Vector Unit Overview

Unit Goals:
1. Know that perpendicular vectors are independent
2. Add vectors graphically with parallelogram and head to tail methods.
3. Use trig and Pythagorean theorem to find resultant.
4. Break vectors into perpendicular components graphically and with trig.
5. Solve motion problems in 2D.

Covers Sections 4.1, 4,2 and 7,2 or continue reading from the links on the physics tutorial website http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/vectors/


Homework Sun 10/1

                  Sun 10/8

Test Tuesday 10/10

No Lab Reports this Unit

Motion in 2 Dimensions Pre Reading and Questions

Please read the following two pages at the Physics Classroom Website.
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/vectors/Lesson-1/Vectors-and-Direction
and
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/vectors/Lesson-1/Vector-Addition

Then do the new short assignment at the university of Texas.
https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/
The assignment is due Sunday night.

Review answer key

There are actually two problems with this version of the key that I fixed for class.  Problem 1, the second point is 7s, 50m.  This makes the slope 5m/s.  In problem 6 on the first page the acceleration should be negative.  I fix this later in the solution.

Kinematics Review Key 2013