Physics Quiz Measurement

The quiz on Tuesday will encompass the following types of problems:
- Significant figures with arithmetic
- Temperature Conversions
- Single (eg: m, Pa) and multi-dimensional conversions (eg: speed, density)
- You must know the metric conversion factors, including for volume, and the properties of water

Physics Quiz: Electrostatic Force and Field

The following topics will be tested on the quiz tomorrow:

- Coulomb’s Law
- The Universal Law of Gravitation
- Effects of changing various parameters in Coulomb’s Law
- Force calculations
- Field calculations
- Field diagrams with one charge or two charges

Physics Quiz Work and Energy

There will be a physics quiz on Work and Energy on Tuesday. Be sure to know how to…

- calculate kinetic energy
- calculate potential energy / work
- calculate power
- give units for all energy terms

Physics Quiz

There will be a quiz on Friday in physics, addressing topics in rotational kinematics and rotational dynamics. Please know the items reviewed in class.

Physics Lab: The Gravitational Constant

Hello Class,

Great job running the lab today! Here is a clip of the grand finale.

Notebook Grading Scheme Reminder

In preparation for midterm grades, all sciences classes are having notebook checks. Here is a reminder of the criteria I use to grade them:

3 points → Fulfilling the basic notebook guidelines. IE: it is in a notebook separate from your other subjects; if it is spiral bound, then all of the pages are numbered; it only contains information for this class and not for others.
3 points → Fulfilling the basic notebook structure. IE: it has an organized and complete table of contents; the title page is easy to find and complete with class and contact information.
6 points → All relevant notes are complete and up to date.
3 points → The notebook is organized, neat, and tidy.

3 bonus points → The student has put a special effort into the presentation of the notebook.

Physics Quiz

There will be a quiz on Monday regarding momentum, collisions, and the Law of Conservation of Momentum. There will be  questions about the concepts, some formulas, and some problems involving computation.

Physics Notes Collisions and Conservation of Momentum

Here are the brief physics notes on collisions and on the Law of Conservation of Momentum. 071025-physnotes-8-teachered.pdf

Physics Notes: Momentum and Impulse

Here are the brief notes on momentum and impulse.

071023-physnotes-7-teachered.pdf

Physics Homework

We have been discussing Conservation of Momentum in class, and introducing collisions. We have discussed the conceptual basis and started some quantitative problems. For homework Tuesday, please do p100 #14-22.