Grade 11 University Physics (SPH 3U1) – Course Outline

The following topics will be covered:

Unit 0 Pre-requisite Skills

Unit 1 Chapter 2: Describing Motion

Chapter 3: Motion in 2 Dimensions
Chapter 4: Newton’s Laws

Unit 2 Chapter 5: Work and Mechanical Energy

Unit 5 Chapter 13: Electric Energy and Circuit

Unit 3 Chapter 7: Waves Transferring Energy

Chapter 8: Exploring a Wave Model For Sound
Review Skills Introduction to Physics

Notes: These skills must be emphasized since they will be essential through out the entire year… (not to mention next year)

DAY
TOPIC(S) CLASSWORK HOMEWORK SPECIAL NOTES
1 Introductions Course outline / Missed test policy
Safety Rules / Safety Declaration Sign safety declaration
Student Questionnaire

Car Crash Reconstruction

(intro to physics)

Give 4 pg. Handout - conversions Pg. 1&2: #1-4,6

- prefixes
- sci. not.
2 Conversions Unit Conversions Pg. 2-4: #5,7-9 Multiply by a fraction = 1.

Unit Conversions (square/cube Units) Multiply fraction squared

3 Significant Digits Solidify Conversions Didn’t get add/sub done…

Teach sig. digs. - rounding Sig. Dig. Worksheet Did next day with multiple
- multiply & divide - front (all)
- add & subtract - back (#1-15)

4 Significant Digits Teach multiple operation calculations Sig. Dig. Worksheet Use appropriate rule of
(complete) rounding at each step???
Intro to Mechanics Vocab (10 min)

5 Skills Review Quiz Second day of Kin.

Unit 1: Kinematics In One Dimension

DAY
TOPIC(S) CLASSWORK HOMEWORK SPECIAL NOTES
1 Definitions: Kin. Quantities Chart: Kinematic Quantities Simple Kin. (1D) Worksheet
(Simple Equations)

2 Skills Review Quiz Quiz on pre-requisite skills Finish Gobo worksheet

Take up Simple Kin. (1D)

3 Return Quiz
Gobo Questions Do Gobo

4 Intro d-t graphs Use motion detector Work Sheet

d-t graphs
5 Finish d-t graphs Take up d-t graph HW Work Sheet

Intro v-t graphs Use motion detector

6 Quiz: simple kin Quiz: -d-t graphs
v-t graphs v-t graphs (handout) -simple kin eqns.(1D)
7 d-t to v-t to a-t graphs Take up v-t graphs HW
(quantitative) Give out Textbooks

8 d-t to v-t to a-t graphs Handouts Questions on back of sheet

(qualitative) Some on problem set
Intro 5 Kin Equations
9 2 objects 2 intervals Give Problem Set
(2 eqns, 2 unknowns)
10 -Precision, Error, Accuracy Lab. Skills -Pg. 760
-Pg. 762
11 Super Ball Lab Write up due end of period

12 Review Period Take up problem set Pg. 85 #1,3,5,6,7,9,11,17-19, HW is optional.

2 equations / 2 unknowns 21,22,24-33 Focus kids on graphs
13 Problem set quiz Treasure hunt
14 Chapter Test Make it 4 pages at most 3 questions on last page. 1 mark each for d-t and v-t
Full period though
Chapter 2: Kinematics in 2 Dimensions
Notes: Stress the need for an equation for each question in this chapter. (TIDY THE HOMEWORK)

DAY
TOPIC(S) CLASSWORK HOMEWORK SPECIAL NOTES
0 Treasure Hunt Great intro *problem set day of last chapter (Takes 40 minutes)
1 Took up Test and Probset Pg. 93 #1,2,4 Do by measuring
Introduction to Vector Addition Pg. 110 #19 Pg. 92: scale is [1 cm: 4 km]
Pg. 125 #25
Pg. 131 #22

2 Day 2 on adding Pg. 102 #10,11,12,13

Pg. 110 #17
Pg. 130 #14,15,17,23

3 Vector Subtraction Pg. 98 #5-9 (select) Pg. 95: [–B = +B] relabel
Pg. 103 #1a-d,2,3,4,5
Pg. 130 #16
Pg. 128 #28-30,4-6
Pg. 130 #13,24
4 Take up subtraction
Intro components
5 Quiz Pg. 119 #21-23
Components And Addition by Comps. Pg. 130 #12,20 (Verify)
6 Relative Velocity Pg. 110 #14,15,20 find some non-right angle Q’s
Pg. 131 #18,21,25
Pg. 113 #1-6,8
Pg. 125 #27
7 Ticker Tape Lab Lesson Do lab outside of Parents night (half day)
Discuss problem set. class time.
8 Problem Set test quiz Pg. 129 #3-5,9,11 Pg. 110 # 16,18 (medallion)
Finish Lab instructions and review test Problem Set (Supplementary) Pg. 125 #26
Pg. 131 #19,26
9 Chapter Test Nov 29.
Chapter 4: Newton’s Laws
DAY
TOPIC(S) CLASSWORK HOMEWORK SPECIAL NOTES
1 4.1 Inertia (Galileo) Pg. 137 #1-6
4.2 Common Forces Pg. 145 #1-4
Pg. 155 #3,5,8

Law of Universal Gravitation Pg. 155 #1 (optional)

(Qualitatively)

2 4.2 Force of Friction Pg. 152 #5-8 Pg. 153 (incorrect statements)
and
3 Free Body Diagrams (F.B.D.) Pg. 155 #2,4,6,7,9,10-15 These are vector diagram questions

4 Net Force Pg. 172 #15,16

Supplementary Questions

5 4.3 Newton’s 1st Law Ref. frames and 1st law Easy day (video is easy stuff)
Video (45 min)
Demos (10 min)
6 Newton’s 2nd Law “Butterfly” Question Pg. 164 #9,10,13 2nd Law connects kinematics to
Pg. 175 #1-6,8 dynamics.
Pg. 164 #11,12,14 (See Equations flow chart).
Pg. 172 #17,18 (Forces at an angle)
Give Problem Set Attached bodies Supplementary Questions

7 Newton’s 3rd Law Pg. 175 #9 Reaction Forces Balanced Forces

8 Universal Gravitation Pg. 155 #1

WINTER BREAK
11 Newton’s Laws (word problems)
4.4 Fundamental Forces No class time Independent reading (could do video?)

12 Problem Set Quiz Pg. 183 #1-4,6-9,11,12,15 Pg. 184 #19 (poem could be fun?)
Chapter Review 20,22-31 Pg. 185 #27-29
9 Chapter Test
Chapter 5: Work and Mechanical Energy

Notes:

DAY
TOPIC(S) CLASSWORK HOMEWORK SPECIAL NOTES
1 5.1 Work (Right angles) Pg. 199 #1-3, Pg. 203 #4-
F-d graphs 10
Work (forces at an angle) Pg. 207 #11-13
Pg. 213 #14-18, 1,3,4

2 5.2 Kinetic Energy Pg. 216 #19-21

Pg. 226 #23,25
Pg. 227 #5

5.3 Gravitational Energy Pg. 231 #27-29

Pg. 236 #34, 1-5

3 “Work Energy Theorem”

“Work Kinetic-energy threorem” Pg. 226 #22,24,26

“No Name” Pg. 236 #30-33

4/5 5.4 Conservation of Mech.Energy Pg. 252 #1,2

(Mech. Energy & Conservative Forces) Pg. 245 #35-40
Pg. 251 #41

Ratio Analysis Pg. 227 #3-5

Pg. 252 #4,5

5 (Mech. Energy & Non-conservative Forces) Pg. 251 #42-44

Power Pg. 280 #10-12

6 Chapter Review Pg. 253 #3,5-7,11,14-29

7 Chapter Tuiz
 Chapter 13: Electric Energy and Circuits

DAY
TOPIC(S) READ HOMEWORK SPECIAL NOTES
1 13.1 Electric Potential Difference Pg. 606 – 611 Pg. 610 # 1-3
Pg. 611 # 1-3
2 13.2 Electric Current Pg. 612 – 614 Pg. 614 # 4-11

Current & Elementary Charge Pg. 615 – 618 Pg. 618 # 12-15 (16-19) Q = Ne

Electric Circuits Pg. 619 – 621 Pg. 621 # 1-4

3 13.3 Resistance to Flow of Charge Pg. 622 – 626 Pg. 626 # 16-20 (20-24)

Ohm’s Law Pg. 630 – 632 Pg. 632 # 21-26 (25-30), 1-3
V = IR

4 13.4 Series Circuits Pg. 632 – 637 Pg. 637 # 27-31 Req = R1 + R2 + R3 + …
(Kirchoff’s Law: Equivalent Resistance)

Parallel Circuits Pg. 638 – 642 Pg. 642 # 32-35

(Kirchoff’s Law: Equivalent Resistance)

5 Complex Circuits Pg. 644 – 646 Pg. 646 # 36,37

Pg. 651 # 1-5,7

6 13.5 Electric Power and Energy Pg. 652 – 655 Pg. 655 # 40-42 P = IV

Alternate Equations Pg. 655 – 659 Pg. 658 # 43-45

Pg. 662 # 46-50

Delta – Y Transforms (No Lesson) Supplementary Sheets * only for those interested
Double Loop Circuits (No Lesson) Supplementary Sheets * only for those interested
7 Energy Consumption Pg. 662 – 664 Pg. 664 # 51-53, 1-3

8 Chapter Review Pg. 665 # 1-3,5-13,17-19,21,23- #31(tricky) [PS]

31
9 Chapter Test

Chapter 7 &8: Waves and Sound (One Test)

Notes:
DAY
TOPIC(S) CLASSWORK HOMEWORK SPECIAL NOTES
1 7.1 Vibrating Objects Pg. 331 #1-4, Pg. 333 #1-5 Pg. 328 – 330
Resonance Pg. 333 #6,7 Pg. 332 – 333

2 7.2 Waves Pg. 339 #5-9, pg. 343 #1-4 Pg. 334 – 336, 340
Waves / Boundaries Pg. 343 #5-8 Pg. 341 – 342

3 7.3 Superposition Pg. 352 #1-3 Pg. 344 – 346

Standing Waves Pg. 352 #4-7 Pg. 346 – 348, 351
Supplementary sheet
4 7.4 Waves In Two Dimensions Pg. 360 #1-4 Pg. 353 – 360
2 Point Interference Patterns
5 2 point Interference Pattens Pg. 362 #1-19,21-29
Review (optional day) Supplementary sheet

6 8.1 Sound is a Wave Pg. 371 #1-3, 5-7 Pg. 366 - 370
8.2 Speed of Sound Pg. 382 #1-6, pg 383 #8-10 Pg. 378 - 379

7 8.4 Vibrating Air Columns Pg. 396 #11-15, pg 402 #1,2 Pg. 390 - 396

8/9 8.4 Lab: Air columns (Part 1)

Part 2 Optional
10 9.3 Musical Instruments

12 9.2 Doppler Effect Pg. 422 #1-3

Supplementary questions

11 9.1 Biology of the Ear Pg. 417 #1-7,11-14

13 Review Pg. 362 #1-19, 21-29

Pg. 403 #1-5, 10-12, 16, 17, 23-25
#28-31, 34-36
14 TEST