The Force is Physics

Everyone is on forces and a wonderful thing it is to behold. Honors Physics - quiz tomorrow on free-body diagrams and Newton's Laws of Motion. Expect about 15 questions, some theory and some math. Those of you who will be on the field trip will take the quiz on Wednesday. Physics - tomorrow finds us building on today's discussion of free-body diagrams and Newton's 1st law of motion. We will work through Newton's 2nd law of motion and then, on Wednesday, conduct lab investigations on both N2 and N3. Physical Science - good job on the friction lab today. Every group completed their work and the graphs produced showed me that the data collection went well. Now, can you pull together what the data actually means? Think hard about your own personal experiences with friction and study well your graph for static vs. kinetic friction. A re-read of your class notes should provide the explanation for the fact that your static friction values were greater than your kinetic friction valuesl We will discuss the lab tomorrow and start to develop our concept of how forces impact motion. A note on the motion exam - some folks did very well and congratulations to you!!! For others - remember that mathematics is a tool to use and physics uses math as a tool to reach a goal. You have to be able to think quantitatively, to apply math to situations. It is more than plug and chug and this will take practice for some of you. For the next exam, try to improve on your math performance and get help from me to make that improvement possible.