Rio Americano High School Physics
2.03 Harmonic Motion & Resonance Schedule

Day Date Topic of the Day Approximate Handouts and Miscellaneous Notes Q & P Set Items
1 B1
10/7 Hooke's Law Laboratory Lab: Like, Totally Stressed 1-7
2 B2

Hooke's Law and Elastic Potential Energy G: Hooke's Law, X: SHM, SB: Elastic PE, J: Lethal PE Weapons 13-18
3
r
10/9 Simple Harmonic Motion: Spring-Mass Oscillator G: SHM, J: The Jiggler 19-22, 35-38
4
F 10/10 Simple Harmonic Motion: Pendula J: Swinger 8, 23-26, 39-42
5
M 10/13 Computer / Sensor Activity L: Kinematics in the Spring 9-12, 27-30
6
B1
10/14 Computer / Sensor Activity continued
43-45
7
B2
SHM Kinematics
J: SHM Kinematics 46-52
8
r
10/16
Harmonic Motion Film MU: Harmonic Motion
9
F 10/17 Equivalent Spring Constant Activity Lab: Spring Circuits 53-55
10 M 10/20 Standing Waves and Harmonics / Demo: Wave Machine & Phone Cord G: Superposition, D: Dr. Shive Rides Again, G: Standing Waves 31-34
11 B1
10/21 Fork it Over Prelab Lab: Fork it Over 56-61
12 B2
Lab: Fork it Over

13 r
10/23
Tacoma Narrows Bridge -- Solved! Mechanical Universe: Resonance
14 F 10/24 An experimental determination of k (with limited resources) PhyzChallenge
15 M 10/27
Unit Test 17

Textbook Reference: Serway & Vuille 13, 14


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Revised October 2008 by Dean Baird