Monday, March 21, 2011

Homework posted for March 22,23, 2011

Homework
  • Read Chapter 18 Refraction and Lenses
    • READ ONLY:
      • pg 485 Refraction of Light;
      • pg 491 Dispersion of Light.
    • do problems on pp 508-509 AC 53, 60

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Agenda and Homework for November 16, 17

  • Do Now
    • A 70-kg skier leaves a ski jump at a velocity of 14 m/s. What is the skier’s momentum at that instant?
      • A) 5 N•s
      • B) 50 N•s
      • C) 980 N•s
      • D) 9800 N•s
  • momentum quiz (1st period)
  • Chapter 10.1 Energy and Work

    • definition of work
      • W = Fd
    • definition of kinetic energy
      • KE = 1/2 mv2
    • work-energy theorum
      • W = ΔKE
    • work (angle between Force and Displacement)
      (extra credit)
      • W = F d cosθ
    • definition of power
      • P = W/t
  • Robot Work Lab
  • Homework
    • read pp 257-265
    • do problems #37, 44, 46, 59 on p. 278

Agenda for November 12, 15

  • Notebook check
  • Momentum quiz (2nd and 4th period)
  • Golf shot?
  • chain reaction start

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Agenda for Oct 18+19, 2010

  1. Do Now
    1. Released STAR test question
  2. Introduction to class web site
    1. Subscribe to class mailing list
  3. Chapter 4 Practice Test
    1. email results to mister.gould@gmail.com
  4. PhET Java Simulations
    1. The Moving Man
    2. Lunar Lander
    3. Forces in 1 dimension
    4. Forces and Motion (similar to above)
    5. Maze Game
  5. Discussion about Chapter 4 quiz
    1. Wednesday/Thursday
    2. Questions from Homework, 3 worksheets
    3. Online study chat room Tuesday night

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

September 28, 29 BBC


Do Now: [note: F = ma, where 1 N = 1 kg •m/s2]

Please consider this released STAR test question:
A student attempts to measure the mass of a brick by measuring the force required to accelerate it at 1 m/s2 on a level surface. The force required is 2 N, and the student concludes that the brick has a mass of 2 kg. A balance shows that the mass of the brick is really 1.5 kg. The experimental error is most likely due to
A. gravity.
B. work.
C. friction.
D. inertia.
Agenda
  1. Do Now
  2. Introduction to Force and Motion


    1. Push or a pull
    2. Contact Forces
    3. Field Forces
    4. example
  3. F = m•a, a = F/m
  4. Introduction to inertia
  5. Frames of Reference
Homework:
  Work on this worksheet