AP Physics C (Delve Class)

AP Physics C is taught over approximately twenty-five classes over the entire school year, for Delve 2010-2011.

Course Materials

At some point, a minilecture on Lagrangian Mechanics was run. Notes and additional material are available.

Homework Assignments

All assignments are given from Giancoli's Physics, except where otherwise given. Level I problems are drill problems that just test the ability to regurgitate information learned. Level II test problem solving skills on some basic level. Level III problems are generally chosen to be fun, and are usually hard. Finally, the suggested readings are usually sections of the book that contain some interesting information.

Some classes are missing homework assignments. Eventually, I'll collect the assignments given back from students and note the problem numbers here.

Class 15, Circuits

Level I: Problems 18.10, 18.20, 18.35, 19.17, 19.14, 19.20, 19.23, 19.65 Question 19.10
Level II: Problems 19.26, 19.27, 19.29, 19.32, 19.34, 19.71, 19.79, 19.85
Level III: Find the equivalent resistance of an \(n \cdot n \cdot n\) cube of 1-ohm resistors.

Class 13, Charges and Electrostatics

Level I: Problems 16.13, 16.16, 16.32, 16.36, 16.47, 17.19, 17.24
Level II: Problems 16.21, 16.22, 16.40, 16.41, 16.49, 16.50

Class 9, Momentum and Collisions

Level I: Problems 7.1, 7.31, 7.46
Level II: Problems 7.3, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.10, 7.12, 7.15, 7.17, 78.23, 7.28, 7.32, 7.35, 7.40, 7.41, 7.42
Level III: Problem 7.14, 7.29, 7.43, 7.45

Class 8, Momentum

Level I: Problems 7.4, 7.8, 7.18, 7.25, 7.36, 7.38, 7.42, 7.52
Level II: Problems 7.14, 7.21, 7.30, 7.37, 7.39, 7.45, 7.52, 7.59
Level III: Problem 3-12 in Kleppner
Suggested Reading: Section 7-9, "CM for the Human Body"

Class 6, Equilibrium

Level I: Problems 9.1, 9.5, 9.7, 9.11, 9.13, 9.17, 9.18
Level II: Problems 9.21, 9.23, 9.24, 9.26, 9.28, 9.34, 9.37
Level III: Problem 4-7 in Kleppner
Suggested Reading: Section 9-7, "Spanning a Space: Arches and Domes"

Class 5, Dynamics

Level I: Problems 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 4.19, 4.23, 4.27, 4.36, 4.39, 4.44
Level II: Problems 4.18, 4.25, 4.32, 4.33, 4.34, 4.64, 4.76, 4.81, 4.87
Level III: 1969 International Physics Olympiad Problem 1