Week 1 August 26-29Monday:
Tuesday: -Introductions, Syllabus, Independent vs. dependent variable, Wednesday: Review dependent vs. independent variable, types of motion, work on Physics Fundamentals Thursday: Review for quiz work on Physics fundamentals Friday: QUIZ 1, collect motion data, discuss graphs Week 3 Sept 9-13 Monday quizzes back; acceleration due to gravity; finish vpython coding Tuesday Galileo video Part 1 https://youtu.be/m3kKjzNsCOU Part 2 https://youtu.be/tv500VkRWn4 Wednesday Stations Lab Thursday Hewitt Video Part 1 https://youtu.be/7YAAkzcCGCk Part 2 https://youtu.be/ZgQpe5NcWqI Part 3 https://youtu.be/iteZHjy9rNk Friday review for quiz 3 due QUIZ 3 intro to phet simulations |
Week 2 Sept 3-6
Monday Labor Day Tuesday Quizzes back, motion graphs and equations Wednesday: matching activity, motion graphs and equations Thursday: motion activities Friday: Motion graphs and equations due QUIZ 2, continue computer coding #Creating the objects floor = box(pos=vector(0,-30,0), size=vector(100,4,12), color=color.white) #I've created the floor that the crate will slide across crate = box(pos=vector(0,0,0), size=vector(20,20,5), color=color.red) #I've created the crate, along with its dimensions and initial position resting on the floor #Setting the time interval t=0 #I've set the initial time to zero. tf=0.940 #I've set the final time to 0.94, which gives the crate enough time to slide across the floor dt=0.01 #I want my time interval set at 1/100th of a time unit #Giving the objects an initial velocity cratev=vector(75,0,0) #I'm defining the constant velocity of my crate to be 75 in the x-direction(left to right) while crate.pos.x<35: #I want the crate to stop before it slides off the floor rate(50) #This rate can speed up or slow down the replay crate.pos=crate.pos+cratev*dt #I'm moving the crate by adding the change in position (cratev*dt) # to the previous position (crate.pos) t=t+dt #I'm updating the time |
Week 4 September 16-20 Monday quizzes back; review phet simulations of Newton's first lawdrawing lots of free body diagrams Tuesday review free body diagrams; matching activity #2--FBD/graphs Wednesday review Free-body diagrams; comparing forces, velocitiess, accelerations Thursday review for quiz 4 Friday handout on Newton's first due QUIZ 4 intro to Newton's 2nd Week 6 September 30- October 4 Monday post test, quizzes back, finish vpython beat the train program Tuesday intro to conservation of momentum Wednesday review; momentum lab Thursday review; momentum lab Friday review; momentum lab Week 8 October 14-17 Monday energy labs Tuesday energy labs Wednesday energy labs Thursday energy labs labs, practice exercises due |
Week 5 September 23-27
Monday quizzes back; discovering Newton's 2nd Tuesday review; Cart/truck lab Wednesday review; skateboard lab Thursday review; phet simulation + practice quiz Exploring Newton's 2nd law due end of hour Friday Review for quiz 5 due QUIZ 5 finish vpython/move on to program #2 Week 7 October 7-11 Monday review for quiz 6; momentum labs+ due end of hour Tuesday review for quiz 6 due; QUIZ 6 Wednesday intro to energy; transfers and transformations Thursday conservation of energy Friday work and mechanical energy Week 9 October 21-25 Monday review, TI graphing calculator programming Tuesday review for quiz; finish quiz review Wednesday quiz 7 review due; QUIZ 7 Thursday intro to electric circuits Friday more on electric circuits |