Physics Reading Guide - Mr.Edington
Textbook – “Physics Principles and Problems”
Unit
Paul Zitzewitz 2002 Glencoe
2.1 Scientific Measurement and Math
1. Quantitative Scientific Methods
How are graphical models and mathematical 2.2 Measurement Uncertainties
2.3 Visualizing Data
models that describe relationships between
Appendix A Math Handbook
experimental variables extracted from
Additional: Using graphical models to extract a
experimental data?
mathematical model from experimental data by
linearizing the data.
Practice Problems
Chap 2: 4, 5, 15-20, 21
3.1 Picturing Motion
2. Constant Velocity Particle Models
3.2 Where and When
What are the graphical models and the
3.3 Velocity and Acceleration
mathematical models that are used to
5.1 Graphing Motion in One Dimension
represent the motion of an object having
constant velocity and how are these models Practice Problems
used to analyze the object’s motion?
Chap 5: 1-3, 4-6, 8, 9-12
3. Constant Acceleration Particle Models
What are the graphical models and the
mathematical models that are used to
represent the motion of an object having
constant acceleration and how are these
models used to analyze the object’s motion?
3.3 Velocity and Acceleration
5.2 Graphing Velocity in One Dimension
5.3 Acceleration
5.4 Freefall
Practice Problems
Chap 5: 13-16, 17-22, 23-26, 27-30, 31-33
4. Particle Force Models
What are the graphical models and the
mathematical models that are used to
represent the forces acting on an object?
4.1 Properties of Vectors
4.2 Components of Vectors
6.1 Force and Motion
6.3 Interaction Forces
7.1 Forces in Two Dimensions
Practice Problems
Chap 4: 11-14
Chap 6: 1, 2-5, 12, 20-21
Chap 7: 1-3, 6
5. Constant Net Force Models
What are the graphical models and the
mathematical models that are used to
represent the behavior of an object subject
to a constant net force?
7.1 Forces in Two Dimensions
6.2 Using Newton’s Laws
Practice Problems
Chap 6: 13, 14-16
Chap 7: 5-8
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6. Projectile Motion Models and Central Net
Force Models
What are the graphical models and the
mathematical models that are used to
represent the behavior of an object moving
along a curvilinear path?
7. Energy Models
What are the graphical models and the
mathematical models that are used to
represent the energy of a system?
8. Gravitational Field Models
What are the graphical models and the
mathematical models that are used to
represent the behavior of an object in a
gravitational field?
Momentum Models
9. What are the graphical models and the
mathematical models that are used to
represent the momentum of a system?
CS1. Electric Charge Carrier and Electric
Energy Carrier Particle Models
What are the graphical models and physical
models that are used to represent the
transport of electric charge and electric
energy?
CS2. Capacitive Models
What are the graphical models and physical
models that are used to represent the storage
of electric charge and electric energy?
CS3. Resistive Models
What are the graphical models, physical
models, and mathematical models that are
used to analyze the interactions of electric
charge carriers?
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7.2 Projectile Motion
7.3 Circular Motion
Practice Problems
Chap 7: 9-11, 12-13, 14-16,
10.1 Energy and Work
10.2 Machines
11.1 The Many Forms of Energy
11.2 Conservation of Energy
Practice Problems
Chap 10: 1-5, 6-8, 9-12
Chap 11: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12
8.1 Motion in the Heavens and on Earth
8.2 Using the Law of Universal Gravitation
Practice Problems
Chap 8: 5-7,
9.1 Impulse and Momentum
9.2 The Conservation of Momentum
Practice Problems
Chap 9: 1-6, 7-12, 13-15
Chap 11: 13-15
24.1 Magnets: Permanent and Temporary
24.2 Forces Caused by Magnetic Fields
25.1 Creating Electric Current from Changing
Magnetic Fields
25.2 Changing Magnetic Fields Induce EMF
Practice Problems
Chap 24: 4-5, 9
21.2 Applications of Electric Fields
Practice Problems
Chap 21: 8, 13, 14
22.1 Current and Circuits
22.2 Using Electric Energy
23.1 Simple Circuits
23.2 Applications of Circuits
Practice Problems
Chap 22: 1-4, 5-10, 11-13, 10-16, 17a-b, 18, 19
Chap 23: 1-5, 6-9, 10-12, 13
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