Allen Hankla Peak to Peak Charter School

Contact Information E-mail: Allen.Hankla@bvsd.org Voice mail: 303-453-4793 Office Hours: Mondays & Fridays: 6^th, 7^th, and 3:10-4:10 pm Classes Honors Physics AP Physics Links IC Student/Parent Portal Peak to Peak Homepage Peak to Peak Charter School 800 Merlin Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 Main phone: 303-453-4600 Attendance: 303-453-4605 School Hours 7:55a-3:05p

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Honors Physics

Homework Grading

Each homework assignment is worth 2 points, scored as follows:

2 = all problems attempted, on time;

1 = not all problems attempted or late;

0 = not turned in or turned in late but not all problems attempted

Homework

Class date & link to Class Pages	Homework (HW) Assigned	HW Due Date
11/19-20	· Lab	11/21
11/18	· Pick two planets or moons and calculate their surface gravity.	11/19
11/17	· You are an astronomer studying our solar system. You have just discovered two new bodies orbiting the sun. Assign names and orbital periods to these bodies and calculate their semi-major distances from the sun using Kepler’s 3rd Law.	11/18
11/13-14	· Test – no homework!
11/10-12	· Study for test on Thursday/Friday	-
11/7	· Read 8.13, 8.14 and 8.16 in Principles of Physics. · Solve problems in Chapter 8: 14.1, 16.3 · Bring in your IC report signed by your parents	11/10-12
11/5-6	· Read 8.6 through 8.11 in Principles of Physics. · Solve problems in Chapter 8: 6.1, 6.3, 6.5, 10.1, 11.1	11/7
11/04	· Read 8.0 through 8.4 in Principles of Physics. · Solve problems in Chapter 8: 0.1, 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 3.3, 3.7	11/5
10/29-30	· Lab	11/3
10/28	· Chapter 7: 24.1, 25.1, 27.3	10/29-30
10/27	Choose one: · Calculate the power required to keep your car moving at a constant speed. · Calculate your own horsepower	10/28
10/24	· Read 7.21-7.23 in Principles of Physics. · Do problem 22.1 · Rolling Cans Lab · Challenge Problems	All: 10/27
10/22-23	· Read 7.17 through 7.20 in Principles of Physics. · Do problems 17.1, 17.3, 19.1 · Finish Lab · Challenge Problems	10/24 Lab: 10/27 Challenge: 10/27
10/21	· Read 7.12 through 7.15 in Principles of Physics. · Do problems 12.1, 12.5, 14.1, 14.3	10/22-23
10/20	· Read 7.5 through 7.9 in Principles of Physics. · Do problems 7.1, 7.3, 7.5 Challenge Problems: Chapter 7: 2.4, 6.4, 7.6, 12.6, 14.6, 17.4, 19.2, 20.2, A.12 Chapter 8: 1.4, 3.10, 3.12, 6.4, 11.2, 14.2, 16.4, 18.6, 19.4	10/21 10/22 or 10/23
10/17	· Do the following problems at the end of Chapter 7: 0.1, 1.1, 2.3, 3.1	10/20
10/14-16	· Test 4 Motion in 2D – no homework!	-
10/13	· Challenge Stations: 1 of the 2 OR · Honors Stations: 2 of the 4	10/14 or 10/16
10/8-9	· Challenge Stations: 1 of the 2 · Honors Stations: 2 of the 4 · Read 6.0, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.7 in Principles of Physics · Do problems 6.2, 6.5, 6.8 in Principles of Physics	10/14 or 10/16 Ch 6: 10/10
10/7	· Read 5.25, 5.26 & 5.28 through 5.30 in Principles of Physics · Do problems 5.27 & 5.31 in Principles of Physics	10/8-9
10/3	· Bring in two index cards with a question for each of the two panels you will attend. In addition to the question, write three sentences on how the answer to the question will affect your opinion about human caused global warming. · Read 5.18 through 5.20, 5.22 & 5.23 in Principles of Physics · Do problems 5.21 & 5.24 in Principles of Physics. · Turn in your two index cards	10/6
10/1-2	· Read 5.10 through 5.14 in Principles of Physics · Do problems 5.15, 5.16 & 5.17 in Principles of Physics (pages 62 & 63). · Bring in one rational hypothesis, fact, law, or theory that humans are causing climate change and one rational hypothesis, fact, law, or theory that humans are not causing climate change.	10/3
9/30	· No HW!	-
9/29	· Read 5.0 through 5.6 in Principles of Physics · Do problems 5.7, 5.8 & 5.9 in Principles of Physics (page 59). · Turn in: 4.3; 4.5; 4.6; 4.8; 4.9;4.10 OR Challenge Problems	9/30
9/26	· No Homework! Enjoy the weekend!	-
9/24	· Read 4.11, 4.12, 4.14, and 4.15 in Principles of Physics · Do sections 4.13, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18 and 4.19 in Principles of Physics (pages 49 - 51) · OR: Challenge Problems (due Tuesday)	9/26
9/23	· Bring in a copy of your IC grades signed by a parent. · Do Sections 4.9 & 4.10 in Principles of Physics · Write down your solutions so you can turn them in for credit. OR: Challenge Problem: · Derive an equation for a the initial velocity of a basketball required for a player to score in terms of the player’s height (h), ball’s mass (m), distance from the goal (d), and hoop height (L).	9/24-25
9/22	· Turn in Tuesday, with your lab: · A graph of rocket height vs. angle (see the graph rubric for grading) · Sample calculations showing how you calculated the data points on this graph	9/23
9/17	· Lab Report · Read 4.0 through 4.7 in Principles of Physics · Do problem 4.3, 4.5, and 4.8 in Principles of Physics (page 46). · Write down your solutions so you can turn them in for credit.	9/22
9/16	· Test 3 - No homework!	-
9/15	· Prepare for the test by working the practice problems	-
9/12	· Reminder: Quiz on Vectors Tuesday · Read and work problems in sections 3.9-14 and 3.17 · Work all problems with answers in Chapter 3. -or- · Finish the challenge problem worksheet	9/15
9/10-11	· Revise your two questions · Make one more card for each of the following concepts: 1. Finding the equilibrant 2. Converting rectangular to polar 3. Converting polar to rectangular