Homework
HW 3/22/16
Watch this youtube video on how to use the simulation software we are going to use to build a roller coaster. It's a bit long, but don't underestimate its value! It will help you get started tomorrow.
HW 3/21/16
Read this article on NYTimes about Roller coasters and watch the accompanying videos.
Do background research on questions that came up during class today so that you tomorrow, you are ready to design your roller coaster.
HW 3/10/16
Watch the first 2.5 minutes of this video on Work. (You don't need to watch the whole video). Use the back of the Hooke's Law Lab to take notes.
For a little more depth, sample calculations, and a phet-like simulation, read about Work and its nuances on this website.
HW 3/7/16
Read about potential energy and kinetic energy.
Then read a short blurb about the Conservation of Energy by a famous lecturer Richard Feynman. Only read 4-1 What is Energy?
In your notebooks, write down definitions of key words/concepts and equations.
Respond to the question: What point is Feynman trying to make about energy with his analogy with Dennis the Menace?
Watch this youtube video on how to use the simulation software we are going to use to build a roller coaster. It's a bit long, but don't underestimate its value! It will help you get started tomorrow.
HW 3/21/16
Read this article on NYTimes about Roller coasters and watch the accompanying videos.
Do background research on questions that came up during class today so that you tomorrow, you are ready to design your roller coaster.
HW 3/10/16
Watch the first 2.5 minutes of this video on Work. (You don't need to watch the whole video). Use the back of the Hooke's Law Lab to take notes.
For a little more depth, sample calculations, and a phet-like simulation, read about Work and its nuances on this website.
HW 3/7/16
Read about potential energy and kinetic energy.
Then read a short blurb about the Conservation of Energy by a famous lecturer Richard Feynman. Only read 4-1 What is Energy?
In your notebooks, write down definitions of key words/concepts and equations.
Respond to the question: What point is Feynman trying to make about energy with his analogy with Dennis the Menace?