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PHYS1033 Learning Packet #00
In-Class Worksheet
Name (print) _______________________
1. Don’t forget to write your name at the top.
2. Name a skill you have some proficiency in that required an extended period of
effort to learn. Examples: a sport (e.g., soccer, baseball, figure skating, swimming) a
musical instrument, operating a machine (auto, airplane, bicycle), a game of skill
(chess, poker, bowling).
Describe briefly a learning activity related to your skill, for each of the categories
below. Then, write the approximate percentage of time you spent in each of the
activities on the Learning Pyramic while acquiring your skill.
Lecture
Reading
Audio Visual
Demonstration
Discussion
Practice by doing
Teaching others
3. Determine the dimensions (in terms of M, L, T) for the following:
a. Speed or velocity (v) – unit: m/s
b. Energy (E) – unit: Joule (J) = kg-m2/s2
c. The ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter (pi).
d. Frequency (f) – unit: hertz (Hz) = 1/s
4. Powers of 10: complete the following exercises, applying rules shown in class.
Express parts
Express product as
Write full number as
N
as powers of 10
power of 10
decimal
100 x 100
(1,000)4
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5. Scientific notation: for each of the numbers N below, fill the table. (#sigfigs,
power of 10, scientific notation)
N
# of sigfigs
Power of 10
Scientific notation
31.8500
0.0093560
1,230
6. Logarithms: apply the rules shown in class to fill the table
a
b
log a
log b
log (a x b)
log a/b
100
0.01
10
5
log ab