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3-A
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4-B
Course Introduction
Background on Measurement
and calculations
Why Honors Physics? slide show
Uncertainty experiment 4-1
HW:
Using the data from your balance, complete Uncertainty Exercises 4-2 through
4-5 and 4-6 with the given information
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5-A
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8-B
Start Mathematical Modeling in Physics Activity
Part 2: Cooling Water
Run Mathematical Modeling in Physics Activity
Part 1: Hooke's Law
HW:
a)
Interpreting algebraic expressions Exercises 14.1 - 14.9
b)
Modeling in Physics Activity Part 1: Hooke's Law ?s
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9-A
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10-B
Discuss HW
Submit Course Info sheet
Discuss & Run Analysis on Mathematical Modeling in Physics Activity
Part 2: Cooling Water
HW:
a) Interpreting the equal sign exercises 15.1 - 15.3 (on
engineering
paper)
b)
Begin Mathematical Modeling Part 2 Report - due 9/17 @
3 pm
Click here for
Hooke's Law lab report expectations
Question # 8 for the
Cooling Water Lab report:
A long data
set (> 5 hours) show the water's temperature falling below the room's air temperature after
about 5 hours. Explain why this is occurring. |
11-A
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12-B
Submit HW Exercises 15.1
- 15.3
View Caltech's "The Mechanical Universe - Introduction" video
Pass out Wilson & Buffa - physics textbooks
Work time:
Discuss & Run Analysis on Mathematical Modeling in Physics Activity
Part 2: Cooling Water
HW:
Wilson & Buffa pp 24 - 29: 3, 8, 18, 30, 36, 42, 56, 80, & 92
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15-A |
16-B
Discuss HW
Introduce Fitting Functions to Data
- Chapter 8 in Pre-calculus
Notes on Correlation Coefficient
Pass out Pre-calculus books
HW:
b) Complete 8-1a
through
8-2b
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17-A |
18-B
Discuss HW
Notes on nonlinear
functions
Work time:
Explorations: 8-3a, 8-4a, & 8-4b
HW:
Explorations 8-3a through 8-4b except 8-2c |
19-A
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22-B
Discuss HW
Work time:
Explorations: 8-2a, 8-2b, 8-3a, 8-4a,
& 8-4b
(8-5a is EC)
Review for Exam - Exam I
HW:
Exam 1 Prep: Ch.1 (W&B), Foundations (sec.15) & Ch. 8 (pre-calc) -
don't forget to look at the help on the bottom of the
Honors Physics page
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23-A |
24-B
Exam I:
Ch.1 (W&B), Foundations (sec.15) & Ch. 8 (pre-calc)
HW: None
Explorations listed as
HW are to be placed
in drop box by 3 pm on Thursday (9/25) |
25-A
Explorations listed as HW are to be placed
in drop box by 3 pm on Thursday (9/25)
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26-B
Where would you like to go today?
HW:
a) Read Chapter 2
pp: 30 - 43
b) Follow Ups 2.1 -
2.5
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29-A |
30-B
Introduce & Begin Matching Motion & Graphs
Experiment (basic & advanced)
HW:
a) Motion Simulations on the web with
U of O
Click here for the assignment in Word
Click here for the assignment in your browser
b) be certain follow ups 2.1 - 2.6 are
completely done
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October 1st -
A
Our first field trip of the year is to UW for an
astrophysics lecture and planetarium show - get your forms & $ turned in by
10/3!!
Field trip date is 10/10.
Cost of trip $10 - make
checks payable to LHS
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October 2nd - B
Discuss/Grade/Submit HW from 9/26
Notes: The Big Five - Kinematics Equations
Air Track Demo with Graphs
Finish Advanced Graphs
Activity
HW:
a) Matching Motion & Graphs Experiment
(basic and advanced)
?s, graphs & calculations - one submission per lab pair in proper drop box
by 3:00 pm on 10/06/08
b) Read pp 47 - 55 with notes
c) Follow Ups 2.6 - 2.12
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October 3rd -A
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