Week 5 Day 2

Topics:

Today:Chapter 3 & Chapter 4
Motion and Vectors

  • GOAL Problem Solving
  • Motion Diagrams & Pictorial Models

 

Next Time: Chapter 2
Motion Graphs

  • Motion Detector
  • Position vs. time graphs
  • Velocity vs. time graphs

Announcements

  • Office Hours:
    Dr. Saul: MWF 12:00 - 12:40 PM**,M 5-7 PM*, W 6-7 PM*
    Dr. Evans: TuTh 10 AM - noon*
    Jay: MWF 9:40-10:00 AM**, Tu 11 AM - noon*, 2-3 PM*; Th 11AM -1PM*
    (** => our classroom, * => MAP 418)
  • SCALE-UP Physics 2 enrollment will be limited to members of this class for the month of November by manual registration. The course will be opened up to anyone through electronic registration in December if there are still seats available. Details will be posted mid-October.
  • First Test is one week from Friday
  • Test Notes will be posted this Friday
  • YOU NEED TO TAKE NOTES

Assignments

  • Due Today
    WebAssign: Sept 16 HW

  • Due Wednesday
    Handout: Problems 13,15,16,&17 (Note that for 13 & 15
    just do the motion diagram & pictorial model -- DO NOT SOLVE)
    GOAL Solution to "Where's the Storm?"

Activities

  • Pretest
  • Motion Sensor
    • Given 15 minutes to explore, what does it do and how does it work?
    • Develop a set of specifications for its operation. (What would be the important operating
      parameters?)
  • Motion Graphs