Course Syllabus for Physics Section 2, 2026-2027

Text: Conceptual Physics, 12th Ed., Hewitt

Dr. Lawlis, instructor

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