Monday, May 20, 2013

5/13-5/31


  • Mon 5/13:  Static Electricity Lab:  1st Half.
  • Tues/Wed 5/14-5/15:  Go over the difference between charging by conduction and charging by induction.  Finish Static Electricity Lab.  Turn in today or Thurs/Fri.  Take data for Equipotential Lab and photocopy the grid for your group members.  We will talk about what to do with this on Thurs/Fri.  
  • Thurs/Fri 5/16-5/17:  Turn in Static Electricity Lab if not already.  Discuss how to write up Equipotential Lab.  Completed grid and lab questions due by Monday.  Coulomb's Law: how to use it  and comparison to Universal Law of Gravitation.  Problems 1-7 on Coulomb's Law Problems due Tues/Wed.
  • Mon 5/20:  Turn in Equipotential Lab if not already.  Questions on Coulomb's Law Problems?  Go over an example of using Coulomb's Law with 3 charges and adding vectors.
  • Tues/Wed 5/21-5/22:  Check of Problems 1-7 and go over.  Example of vector addition in 2 dimensions.  Problems 8-10 due Thurs/Friday.   Practice drawing electric fields.  Research for Physics on the Edge Project.  
  • Thurs/Fri 5/23-5/24:  Check off problems 8-10 and go over.  Research for Physics on the Edge Project.  Make sure that you have your needed resources and that you have figured out what you will do for all of the parts, especially the visual aide (no cut-outs from the internet!!).  Physics on the Edge project due next Thursday/Friday.  We will start presentations on that day and finish the following Monday/Tuesday.
  • Monday 5/27:  Memorial Day.  No School.
  • Tues/Wed 5/28-5/29:  Electrical Resistance.  Ohm's Law.  Final touches on Physics on the Edge projects.  
  • Thurs/Fri 5/30-5/31:  Physics on the Edge Projects Due.  We will have presentations from half of the groups today and finish on Monday/Tuesday.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Answers to 14+15 Review for Test on Thursday/Friday 5/9-5/10

1.  7.1 x 10^-7 m
2 (1).  28.4 cm, smaller, real, inverted
3 (2).  11.3 cm
4 (3).  -20.0, real, inverted, larger
5 (6).  23 degrees
6 (4).  q = 170 cm, M=2.71 x 8.0 cm = 22 cm
7 (5).   f = 200 cm, larger, virtual, upright
8 (7).  critical angle = 37 degrees, so light is refracted
10.  wavelength change?  yes.  frequency change?  no
11-14  get these from your notes or the Physics Classroom website

*We realized during 5th period today that some students had a different version of this review sheet.  The numbers in parentheses up above indicate the problem number on this alternate review sheet.  As you can see, problem #1 was not on this review sheet, which is fine because this type of problem will not be on the test.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

4/29-5/10

Snell's Law Lab is due Wednesday 5/1 (period 5) and Thursday 5/3 (period 3).  We are having a 14+15 Test on Thursday/Friday 5/9-5/10.  We are also starting a new project.


  • Mon 4/29:  Finish checking off 9-11 and go over.  Making graphs for Snell's Law Lab.
  • Tues/Wed 4/30-5/1:  Turn in Snell's Law Lab (period 5).  Check off problems 12-16 and go over.  Notes on diverging lenses and rainbows.  Problems 17-20 for Thurs/Fri.
  • Thurs/Fri 5/2-5/3:  Turn in Snell's Lab Lab (period 3).  Check off problems 17-20 and go over.  Corrective lenses and the human eye.  Hand out 14+15 Review and work on it.  Hand out Physics on the Edge Project.
  • Mon 5/6:  Go over 14+15 Review.  Questions on Controversy Project?
  • Tues/Wed 5/7-5/8:  Controversy Project Research.  Questions on 14+15 Review.
  • Thurs/Fri 5/9-5/10:  Turn in 14+15 Review.  Take 14+15 Test.  Start Static Electricity.