Course Syllabus for Physics 1, 2026-2027

Text: Conceptual Physics, 10th Ed., Hewitt

Dr. Lawlis, instructor

Date Course Material Homework Assignment Notes
8/24      
8/25  
8/26 Welcome Day Scoring rubric and rules
8/27 No class    
8/28 Newton's First Law of Motion HW#1: pg. 37—38, 1—12  
8/31 Newton's First Law of Motion    
9/1 Newton's First Law of Motion HW#2: pg. 38, 13—24  
9/2 Newton's First Law of Motion  
9/3 No class  
9/4 Linear Motion HW#3: pg. 54, 1—12  
9/7 Labor Day   No school
9/8 Linear Motion  
9/9 Linear Motion HW#4: pg. 54, 13—24
9/10 No class    
9/11 Lab #1: Race Walk Lab  
9/14 Linear Motion  
9/15 Linear Motion Review for test  
9/16 Chapter 2 & 3 Test  
9/17 No class  
9/18 TBA   Red, White and Gold Day
9/21 Yom Kippur   No school
9/22 Newton's Second Law of Motion HW#5: pg. 69, 1—12
9/23 Newton's Second Law of Motion  
9/24 No class    
9/25 Lab #2: Coffee Filter Lab HW#6: pg. 69, 13—24  
9/28 Newton's Second Law of Motion  
9/29 Newton's Second Law of Motion    
9/30 Newton's Second Law of Motion  
10/1 No class    
10/2 Newton's Third Law of Motion HW#7: pg. 87, 1—12
10/5 Newton's Third Law of Motion  
10/6 Newton's Third Law of Motion HW#8: pg. 87, 13—22, OSC 1—2
10/7 Newton's Third Law of Motion
10/8 No class Review for test  
10/9 Chapter 4 & 5 Test  
10/12 Fall break   No school
10/13 Fall break   No school
10/14 PSAT Day   No class
10/15 No class  
10/16 Lab #3: Force Table Lab  
10/19 Momentum  
10/20 Momentum HW#9: pg. 105, 1—12
10/21 Momentum  
10/22 No class    
10/23 Momentum HW#10: pg. 105—106, 13—22, OSC 1—2  
10/26 Momentum  
10/27 Energy    
10/28 Energy HW#11: pg. 126, 1—12  
10/29 No class  
10/30 Lab #4: Impulse Lab    
11/2 Energy HW#12: pg. 126, 13—16, 23—30
11/3 Energy Review for test
11/4 Chapter 6 & 7 Test
11/5 No class    
11/6 Conference Day   No school
11/9 Rotational Motion  
11/10 Rotational Motion HW#13: pg. 154, 1—12  
11/11 Rotational Motion  
11/12 No class  
11/13 Lab #5: Ramp Lab  
11/16 Rotational Motion HW#14: pg. 154, 13—24
11/17 Rotational Motion
11/18 Gravity  
11/19 No class  
11/20 Gravity HW#15: pg. 179, 1—12
11/23 Project  
11/24 Project  
------------ Thanksgiving Break ------------
11/30 Gravity HW#16: pg. 179, 13—24
12/1 Gravity  
12/2 Gravity  
12/3 No class Review for test  
12/4 Chapter 8 & 9 Test    
12/7 Projectile and Satellite Motion  
12/8 Projectile and Satellite Motion HW#17: pg. 204, 1—12  
12/9 Projectile and Satellite Motion  
12/10 No class    
12/11 Projectile and Satellite Motion HW#18: pg. 204—205, 13—24
12/14 Projectile and Satellite Motion  
12/15 Lab #6: Projectile Motion Review for test
12/16 Chapter 10 Test  
12/17 No class    
12/18 TBA  
------------ Winter Holiday ------------
1/4 Review  
1/5 Review  
1/6 Review  
1/7 No class
1/8 Review  
1/11 Review    
1/12 US Exams
1/13 US Exams
1/14 US Exams
1/15 US Exams Semester Ends
Semester 2
1/18 Martin Luther King Day   No school
1/19 Temperature, Heat and Expansion    
1/20 Temperature, Heat and Expansion HW#19: pg. 301—302, 1—12
1/21 No class  
1/22 Temperature, Heat and Expansion HW#20: pg. 302, 13—24
1/25 Temperature, Heat and Expansion  
1/26 Lab #7: Thermal Properties  
1/27 Heat Transfer HW#21: pg. 321, 1—12
1/28 No class    
1/29 Heat Transfer    
2/1 Heat Transfer  
2/2 Heat Transfer HW#22: pg. 321, 13—24  
2/3 Change of Phase  
2/4 No class  
2/5 Change of Phase HW#23: pg. 338, 1—12
2/8 Change of Phase  
2/9 Lab #8: Calorimetry HW#24: pg. 338, 13—24
2/10 Change of Phase  
2/11 No class    
2/12 Chapter 15 — 17 Test    
2/15 Mid-Winter Break   No school
2/16 Mid-Winter Break   No school
2/17 Vibration and Waves  
2/18 No class  
2/19 Class Project  
2/22 Vibration and Waves HW#25: pg. 376, 1—12
2/23 Class Project  
2/24 Vibration and Waves
2/25 No class    
2/26 Class Project  
3/1 Vibration and Waves HW#26: pg. 376—377, 13—24
3/2 Class Project    
3/3 Vibration and Waves  
3/4 No class  
3/5 Class Project  
------------ Spring Break------------
3/15 Sound  
3/16 Class Project  
3/17 Sound  
3/18 No class    
3/19 Class Project HW#27: pg. 394, 1—12
3/22 Sound  
3/23 Class Project    
3/24 Sound  
3/25 No class  
3/26 Easter break   No school
3/29 Easter break   No school
3/30 Lab #9: Resonance HW#28: pg. 394—395, 13—24
3/31 Class Project    
4/1 No class    
4/2 Sound    
4/5 Chapter 19 & 20 Test    
4/6 Class Project    
4/7 Electrostatics  
4/8 No class  
4/9 Class Project  
4/12 Electrostatics HW#29: pg. 431, 1—12  
4/13 Class Project  
4/14 Electrostatics  
4/15 No class    
4/16 Class Project  HW#30: pg. 431—432, 13—24  
4/19 Faculty PD Day   No school
4/20 Class Project  
4/21 Electrostatics  
4/22 No class  
4/23 Class Project   Seniors Test 22 
4/26 Electric current  
4/27 Class Project  
4/28 Electric current HW#31: pg. 452, 1—12
4/29 No class    
4/30 Class Project  
5/3 Electric current  
5/4 Class Project    
5/5 Electric current HW#32: pg. 452—453, 13—24
5/6 No class  
5/7 Class Project  
5/10 Electric current  
5/11 Class Project  
5/12 Chapter 22 & 23 Test    
5/13 No class     
5/14 Class Project  
5/17 Class Project  
5/18 Class Project    
5/19 Class Project  
5/20 No class  
5/21 Class Project
5/24 Memorial Day   No school
5/25 Class Project  
5/26 Class Project Last day of class
5/27 No class    
5/28 US Exams  
5/31 US Exams    
6/1 US Exams
6/2 US Exams Semester Ends
6/3  
6/4