Circular Motion

BY THE END OF THIS UNIT, you should be able to:

  • Identify scenarios involving uniform circular motion (UCM).

  • Calculate centripetal acceleration.

  • Explain the concept of centripetal force.

  • Calculate centripetal force.

  • Solve problems related to uniform circular motion.

Honors Physics - Unit 7

Date

Classwork

Homework

Circular Motion Notes -

Horizontal & Vertical Motion

In class practice problems.

Mar 16

Mar 17/18

Horizontal Circular Motion

HW 1 - due next class (3/19 & 3/20)

PosPhysics 10.6 FBD Analysis - due 8:00am on 3/24 (5th block) or 3/25 (4th block)

PosPhysics 10.7 Complete Problems 1 - due 8:00am on 3/24 (5th block) or 3/25 (4th block)

PosPhysics 10.10 Challenge #1 & 2 only - due 8:00am on 3/26 (5th block) or 3/27 (4th block)

Mar 19/20

Block 5 - I will be out. My mother has a neurologist appointment and I am her driver….and daughter so I should really be there.

I’m sorry and I’ll bring y’all some cookies or brownies next week!

Quiz

Banked Curves Notes -please watch this video and take notes. (We focus on Banked Curves with NO Friction.)

Practice / HW: HW2 (don’t forget about the positive physics!)

Mar 24/25

Mar 26/27

Mar 30/31

Apr 1/2

Apr 7/8

Circular Motion Notes

Pendulums

More practice with Pendulums (to be turned in on March 30)

RETEST option for Unit 5:

*All questions will be multiple choice.

*Maximum possible grade = 90.

*You will take the test on your own time (not during our class). Make arrangements with me in person or via email.

*Tests will be available from March 25 - March 31. You must take the test in this window.

*Here are some of the harder type problems if you’d like to practice.

Universal Gravitation Notes

Completed labs are due April 9/10.

Uniform Circular Motion Lab

Unit Review - there are two assignments on Physics Classroom for your review.

The scoring for the “Sudden Death” program is weird. Just do your best……a valiant effort.

Here is a homework on the Universal Gravitational Constant (G) - I forgot to hand it out but it’s good practice. Solutions are here.

Even more practice problems are here.

Quiz solutions here.

Unit 7 Test

Turn in lab reports.

PosPhysics 11.3 (due 8am on day of next class - Apr 1 or Apr 2)

Apr 9/10