Monday, March 14, 2011

Monday, March 14, 2011

Quiz on Graphical Addition of Vectors

Vector worksheets 3 and 4

Friday, March 11, 2011

Rocket 1 Lab

Write-up mandatory for students who scored less than 80% on test.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

One third of class out due to Girl's BB game.

Showed Physics Extravaganza Video and students did spinning plates

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Went over test.

Did Vector Worksheets 1,2

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Test on Linear Motion

Monday, March 7, 2011

Review for test.

Some students worked on problem worksheet others tried Quia quizzes.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Review. Went over end of chapter questions.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Thursday, Mar 3, 2011

Students divided themselves up into groups of 3 or 4 and did the Ball and Ramp Competition.

Finished Hewitt video and talked about why astronauts in space shuttle appear weightless.

Test on Chapter 2 is next Tuesday.
Bring textbooks to class the next few days.

Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011

Answered any questions on problem packet.

Started showing Hewitt video on Vectors and Projectile Motion.
Showed how you can plot trajectories by falling below the no gravity case.

Explained "Tower" problem and described tomorrow's Ball and Ramp Competition.

Test on Chapter 2 is next Tuesday.
Bring textbooks to class the next few days.

Tuesday, Mar 1, 2011

Finished graphical method and showed several examples.

Handed out RA 2.5 due tomorrow as a summary of the graphical method.

Monday, Feb 28, 2011

Did all homework problems on board.

Started Graphical Method