AP Physics 2 Assignments

This is where each week's assignments in AP Physics 2 are posted. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Week 16: Monday, December 4th – Friday, December 8th

Hello again, and welcome to the first week of December! We're going to continue our work on Unit 5: Unbalanced Forces, so here's the plan for this week:

Mon. 12/4

Tue. 12/5

Wed. 12/6

Thu. 12/7

Fri. 12/8

Next week, we'll learn about Ohm's Law and resistivity with a pair of simulations, and then we'll take our last quiz of the semester so we can start preparing for the 1st Semester Exam. As always, let me know if you have any questions. I hope you have a wonderful week!

Week 15: Monday, November 27th – Friday, December 1st

Welcome back! I hope you had a restful and relaxing Thanksgiving Break and are recharged and ready to get through the next three weeks. The goal is to complete all of Unit 4: Electric Circuits before we go on Winter Break, so let's see if we can get that done. Here's the plan for the last week of November:

Mon. 11/27

Tue. 11/28

Wed. 11/29

Thu. 11/30

Fri. 12/1

Next week we'll get to play with actual parallel plate capacitors, so that'll be fun! I hope you have a great week back from break. Please let me know if you have any questions.

PS: Make sure you plug in your Chromebook to charge overnight!

Week 14: Monday, November 13th – Friday, November 17th

We finally made it to Thanksgiving Break! This week, we'll wrap up electric potential so that we can have a nice clean break before learning about capacitors when we come back. Here's the plan:

Mon. 11/13

Tue. 11/14

Wed. 11/15

Thu. 11/16

Fri. 11/17

I hope you have a restful and relaxing Thanksgiving Break! 🦃 Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Week 13: Monday, November 6th – Friday, November 10th

Hello again! Here's the plan for the first week of November as we wrap up electrostatics & E-fields and move into electric potential:

Mon. 11/6

Tue. 11/7

Wed. 11/8

Thu. 11/9

Fri. 11/10

Electric potential is a little weird because we use the colloquial term "voltage" for it, but it's really "electric potential energy per unit charge", which is measured joules per coulomb and means something different than we typically think it does. The good news is that we'll be able to approach the concept in numerous ways, which should make it pretty easy to understand (eventually). Let me know if you have any questions, and have a great week!

Week 12: Monday, October 30th – Friday, November 3rd

It's the last week of October, and it's finally starting to feel like Fall! I hope you got out and enjoyed the last bits of nice weather. Here's the plan for this week as we continue our work in electrostatics:

Mon. 10/30

Tue. 10/31 🎃

Wed. 11/1

Thu. 11/2

Fri. 11/3

Next week, we'll take our first quiz on electrostatics on Monday, so make sure you get those Progress Checks done beforehand. Have a great week, and as always, let me know if you have any questions!

Week 11: Monday, October 23rd – Friday, October 27th

Welcome to 2nd Quarter – only 3/4 of a school year to go! We're going to finally leave thermodynamics behind and focus on our new unit, electrostatics. Here's the plan for this week:

Mon. 10/23

Tue. 10/24

Wed. 10/25

Thu. 10/26

Fri. 10/27

The nice thing about electrostatics is that it's more straightforward than thermodynamics – it's either positive or negative, it's either a conductor or an insulator, it's either attractive or repulsive, etc. Just make sure you keep track of the quantized charges, the distances, and the angles, and you're good. Have a good week, and try to get out and enjoy the nice weather while it lasts!

Week 10: Monday, October 16th – Friday, October 20th

Welcome back from your 3-day weekend! Here's our plan to wrap up thermodynamics and 1st Quarter:

Mon. 10/16

Tue. 10/17

Wed. 10/18

Thu. 10/19

Fri. 10/20

There's a lot of similarity between electrostatics and universal gravitation, except that some relationships are repulsive instead of attractive! Fortunately, once you get the signs right, it's not too bad – most students think Unit 3 is easier than thermodynamics, so it's a good way to start 2nd Quarter. Let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!

Week 9: Monday, October 9th – Thursday, October 12th

I hope you had a great weekend! This week, we'll wrap up thermodynamics and start working on the last two Unit 2 Progress Checks. Here's the plan for our abbreviated week:

Mon. 10/9

Tue. 10/10

Wed. 10/11

Thu. 10/12

Fri. 10/13

Next week, we'll take our quiz on the laws of thermodynamics to wrap up 1st Quarter. Enjoy your 3-and-a-half-day weekend! As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 8: Monday, October 2nd – Friday, October 6th

Welcome to the first week of October! This week, we'll introduce some really challenging concepts in thermodynamics, so don't be surprised if you're a little confused and frustrated  – I'm confident you'll figure it out! Here's the plan for this week:

Mon. 10/2

Tue. 10/3

Wed. 10/4

Thu. 10/5

Fri. 10/6

Make sure you go through this material slowly and deliberately, and take notes while you're reading, because thermo is a very difficult topic for most people. I've also posted some videos on Google Classroom that I think might be helpful, and don't forget that there are additional video resources available on AP Classroom. I hope you have a great week! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 7: Monday, September 25th – Friday, September 29th

Hi everybody! This week, we'll wrap up kinetic theory and gas laws with a lab and a quiz. Here's the plan for the first week of autumn 🍂:

Mon. 9/25

Tue. 9/26

Wed. 9/27

Thu. 9/28

Fri. 9/29

Heat is kind of a strange topic because we think we know what it is, but the way physicists define it is a little bit different than what you may be used to, so we have to make sure everyone understands that before moving on to the laws of thermodynamics next week. I hope you have a great week as we wrap up September and move into trick or treat season! Let me know if you have any questions.

Week 6: Monday, September 18th – Friday, September 22nd

Hello again! For this final week of summer, we're going to start Unit 2: Thermodynamics, or as I like to call it, "the reason people switch their major from engineering". Here's the plan:

Mon. 9/18

Tue. 9/19

Wed. 9/20

Thu. 9/21

Fri. 9/22

I hope you enjoy this week's review of Advanced Chemistry. 😂 As always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Week 5: Monday, September 11th – Friday, September 15th

Welcome back! I hope you had fun with all the Homecoming festivities this past weekend. This week, we're going to take our first quiz on Unit 1: Fluids so that we can move on to thermodynamics. Here's the plan for the first full week we've have in a while:

Mon. 9/11

Tue. 9/12

Wed. 9/13

Thu. 9/14

Fri. 9/15

If we end up deciding to push the quiz back by a day because we need a little more time, that's fine. However, I've found that students usually prefer to spend more time on thermodynamics than fluids, so we don't want to delay too much. I hope you have a great week! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 4: Tuesday, September 5th – Friday, September 8th

I hope you enjoyed your 3-day weekend! We're wrapping up fluids & flow this week, just in time for some AP Classroom Progress Checks and our very first quiz. Here's the plan for this hot, hot week:

Mon. 9/4

Tue. 9/5

Wed. 9/6

Thu. 9/7

Fri. 9/8

Next week we'll go over the Progress Checks and take our first quiz. Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything at all!

Week 3: Monday, August 28th – Friday, September 1st

I hope you all enjoyed your unexpected 3-day weekend! This week, we'll continue our work on static fluids. Here's what we're doing for the last week of August:

Mon. 8/28

Tue. 8/29

Wed. 8/30

Thu. 8/31

Fri. 9/1

Next week is also short thanks to Labor Day, so we'll have our first AP Classroom Progress Checks for Unit 1 after we get a good handle on Bernoulli's beautiful but intimidating equation. I hope your power is back on and that life has returned to normal for you. Have a great week, and let me know if you have any questions!

Week 2: Monday, August 21st – Friday, August 25th

Welcome to the first full week of the 2023-2024 school year! Now that we've had a few days to get to know each other and review the "Big Ideas" in AP Physics 2, we can move on to our first unit on fluids. Here's what we're doing this week:

Mon. 8/21

Tue. 8/22

Wed. 8/23

Thu. 8/24

Fri. 8/25

I hope you had a great first week and that you were able to get some rest this weekend before we attempt to go to school for five full days without strange bell schedules or burning birds. Let me know you have any questions!

Unfortunately, Roosevelt High School did not offer AP Physics 2 in the 2022-2023 school year.

Congratulations to the Class of 2022! I wish you the best of luck in all that you do, and I hope you keep in touch and come back to visit.

Week 35: Monday, May 9th – Friday, May 13th

This is it – exam week is finally here! The plan is simple: take the make-up quiz, finish all the Progress Checks and as many practice exams as possible, and then take the exam on Friday.

Good luck – you'll do great! Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!

Week 34: Monday, May 2nd – Friday, May 6th

Welcome to the first week of May! If you went to Prom, I hope you had fun. Here's the plan:

That wraps up our course! Just one more week until the AP Physics 2 Exam on Friday, May 13th at noon. I hope you have a great first week of AP exams! Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything. Take care and stay safe!

Week 33: Monday, April 25th – Friday, April 29th

Welcome to the last week of April! Here's the plan:

Have a great week! Hang in there - we're almost done.

Week 32: Monday, April 18th – Friday, April 22nd

Welcome back from your 3-day weekend! This week, we're going to wrap up Unit 6: Optics so that we can move on to our final topic, Unit 7: Modern Physics. Here's what we need to accomplish:

I hope you have a wonderful week, and get outside for Earth Day. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Week 31: Monday, April 11th – Thursday, April 14th

Hello everybody! During this short week, we'll try to get through all of physical optics so that we can move on to our final unit next week. Here's the plan:

Make sure you're completing the FRQs as I assign them, because otherwise you'll have to cram them in right before the exam, which won't give you enough time to see additional practice questions or complete the full practice exams. I hope you have a great week and find a way to enjoy your upcoming 3-day weekend!

Week 30: Monday, April 4th – Friday, April 8th

Welcome back! I hope you had a good Spring Break and were able to relax a bit. This week, we'll start doing practice FRQs in AP Classroom so that we're better prepared for the exam in May. Here's what we're doing for the first week of April:

I hope you have a wonderful week! Make sure you keep up with your assignments, and as always, please let me know if you have any questions. Less than two months left!

Week 29: Monday, March 21st – Friday, March 25th

Spring is finally here, and along with it 4th Quarter, which means that we're in the home stretch for the school year! Here's what we're doing this week:

I hope you have a great week! Be sure to get some time to relax and recharge over Spring Break. I'll see you in April!

Week 28: Monday, March 14th – Thursday, March 17th

Welcome to the last week of 3rd Quarter! I hope you're not too cranky from all the snow and losing an hour of sleep to daylight saving time. Here's what we're doing for this abbreviated week:

The weather is supposed to get much nicer as the week goes on, so open those windows and get some fresh air. I hope you have a wonderful week!

Week 27: Monday, March 7th – Friday, March 11th

I hope you enjoyed the nice weather this weekend! It was amazing being outside and not having to bundle up. Here's the plan for this week:

We only have two weeks left in 3rd Quarter, so make sure you get all of your work turned in and let me know if you have any questions about any of it. Have a great week!

Week 26: Monday, February 28th – Friday, March 4th

It's finally March! We only have a few weeks left before Spring Break and just two months until the AP exam, so try to use the sunshine and warmer weather this week to help you power through. Here's what we're planning on doing this week:

As always, please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you have a good week!

Week 25: Tuesday, February 22nd – Friday, February 25th

I hope you got some rest and enjoyed your looong weekend! Here's the plan for our continued study of magnetism:

Make sure you go see the musical this weekend – it's awesome! I hope you have a good final week of February.

Week 24: Monday, February 14th – Thursday, February 17th

It's time for another short week! Here's the plan for starting our new unit on magnetism:

Enjoy your long weekend! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 23: Monday, February 7th – Friday, February 11th

I hope you enjoyed having another long weekend! We'll continue where we left off so that we can wrap up our unit on electric circuits and move on to magnetism. Here's what we're doing this week:

We're almost halfway through 3rd Quarter, so make sure you're keeping up with the assignments so that you aren't scrambling for Mastery Points right before Spring Break. I hope you have a good week! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 22: Monday, January 31st – Friday, February 4th

Welcome to the end of January! With the bad weather that's predicted this week, I'm pretty confident that we're going to have six more weeks of winter, regardless of whatever that groundhog says. Here's the plan for this week:

The winter storm that will hit us on Wednesday may alter our plans if we have a snow/ice day later in the week, but if that's the case, we'll just get caught up later. I hope you have a great week! As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 21: Monday, January 24th – Friday, January 28th

Hello again! This week, we'll take our first quiz on circuits, and then we'll look at adding in more resistors and capacitors. Here's the plan for our first full week of 2nd Semester:

As always, let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!

Week 20: Wednesday, January 19th – Friday, January 21st

Wow, a *five day weekend*! That's absolutely amazing. I hope you took advantage of it and relaxed as much as possible! Here's the plan for our very abbreviated week:

Before you know it, another weekend will be here. I hope you have a wonderful week and don't get stuck in the snow!

Week 19: Monday, January 10th – Friday, January 14th

It's the first week of 3rd Quarter, which means that it's 2nd Semester and we're now halfway done with this challenging school year! Here's the plan for the shortened week:

Remember, people are catching COVID-19 at the fastest rate of the pandemic so far, so please keep wearing your mask properly, and if you don't feel well, stay home so that you don't get others sick. You can always keep up with your work online or get caught up when you're back. Stay safe, take care, and please let me know if you have any questions!

Week 18: Monday, January 3rd – Friday, January 7th

Welcome to the first week of 2022! I hope you were able to relax and stay healthy over Winter Break. Here's the plan for this week:

Mon. 1/3

Tue. 1/4

Wed. 1/5

Thu. 1/6

Fri. 1/7

We'll do our best to stick to the schedule, but as COVID-19 cases stay rise to the omicron variant, we may have to modify the schedule as necessary. Make sure you're wearing the best mask possible in school – either an N95 or KN95 – and keep it securely on your face and over your nose as much as you can! Stay safe, and please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 17: Monday, December 13th – Friday, December 17th

We finally made it to the end of 2021! I think we can all agree that this year didn't turn out quite like anyone hoped or expected, so it'll be nice to have two weeks off for Winter Break. Here's the plan for this week:

Mon. 12/13

Tue. 12/14

Wed. 12/15

Thu. 12/16

Fri. 12/17

I hope you get some time to relax over Winter Break, and I'll see you in 2022! Take care and stay safe.

Week 16: Monday, December 6th – Friday, December 10th

Hello, everybody! Here's what we're doing for the first full week of December:

Mon. 12/6

Tue. 12/7

Wed. 12/8

Thu. 12/9

Fri. 12/10

Next week we'll get to play with actual parallel plate capacitors, so that'll be fun! I hope you have a great week.

Week 15: Monday, November 29th – Friday, December 3rd

Welcome back! I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving Break. We only have three weeks until Winter Break, which means we're over halfway through 2nd Quarter. Here's the plan for the last week of November:

Mon. 11/29

Tue. 11/30

Wed. 12/1

Thu. 12/2

Fri. 12/3

We'll take Quiz #3-2 on Electric Potential on Monday, so be prepared! As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 13: Monday, November 15th – Friday, November 19th & Week 14: Monday, November 22nd

Hello again! One of these weeks we're going to get as far along as I'd hoped, so maybe that will be this week. Here's the revised plan to wrap up electrostatics & E-fields:

Mon. 11/15

Tue. 11/16

Wed. 11/17

Thu. 11/18

Fri. 11/19

Mon. 11/22

I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving! Get some rest, stay safe, and come back recharged (no pun intended) to finish out electrostatics so we can tackle Unit 4: Electric Circuits.

Week 12: Monday, November 8th – Friday, November 12th

Hi everybody! We're going to finally leave thermodynamics behind and focus on our new unit, electrostatics. Here's the plan for this week:

Mon. 11/8

Tue. 11/9

Wed. 11/10

Thu. 11/11

Fri. 11/12

The nice thing about electrostatics is that it's more straightforward than thermodynamics – it's either positive or negative, it's either a conductor or an insulator, it's either attractive or repulsive, etc. Just make sure you keep track of the quantized charges, the distances, and the angles, and you're good. Have a good week, and enjoy the nice weather while it lasts!

Week 11: Monday, November 1st – Friday, November 5th

Hello everyone, I hope you enjoyed your Halloween weekend and have recovered from eating all of that candy! Here's the plan for the first week of November:

Mon. 11/1

Tue. 11/2

Wed. 11/3

Thu. 11/4

Fri. 11/5

These book homework assignments aren't too challenging and electrostatics (Unit 3) makes up a significant portion of the exam, so make sure you're keeping up with the work! Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you have a great week!

Week 10: Monday, October 25th – Friday, October 29th

Welcome to 2nd Quarter – only 3/4 of a school year to go! Here's our plan to wrap up thermodynamics:

Mon. 10/25

Tue. 10/26

Wed. 10/27

Thu. 10/28

Fri. 10/29

We'll do the AP Classroom Progress Checks for Unit 2: Thermodynamics in class next week; those are going to be fun! 😵‍💫 I hope you enjoy the last week of October. Bundle up so you stay warm if you go trick-or-treating this weekend!

Week 9: Monday, October 18th – Thursday, October 21st

It's the end of 1st Quarter! We didn't get as far as I would have liked last week, so here's the plan for this shortened week:

Mon. 10/18

Tue. 10/19

Wed. 10/20

Thu. 10/21

Fri. 10/22

Please make sure to get all of your work turned in for your Mastery Points, including the Topic Make-ups on AP Classroom, by this Friday so that they count for your 1st Quarter Grade. Enjoy your second 3-day weekend!

Week 8: Monday, October 11th – Friday, October 15th

Welcome back from your three-day weekend! I hope you got a chance to rest and recharge. Here's the plan for this week:

Mon. 10/11

Tue. 10/12

Wed. 10/13

Thu. 10/14

Fri. 10/15

This week, we'll introduce some really challenging concepts, so don't be surprised if you're a little confused and frustrated – you'll figure it out! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 7: Monday, October 4th – Thursday, October 7th

Hi everybody! Here's the plan for this short week:

Mon. 10/4

Tue. 10/5

Wed. 10/6

Thu. 10/7

Fri. 10/8

I hope you take some time this upcoming weekend to relax and catch your breath. Let me know if you have any questions! Keep wearing your mask and stay safe.

Week 6: Monday, September 27th – Friday, October 1st

Hello! I hope you all had a great Homecoming weekend and are ready to say goodbye to September. Here's the plan for this week:

Mon. 9/27

Tue. 9/28

Wed. 9/29

Thu. 9/30

Fri. 10/1

I hope you enjoy this week's review of Advanced Chemistry. 😂 As always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Week 5: Monday, September 20th – Friday, September 24th

Welcome to the first week of Fall! Here's what we're doing this week:

Mon. 9/20

Tue. 9/21 through Thu. 9/23

Fri. 9/24

I hope you have wonderful Homecoming week! Please be safe this weekend.

Week 4: Monday, September 13th – Friday, September 17th

We're wrapping up fluids & flow this week, just in time for our first quiz! Here's the plan for this week:

Mon. 9/13

Tue. 9/14

Wed. 9/15

Thu. 9/16

Fri. 9/17

Next week we'll go over the quiz and do our first Progress Checks on AP Classroom. Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything at all!

Week 3: Tuesday, September 7th – Friday, September 10th

Congratulations – we've made it through our first 5-day week of school since March 2020, and I hope you celebrated by relaxing as much as possible over the 3-day weekend. Here's the plan for the upcoming abbreviated week:

Mon. 9/6

Tue. 9/7

Wed. 9/8

Thu. 9/9

Fri. 9/10

Let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything at all. Next week we'll have our first quiz, so make sure you're keeping up with the work. I hope you enjoy your week!

Week 2: Monday, August 30th – Friday, September 3rd

I hope your first week went well! Here's what we're doing in AP Physics 2 for the second week of school:

Mon. 8/30

Tue. 8/31

Wed. 9/1

Thu. 9/2

Fri. 9/3

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything. I hope you have a great week!

Week 1: Wednesday, August 25th – Friday, August 27th

Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! I'm hoping for some normalcy to end out your high school careers. Here's what we're doing for the first week of school:

Wed. 8/25

Thu. 8/26

Fri. 8/27

I hope you've had a great week so far, and I hope you stay safe and get some rest this weekend before we attempt five full days next week for the first time since March 2020!