I haven’t posted anything to this page for a while. We have two weeks until the AP Test and we aren’t finished with content yet. We will be finishing up all the content this week and practicing taking tests next week. Remember, the test is being held at Dallas Bay Baptist (click the link for a map) on Monday, May 10th. Make sure the be there no later than 11:45.
Here is a tentative schedule for the next two weeks:
- Monday, April 26
- Review the practice test we took on Friday
- Start talking about Simple Harmonic Motion/Oscillators
- Hooke’s Law
- Do a few practice problems about SHM.
- Tuesday, April 27
- Review SHM and look at pendulum problems (guaranteed to be on the AP Test!)
- Mass on Spring Problems
- Wednesday, April 28
- Review some miscellaneous Physics topics that fell through the cracks.
- Thursday, April 29
- No class (juniors and seniors will be at the Senior Celebration)
- Friday, April 30
- Seniors gone
- We will look at strategies for determining when to use which technique.
- Go over equations (try to categorize them and tell when they can be used, etc…)
- Review uses of calculus on the AP Test and give some examples of how it can be used.
- Saturday, May 1
- Prom…make sure you bring some Physics notes to study while your date is in the bathroom/talking with friends/dancing with someone else because you are too focused on Physics.
- Monday, May 3
- I will not be here this day.
- I will have some review over the first 9-weeks information (1/2-D Motion, Forces, Energy, etc…)
- Tuesday, May 4
- 2nd Nine Weeks Review
- Wednesday, May 5
- AP Calculus Test
- Practice Multiple Choice Test and Free Response Questions
- Thursday, May 6
- AP English Lit Test
- Practice Multiple Choice Test and Free Response Questions
- Friday, May 7
- AP US and Euro History Tests.
- Review whatever needs review
- Motivational pep talk
- Seniors Last Day of High School EVER!!!
- Very few people will be here.
After the AP test, we’ll play it by ear, talking about whatever you want to do. We can get into some EMag info, waves, nuclear, quantum, whatever you want.
We’ve got a lot to do and not enough time to do it (that’s sort of the story of life). I have high hopes for this class on the test. Don’t give up!