Syllabus

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How Things Work - an Interesting Site Answering Questions about How Things Work

General Information
- Physics I Course Information
- Student Information Form
- Major Lab Information for Honors Physics
- AP Major Lab Information
- Explanation for how to perform statistical analysis using graphing calculators
- Daily Lab Writeup Information for AP Physics
- Content with percentages on the AP Physics B exam
- Intelligence Testing of a Twinkie
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Motion in One Dimension: Velocity & Acceleration
- Velocity Homework
- Rocket Racer
- Velocity Lab Form
- Acceleration Homework
- Acceleration Lab Form
- Egg Drop Contest
- Egg Drop Form
- Amusment Park Physics - the physics of free fall
- Gravitational Response of a Twinkie
- Relationships Between Displacement, Velocity, & Acceleration - Interactive
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Forces
- Forces Homework
- Lab: Coefficient of Friction
- Lab: Newton's Second Law
- Lab: Newton's Third Law
- Fettucini Physics Contest
- Interactive Terminal Velocity Site
- Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation (under Intermediate)
- Check out Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Escape Velocity under Advanced
- Forces Involved in Breaking an Egg
- Frictional Force - Interactive
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Vectors & Vector Applications
- Vectors Homework
- Vector Scavenger Hunt
- Vectors Applications Homework
- Interactive Vector Addition
- Lab: Acceleration on an Incline
- Interactive Vector Addition
- Incline Plane Simulation
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Motion in Two Dimensions
- Motion in Two Dimensions Homework
- Periodic Motion Homework
- Projectile Motion - Interactive
- Lab: Periodic Motion: Pendulum and Spring
- Lab: Centripetal Force
- Planetary Orbit Simulator
- Interactive Pendulum
- Golf Range
- Exploring Gravity Site - Circular Motion under Introduction
- Planetary Motion
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Rotational Motion
- Torque Homework
- Lab: Leaning Tower of Pisa Challenge
- Lab: Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
- Rotational Motion Homework
- See Saw Torque
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Momentum
- Linear Momentum and Impulse Homework
- Lab: Conservation of Momentum
- Lab: Elastic Collisions
- Momentum in Two Dimensions Homework
- 2-D Collisions
- Bouncing Ball-Elastic Collisions
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Work and Energy
- Work and Power Homework
- Lab: Hooke's Law
- Lab: Pulleys
- Energy Homework
- Can Races
- Lab: Work/Energy Theorem
- Lab: Conservation of Energy
- The Physics of Roller Coasters - an interactive site that let's you design a roller coaster
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Thermal Energy and States of Matter
- States of Matter Homework
- Lab: Buoyant Force
- Cardboard Boat Challenge
- Rapid Oxidation Tests on a Twinkie
- Maximum Density Tests on a Twinkie
- Solubility Tests on a Twinkie
- Density
- A Floating Log
- Force on a Wing
- How Airplanes Fly
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Waves
- Waves Homework
- Lab: Wave Characteristics
- Lab: Mechanical Waves
- Wave Interference Effects
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Sound
- Sound Homework
- Lab: Speed of Sound in a Closed Pipe
- Lab: Doppler Shift
- Lab: Speed of Sound
- Sight vs Sound Reflex
- Sound Pulses
- Sonic Doppler Effect
- Doppler Effect, Two Sources
- Interference Patterns
- Sound and Waves
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Light & Diffraction
- Light & Diffraction Homework
- Physics of a Rainbow - Interactive
- Shadow/Image and Mixing Colored Light - Interactive
- Single Slit Diffraction - Interactive
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Mirrors & Reflection
- Mirrors & Reflection Homework
- Law of Reflection
- Build a Rainbow
- Plane Mirrors-Line of Sight (animation)
- Image Formation in Plane Mirrors
- Regular vs Diffuse Reflection
- Plane Mirror Ray Diagrams
- Do You Really Need That Full Length Mirror?
- Curved Mirror Terminology
- Image Formation Using Curved Mirrors
- Concave Mirrors Ray Diagrams
- Image Characteristics-Concave Mirrors
- Spherical Aberration
- Convex Mirrors Image Formation
- Convex Mirrors-Ray Diagrams
- Convex Mirrors-Image Characteristics
- Mirrors & Snell's Law
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Refraction & Lenses
- Refraction Homework
- Lenses Homework
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Electrostatics
- Electrostatics Homework
- Charged Particles Simulation
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Electric Fields, Potential, & Capacitors
- Electric Field, Potential, & Capacitors Homework
- Data Analysis and Questions for Discharging and Charging a Capacitor Lab
- Model of the Electric Field between Charged Particles
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Electric Circuits, Series, Parallel, & Complex
- Electric Circuits, Series, Parallel, & Complex Circuits Homework
- The Electric House
- Form for Submitting Answers - The Electric House
- Resistivity of a Twinkie
- Interactive Two-Resistor Circuit
- Interactive Four-Resistor Circuit
- Interactive Ohm's Law
- Interactive Ohm's Law
- How a Wheatstone Bridge Works
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Magnetic Fields, Forces, and Induction
- Magnetic Fields, Forces, and Induction Homework
- DC Motor
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Quantum Physics
- Quantum Physics Homework
- Interactive Photoelectric Effect
- Interactive Excited States for a Hydrogen Atom
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Nuclear Physics
- Nuclear Physics Homework
- See if you can prevent a disaster at your nuclear power plant!
- Radiation Effects on a Twinkie