Jacobs Physics
Resources for teachers and students of introductory physics
19 April 2024
Energy of various systems in an inelastic collision
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I was asked about the situation above, in which two carts of different masses are released from rest and roll down frictionless ramps. Th...
20 March 2024
Call for jurors: 2024 Conceptual Physics Tournament, on May 19. We pay $100.
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In my school's conceptual physics program, we give cumulative written tests after the first and second trimesters. In lieu of a final e...
19 March 2024
April 8 2024: Free AP Physics 1 exam prep live show! (Archive link available)
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McGraw-Hill, publisher of the 5 Steps to a 5 AP prep book series, is sponsoring a free live physics show for students and teachers. I'...
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08 March 2024
AP Summer Institutes 2024 - will the new exam content and structure be discussed?
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Of course it will! I'm doing several online and in-person P1 institutes in summer 2024 - see the sidebar to the left for details. Ple...
29 February 2024
As of the 2025 AP exam revision, are Physics C mechanics and Physics C E&M two separate year long courses now? (No.)
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On February 29 2024, the College Board released the course and exam descriptions for the revised version of all four AP Physics courses. You...
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27 February 2024
Experimental procedures in AP physics, the redesigned free response section, and Wally the Astronaut
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Wally the Astronaut, from The Physics Aviary Above is a screenshot from the "Work to KE" simulated laboratory exercise on The Phys...
22 February 2024
A daily quiz based on 2023 AP Physics 1 question 1 - Did you *understand* how to do the homework problem?
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It's getting toward the back half of the school year in AP Physics 1. I've made a first pass at all the major content units; we'...
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18 January 2024
Mail Time: how do I have students describe normal and friction forces?
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Vanessa asks: How do you have students list the normal force and friction force on an object experiencing friction? Would both Fn and Ff be ...
04 January 2024
Mail Time: In the day-by-day plan, what are "four minute drill" and "dang fool questions"?
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In my workshop materials for both conceptual physics and AP physics 1, I provide a day-by-day plan for an entire year-long physics course. ...
02 January 2024
How do you teach students to use simple scales for graphs?
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From a physics teacher message board: This topic recently came up on a Facebook group: Some students when plotting graphs will choose an axi...
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