Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 - 1A, 4A

Did vector worksheets 1 and 2 in class. Started sheet 3 - finish for HW

Wed, Oct 21, 2009

Block 1A
Weather not good for rockets for 1A.
Gave quiz on plotting trajectory of rocket from distance it fell below no gravity case.

Went over ball and tower problems.

Students did lab in which they rolled ball off table and predicted where it would land.

Block 4A
Weather cleared enough to shoot rockets for Rocket 2 Lab.

Monday, Oct 19, 2009

Went over test.

Collected RA 3.1

Showed first part of Hewitt video on vectors and projectile motion - up through example of throwing ball off tower.

For homework - write up answers to exercises 1-17 at end of chapter 3.

Thurs, Oct 15, 2009

Linear Motion Test

Homework: RA 3.1 due Monday Oct 19

Tues, Oct 13, 2009

Hand back CD2.2 - due for last time on Thursday
Collected RA 2.5
Second rocket quiz - took higher of two grades.

Asked it any questions from problem packet.

Went over review questions and exercises at end of chapter 2

Posted Quia review quiz for end of chapter problems.

Test on Thursday, Oct 15.

Thurs, Oct 8, 2009

Handed back Rocket 1 lab reports.

Went over graphical method of solving linear motion problems.
Handed out RA 2.5 due next period.

Tues, Oct 6, 2009

Collected Rocket Lab Reports

Quiz on rockets using sus-it-out method

Derived two more equations of motion for "Equation Method"
Gave students time in class to work on additional problems from the problem packet.

Friday, Oct 2, 2009

Went over Sus-it-out method of solving problems in linear motion with constant acceleration.