Cavendish Experiment
Newton's Canon
Kepler's Laws: Scroll down in the Mechanics section to the applet on Kepler's 1st and 2nd Laws.
Orbits 101: Great tutorial on oribital motion.
Damped Oscillator Simulation