Sunday, October 28, 2007

Homework Oct 29 - Nov 2

Monday: TPS p38 65-70 PLUS exam review worksheet
Tuesday: TPS p47 113-120
Wednesday: TPS p50 121-123, 125; CP p52 12,13
Thursday: No Class
Friday: Finish Packet

Next Exam: Friday, Nov 9

Labs Due This Week

Inertia Lab: Due Monday Oct 29
Balloon Car Lab: Due Tuesday Oct 30

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Solutions to Projectile Motion Sheet

A soccer ball is kicked....
t = 2.1s (use distance = vi*t + 1/2 at^2)
Vi = 16.7m/s (use distance = v * t)

A long jumper...
time = 1.1s (find the time it takes to get the peak using Vf = Vi + at, and double it)
horizontal distance = 11.66m
Vertical distance = Vit+1/2at^2 = 1.6m

A small mass...
Horizontal component of velocity: 40*cos35 = 32.8
Vertical component of velocity: 40*sin35 = 22.9
Time to peak = 2.3s (Vf = Vi + at)
Distance to peak = initial distance plus projectile = 46.7 m
Vertical Distance = 173m

Automobile accident...
time = .35s
Velocity = 13.1m/s

Solutions to Exam 3 Review Sheet

1. decrease
2. 10N
3. decreases
4. 1.6m/s^2
5. Arrow up and to the right
6. 10N 5N
7. 0 degrees
8. 5.0kg
9. 260N
10. 50N
11. 180 degrees
12. 11N
13. accelerating downward
14.
15. 2N
16. 13N
17. 10N
18. .5kg
19. 19.8N
20. 0
21. 0

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Homework 10/22-10/26, EXAM WEDNESDAY

10/22 TPS p37 57-64
10/23 Study for exam
10/24 EXAM! (Newton's laws and mechanics equations)
10/25 No Class
10/25 No Class (PT Conferences)

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences are this week!
Thursday: Nightime
Friday: Afternoon

Please make every effort to attend!

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Homework - 10/15-10/19

10/15: TPS p34 43-49; CP p83 1-9
10/16: TPS p84 15, 15; CP p34 52-55
10/17: No Class
10/18: No Class
10/19: TPS p42 85-92; Read p35-37

Extra Credit Opportunity

Based on the results of the test Friday, it looks like some folks might want some extra credit. I will be offering the following:
Opportunity 1: You can go through each of the multiple choice questions, and provide 1-2 sentences for which answer is correct and why.
Opportunity 2: You can create your own mechanics worksheet, with at least 6 different questions:
One for each of the missing variables, plus one that is missing two variables.
These questions can be similar to the ones on the worksheet given in class, but must contain different numbers you select, such as changing the time from 2.4 s to 7 s (and they can't be the same exact problem as anything online either).

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Topics on the exam

Scalar v. vector
Displacement v. distance, speed v. velocity
How to calculate displacement
The SLOPE of distance v. time is velocity/speed
The SLOPE of vecloity/speed v. time is acceleration
distance = rate * time
Vertical velocity changes, horizontal doesnt
Change in velocity/change in time = acceleration
As I increase the angle at which i launch something, the vertical component of the velocity goes up, the horizontal component goes down.
Centripetal acceleration increases with increased velocity, and decreases with increased radius, and always points IN
Remember/memorize the BIG FIVE equations!

Review Sheet Solutions

1. constant speed
2. twice as great
3. increase
4. 20 m/s^2
5. <------
6. 40m
7. 0 m/s^2
8. the same
9. 3.00 m/s
10. 10 m/s
11. three times as great
12. the same
13. 3.0m
14. 0.80s
15. 3.0m/s
16. The baseball and the balloon fall at the same rate
17. 45m

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

G-force

The amount of g-force the human body can handle actually depends on a couple of things:
1. How long the interaction is (how long the force is applied)
2. What direction the interaction is (horizontal or vertical)

Humans can withstain 100's of g's for example, for a mere second. However, over a sustained period of time (such as 20 g's for a minute) it can be deadly.

A typical person can sustain about 5g's in a vertical direction and about 17g in the horizontal direction.

The record for the most g force at an amusement park is 5.5g.

Fighter pilots can go between 6-9g, but may experience what is known as a "greyout" (temporary loss of vision, ability to speak, etc)

Formula One drivers typically experience 5g while breaking, 2g while accelerating, and 4-6 g when cornering.

Strongest g-forces survived by humans
Voluntarily: Colonel John Stapp in 1954 sustained 46.2 g in a rocket sled, while conducting research on the effects of human deceleration.
Involuntarily: Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 179.8 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km/h (108 mph) to 0 in a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.

Escape Velocity

The escape velocity on the surface of the earth is about 11.2 kilometers per second (which is about 6.96 mi/s)

Monday, October 8, 2007

Homework - Week of 10/8-10/12

10/8 No School
10/9 TPS p41 74-78; CP Read 119-128, do problems p84 21-23
10/10 Study for Exam
10/11 No Class
10/12 Exam Day

Homework - Week of 10/1-10/5

10/1 CP 9-14; TPS p28-29 11,15,18,23,28
10/2 TPS p29 29-33, 40-41
10/3 TPS p30 38-41, Read 39-41; CP p23 15-21
10/4 No Class
10/5 Finish Worksheet (yes, both sides); Read TPS p74-83

Homework - Week of 9/24-9/28

9/24 Read Chapter 2 TPS
9/25 TPS p27 1-3; CP p23 1-2
9/26 TPS p27 4-7; CP p23 3-8
9/27 No Class
9/28 TPS p28-29 #21

Homework - Week of 9/17-9/21

9/17 TPS p19 85-89
9/18 TPS p19 81-84
9/19 TPS p7 30-32

Homework - Week of 9/10-9/14

9/10: TPS p11 49-55
9/11: TPS p10 33-39, 42-44
9/12: TPS p3 1-15

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