23.4.08

Holiday Physics

You may be asking yourself "what should I be doing during the holidays to improve my understanding of Physics"?
 
The answer is:
  • make sure you have completed all the activities in the text book for the sections of work we have covered
  • look at the specifications for the achievement standards we have covered content for:
    • AS90252     2.1 
    • AS90255     2.4 
    • AS90258     2.7 
  • do any of the specifications make sense in relation to what we have studied in class?
  • the specifications were given to you in the hand out from the start of the year

17.4.08

Projectile motion

We are coming to the end of the mechanics section of the course. We've only got circular motion and energy to go. Don't forget our "rules" describing projectile motion as they are the key to understanding and solving P. M. problems.

Check out the links below:

Projectile motion and vectors
Projectile Motion Simulations
Projectile motion FAQs
NZ High School Physics Resources


Cheers
Mr Edwards

16.4.08

Vectors Vectors Vectors

Now You have completed (?) the simple vector work sheet why not check out some more in depth vector concepts.
 
Regards
Mr Edwards

14.4.08

Vectors

Walking around the room it is apparant that some basic work with vectors is needed. Vector Worksheet? Are your Vector skills up to the mark?
 
Regards
Mr Edwards

8.4.08

Homework

Please continue with the activities 10 A and 10 B.
 
By now you should be geting a good idea about the style of problems you will face on the Momentum topic.
 
Cheers
Mr Edwards

7.4.08

Homework for Monday

Text book activity on Momentum and Impulse activity 10A on page 123.
 
Please complete at least two more problems. Of course the stars will do more.
 
Regards
Mr Edwards

6.4.08

Survey

I've been playing with a little survey tool called Survey Monkey.
Please complete the survey by clicking the link on the right. You may even be inspired to make one for yourself.

Regards
Mistery

4.4.08

What to do in the weekend?

If you did not finish and hand in the write up for the Rolling Trolley practical, please have it ready for our lesson on Monday.
 
Mr Edwards  

3.4.08

Rolling Trolley Practical

Today's class activity involved all about our favourite physics skills of :
  • observing motion
  • measuring time
  • collecting data
  • minimising measurement errors
  • graphing data
  • transforming data
  • graphing transformed data
  • determining an equation for a relationship
Today was the data collection Friday we process and present the results.

Happy Fizx

2.4.08

Homework

Please finish the forces worksheet.