Wednesday, December 12, 2012

More Review Question Solutions

Here are solutions to the second set of review questions.  For those of you that did not pick up this handout it is page three in this link.


More Unit Four Review Questions

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Unit 4 Review Sheets

Here is the answer key for the review sheet that was distributed last week on Thursday.

On Wednesday, I will post a key for the problem set I made available on Tuesday.
Unit 4 Practice Questions 2012

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Unit 4: Advanced Concepts in Forces – friction, components, centripetal force, circular motion and gravity Nov. 26 – Dec. 13


Goals• Be able to add forces in two dimensions.
• Understand and apply conditions for equilibrium.
• Calculate the frictional force when given the coefficient of friction and vice versa.
• Determine the normal force, and the parallel and perpendicular components of gravity for inclined plane problems and solve for acceleration.
• State and apply equations for centripetal acceleration and force.
• Distinguish between the centripetal force and the fictitious centrifugal force.
• Analyze examples of circular motion in terms of Newton's three laws of motion.

Important Dates
Friction Lab : due Dec. 10
Homework: Dec. 2 and Dec. 11, both at 10:00 pm
Unit Test: Dec. 13

This unit corresponds to parts of chapter 6 and section 7.3 in the book.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Preview Circular Motion

For Wednesday, please either read chapter 7.2 (p163) in your textbook, or lessons 1 and 2 about circular motion at this link.
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/

Then, preview the next Quest assignment.  It will be due next week on Tuesday.

The lab will be due next week on Monday.