lesson 7

The final assignments!
Reading: Waves http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/waves/wavestoc.html and Sound Waves http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/sound/soundtoc.html
Homework: Wave Characteristics , Sound Waves
Lab: Velocity of Sound Lab

lesson 6

Reading: Click on the Hyperphysics link under the Important Links button on the right. Follow the buttons listed below. There is not much reading for each topic, so don't be intimidated!
Hyperphysics: Mechanics: Fluids: Pressure, Bernoulli Equation, Pascal’s Principle, Buoyancy, Archimedes’ Principle
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Hyperphysics: Heat & Thermodynamics: Temperature: Temperature Scales: Heat: Specific Heat: Laws of Thermodynamics: Heat transfer: Heat Engines and Hyperphysics: Heat and Thermodynamics: Thermal Expansion
Hyperphysics: Mechanics: Periodic Motion: Elasticity: Bulk Elastic Properties: Young’s Modulus

Homework: Thermal Expansion: problems 1-3 Mechanical Equivalent of Heat: problems 1,2 Specific Heat: 1-3

Labs: Specific Heat Hooke's Law

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This week's homework related stuff is: Reading: http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/circles/u6l1a.html Homework: Centripetal Acceleration: problems 1-3 Universal Gravitation: problems 1-3 Torque: problems 1,3,4

lesson 4

The following problems are homework this week: Work and Power problems 2,3,4 Potential and Kinetic Energy problems 1,2,3 Impulse and Momentum problems 1,2,3 The lab this week is the Ballistic Pendulum Lab.

lesson 3

We will do Projectile Motion WS problems 1-3, and Simple Forces WS problems 2,3 and 5. Notice that they are posted on the right hand side under Homework Assignments. We will also go over the Projectile Motion Lab on Thursday together. The following web address gives a thorough analysis of what's going on mathematically with projectile motion: http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/vectors/u3l2e.html. The Hyperphysics site will actually do the math for you!: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html. You will need to click on the following to get to where you need to go: Mechanics, Velocity and Acceleration, Trajectories, Horizontal Launches. You may want to check out the bullet drop problem under Trajectories, as well.

This week's lessons

The assignments for this week are as follows:
Simple Vectors, problems 1-4 located under the Homework assignments tab on the right

Vector Addition located under the Simulation Assignments on the right. I highly recommend doing the simulation assignment first.

An excellent reading about this topic, as well as an explanation and practice for the math can be found at http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/vectors/u3l1a.html

First assignments

Nice to meet you all today! The first assignment will be:
Scientific Notation Tutorial - for those who need to brush up
Equations - problems 1-5
Velocity - problems 1-4
I recommend reading through the following tutorial to help you understand what velocity is all about: http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/1DKin/U1L1d.html
This week's lab will be on-line:
Constant velocity versus acceleration