AP
Physics B
Instructor: J.M. Ingalls jingalls@smes.org
Summer Assignment
Date 5/30/08
Welcome to the world of physics. You have chosen to study advance placement
physics next year. This is a fast paced course that covers numerous topics of
physics covering Newton’s Laws of forces to electricity, magnetism and optics.
Because of the wide range of topics it is essential that you begin preparing
during the summer. Failure to complete the assignment will justify the student
being dropped from the AP Physics Course.
Required Reading:
1. “Six Easy Pieces” by Richard Feynman, PhD
ISBN 0-465-02392-4 Book List
2. Summarize the “Six Easy Pieces” in a brief paper of 350 to 400 words. Be
prepared to e-mail me a copy of the paper. Please e-mail a digital copy of the
summary to me by the first day of classes. Present the hard copy the first class
meeting. There will be no extensions granted.
2. Text Book work:
Physics by Cutnell & Johnson 7th Ed
ISBN 0471-66315-8 Book List
a) Read Chapter 1 & 2
b) Complete problems. Ch 1 pg 21 1, 3,7,11,19,21,27,31,43,47
c) Problems are due the first day of class.
d) There will be a quiz on the material week one.
Welcome to AP Biology
for 2008-2009.
Because of the sheer volume of material we must cover over the course of the
next school year, it will be necessary for you to complete this summer
assignment. You need to purchase the textbook Biology: The Unity and Diversity
of Life (11th edition) and the first volume of the Study Guide (Senior Biology
1) in order to have the materials necessary to finish this assignment. This is a
new edition of the textbook so unfortunately it cannot be purchased from a
current AP Biology student. Like last year books will be purchased online.
Textbooks necessary for the summer reading assignments should be available for
purchase on June 16th.
Read Chapters 45-49 in the textbook and be prepared for two quizzes the first
week of classes. Quiz 1 will cover chapters 45-47 while Quiz 2 will cover
chapters 48-49. The Study Guide for these chapters will be posted on the AP
Biology website (assignment page) by the first week in July(or as soon as I get
the book myself!). I will also post my PowerPoint notes to those chapters on the
website (unit resources page). We will spend a couple of days that first week
reviewing the concepts of the topic, but I will assume that you have already
done the bulk of the work. You will need a log on and password to access the
resource page of the website. Your current ID will remain active until you
return to school in the fall.
In addition to this work, you might find it helpful to review your organic
chemistry as that material will be covered during the first month of class and
will represent a major portion of your first test of the semester.
The link to the AP Biology website can be found on the US Resource page:
http://www.smes.org/classes/ap_bio/
If you have any questions, please email me:
cingalls@smes.org
Mrs. Ingalls
Welcome to APES
2008-2009!
In order to get you interested in and a little more knowledgeable about the
material covered in environmental science, you will be completing the following
summer project. This work should not take much time, but it will hopefully spark
your interest in the class. The following will be due on the first day of
classes, September 2nd, 2008. Use a black and white quadrille lined lab notebook
for everything below. This assignment will be worth one test grade - no late
work accepted.
A. Examine the topics below and become familiar with them…learn to look for them
on TV, in the news, in conversations. Find 7 articles, one from each category
below, from the newspaper or magazines over the summer. Paste each article into
your book, and write a long paragraph summary of each issue. The article should
have the banner with the date included. These articles must be hard copies – not
printed from the internet.
Topics Covered
Category I: Geological Processes
Plate Tectonics
History of the Earth
Evolution and Natural Selection
Climate and Weather
Category II:
Biomes
Energy flow and Food Webs
Nutrient Cycling
Category III:
Interspecific Interactions
Succession
Population Dynamics
Human Population Growth
Urbanization
Category IV:
Agriculture
Pesticides
Toxicity
Category V:
Nonrenewable and Renewable Sources of Energy
Air and Air pollution
Water Use and Water Pollution
Category VI:
Global Warming
Ozone Depletion
Category VII:
Mineral Resources
Soils
Solid and Hazardous Waste
Deforestation and Loss of Biodiversity