Students have finished their study of light (including refraction, focal lengths, diverging mirrors, diffraction and color theory). We are beginning our study of ELECTRICTY. This will range from static to currents to circuits, field and Electromagnetism. At the end of March (the 28th), students will also be turning in their reviews on a major book on physics (see the Honors blog, Jan 20 and 26)
AP loves those Electric Fields
If you've not already read Ch. 15 up through p. 522, please do so. Then do p. 531 #30, 32, 33, 38, 51-53.
AP prepares for Equations Quiz
And here are those links to the Electric fields sims. Electric field detector Electric field hockey
Honors Review
If you were in class you already have this to work on for Monday Download Light review honors 2012
If you want to print and study 8 pages of review, here is that Download Light Review Honors - long
On the prefixes below, you need not get bigger than Giga, or smaller than nano, for now.
AP masters static cling
Please read pp.506-516. Be able to distinguish Charging by friction and by Induction. Be able to calculate the Electrostatic Force between protons and electrons at typical subatomic distances (say 0.7 Angstroms).
Honors Rubric and practice
Some of you have already been asking for the book review Rubric. Here it is:Download Book_review_Rubric[1]
In terms of homework for Friday, let's try several different types of problems. Do p. 536 #32,36; p 638 #67,70; p539 #6,7 and p511 #95,96.
AP practices their formulas for Motion, Dynamics, Energy and Light
Tomorrow we start electricity. Zap!! But we also need to prepare for another lovely Equations quiz. This will not be Thursday, but it might be Monday. It will cover the topics mentioned above.
Honors finishes their worksheets
On the front page, next to the cartoon, you need to use the index of refraction for Flint Glass = 1.6 and the one for water is 1.33.
Don't forget to complete Tuesday's bookwork.
AP studies
Here's how nasty it got in 2010.
AP studies their butts off
Honors gets comfortable with Young's Experiment
Double check your answers on p. 519 and try #3 and 4, too. On page 536, do #47 and 49
Color is dealt with in your book on p. 440.
Crunch Time!
On p 727, do 53 and 54. On p756 do 45, 73 and 74. On 787 do 13, 34 and 48. Then find some cool AP questions like
