And the Testing Continues

Honors Physics and Physical Science took their first unit exams today. On Monday, Honors Physics tackles vectors and Physical Science jumps into motion.

Physics B and F were introduced to the concept of vectors. Values with magnitude and direction are vectors (ex. velocity, acceleration, force, momentum) and those lacking direction are scalars. Vectors offer the advantage of letting you examine a system where matter interacts with matter. We looked at the graphical methods of vector combination and resolution, but spent more time detailing the mathematical way to analyze vector problems. Refresh your memory on the Pythagorean Theorem and the basic trig functions (sine, cosine, tangent) in preparation of further work with vectors. Once you have the techniques down, they can be applied to anything that is vector in nature. On Monday, B Block should be conducting a lab on projectile motion and F Block will be getting some practice working with vectors.

Homework

Honors Physics: Read sections 3.1 and 3.1 and complete Chapter Review #1, 2, 4, 11, 12

Physics B and F: None
Physical Science : None