HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS 2 COURSE. ( SPH 4U1/SPH OA1)
some updating: Sept 2014

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Unit 1: Mechanics

This unit is the largest part of the course. The purpose of this unit is to help students investigate straight-line, circular, and projectile motion and to analyze this motion in terms of fundamental concepts.
Dynamics is the study of forces on moving bodies. This has many practical applications in everyday life, including just about every type of motion. Solving force and acceleration problems should increase the student's problem solving skills and ability to visualize a solution to a physical problem.
It is assumed that you are familiar with the basic concepts of acceleration and velocity in
1-dimension from your previous physics course.
You should also be familiar with interpreting d-t, v-t, and a-t graphs.

 

Unit Objectives

Part I. Kinematics (motion)

Lesson

Topic

Textbook pages & other resources

Homework
(Giancoli)

Intro (0)

Introduction to course, algebra practice;
* metric (review and practice)
* significant figures (and long webpage)
* scientific notation review and practice;

 

Mathematics Review Packet
(and links to the left)

1, 2 Review of equations of motion (in a straight line - from last year)
This lesson needs typing up properly

 

 Equations of motion practice questions
3, 4

Vectors

review of vector related trigonometry

   Vector practice
(see lesson)
also p68 #5,8
5, 6 Projectile Motion neat projectile applet! p71 #37, (41?), 43, 51 (66?)
7 Relative Motion
(river crossing,  airplanes with crosswinds) 		  p70 #28, 29, 30, 34
8 Projectile Motion Lab/Activity    
  Test
sig. digits, vectors, projectile motion, relative motion.		    

Part II. Dynamics (forces)

Lesson

Topic

Pages in Text
(Giancoli)

Homework
9. Review of Forces
(This lesson has now been updated and split up into lessons 9-12 below)

Review Physics 1 notes:

  1. Force in general & FBDs
  2. Newton's Laws
  3. Gravity
Schaum's Newton's Law Problems #5.26, 5.29, 5.30, 5.31


5.51 (gravity)
10.

Strings and pulleys
Mini-Lab: Pulleys

 Solving force problems
?? 		5.33, 5.36
11. Static and Kinetic Friction ?? selected Schaum's Newton Problems
12. Inclined planes ??  
13. Lab: coefficient of friction
    
14. Statics
equilibrium, centre of mass		 Statics problems  
15. Circular Motion I    
16. Circular Motion II (vertical)    
17. Lab: circular motion    
18. Torque Solved torque problems torque practice problems
19. Lab: Mobile & torque    
20.      
       
21.

Review

22. UNIT TEST

Extra Resources: Good PowerPoint Lessons (fi111) <Indonesian URL!>

 

[enrichment: Stress, Strain, Youngs Modulus, Bulk Modulus, Shear Modulus]
(read p102-106 on fluids)

Assignments:

 

Sources: