Physics Quizzes PDF's

Hi folks,

I thought I had done this before but apparenlty they didn't all convert.  Hopefully this will work better.

Quiz answers

Hi folks,

Here are the answers to this week's quiz so you can study them for the final.

5/6 Physics update and homework due 5/13

Hi folks,

This week we did a bit of review for the end of the year and we also spent quite a bit of time looking at how refracting light works.

Next week we will primarily be doing review of some of the harder problems of the year and answering any other questions you may have regarding the final exam.  There will not be a quiz next week.

For homework this week, read chapter 29 in the book.  Pages 442 to 459.

Do Review Questions # 1 - 26

Best,

Jim Mueller

(919) 907-3217

4/29 Physics Recording - Light and Lenses

https://youtu.be/xk_P7x3vjds

Physics Quizzes

Hi folks,

Here are the quizzes for the year.

4/29 Physics update and homework due 5/6

Hi folks,

Today we took a bit of a deeper look into light and began our unit on optics.  We will do more with optics next week.

For homework this week…I've changed my mind.  :)

Remember that extra credit assignment I was talking about in class, well let's make it homework with extra credit possibilities.  

Here's the scoop.  Take a look at this article by Randal Monroe from his What If blog.   https://what-if.xkcd.com/3/  You'll see how he uses different physics concepts and applies them to real world things even though the situation is fictional.  (Unless somewhere out there Yoda really is hanging out on some swamp planet…it's possible.)  

Now you do it.  Pick any book, movie, comic or video game and apply some of the things we've learned this year.  I've included one of my ex-students papers for example.  It's very good be sure to take a look.

For homework,

Apply at least 5 different physics concepts to the situation.  Tell me how different physics concepts can apply to your situation.  A small list of some possibilities would be: gravity, mass, velocity, acceleration, force, impulse, momentum, any of Newton's laws, energy, power, and energy efficiency.   For example, in the Xena paper he used gravity, Newton's second law, acceleration,  resultant velocity,  energy and power.  

For extra credit,

Math it up!  I'll give you 2 points of extra credit (max of 10 points) for every formula you apply to the situation.  The Xena example includes 6 different formulas. 

Have fun folks!  I can't wait to see what you come up with.

4/22 Physics Recording - Sound

https://youtu.be/ynhkaAAscoo