PAP Physics – 2010Spring Semester Syllabus
(updated 2/15/10 due to weather related school closure)
1/20-21Notes Ch 12 – Waves; Problems Ch 12 #s 25,31,33,35,37,41,45,48,50,51,57,59
Notes Ch 13 – Sound; Problems Ch 13 #s 28,30,39,40,41,44,51,53
1/22-25Ch 12-13 Problems; Lab – Resonance and the Speed of Sound
1/26-27Review and Quiz Ch 12-13
1/28-29Test – Ch 12-13
2/1-2Notes Ch 14 – Light and Reflection; Problems Ch 14 #s 10,12,20,34,35,36,37,38,42,44,46,47,56
Lab – Reflection of Light
2/3-4Notes Ch 14 – Ray Diagrams; Lab – Concave and Convex Mirrors
2/5-8Notes Ch 14 – Color and Polarization; Lab – Color Mixing; Lab – Polarization
2/9-10Review and Quiz Ch 14
2/16-17Test – Ch 14
2/18-19Notes Ch 15 – Refraction; Problems Ch 15 #s 10,12,14,24,25,26,38,44,56,57,58,61
Lab – Snell’s Law; Lab – Total Internal Reflection
2/22-23Ch 15 Problems; Lab – Concave and Convex Lenses
2/24-25Review and Quiz Ch 15
End of 4th Six Weeks
2/26-3/1Test – Ch 15
3/2-3ELA TAKS;Notes Ch 17 – Electrostatics; Problems Ch 17 #s 3,19,20,21,38,43,60,66,68
3/4-5Ch 17 Problems; Lab – Electrostatics
3/8-9 Notes Ch 18 – Electrical Energy and Capacitance; Problems Ch 18 #s 12,26,27,36,41
3/10-11Lab – Charging and Discharging of a Capacitor
Spring Break
3/12-22Review and Quiz Ch 17-18
3/23-24Test – Ch 17-18
3/25-26Notes Ch 19 – Current and Resistance; Problems Ch 19 #s 18,28,30,41,43,47,51,52
3/29-30Ch 19 Problems; Lab – Ohm’s Law
3/31-4/1Notes Ch 20 – Circuits; Problems Ch 20 #s 17,19,22,23,24,25,26,43,49
Discovery Lab – Simple DC Circuits
4/2-5Ch 20 Problems; Lab – Resistors in Series
4/6-7Ch 20 Problems; Lab – Resistors in Parallel
4/8-9Review and Quiz Ch 19- 20
4/12-13Test – Ch 19-20
4/14-15Notes Ch 21 – Magnetism; Lab – Properties of Permanent Magnets
End 5th Six Weeks
4/16-19Notes Ch 21; Problems Ch 21 #s 22,26,34,35,36,41,44
4/20-21Ch 21 Problems; Lab – Magnetic Field of a Solenoid
4/22-23Notes Ch 22 – Electromagnetic Induction; Problems Ch 22 #s 9,10,11,24,35,36,37,38,41,43
4/26-27Lab – Building a Generator
4/28-30TAKS - Math, Science, Social Studies; Ch 21-22 Problems
4/30-5/3Review and Quiz Ch 21-22
5/4-5Test – Ch 21-22
5/3-14AP Exams
5/6-7Notes Ch 23 – Atomic Physics; Problems Ch 23 #s 15,16,17,39,40,43,50
5/10-11Ch 23 Problems; Lab – Spectra
5/12-13Notes Ch 24 – Modern Electronics; Worksheet Ch 24
5/14-17Notes Ch 25 – Subatomic Physics; Problems Ch 25 #s 23,24,25,26,27,28,29,41,48,50,51,52
Lab – Half-Life
5/18-19Review and Quiz Ch 23-25
5/20-21Test – Ch 23-25
5/24-25Notes Relativity; Quiz Relativity
5/26-27Project due
5/28-6/1Review for finals
6/2-4Finals