Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Physics is Driving me nuts!!!!

Objective : Measure the amount Calories in a food source using Physics.
You may discuss lab results and input your results using the form link below.
LAB RESULTS

Phreshman Human Power Lab

Height of 1bleacher= .21m
Does the horizontal distance matter? Why or why not?
How many calories did you burn going up once?


Friday, May 24, 2013

Work Energy Power

Notes:
WORK ENERGY POWER TEST
Work Defined
Energy Video

Objectives

After studying the material of this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Distinguish between work in the scientific sense as compared to the colloquial sense.
2. Write the definition of work in terms of force and displacement and calculate the work done by a constant force when the force and displacement vectors are at an angle.
3. Use graphical analysis to calculate the work done by a force that varies in magnitude.
4. Define each type of mechanical energy and give examples of types of energy that are not mechanical.
5. State the work energy theorem and apply the theorem to solve problems.
6. Distinguish between a conservative and a nonconservative force and give examples of each type of force.
7. State the law of conservation of energy and apply the law to problems involving mechanical energy.
8. Define power in the scientific sense and solve problems involving work and power. 

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Momentum

Phreshman Momentum 

HW Problems 1-5 

Note y=5m/s

TEST HERE Now Working!!!!

Objectives

After studying the material of this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Define linear momentum and write the mathematical formula for linear momentum from memory.
2. Distinguish between the unit of force and momentum.
3. Write Newton's Second Law of Motion in terms of momentum.
4. Define impulse and write the equation that connects impulse and momentum.
5. State the Law of Conservation of Momentum and write, in vector form, the law for a system involving two or more point masses.
6. Distinguish between a perfectly elastic collision and a completely inelastic collision.
7. Apply the laws of conservation of momentum and energy to problems involving collisions between two point masses.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Freshman Physics!

AP Proctoring
Read & Color the packet

Monday, May 13, 2013

AP PHYSICS 2014! Less Than 365 Days to PrePare for AP Physics B Exam!

See Countdown at the Bottom of Page.
There will be summer assignments and you must blog!!!!

Testing Mobile Version

If you are accessing this from a mobile device please let me know if there are any issue or problems.  Post it here.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Honors Juniors Physics

I may be out on monday.
All three of these should be completed by Monday
You will have the period to work on this and discuss.
Tf calculation
To one degree or another
Phase change diagram
Reminder:
Lab Materials Due Tuesday
Aluminum foil
Wire hanger
Almonds
Empty soda can
Other cereal like apple jack / fruit loops.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

Newtons 3rd Law Phreshman Physics

Tug o War
  • Using Newtons Laws 
    • Explain how one wins a tug of war
      • The answer is not pull harder than the other person -> Newtons 3rd Laws
  • Cart and the Horse Video

Friday, April 26, 2013

Monday, April 22, 2013

Newton's Laws Tests

  • You may use your notes to complete the test it should be done in one attempt.
  • You may discuss concepts but not questions on the tests.
    • Ex. How do you do # 3? (Bad)
    • Ex. What are the units of mass and weight? ( good)
  • Click on the link below to start.

  • Note in the last problem it should read moon's gravity is 1/6 that of Earth.

Test Newtons 1st Law
Mr. Crane's Classes



Test Newtons 1st Law
Mr. D's Classes

Friday, April 19, 2013

AP Physics B Lenses and Mirrors

Make observations and look for similarities between the situations.
Notes
Simulations
Ray Diagram WS Mirrors and Lenses
Draw all ray Diagrams

Objectives

After studying the material of this chapter, the student should be able to:
1. Identify the major components of a simple camera and explain how these components combine to produce a clear image.
2. Identify the major components of the human eye and explain how an image is formed on the retina of the eye.
3. Explain the causes of myopia and hyperopia, describe how these conditions may be corrected, and solve word problems related to corrective lenses for these conditions.
4. Explain how a magnifying glass can be used to produce an enlarged image and solve word problems involving the magnifying glass.
5. Explain how two convex lenses can be arranged in order to form an astronomical telescope and solve word problems related to this type of telescope.
6. Explain the operation of the Newtonian focus telescope, Cassegrainian focus telescope, and Galilean type telescope.
7. Explain how two convex lenses can be arranged in order to form a compound microscope and solve word problems related to this type of microscope.
8. Distinguish between spherical aberration and chromatic aberration and explain how each type of aberration can be corrected.
9. Describe the factors which affect resolution of an image and limit the effective magnification of a telescope or microscope.
10. Explain how the phenomena of x ray diffraction can be used either to determine the distance between the atoms of a crystal or the wavelength of the incident x rays. Use the Bragg equation to solve word problems involving x ray diffraction.

HP Period 9 Work Energy

Objectives

After studying the material of this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Distinguish between work in the scientific sense as compared to the colloquial sense. 


2. Write the definition of work in terms of force and displacement and calculate the work done by a 

constant force when the force and displacement vectors are at an angle. 

3. Use graphical analysis to calculate the work done by a force that varies in magnitude. 


4. Define each type of mechanical energy and give examples of types of energy that are not mechanical. 


5. State the work energy theorem and apply the theorem to solve problems. 


6. Distinguish between a conservative and a nonconservative force and give examples of each type of force. 


7. State the law of conservation of energy and apply the law to problems involving mechanical energy. 


8. Define power in the scientific sense and solve problems involving work and power. 




Assignment 

Video Analysis Work, Energy & Power

Thursday, April 18, 2013

AP Physics Snells Like Physics

Use your tank and the magnets to prove/explain snell's laws
Materials:
Video
This video shows the general idea if you have a laser level you can use it in place of the objects. 


Instructions

  1. Fill Tank
  2. place magnet @ center of front and rear face
  3. Tank so axis perpendicular to tank is 0 degrees
  4. Place a pencil on the paper behind the tank (curved part) and mark its position on the paper
  5. Look through the front of of the tank @ tank level.  Close one eye.
  6. Align the rear magnet so that 
    • the front magnet the rear magnet and the image of the pecil are lined up
    • this means that the front object should block the image of the one behind it.
  7. Take your second pencil and place it so it also lines up.  Mark it on the paper
  8. Repeat for 5 other trials.  Making a table of angles of incidence and refraction.
*Bonus is there an angle at which you can no longer see the pencil through the tank?  If so record it.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Newton's Laws

Video: Newton's Dark Secrets  

Take notes put in notebook call it S2.

 

Objectives

After studying the material of this chapter, you should be able to:
1. State Newton's three laws of motion and give examples that illustrate each law.
2. Explain what is meant by the term net force.
3. Use the methods of vector algebra to determine the net force acting on an object.
4. Define each of the following terms: mass, inertia, weight and distinguish between mass and weight.
5. Identify the SI units for force, mass, and acceleration.
6. Draw an accurate free body diagram locating each of the forces acting on an object or a system of objects.
7. Use free body diagrams and Newton's laws of motion to solve word problems.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

AP PHYSICS B Break Assignment

This should be recorded as an entry in your note book/
Happy River People
http://www.arcadebliss.com/game/rivergame.htm
What are the rules of the game?

Happy River People Part 2
What are the rules of the game?
*if link below does not work click here instead.
Photoelectric Effect
Click to Run

Momentum Problems HW DUE

  Fly a Tank?

A. Collisions with Coupling

(See below for answers)

1. A girl, mass 70.0 kg, is running 3.0 m/s east when she jumps onto a stationary skateboard, mass 2.0 kg. What is the velocity of the girl and skateboard assuming they move off together?

2. A wrestler is standing at rest.. Another wrestler, running at 5.0 m/s, grabs him and holds onto him, and the two move off together with a velocity of 2.7 m/s in the same direction in which the second wrestler was running. If the mass of the second wrestler is 100 kg, what is the mass of the first wrestler?

3. A 1 kg glider and a 3 kg glider both slide toward each other at 1 m/s on an air track. They collide and stick. what will be the speed of the combined mass?

B. Collisions without Coupling

(See below for answers)
1. A toy truck, with mass 20.0 g, travels along a level tabletop at 0.50 m/s. A miniature car, with mass 5.00 g, speeds headlong toward the toy truck at 0.75 m/s. Immediately after the collision, the toy truck continues in its original direction at 0.10 m/s. What is the velocity of the miniature car?

2. A 1kg ball moving at a speed of 10 m/s in the positive x direction collides head on with a 2 kg ball at rest. What are the velocities of the 1kg and 2 kg ball after the collision?

3. An 74.5 kg object moving to the right at 34.3 cm/sec overtakes and collides elastically with a second 55.8 kg object moving in the same direction at 16.7 cm/s. Find the velocity of the second object after the collision.

4. In an inelastic collision, is the final total momentum more,less, or the same as the initial momentum?

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Phresman Physics Shootn for an A

Objective:
Determine where to place a cup to catch a ball rolled off a ramp.

What are the key ideas:
Things you should be able to answer...
  • The horizontal and vertical motion of the ball can be broken in to two separate motions.
  • Questions:
    • What are the unknowns in the x?
      • What can you measure and what can you calculate?
    • What are the unknowns in the y?
      • What can you measure and what can you calculate?
    • What is the variable that is the same for both?
      • Which direction allows you to calculate the  time?

Friday, March 22, 2013

Phreshman Physics Bear Necessities

A bear swims across a river 100M wide @ 5m/s due east.  The river flows due South at 10m/s.
How long does it take him to cross the viver?
What is his displacement from the starting point?
What is his speed form the point of view of a person standing on the shore?

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Pd9 HW

Due: 3/22 Tomorrow


Period 9 Momentum

Objectives

After studying the material of this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Define linear momentum and write the mathematical formula for linear momentum from memory.
2. Distinguish between the unit of force and momentum.
3. Write Newton's Second Law of Motion in terms of momentum.
4. Define impulse and write the equation that connects impulse and momentum.
5. State the Law of Conservation of Momentum and write, in vector form, the law for a system involving two or more point masses.
6. Distinguish between a perfectly elastic collision and a completely inelastic collision.
7. Apply the laws of conservation of momentum and energy to problems involving collisions between two point masses.
8. Define center of mass and center of gravity and distinguish between the two concepts.





Videos:
Demonstrations:
  • Newtons Cradle

Saturday, March 16, 2013

PHRESHMAN PHYSICS NEW EQUATION

FREE HW IF YOU HAVE THIS WHEN I SEE YOU NEXT.
  • CLICK ON LINK
  • WATCH THE PENCAST
  • CALL IT DAY S1
  • COPY NOTES IN YOUR NOTEBOOK!
  • COPY NEW EQUATION INTO YOUR EQUATIONS AND COMPLETE THE CHART
  • This Equation is will allow you to solve #5 quickly WITH OUT USING THE QUADRATIC FORMULA OR GUESS AND CHECK.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

ADOPT A PHYSICIST Update

Update 
  • Read the previously posted questions
  • Post only one question at a time.
  • Do not post again until your question has been answered
  • You may post directly to adopt-a-physicist period 3
  • You may also post here if you have gained any insights

Monday, March 11, 2013

AP PHYSICS Electorstatics

Due Tuesday March 19th (CLICK HERE)
  
Notes: Put in Notebook
Objectives
Please Start reading electrostatics
After studying the material of this chapter, the student should be able to:
1. State from memory the magnitude and sign of the charge on an electron and proton and also state the mass of each particle.
2. Apply Coulomb's law to determine the magnitude of the electrical force between point charges separated by a distance r and state whether the force will be one of attraction or repulsion.
3. State from memory the law of conservation of charge.
4. Distinguish between an insulator, a conductor, and a semi conductor and give examples of each.
5. Explain the concept of electric field and determine the resultant electric field at a point some distance from two or more point charges.
6. Determine the magnitude and direction of the electric force on a charged particle placed in an electric field.
7. Sketch the electric field pattern in the region between charged objects.
8. Use Gauss's law to determine the magnitude of the electric field in problems where static electric charge is distributed on a surface which is simple and symmetrical.

Phreshman Physics Motion Problem Sets

Instructions:
PUKE in your note book the following problems.

An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the ground. Determine the distance traveled before takeoff.

A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a distance of 110 m. Determine the acceleration of the car.


Upton Chuck is riding the Giant Drop at Great America. If Upton free falls for 2.6 seconds, what will be his final velocity and how far will he fall?

A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5 m/s to 46.1 m/s in 2.47 seconds. Determine the acceleration of the car and the distance traveled.

A feather is dropped on the moon from a height of 1.40 meters. The acceleration of gravity on the moon is 1.67 m/s2. Determine the time for the feather to fall to the surface of the moon.


Rocket-powered sleds are used to test the human response to acceleration. If a rocket-powered sled is accelerated to a speed of 444 m/s in 1.8 seconds, then what is the acceleration and what is the distance that the sled travels?
If you want to see it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4tuvOer_GI&sns=tw via @youtube

Friday, March 8, 2013

Fc Right Round The Lab
LEARNING GOALS OF THIS LAB:
1. Use your knowledge of Newton’s laws and circular motion to make a prediction about the outcome of an experiment.
2. Apply your knowledge of Newton’s laws to solve a practical problem.
3. Use two independent methods to determine a quantity experimentally.
4. Evaluate simplifying assumptions that you use in your mathematical procedure.

Student Responsibilities.
Record Data in easliy viewable tables
Show a sample calculation for one trial
Calculate % error
state reasons for discrepancies


Lab Data Form

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

APB Thermodynamics Haiku

Post your Haikus here remember there is a prize for best overall haiku! You can't win if you don't post.

Monday, March 4, 2013

ADOPT A PHYSICIST

*****Post only one question @ a time***

*Its here!  We have our physicists.  I will post info along with instructions ect.
http://www.adoptaphysicist.org/ 
 Pin#:9814
  • Adopt a physicist is a way for you to interact with people who work as physicist!  
    • You can ask the questions like whats your favorite song?...  
  • But more important questions should be asked like 
    • what made you chose physics?  
    • Were there any other jobs you considered?  
    • What else could you do with a physics degree?
  • Find Mainland Physics Period 
Instructions:  Post questions on this blog to receive credit  if selected we will ask 1 or all of our adopted physicists.  All blog point will count as double for this assignment.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Phreshman Physics. WS pg.7&8

Ap Thermodynamics

 Nuclear Reactors & Physics
Small Scale Nuclear Reactors

Discussion of thermodynamic systems & processes
Watch Video 
Video works best viewed from firefox or IE6 or higher

Lesson 46: Engine of Nature

There was a young man named Carnot
Whose logic was able to show
For a work source proficient
There's none so efficient
As an engine that simply won't go. - David L. Goodstein, Physics undergraduate (1958)
Instructional Objectives
  • Be able to state the first law of thermodynamics and use it in solving problems.
  • Be able to calculate the work done by a gas during various quasi-static processes and sketch the processes on a PV diagram.
  • Be able to give the definition of the efficiency of a heat engine.
  • Be able to describe a Carnot engine.
  • Be able to use the expression for the efficiency of a Carnot engine.
Complete AP 1986 Question

Monday, February 25, 2013

Phreshman Ariel Atom

Notes from Period 7    2.27.13

In your notebook
Part 1
Watch the video below.
Top Gear - Ariel Atom - BBC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA&sns=tw via @youtube
PUKES
HINT: BREAK THE problem into smaller picture wit proper starting and ending points.

Calculate the acceleration from 0-60mph.
Calculate the distance from 0-60mph.
Calculate the time from 0-100mph.
Calculate the time from 60-100mph.
Calculate the distance from 0-100mph.
Calculate the distance from 60-100mph.

Part 2
Watch video
0-100-0mph - the perfect run - by Autocar.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbo4mHIzQD0&sns=tw via @youtube
Draw a Picture only.
If a SQUIRELL is running across the street 15m wide at 5m/s. If you are driving 50 mph in an Ariel atom and see the SQUIRELL when it is 30m in front of the car. What happens? Explain using the picture what is going on.

Calculate the mass if objects with satellites.

Calculate mass of the sun.
Compare accepted mass if the sun in your table.

Calculate the mass of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Compare to its accepted mass.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

HPPP9 Centripetal Force & Circular Motion

HPP9 HW Part B 1-5
Student Learning Objectives

  • To understand the basic ideas of circular motion.
  • To understand the concept of acceleration in circular motion
  • To solve quantitative kinematics problems involving circular motion and to interpret the results.
  • To apply Newton's laws in the context of circular motion 
  • Objectives

    After studying the material of this chapter, you should be able to:
    1. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of a point mass in uniform circular motion given the radius of the circle and either the linear speed or the period of the motion.
    2. Identify the force that is the cause of the centripetal acceleration and determine the direction of the acceleration vector.
    3. Use Newton's laws of motion and the concept of centripetal acceleration to solve word problems.
    4. Distinguish between centripetal acceleration and tangential acceleration.
    5. State the relationship between the period of the motion and the frequency of rotation and express this relationship using a mathematical equation.
    6. Write the equation for Newton's universal law of gravitation and explain the meaning of each symbol in the equation.
    7. Determine the magnitude and direction of the gravitational field strength (g) at a distance r from a body of mass m.
    8. Use Newton's second law of motion, the universal law of gravitation, and the concept of centripetal acceleration to solve problems involving the orbital motion of satellites.
    9. Explain the "apparent" weightlessness of an astronaut in orbit.
    *11. Use Kepler's third law to solve word problems involving planetary motion.
    12. Use Newton's second law of motion, the universal law of gravitation, and the concept of centripetal acceleration to derive Kepler's third law.
    *13. Solve word problems related to Kepler's third law.
    14. Identify the four forces that exist in nature.


PhyzGuide
HW
Pen Cast Example Page

Phreshman Jumping Velocity

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

HPP9 COMPLETE CHART BY CALCULATING

Create this table in your notebook and complete missing values.
Show all work

                    Mass        Radius     Acceleration         gs'
Sun                                 69,595         274.03            27.9

Mercury 3.42E+23                              3.83               0.4
Venus     4.97E+24       6,052                                    0.9
Earth                             6,371              9.82               1.0
Moon                            1,738              1.62                 .2
Mars       6.52E+23       3,390             3.79               0.4
Jupiter    1.93E+27                           25.20                2.6
Saturn      5.8E+26                             10.44               1.1
Uranus      8.9E+25     24,973                                    1.0
Neptune 1.04E+26      24,764                                    1.1
Pluto      1.09E+22        1,151               

Monday, February 11, 2013

Phreshman Physics "Drop it like its hot!"

Determine-calculate human reaction time by experiment.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

AP Physics B Fluids


Notes:
Bernoilli's Equation-> PV=Energy?
FLUIDS
Objectives
After studying the material of this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Distinguish between density, weight density, and specific gravity and given an object's mass and volume, calculate the object's density, weight density, and specific gravity.
2. Define pressure and calculate the pressure that an object of known weight exerts on a surface of known area and express the magnitude of the pressure in psi, lb/ft2, N/m2, or pascals (Pa).
3. Calculate the pressure acting at a depth h below the surface of a liquid of density (ρ).
4. Distinguish between absolute pressure and gauge pressure and solve problems involving each type of pressure.
5. State Pascal's Principle and apply this principle to basic hydraulic systems.
6. State Archimedes Principle and use this principle to solve problems related to buoyancy.
7. Explain what is meant by streamline flow, the equation of continuity, and the flow rate. Apply these concepts to word problems to solve for the velocity of water at a particular point in a closed pipe.
8. Use Bernoulli's equation and the concept of streamline flow to solve for the velocity of a fluid and/or the pressure exerted by a fluid at a particular point in a closed pipe.
Galileo's Thermometer
Raft Problem (AP 2005)
Spring water Problem
Height of the atmosphere
Cartesian Diver
Simple barometer
Orbitz Soda
Lava Lamp
Lawn Chair Balloon
Practice questions
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_giancoli_physicsppa_6/17/4353/1114493.cw/index.html
http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/cutnell/0471663158/ilw/pages/p25.html

Friday, February 1, 2013

AP Physics 2005 exam questions

Phreshman physics lab questions

Discuss questions 1-3 & 9-11 here. We may add the rest later. We will discuss them here as well.

AP PHYSICS 2002#1 2002#2

2002#1 2002#2 discussion

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Force diagrams with dumb equations 4,5,8 on the incline

Discussion of force diagrams.
Help with concept click here!

Que es Velocidad

Graphs
Picture
Description
Analysis. ->graphical->verbal->physical
State any observations ala " Richies potty chart"
Conclusions about the lab
Relationships!



Monday, January 14, 2013

Phreshman Physics

All or some of these topics may be on the exam.
PERIOD 3 BRING YOUR NOTE BOOKS WITH WALK THE WALK SCORE TO THE EXAM!!!

What is Physics?

Observations:

Subjective Objective

Measurements:

Prefixes

Measuring

Fundamental & Derived units

Factor Label

Sig Figs

Labs:

Easy as PI

Not as Easy as PI

Physics Bugs me!

Graphing:

Graph:20 Pts

Graph

Scale 2 pts

Title 2 pts

BLOF 2pts

Axis Label 2pts

Slope 4pts

intercept 2pts

Identification 2 pts

Equation in terms 4 pts

Parent Graphs:
4 from class

Units

Motion in a straight line

Graphical Analysis of motion

Position

Change in position (Displacement)

Velocity

acceleration

Mr. D's Graphs

Vectors vs. scalars

average vs. instantaneous

Period 9 Mid Term Review

The idea of forces is on the exam... Most importantly that they are vectors and behave as such.
The total FORCE= Net Force=(Fnet)=ma
Or simply Fnet=ma

There are only to possibilities when it comes to Fnet:
They add up to zero (equilibrium)
Or they don't and the object accelerates.
Here are some sample questions:

https://www.box.com/s/22v28qs6dx7uosh4iw8z

Answers:
https://www.box.com/s/8j5bo5gdrwvsr2nwcvm2

You are permitted to bring one side 8.5x11 inch paper with hand written equation sheet you may include diagrams but no notes.

There is no curve!!!
It is a Pre determined standard.
80 correct = 100
70=90
60=80
50=70
48=68


Thursday, January 10, 2013

Mr. D's Graph Questions

HW FORM
Put in your questions if the answer is graph 1,2, or 3 select the answer from the list. If not you may type in the correct answer.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Period 9

Projectile Notes


Projectile problems 30,37,53,90 use the previous info from class with launch angles given.
Please can Simone post the given information from class
dyi=from notes
Vo=from notes
Looking for the range.

These problems involve a lot of info so you MUST Use pukes to solve...
Separate into to problems one in the x and one in the y.
Time is the only factor that can be shared between the two. All the other variables are like your toothbrush not everyone get to use it.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Period 9

I have not posted anything as of yet... I am glad you are checking... I still may post a lecture... To get us a jump start...

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Phresman the 12 Graphs of Physics

Here is a link to the Kongi Paper with the six graph blocks
http://media.konigi.com/tools/graphpaper/pdf/konigi-storyboard-gray.pdf
Pencast of Solutions
Period 7 discussion
Describe each motion. Think about the starting conditions and ending conditions for each motion
i.e. position & Velocity---> mathematically

Graph the following

On the first day of physics....
Graph an elf sitting in a tree

2nd Day of Physics
Graph an Elf ice skating

3rd Day of Physics
An elf skating backwards (Forward is the positive Direction)

4th Day of physics...
An elf on the roof dropping an iPad from rest (down is negative & ground is zero)

5th day of physics...
A physics elf driving in remote control car moving forward at constant speed and suddenly throwing it in then throwing it backward and reaching constant speed.

6th Day of Physics
A plate of stale physics cookies that have been thrown in the air and the crash on the ground... Be mindful of your starting and ending positions...

7th Day of Physics
An elf on a pogo stick....

8th Day of Physics...
An elf playing with a yo-yo, graph the yo-yo not the elf!,,


9th day of Physics...
A physics elf skydiving from a hot air balloon then pulling his parachute and safely returning to the ground.

10th day of physics...
A day off!

11th Day of physics...
A basketball released from the bottom of mainlands pool.
Be sure to label the top and bottom of the pool.















Tuesday, December 18, 2012

AP 12 Days of Physics

You can discuss. Problems here. Due after break.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Not as easy as pie

Mr. Crane, so for our final graph you just want us to plot our Period
and square roots of Lengths?
Yes
Do you want us to draw the BLOF or the lines leading up to the x and y axis?
Yes

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

AP Physics B Ch.4 Problems Sets

Place Questions about problems here.
  • be sure to include the number of the problem,
  • State the problem the unknowns and knowns.   Create a link to a picture.
  •  This will provide outside of the classroom to provide help  and allow others including myself to plan and prepare discussions for class. (differentiated instruction)
I have provided a link to what we worked on in class.
Asteroid and Space Tug
Ex.
  •        2 objects are tied together an pull on one another in deep space.  
  •      They both accelerate toward one another
    •  but because they are different masses they accelerate at different rates
  • where do the meet?  what is their final position?
  • How long does it take for this to occur
Picture 
Application of Idea
Solution:
Bulleted list of steps for solving or some other representation or link for explaining the solution.


Period 9 GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS SUMMARY

Ok.  We have had the discussion.  Generated graphs and equations.  Interpreted slopes and intercepts.
Now you need to summarize and look for the key concepts.
Use this  review.


  •  Please list them here to receive blog points. 
  • Ask questions= Blog Points
  • Answer Question = Blog points

Monday, November 26, 2012

Freshman Physics not as easy as pie

Post ideas questions here.

Do not draw your BLOF. JUST THE POINTS

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Tracker APPB

Link for tracker is posted on twitter:
AP and anyone else interested in some extra credit.
Due Monday
Write steps on how to use tracker:
Objective:
  1. Import a video of a simple exhibiting simple motion.
  2. use tracker to autotrack the potion of the object
    1. create a graph of this in tracker
  3. email me the graph by Monday

Friday, November 16, 2012

APPB:FBD:
  • Copy all diagrams into your notebook. 
  • Draw the FBD for all situations.
  • Discuss on the blog.
  • Also I crated a Google+ Hangout link on the assignment so you can work together by use of a microphone or webcam

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Projectile Problem AP



Identify the keys to the problem.
Solve for Thursday.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Graphical Analysis using Excel


  • Do not have excel?

    • There are some subtle differences between open office and excel but the translate very well.

  • Graph your data from easy as Pie compare that to your hand graph.
    • all the rules for graphing still apply but now must be typed...

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Phresman Last Week Q1

We have one more quest this MP.
It will include the Scientific Method-Related vocabulary
Powers of 10
Scientific Notation
Significant Figures Precision and accuracy

Monday, October 22, 2012

Easy as pie

Measure 10 circular objects circumference and diameter.
Measure is the key word. Use the objects I showed you in the pretzel container...

Phreshman Physics Project

Some of have emailed me directly, but you can post thoughts here.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

APPB: Active Physics

Please post realizations questions and important ideas here as it pertains to projectiles and 2-D motion.

Monday, October 15, 2012

AP PhysicsB: Running Lab & Test

What are the key ideas.
What equations would model the event?
What would the graph look like for
Position/velocity/Acceleration

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Build your own unit.

Post your ideas for units here.  Rate and discuss others students  units.  Get ideas on how to make crazy units.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Upcoming Test. Question

How do I prepare for the test?
  • Make a list of things that. 
    • for example words/vocab 
    •  Group them together determine similarities and difference most importantly relationships. 
      • Why are these words important in our pursuit of science.
      •  Can you use the word properly in a sentence? 
      • Can you give examples to help illustrate the word or how the meaning of the word is different from other terms
  • Can you apply and descibe how the ideas.
    • Just giving an answer is worth only about 10% (if it is correct)
    • The process and clear communication of the process is worth 90% (even if it is in correct)
  • Practice:
    • Choose any to rolls from petals and analyze them (ignore all previous conclusions and observations about the rules)
      • be clear about similarities and difference ect.
      • what can you deduce/infer
      • make a statement about what can be determined from the observations.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Things that?

Is a virus alive? Use your powers of observation and organization to determine. "Things that?".
Hint: determine the characteristics of living things by making observations. Then look at the characteristics of a virus and decide wether it meats your criteria for living things.

Monday, June 4, 2012

HP:Review http://www.nysedregents.org/Physics/

Place questions and comments here.
Be sure to include exam year/question #/topic
Example:
2011/#11/Projectiles

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Momentum take home Quiz

For the value of y in #3 use 31.3 m/s opposite the direction of the initial vbof the ball.

i.e. Vfball= 31.3 m/s

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

AP:hydroponics

Determine the maximum number of plants that can be supported in a hydroponics system. Given the parameters from class.
Density of foam- 100kg/m^3
Mass of plants-.5kg
Volume of foam- .012m^3
Radius of opening in foam for plant r- .08m
Key to solution.
Draw a picture
Create a fbd
Write an equation For sum of forces interms of the number of plants
Set sum = 0
Solve for # of plants
You should include at minimum the step listed above. A nice picture with some color would be awesome.
Oh and state the objective first!

Monday, January 30, 2012

Right Round the Lab!

Post Questions about the lab here!
This is the Link to the Page due on Friday! Centripetal Force 2012 - http://goo.gl/nsIo3

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Mid Term Review

http://www.nysedregents.org/physics/
This is an excellent source of review questions for the Midterm. The types of questions listed under the January Exams are similar to the 100 mc questions on your exam. Do as many questions as you can. If you have question, post it hear hopefully someone can help. Be sure to post the year and question #.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Projectile Problems Motion in 2-D

Honors Physics please use this to discuss and post question relating to the problem set.

When pigs Fly? Centripetal Force Lab.

Questions or lab discussion post here.

Friday, December 2, 2011

CH. 5 Answers

Do not copy or share this with any students outside of class. This is a dedicated use. Failure to comply will be subject to both disciplinary and honor code violations.
http://db.tt/r3fA2j7Q

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

HW CH.5

To puke or not tonpuke? all problems u most puke, if you want full credit... Also the problem set is only due the day after the last posting date which is wed. (today)
Physics is not about the answers but how you get the answers and showing your work. That's why as stated in class the final answer is only 20%. (s)
Practice like you play. If you don't do the hw like we outlined in class, you don't do it on the test either and that is what you are being graded on.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Ariel Atom

PUKES
How far?
What's the acceleration?
http://t.co/1iijxxyR

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Quest self check!

If you did the self check and still have questions. You can discuss them here. If you understand the self check quiz you can help out your classmates by answering there questions.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Ch.3 #11 2D Kinematics
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Ch.3 2D Kinematics  # 21
Interesting problem...  A great conceptual example.  

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Assignments & Extra Credit

All students in my honors classes who did not check the website for updates and assignments will receive for a hw grade of 0 for "Not as easy as pi". You will however receive a grade for the completion an analysis of the lab. In addition the test will be on Friday of this week. This is not a punishment but a reality of what happens when you don't check the blog. I needed you to do the assignment, that's why I posted it. I am extremely disappointed. Please do not let me down again.

If you checked the blog you would know as well that extra credit has been closed for over a week. So I can not award extra credit after the cut off. It would be much easier for me not to do extra credit at all.
~Mr. Crane

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Marking Period 2

Hey it's not to late to think ahead. Create a Google a gmail account and a google calendar. It will allow you to schedule times for extra help.

Monday, October 24, 2011

AP Physics

Hey guys. I might be out for a while. You need to really hunker down and read ch.3 2D motion.
Main Ideas
Time does not have direction
Therefor tx=ty
Set up all problems in x and y as separate problems. (you will be able to solve for time in one 1 of the directions)

Finally: the motion of the x does not affect the motion in the y. They are independant!

Check:

A bullet is dropped and a bullet is fired horizontally from the same height.
Which hits the ground first? If you said the one that is fired, reread the above, I you said the dropped one reread the above.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Popper Lab

Things to think about:
What is a pop?
How long is a pop?
What is the maximum height of you popper?
What is the velocity max of your popper?

Why can't you use a stop watch to get the time?

What is the acceleration of your popper?

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Easy as Pie

Hey questions post them here.

Can I use 2 different scales for each axis?
Yes, while it is not preferred sometime it just make sense and is necessary.

Monday, October 17, 2011

CH.2 1-D KINEMATICS

Things to remember:
acceleration negative or positive?
Define your frame of reference
Vectors have direction!
The sign of the "vector quantity" indicates its direction.


It's,its,its'?
http://www.businesswritingblog.com/business_writing/2006/05/its_its_or_its_.html

Friday, October 7, 2011

Honors Physics Study Guide

Download study guide: http://db.tt/3owz35jw
Pages 7-9. You should read and be able to answer study guide questions pg. 1-6 but the SG is not required.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Use the force:lab

-collect data 3 sets of measurement -add vector using 3 methods- 2- which were described in class Give a detailed explanation and representation of your method (explain the process or step fpof calculation using one of your trials Compare your methods of calculation with the actual resultant. Discussions result. Using#'s Feel free to post ideas and questions or answers to other questions here.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

What is Physics?

  I got a couple emails.  SO if you have questions you can post them here. 
  • The most important thing is that you have words @ least 25.  The more words the better.  
  • Now organize them into groups.  
  • It would probably be easier to do this on the computer because you can easily revise your groups
  • Now look at your groups.  Whats the big picture?  What is physics based on your organization of terms?

Monday, September 12, 2011

First Days Keys to success.

It is important that you begin with the end in mind.
You will get exactly out of this course what ever you are willing to put in to it.

At times Physics in general can be difficult but, if you do things just to get them done what have you really accomplished.

The key to success is to try and learn and UNDERSTAND Physics when doing assignments and reading.
If you do this it will make things easier.
You will have questions when if you follow the above, I will be happy to answer those questions.


"Try no to become a person of success but rather one of value. " ~Albert Einstein



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