Thursday, January 30, 2014

Honor Physics Period 9

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State Standard 5.2.E Forces
  • Engineering
  • Objectives:
    • calculate all of the forces for objects
      on any surface that is not horizontal.
    • calculate the acceleration of these
      objects and apply motion equations.
    • Skills Required
      • FBD->Free Body Diagrams
      • Finding Vector Componants
      • Sum of the Forces
      • PUKES
      • Algebra
  • Steps for Solving "you need to memorize this"
    • 1) Draw a free-body diagram for the object (the normal force is perpendicular to the plane; the friction force acts along the plane, opposite the velocity)
    • 2) break vectors into components, where the parallel component of weight is mg(sin θ);
    • 3) write Newton's second law for parallel and perpendicular components; and 
    • 4) solve the equations for whatever the problem asks for.
  • Week of 2/3/14
  • Week of 2/10/14
    • Day 58
      •  Mastery Learning (Complete all questions w/  FBD/SUM of the Forces/PUKES
        • Students may ask questions collaborate and work together to complete 
    • Day 59
      •  Mastery Learning (Complete all questions w/  FBD/SUM of the Forces/PUKES
        • Students may ask questions collaborate and work together to complete
    • Day 60
      •  Mastery Learning (Complete all questions w/  FBD/SUM of the Forces/PUKES
        • Students may ask questions collaborate and work together to complete
    • PROBLEMS DUE @ END OF CLASS THURSDAY!!!!

Saturday, January 18, 2014

AP PHYSICS B REVIEW

Link to Topics and Objectives: "Click Here"
Sample Exam:  Click Here

No Calculators 

No Equation sheet


 Review Strategy:
  • Read section reviews for chapters covered
    •  find MC questions that illustrate topics.  
      • If you understand what the correct answer is and why move on, if not review, post, and correct your misconception
        •  Repeat
         

         

         


Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Period 9 MID TERM REVIEW

Regents Test

Extra Credit T/F Review Test
You will be required to complete a scan-tron "No whining!"

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


Phreshman Physics MIDTERM REVIEW

All or some of these topics may be on 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

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Honors Physics

  • Force Diagrams 
  • Complete the diagrams 1-10.  
  • If you cant not print the WS sketch in your notebooks.
  • All diagrams should be labeled.
  • Post any questions or issues along with the Q#.

Friday, January 10, 2014

Eletric Field Mapping Lab

  • Due tomorrow Tues 1.14.14
    • Electric Field Maps 
      • Colorized
      • observations 
      • interpretations
    • Post Lab Question "Click Here"
      • on a separate piece of printer paper NDPS
      • Print or sketch the picture/question
      • answer the questions
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • http://groups.physics.northwestern.edu/lab/DOWNLOAD/equipotential.pdf
Read the section on drawing field lines.  Complete your drawing of the electric field map on you paper colorizes it in a way that makes sense.
Need Ideas
Infographics

Assignments:

Fileds Potential Work 

Midterm Strategies MC Strategies


 How to Eliminate Choices:

  •     What UNIT should the answer be in?  Especially for those questions with no numbers.  Look at the arrangements of the variables to find which choices are in the correct units (dimensional analysis)

  •     Should the answer be larger or smaller than a given value in the problem? (increase/decrease/relationship problems)

  •     For graphs, think about probable shapes and slopes.  Where the line goes to zero is often a good indicator of correct or incorrect choices.

  •     For those questions that read “Which of the following…”  Be extremely careful of the word NOT and be sure to read ALL the choices before picking one.  Many mistakes are made when a student picks choice A after reading it and never even gets to B through E.

  •     Predict the sign of your answer (+/–) to eliminate choices
  •     Predict the possible directions (for currents, vectors, etc.) to eliminate choices
   
   



taken from PGP physics




How to Eliminate Choices:

  •     What UNIT should the answer be in?  Especially for those questions with
no numbers.  Look at the arrangements of the variables to find which choices

are in the correct units (dimensional analysis)

  •     Should the answer be larger or smaller than a given value in the problem?

(increase/decrease/relationship problems)

  •     For graphs, think about probable shapes and slopes.  Where the line goes to zero is often a   
good indicator of correct or incorrect choices.

  •     For those questions that read “Which of the following…”  Be extremely

careful of the word NOT and be sure to read ALL the choices before picking

one. 
  • Predict the sign of your answer (+/–) to eliminate choices
  • Predict the possible directions (for currents, vectors, etc.) to 
  • Many mistakes are made when a student picks choice A after reading it and never even gets to B through E.

   

eliminate choices
    

Friday, January 3, 2014

HONORS PHYSICS P9 2 Dimensional Motion

Key Strategies:
  • divide the problem into 2 linear motion problems using PUKE
    • one for the x and 1 for the y
  • Time for the x&y are the same {the motions are occurring independently and simultaneously}
  • Solve for time using PUKE"S" in either the x or y and apply it to the other direction.
    • You are not learning anything new 
HW:  Since we are not in school today work on any 3 problems and post ideas and question and solutions to the blog.
http://go.hrw.com/resources/go_sc/phy/HF2PW03D.PDF

AP PHYSICS B 1&2 Mechanical Universe VIDEO


Use the Video Links Below to view and discuss.  There are questions as a guide though you shouldn't need them.  Discuss on Blog.


Best if viewed with Firefox:  Popups must be enabled.

Note:*if the titles don't appear find the videos in the directory below the page that appears.

28. Static Electricity Worksheet 28 Video Link 28
29. The Electric Field Worksheet 29 Video Link 29

Thursday, January 2, 2014

AP ELECTRICTY Part 1 Electrostatics

Objectives

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.

Saturday, December 21, 2013

AP 12 Days of Physics!

Happy Hollidays & winter solstice.
Thanks for those of you who gave gifts totally unnecessary.  As discussed we can not get lazy over the break.  So here are some things to keep you current and sharp.  You need to participate to learn physics.  If not I can't help you.
Read Ch.18.   As many times as it takes post on the blog questions and insights.
 here will be a reading quiz.
On the First day of Physics!



Read-->Discuss
http://phys.org/news305888300.html

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

NOT AS EASY AS PI

Discussion Board:
Objective:
 Devise a method to determine the relationship between length and time of a swing.
Create and interpret a parent graph for the data
Use this Graph PAPER only "CLICK HERE"

Things to think about.  
What shape is the graph?  Is it lnear?


  • If your data does not agree with the class discussion the lab is easily redone at home find a bob and a length of string and measure the time for ten swings take the Avg.  It should be clear that it is not a linear relationship..
  • Once you have identified the parent graph construct a daughter graph as discussed in class.
  • Follow the rules for analyzing linear graphs find the slope and intercept.


Monday, December 16, 2013

Resources

Physics Textbook
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Physics Exam Questions
the above link hosts sample MC questions similar to the one used on the Mid-term exam.
Do as many of the questions as you can relating to the topics we covered.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

MOTION PROBLEMS 1D

Objectives

  • Develop a relational model between the real word the descriptions and the mathematical equations

After studying the material of this chapter, you should be able to:
1. State from memory the meaning of the key terms and phrases used in kinematics.
2. List the SI unit and its abbreviation associated with displacement, velocity, acceleration, and time.
3. Describe the motion of an object relative to a particular frame of reference.
4. Differentiate between a vector quantity and a scalar quantity and state which quantities used in kinematics are vector quantities and which are scalar quantities.
5. State from memory the meaning of the symbols used in kinematics:

 x, xo, v, vo, a, y, yo, vy, vyo, g, t.
6. Write from memory the equations used to describe uniformly accelerated motion.
7. Complete a data table using information both given and implied in word problems.
8. Use the completed data table to solve word problems.
9. Use the methods of graphical analysis to determine the instantaneous acceleration at a point in time and the distance traveled in an interval of time.



HW:
Watch VIDEO 
Draw a picture of the deceleration of the sled. 
Estimate the time to stop using the video.
PUKE
You need this for class.
What should the unknowns be? 

HW solutions 1-15
Cut and paste link below:
Cp phys ch 2 web rev.pdf - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7bJIeVT3zuOM1N6WkVMbjZqVG8/edit?usp=sharing

Friday, December 6, 2013

EXAMPLES OF 10

Find examples of the numbers  post them and complete your Worksheet

Thursday, December 5, 2013

hONORS pd.9 gRAPH qUESTIONS

Discuss /Argue/Debate your answers here

EXAM REVIEW AP PHYSICS

  • Vectors


  • Uniform Circular Motion



  • Universal Gravitation


  • Friction


  • Centripetal Force


  • Hookes's Law



  • Combination Problems

AP REVIEW OF WORK ENERGY

Work
 • Recognize the difference between the scientific and ordinary definitions of work.
 • Define work by relating it to force and displacement.
 • Identify where work is being performed in a variety of situations.
 • Calculate the net work done when many forces are applied to an object
Energy
 • Identify several forms of energy.
 • Calculate kinetic energy for an object.
 • Apply the work–kinetic energy theorem to solve problems.
 • Distinguish between kinetic and potential energy.
 • Classify different types of potential energy.
 • Calculate the potential energy associated with an object’s position.  
Conservation of Energy
 • Identify situations in which conservation of mechanical energy is valid.
 • Recognize the forms that conserved energy can take.
 • Solve problems using conservation of mechanical energy

Monday, December 2, 2013

Mutiny on the bounty

Use the 2 posts on twitter to calculate the  the value of each sale in the prescribed units.
Tweets by @Physicsmainland