Week 1

M (1/19)

MLK Day

T

electricity terms

READ:pp693-699; DO:pp695#1-5, pp699#2

W

symbols

READ:pp700-713; DO: pp703#1-5; pp710#1,2; pp712#1,2

Th

series/parallel

READ:pp729-739; DO: pp739#1-6 + calculate total power dissipation per problem

F

meters; prep lab

READ:pp740-745; DO: prep battery lab

Week 2

M (1/26)

battery lab

DO: pp744#1-4, pp745#1-5

T

combo circuits

DO: series/parallel sheet 1/2 all except #5,13,14

W

boil down & rebuild

READ: pp748-751; DO:pp751#1; pp752#1-3

Th

more boil down

DO: handout sheet "gencirc1"

F

circuit sim (WWB)

DO: prep resistivity lab; battery lab due mon

Week 3

M (2/2)

resistivity lab

DO: handown sheet 3/4#4,8,10,11,15,16

T

Kirchhoff

DO: Kirchhoff sheet 5#1-4

W

EMF/r

DO: Review sheet 6#1-5

Th

AC - home wiring

F

TEST: circuits

DO: prep series/parallel - resistivity lab due mon

Week 4

M (2/9)

ser/par lab

READ: pp626-633

T

coulomb's law

READ: pp634-637; DO: pp636#1-4

W

3 charge probs

READ: pp638-642; DO: pp639#1, pp642#1,3

Th

electroscope

DO: pp641#1,2, pp642#4

F

angled charges

READ: pp643-652; DO: 3 charge force sheet

Week 5

M (2/16)

Presidents' Day

T

prep K lab

DO: prep Kirchhoff lab - series/parallel due wed

W

lab - Kirchhoff

READ: pp643-652 (again)

Th

E field

DO: pp647#1-3; pp652#1; pp655#20,21

F

charging (ind)

DO: field line drawing sheet &

Week 6

M (2/23)

E drawing (WWB)

READ: ch18;

T

parallel plates

READ: motor lab theory; DO: efield sheet #1-3

W

lab - motor

Th

more E field

DO: efield sheet #4-6;

F

teacher institute

Week 7

M (3/1)

recap E field

READ: pp766-772

T

recap charging

READ: ch21 through pp778;

W

magnetism & F=qvB

DO: pp775#1-6

Th

Oersted & F=BIL

DO: pp778#1-5

F

RHR

RHR sheet & pp782#19-25,31-34

Week 8

M (3/8)

recap RHR

READ: pp790-802;DO: pp783#35,37,39,40,41

T

READ: pp814-818

W

induction/xformer

DO: pp818#1-6

Th

induction

F

Test - E/M

READ pp518-525; DO: pp523#1-6 (E/M spectrum)

Week 9

M (3/15)

waves

T

E/M spectrum

READ: pp829-839; DO: prep lab 1/5

W

lab#1

Th

Planck - E=hf

DO: pp833#1-4;

F

photoelectric

DO: pp836#1-4

Week 10

M (3/22)

photo recap

READ: pp840-843; DO: photoelectric worksheet 1

T

early atom

DO: prep lab 2/5; Lab 1 due this week

W

lab#2

DO: photoelectric worksheet 2

Th

spectral lines

READ: pp843-847; DO: spectral line worksheet 1

F

Bohr model

DO: Bohr model sheet (energy levels)

Week 11

M (4/5)

Bohr/energy

DO: pp851#1-4; prep lab 3

T

derive R, absorption

READ: pp848-855; DO: prep lab 3/5; Lab 2 due wed

W

lab#3

DO: Energy level worksheet (Bohr)

Th

compton/debroglie

DO: Bohr/DeBroglie worksheet

F

Good Friday

Week 12

M (4/12)

Easter Monday

T

relativity

DO: prep lab 4/5; lab 3 due Wed

W

lab#4

Th

relativity

READ: finish ch23

F

Dr. LeCompte

Week 13

M (4/19)

quantum #s

test Tues

T

TEST - atom

DO: lab 4 due wed; prep lab 5/5

W

lab#5

READ: pp895-902;

Th

nucleus/isotopes

DO: weighted average / isotopes worksheet

F

binding E

DO: BE sheet (31) #1-4

Week 14

M (4/26)

radioactivity

READ: pp902-912; DO: pp908#1-3; nuclear equation sheet (30) #1-4,

T

nat.sequence

READ: Radioactive Boy Scout excerpt; DO: lab 5 due wed

W

half-life

READ: pp913-925

Th

recap radioactivity

DO: radioactivity worksheet; half-life problems #22-31 (skip 25,30)

F

fission

DO: pp911#1-4 (calculate - don't estimate)

Week 15

M (5/3)

fusion; quarks

TEST Tues (nucleus)

T

TEST - nukes

READ: pp518-529, mirror lab; DO: prep mirror lab

W

mirror lab

DO: mirror lab due by end of Thurs if not sooner

Th

plane mirrors

READ: pp530-536

F

sr. outing

Week 16

M (5/10)

spherical mirrors

DO: optics sheet 1,2 (graph & math)

T

more mirrors

READ: finish ch14; DO: prep Refraction lab; optics sheet 3,4 (graph & math)

W

refract lab

DO: refract lab due by end of Thurs if not sooner; mirror quiz thurs

Th

mirror quiz

READ: pp561-567; DO: pp567 practice 15A, refraction worksheet (for Mon)

F

PROM

Week 17

M (5/17)

refraction

READ: pp568-577;

T

lenses

DO: #9-12 (math & ray drawing)

W

lens lab

READ: optics handout; lens quiz thurs

Th

lens quiz; R/K

DO: lens lab and lab folder due fri

F

color/polar

READ: camera packet; DO: bring suitable box (jrs)

Week 18

M (5/24)

pinhole camera

DO: build camera

T

pinhole camera

DO: build camera

W

pinhole camera

DO: take pics

Th

pinhole camera

DO: take pics

F

lasers; flag