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Physics

2026-2027 Course Syllabus

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Course Syllabus for Physics

Physics Syllabus: Homework, Reading Assignments, Discussion Topics, and Labs

This syllabus is for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. It has been arranged to complete all required topics for both the AP Physics 1 (fall semester) and AP Physics 2 (spring semester) by the date of these exams (May 5 and May 6, 2027), so some chapters covering topics not on the exam (relativity, material science, particle physics, astrophysics) have been moved to later in the year.

Use the Links in the Homework column to find your textbook reading, study activity, and lab assignments. Check the Moodle for problems due for Monday and Wednesday chat session discussions. Homework is due on the date given, unless otherwise stated in the assignment.

SessionChatHomeworkReadingTopicLab
1Sep 9, 2026HW011: 1-8Basic Methods of ObservationEqual Arm Balance/Density
2Sep 14, 2026HW02A2: 1-5Motion in One DimensionFalling Bodies 1
4Sep 16, 2026HW02B2: 6-8Constant AccelerationFalling Bodies 2
4Sep 21, 2026HW03A3: 1-4Vectors
5Sep 23, 2026HW03B3: 5-8Motion in Two DimensionsProjectiles Challenge
6Sep 28, 2026HW04A4: 1-4Forces: Newton's 1st and 2nd LawsForce Vectors: Force Table
7Sep 30, 2026HW04B4: 5-7Forces: Newton's Third LawIntertial vs. Gravitational Mass
8Oct 5, 2026HW04C4: 8Forces: applicationsForce Vectors: Inclined Planes #1 (Frictionless)
9Oct 7, 2026HW05A5: 1-3Uniform Circular Motion; GravityCentripetal Force
10Oct 12, 2026HW05B5: 4-7Gravitation and WeightlessnessPendulum 1
11Oct 14, 2026HW05C5: 8-10Kepler's lawsPendulum 2
12Oct 19, 2026HW06A6: 1-4Work and EnergyInclined Planes and Friction
13Oct 21, 2026HW06B6: 5-7Conservation and Non-Conservative ForcesSpring Constant
14Oct 26, 2026HW06C6: 8-10Conservation of EnergyAtwook's machine
15Oct 28, 2026HW07A7: 1-4MomentumCollision Kinematics 1
16Nov 2, 2026HW07B7: 5-10Elastic and Inelastic CollisionsCollision Kinematics 2
17Nov 4, 2026HW08A8: 1-3Angular Motion and accelerationTorsion Pendulum 1
18Nov 9, 2026HW08B8: 4-6Rotational DynamicsTorsion Pendulum 2
19Nov 11, 2026HW08C8: 7-9Rotational Kinetic energyRolling bodies (Galileo exp)
20Nov 16, 2026HW09A9: 1-4Static EquilibriumEquilibrium
21Nov 18, 2026HW09B9: 5-7Elasticity, Stress, and StrainStructural Integrity
22Nov 23, 2026Exam/Lab Review
23Nov 25, 2026HW10A10: 1-7Fluid DynamicsBuoyancy
24Nov 30, 2026HW10B10: 8-14Buoyancy and ViscosityBernoulli's Principle
25Dec 2, 2026HW11A11: 1-6Simple Harmonic MotionSpring Oscillation
26Dec 7, 2026HW11B11: 7-16Wave MotionStanding Waves
27Dec 9, 2026HW12A12: 1-9SoundSpeed of Sound
28Dec 14, 2026HW13A13: 1-5Thermal EquilibriumThermal Expansion
29Dec 16, 2026HW13B13: 6-13Ideal Gas LawGas Volumes
Dec 21, 2026ChristmasNo Class
Dec 23, 2026ChristmasNo Class
Dec 28, 2026New YearNo Class
Dec 30, 2026New YearNo Class
30Jan 4, 2027HW14A14: 1-4Specific HeatSpecific Heat
31Jan 6, 2027HW14B14: 5-8Heat TransferCalorimetry
32Jan 11, 2027HW15A15: 1-4Laws of ThermodynamicsAdiabatic Changes
33Jan 13, 2027HW15B15: 5-6Heat Engines and WorkJoule's Experiment
34Jan 18, 2027HW15C15: 7-12EntropyStatistical Implications
35Jan 20, 2027REVIEW
36Jan 25, 2027HW16A16: 1-6Electrical ChargeElectric Force
37Jan 27, 2027HW16B16: 7-12The Electric FieldElectroscope
38Feb 1, 2027HW17A17: 1-6Electric PotentialSimple Circuit 1: Series Circuits
39Feb 3, 2027HW17B17: 7-11Electrical Capacitance and EnergySimple Circuit 2: Parallel Circuits
40Feb 8, 2027HW18A18: 1-6Electrical Power and Direct Current
41Feb 10, 2027HW18B18: 7-10Alternating CurrentSimple Circuit 3: Kirchhoff's Rules/Electric Circuit 2
42Feb 15, 2027HW19A19: 1-4DC Circuits and EMFsInternal Resistance
43Feb 17, 2027HW19B19: 5-8RC CircuitsCircuits with Capacitors
44Feb 22, 2027HW20A20: 1-4Magnetic FieldsMap a Magnetic Field
45Feb 24, 2027HW20B20: 5-12Ampere's Law
46Mar 1, 2027HW21A21: 1-5InductionElectric Motor
47Mar 3, 2027HW21B21: 8-15Transformers and LRC Circuits
48Mar 8, 2027HW22A22: 1-7Electromagnetic Waves
49Mar 10, 2027HW23A23: 1-5Light and ReflectionSpeed of Light
50Mar 15, 2027HW23B23: 6-10Lenses and RefractionReflection
51Mar 17, 2027HW24A24: 1-5Light: Waves and ParticlesRefraction
Mar 22, 2027Holy WeekNo Class
Mar 24, 2027Holy WeekNo Class
52Mar 29, 2027HW24B24: 6-12Diffraction and PolarizationYoung's Experiment
53Mar 31, 2027HW25A25: 1-6Optical Instruments: MagnificationThin Film Interference
54Apr 5, 2027HW25B25: 7-12Optical Instruments: Resolution/ExamTelescope
55Apr 7, 2027HW27A27: 1-6Early Quantum MechanicsCHALLENGE LAB: Black Body radiation
56Apr 12, 2027HW27B27: 7-13Wave-Partical DualitySpectrometry
57Apr 14, 2027HW28A28: 1-6Quantum Mechanics
58Apr 19, 2027HW28B28: 7-12Quantum NumbersDemonstration Lab: Photoelectric effect
59Apr 21, 2027HW30A30: 1-7Radioactivity
60Apr 26, 2027HW30B30: 8-13Decay and half-livesCHALLENGE LAB: Geiger Counter
61Apr 28, 2027HW31A31: 1-4Nuclear Fission and FusionCHALLENGE LAB: Hadron Collider Data
62May 3, 2027HW31B31: 5-9Practical uses for RadiationCHALLENGE LAB: Cloud Chamber
63May 5, 2027AP EXAM
64May 10, 2027HW26A26: 1-5Special RelativityGPS Relativity
65May 12, 2027HW26B26: 6-11Mass and Energy
66May 17, 2027HW2929: AllMolecules and SolidsWave Nature of Light
67May 19, 2027HW32A32: 1-7Elementary Particles
68May 24, 2027HW32B32: 8-12Strange Particles and Quarks
69May 26, 2027HW33A33: 1-10Astrophysics
70May 31, 2027REVIEW

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