Physics 12 (Summer)

Course Details

Text
Giancoli, Douglas C. Physics: Principles with Applications. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998.
Solutions Manual

Curriculum
BC Physics 12 Curriculum

Handouts
Course Outline
Formula Sheet
Formal Lab Report Guidelines
Formal Lab Report Dos and Don’ts


Unit Overview

Unit Test Date
1 Kinematics 08/09 Jul 2021
(Thu/Fri)
2 Dynamics
3 Equilibrium 13/14 Jul 2021
(Tue/Wed)
4 Energy 19/20 Jul 2021
(Mon/Tue)
5 Momentum
6 Circular Motion 22/23 Jul 2021
(Thu/Fri)
7 Gravitation
8 Electrostatics 27/28 Jul 2021
(Tue/Wed)
9 Electromagnetism 29/30 Jul 2021
(Thu/Fri)
10 Electromagnetic Induction n/a
Final Exam: Mechanics 04/05 Aug 2021
(Wed/Thu)
Final Exam: E&M

Schedule

Red: Cohort A Face-to-Face, Cohort B Remote
Blue: Cohort B Face-to-Face, Cohort A Remote

Bolded tasks are only for the face-to-face section.

Date Details Additional Resources
1 06 Jul 2021
(Tue)
  • Introduction and Expectations
  • Course Outline

 

  • Notes: Kinematics (Motion in One Dimension)
  • Worksheet: Uniform Motion (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Uniformly Accelerated Motion (solutions)
  • Worksheet: More Uniformly Accelerated Motion (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Graphs of Motion (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Graphs of Motion II (solutions)

 

  • Notes: Vectors
  • Worksheet: Trigonometry (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Vectors (solutions)
  • Worksheet: More Vectors (solutions)

 

  • Notes: Kinematics (Projectile Motion)
  • Worksheet: Projectile Motion (Horizontally Launched) (solutions)
  • Worksheet: More Projectile Motion (Horizontally Launched) (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Projectile Motion (Launched at Angles) (solutions)
  • Kinematics Provincial Exam Package (solutions)
  • In-Class Questions
2 07 Jul 2021
(Thu)
  • Quiz: Kinematics

 

  • Notes: Dynamics (Basics)
  • Worksheet: Friction (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Dynamics Review (Physics 11) (solutions)
  • In-Class Questions

 

  • Notes: Dynamics (Additional Topics)
  • Worksheet: Forces at Angles (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Multi-Body Systems (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Multi-Body Systems II (solutions)
  • Dynamics Provincial Exam Package (solutions)
  • In-Class Questions
  • More Questions
  • Challenge Questions
3 08 Jul 2021
(Thu)
  • Test: Kinematics and Dynamics

 

  • Notes: Torque, Static Equilibrium (Forces Acting on a Point)
  • Worksheet: Equilibrium
    • Multiple Choice: #3, 4, 6, 8, 17, 19, 20, 22, 25, 28
    • Written: #5, 8, 10, 12, 14
  • Giancoli: §8.4, 9.1-9.2
4 09 Jul 2021
(Fri)
  • Test: Kinematics and Dynamics

 

  • Notes: Static Equilibrium (Forces Acting on a Beam)
  • Worksheet: Equilibrium
    • Multiple Choice: #1, 2, 5, 7, 9-16, 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29
    • Written: #1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13
  • In-Class Questions
  • More Questions
5 12 Jul 2021
(Mon)
  • Quiz: Equilibrium

 

  • Clicker Questions: Equilibrium uploaded to Teams after class
  • Equilibrium Provincial Exam Package (solutions)
  • In-Class Questions
  • Equilibrium AP Physics 1 Review Package
  • Equilibrium Ranking Tasks
6 13 Jul 2021
(Tue)
  • Test: Equilibrium

 

  • Notes: Energy
  • Worksheet: Conservation of Energy (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Work (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Conservation of Energy with Heat (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Power and Efficiency (solutions)
  • Energy Provincial Exam Package (solutions)
7 14 Jul 2021
(Wed)
  • Test: Equilibrium

 

  • Notes: Momentum, Impulse, Conservation of Momentum (One Dimension)
  • Worksheet: Momentum and Impulse (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Conservation of Momentum (solutions)
  • Assignment: Collisions Simulation due on Teams at 11:59 pm, , have access to a completed copy for class on Thu. Jul. 15
8 15 Jul 2021
(Thu)
  • Quiz: Momentum

 

  • Notes: Momentum (Two Dimensions), Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
  • Clicker Questions: Momentum uploaded to Teams after class
  • Worksheet: Momentum (2 Dimensions) (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions (answers)
  • Momentum Provincial Exam Package (solutions)
  • Giancoli: §7.4-7.7
  • Momentum AP Physics 1 Review Package
  • Momentum Ranking Tasks
9 16 Jul 2021
(Fri)
  • Quiz: Momentum

 

  • Notes: Circular Motion
  • Worksheet: Circular Motion (solutions)

 

  • Notes: Graphical Analysis
  • Worksheet: Graphical Analysis (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Graphical Analysis II (solutions)
10 19 Jul 2021
(Mon)
  • Test: Energy and Momentum
  • Lab: Circular Motion formal lab report due Wed. Jul. 21 at 11:59 pm on Teams

 

  • Notes: Circular Motion cont.
  • Circular Motion and Gravitation Provincial Exam Package (solutions)
  • In-Class Questions
  • More Questions
  • Circular Motion AP Physics 1 Review Package
11 20 Jul 2021
(Tue)
  • Test: Energy and Momentum
  • Lab: Circular Motion formal lab report due Wed. Jul. 21 at 11:59 pm on Teams

 

  • Notes: Universal Gravitation, Orbits
  • Worksheet: Universal Gravitation (solutions)
  • Worksheet: Orbits (solutions)
12 21 Jul 2021
(Wed)
  • Quiz: Circular Motion

 

  • Notes: Gravitational Potential Energy
  • Worksheet: Gravitational Potential Energy (solutions)
  • Circular Motion and Gravitation Provincial Exam Package (solutions)
  • In-Class Questions
  • More Questions
  • Gravitation AP Physics 1 Review Package
13 22 Jul 2021
(Thu)
  • Test: Circular Motion
  • Test: Gravitation

 

  • Notes: Electric Force and Field
  • Worksheet: Coulomb’s Law (solutions)
  • In-Class Questions
14 23 Jul 2021
(Fri)
  • Test: Circular Motion
  • Test: Gravitation

 

  • Notes: Electric Potential Energy, Electric Potential
  • Electrostatics Provincial Exam Package (solutions)
    • not required to know how to do questions involving cathode ray tubes (#26, 29, 38, 44)
  • In-Class Questions
  • Giancoli: §17.1-17.2, 17.4-17.5
  • Electrostatics Ranking Tasks
15 26 Jul 2021
(Mon)
  • Quiz: Electrostatics

 

  • Clicker Questions: Electrostatics uploaded to Teams after class
  • In-Class Questions
  • Challenge Questions
16 27 Jul 2021
(Tue)
  • Test: Electrostatics

 

  •  Notes: Magnetic Field
17 28 Jul 2021
(Wed)
  • Test: Electrostatics

 

  • Notes: Magnetic Force, Applications of Electromagnetism
  • Clicker Questions: Electromagnetism uploaded to Teams after class
  • Electromagnetism Provincial Exam Package (solutions)
  • In-Class Questions
  • More Questions
  • Even More Questions
  • Giancoli: §20.3-20.4, 20.6, 17.10, 20.10, 20.12
  • Electromagnetism Ranking Tasks
18 29 Jul 2021
(Thu)
  • Test: Electromagnetism

 

  • Notes: Induced EMF, Magnetic Flux, Faraday’s Law, Lenz’s Law
  • Electromagnetic Induction Provincial Exam Package (solutions)
  • In-Class Questions
  • More Questions
19 30 Jul 2021
(Fri)
  • Test: Electromagnetism

 

  • Notes: Motors and Generators, Back EMF, Transformers
  • Clicker Questions: Electromagnetic Induction uploaded to Teams after class
  • In-Class Questions
  • More Questions
  • Challenge Questions
  •  Giancoli: §18.8, 20.10, 21.5-21.6, 21.7
20 03 Aug 2021
(Tue)
  • Review
21 04 Aug 2021
(Wed)
  • Final Exam: Mechanics
  • Final Exam: Electricity and Magnetism
22 05 Aug 2021
(Thu)
  • Final Exam: Mechanics
  • Final Exam: Electricity and Magnetism
23 06 Aug 2021
(Fri)
  • Return final exams