Circular Motion Links

Here are links to the physics tutorial pages on circular motion.  You'll want to read Lessons One and Two.

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/

Have you noticed that links to the UT website and the physics tutorial homepage are at the bottom of the right hand column of this blog?

Unit 4 - - More topics in Forces - Inclined Planes, Friction, Adding Forces, and Centripetal Acceleration

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. 16
Homework: Nov. 20, Dec. 4,  and Dec. 11, all at 10:00 pm
Unit Test: Dec. 12 and 13

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

Forces review packet key

More review questions and explanations can be found in ch. 6 of the red textbook and at the following link http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/newtlaws/

key

Force Unit

Goals

1.      Draw Force Vectors.

2.      Calculate Weight.

3.      Solve Problems with Net Force.

4.      Know that when an object is at rest or moving with constant velocity that F_net = 0 and all of the forces are balanced.

5.      Understand what terminal velocity is and how it is reached.

6.      Be able to explain why all objects in freefall have an acceleration of 9.8 m/s²

7.      Understand that forces are interactions between two things and that each object exerts an equal and opposite force on the other.

8.      Know Newton’s Three Laws of Motion by name.

In general, understand Newton’s 3 laws and apply them to explain motion.

Lab Due Date:  Nov. 6/7 

Homework due in the evening of Nov. 11 and Nov. 17

Test Date Nov. 19 and 20