Friday, August 30

 WELCOME
Introduction, overview course objectives and expectations, issue books
Lab1: "paper tower" p10
HW: read 2.1 & 2.4;
Practice prob. 1-5 & 18-22
HW: CH2 prob. pg.37-38 1-3,11-15, 17,18

Labor Day

No Classes

Enjoy

Presentation:

What is Physics?

CH2 Review: metric system, scientific notation, manipulating equations

Read and Outline 3.1 pg.42-47 

Power Point Presentation:

Velocity and Acceleration

Lecture 1:Describing motion (frame of reference, scalar vs. vector, velocity vs. speed, instantaneous vs. avg. vel.)

Read  and outline 3.2 pg. 51-55

HW: Sup. Prob. CH3

1-7 

Avg. vs. Instantaneous velocities
 

Acceleration due to gravity
Show Video "space flight - acceleration machines"

HW: CH4 prob. pg83 1,2,3,5,8,9

Define Acceleration
Calc. positive and negative acceleration

 a=V₂-V₁/t₂-t₁

= ^V/^t

Displacement of a object undergoing uniform acceleration

Data Studio demo on displacement

HW:CH4 prob. pg83 10-12, 14, 16-20 

Post Prob. CH4 

10-12

14, 16-20

in class

Sup. 1-5
Review Acceleration previous objectives: What is acceleration avg. acceleration - avg vs. instant. acceleration
cont: obj.: velocity of an object with constant acceleration

HW:CH4 prob. 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34

 Post sup. prob. CH4 prob. 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
Acceleration objectives con't: displacement during constant acceleration - displacement when velocity and time are known - displacement when acceleration and time are known - displacement when velocity and acceleration are known

HW: CH4 prob.  35 - 37 sup. prob. 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16

On-line Prob.

1-10

Post  CH4 prob.  35 - 37 sup. prob. 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16

Acceleration objectives con't:- displacement during constant acceleration - displacement when velocity and time are known - displacement when acceleration and time are known - displacement when velocity and acceleration are known

Introduction to Air Track care & procedures including precision timer software
Air Track Lab1: Avg. vs Instantaneous velocities

On-line Prob.

10-20

(con't) Air Track Lab1: Avg. vs. Instantaneous velocities

Quiz on acceleration
(con't) Air Track Lab1: Avg. vs Instantaneous velocities

Lab Report format. 

Allow time for students to work on lab in class since this is their first lab.

Lab due 9/17

 Review CH3 & CH4 all objectives for Test on Wednesday Ch 3 & 4 acceleration and velocity all objectives.

 Review CH3 & CH4 all objectives for Test on Wednesday Ch 3 & 4 acceleration and velocity all objectives.

  Test
Ch 3 & 4 acceleration and velocity all objectives.

 Introduction to Forces:

Power Point Presentation on Force

Define a force. differentiate between contact forces and long-range forces. Defining agents of forces.

HW: CH 5 Concept review questions pgs. 93 and 103

Recognize the significance of Newton's second law of motion and use it to solve motion problems.

Explain the meaning of Newton's second law and describe and object in equilibrium

understand the difference between net forces that cause acceleration and action-reaction pairs.

HW: CH 5 Review Problems 1-3, 5-10

 Post: CH 5 Review Problems 1-3, 5-10

Relate Force to the Electrathon Vehicle

Recognize the significance of Newton's second law of motion and use it to solve motion problems.

Explain the meaning of Newton's second law and describe and object in equilibrium

understand the difference between net forces that cause acceleration and action-reaction pairs.

CH 5 Applying concepts odd numbers

CH5 Prob. 11-15

 Air track Lab #2 Kinematics on an incline plane
Lab Due 9/27

Continue Air track Lab. if needed

Describe how the weight and the mass of an object are related using the second law.

Pocket Lab Pg. 93

Differentiate between the gravitational force weight and what is experienced as apparent weight 

demonstrate an understanding of the nature of frictional forces and be able to use the coefficient of friction in solving problems.

Demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of net force and be able to calculate the acceleration that results.

HW: CH 5 Review Problems 17-24

Lab 2 Due

Post:  CH 5 Review Problems

12-24

HW.

Supplemental Problems

1-13 
 

Online Review Available for self-study

Post Supplemental Problems

1-13 

HW: Online Review Available for self-study