Course Description
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uncertainty calculator
Tuesday, September 17
quiz on centripetal force;
worked problems from the chapter 7 problem set;
test 6 & 7 next Monday
Monday, September 16
reviewed Kepler’s 3rd law of planetary motion;
worked a problem involving friction and centripetal force;
worked a problem involving gravity and centripetal force;
finish up problem set 6 by tomorrow;
finish the free-fall lab write-up by tomorrow;
problem set 7: pp.191-193 #54, 58, 62, 70, 76, 82, 84, 86 (due Monday)
test 6 & 7 next Monday
Tuesday, September 10
discussed Kepler’s laws of planetary motion;
watched planetary animations;
derived Kepler’s 3rd law using Newton’s gravitation equation;
finish up problem set 6 by next Tuesday;
finish the free-fall lab write-up by next Tuesday;
Monday, September 9
discussed chapter 6 problems;
discussed universal gravitation;
did a few sample calculations;
read: pp.179-185 (using universal gravitation)
Friday, September 6
quiz on projectile motion;
discussed centripetal force;
worked on the free-fall lab write-up;
chapter 6 problems: pp. 165-167 #52, 56, 58, 60, 62, 66, 68, 74 (due after home leave)
Thursday, September 5
pseudo-quiz on projectile motion;
demonstrated The Monkey and the Hunter;
discussed/demonstrated centripetal force;
chapter 6 problems: pp. 165-167 #52, 56, 58, 60, 62, 66, 68, 74 (due after home leave)
Wednesday, September 4
discussed projectile motion;
worked projectile problems;
read: pp. 153-159 (circular motion);
glance at The Monkey and the Hunter
Tuesday, September 3
discussed test 4 & 5;
work on your free-fall lab
Monday, September 2
test 4 & 5;
read: pp. 147-152 (projectile motion)
Friday, August 30
worked more problems involving sliding friction on a slope;
worked force vector problems involving the suspension of objects from cables;
test 4 & 5 on Monday
Thursday, August 29
worked on the chapter 5 problem set;
worked problems involving sliding friction on a slope;
test 4 & 5 on Monday
Wednesday, August 28
worked problems involving sliding friction;
worked more on processing our free-fall lab data;
continue working on chapter 5 problems: pp. 141-143 #80, 82, 86, 90, 92, 96, 98, 104 (due tomorrow)
Tuesday, August 27
went to the computer lab to retrieve video off of our phones for the free-fall lab;
continue working on chapter 5 problems: pp. 141-143 #80, 82, 86, 90, 92, 96, 98, 104 (due tomorrow)
Monday, August 26
quiz on analytical vector addition;
went to the computer lab to retrieve video off of our phones for the free-fall lab;
continue working on chapter 5 problems: pp. 141-143 #80, 82, 86, 90, 92, 96, 98, 104 (due Wednesday)
Friday, August 23
worked problems using analytical vector addition;
went to the computer lab to retrieve video off of our phones for the free-fall lab;
work on chapter 5 problems: pp. 141-143 #80, 82, 86, 90, 92, 96, 98, 104 (due Wednesday)
Thursday, August 22
discussed chapter 4 problem set;
discussed graphical and analytical vector addition;
chapter 5 problems: pp. 141-143 #80, 82, 86, 90, 92, 96, 98, 104 (due Wednesday)
Wednesday, August 21
discussed sliding friction and anti-lock brakes;
began discussing vector addition;
Tuesday, August 20
watched video clip on free-fall acceleration;
discussed doing the Density Lab write-up (due tomorrow);
discussed Newton’s 2nd and 3rd laws of motion;
worked 2nd law problems;
read: pp. 126-135 (forces and friction);
chapter 4 problems: p.113 #60, 64, 68, 70, 72, 76, 80 (due Friday)
Monday, August 19
discussed test 1, 2, & 3;
discussed doing the Density Lab write-up (due Wednesday);
demonstrated Newton’s first law of motion;
read: pp. 96-107 (Newton’s 2nd and 3rd laws of motion)
Friday, August 16
test 1, 2, & 3;
read: pp. 87-95 (Newton’s 1st law of motion)
Thursday, August 15
worked numerous accelerated motion problems
test 1, 2, & 3 tomorrow
Wednesday, August 14
collected data for the Density Lab (write-up due next Wednesday);
continue working on chapter 2 problems: pp. 81-84 (#74, 78, 84, 86, 88, 94, 100, 106, 110 (due Friday);
test 1, 2, & 3 this Friday
Tuesday, August 13
discussed doing the Density Lab tomorrow;
discussed acceleration due to gravity;
worked out examples of accelerated motion;
read over lab handout;
get started on chapter 2 problems: pp. 81-84 (#74, 78, 84, 86, 88, 94, 100, 106, 110 (due Friday)
Monday, August 12
further discussed graphing with error terms;
discussed equations for accelerated motion;
read: pp. 65-75 (working with acceleration);
chapter 2 problems: pp. 81-84 (#74, 78, 84, 86, 88, 94, 100, 106, 110 (due Friday)
Friday, August 9
quiz on arithmetic with error terms;
discussed graphing with error terms;
get HW set 1 and Uncertainty worksheet done by Monday
Thursday, August 8
discussed graphs of 1-D motion;
looked at problems from the problem set (due Monday);
read: pp. 57-64 (acceleration)
Wednesday, August 7
worked more examples of arithmetic with error terms;
discussed assessing error terms when measuring;
briefly discussed 1-D motion;
read: pp. 43-47 (measuring speeds)
Tuesday, August 6
worked examples of arithmetic with error terms;
began on worksheet (due Friday);
read: pp. 31-42 (1-D motion);
problem set 1: pp. 25-28 #54, 60, 68, 70, 72, 76, 90 (due Friday)
Monday, August 5
passed out textbooks; explained course description;
discussed uncertainty during measurement;
Read pp. 3-14 (units & measurements)