CB Physics 8/27/09
*Outline quiz
*Driving project presentations
*Discussion of impulse/momentum
---------------------------------------------------------------------*Posters—due Monday, 8/31 in class (Physcical-paper poster)
*Problem set 9A—Due 8/31 at 7:30am
CB Physics 8/31/09
*PS-9E
*Impulse/Air resistance/Egg LAB
*Quiz
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*PS-9E part 2—due Thursday morning
*Lab writeup—due Friday morning??
CB Physics 9/3/09
* Quiz--questions
* PS-9E—part 2
*Impulse/Air resistance/Egg LAB—questions
*Conservation of mechanical energy and work energy
*egg drop project guidelines
*brainstorm for project
*Test review problems?
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*Lab writeup—due Tuesday morning—730am
*Finish review problems for Tuesday class
*Egg drop competition—Thursday
*Unit TEST (Kinematics/Impulse/Mom/Energy
Thursday (last hour)
CB Mechanics 9/8/09
• Class
• Discuss/introduce vectors
• Topic Outline Review/Review Problems
• Lab/Project group time.
• Homework
• Egg drop competition
• Study for test!
• Chapter 2 Review Probs on Moodle
CB Mechanics 9/14/09
• Class
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Discuss test
Discuss driving project II briefly
Discuss scalar (dot) product
Beanbag vector lab
• Homework
• PS-3, probs 1-12, due Thursday, 730am
• Vector spreadsheet and sample calcs,
due Thursday, NOON
TEST
• The test grades were really
good because:
• A. The students are exceedingly
smart
• B. The teacher is outstanding
• C. The test was too easy
• D. All of the above
CB Mechanics 9/21/09
• Class
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Problem set
Discuss egg lab
Discuss friction
Lab/Project groups
Friction investigation lab
• Homework
• Force PS B, due Thursday, 730am
• Friction lab, due Thursday, NOON
• Decide on top 3 project questions for
Thursday with your group
CB Mechanics 9/24/09
• Class
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Decide project questions/groups
Discuss friction lab/factors
Friction problems—examples
Types of forces—summary table
Finish friction lab/start force lab.
• Homework
• Force PS B, due Monday, 730am
• Friction lab, due Monday, NOON
CB Mechanics 9/28/09
• Class
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Force Problem Set B
Driving video
Intro to circular motion
Finish Lab
• Homework
• Circular motion prob set due Thurs,
730am
• Force lab-due Thursday at 4:30pm
CB Mechanics: Upcoming Fun
• 9/28 (today): Review force PS, circular motion,
finish force lab; assign circular motion PS
• 10/1: Review circular motion PS, collisions lab
• 10/5: QUIZ/TEST: forces, vectors, circular
motion. Assign collision PS
• 10/14: Driving project presentations; Review
collision PS
• 10/15: QUIZ: Collisions; Discuss projectile
motion (next unit).
CB Mechanics 10/1/09
• Class
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Problem set review
Beanbag labs back
Test review topics
Collisions lab (and finish force lab)
• Homework
• STUDY for TEST! Do review problems
from book
• Force lab-due Monday at 7:30am
Lab notes
• Air track must be balanced (horiz.)
• Only business card goes thru
photogate
• 2 cases per group
• While waiting for 1D station, start
working on 2D calcs.
CB Mechanics 10/5/09
• Class
• “Crash” course in collisions 
• Finish collisions lab by 1:00
• Test—start by 1:05
• Homework
• Driving project presentations on 10/14
• PS-9E, probs 8, 9, 12-15, 17, 18 AND two
problems from Chapter 10 (text)—due
10/14 7:30AM posted on Moodle
• Collisions Lab due Thurs, 10/8, 730am
Collisions
• Two types of analysis
• Impulse = change in momentum (eg. collision
with immovable object)
• Conservation of momentum for system
• p-total-before = p-total-after
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System is different  both colliding objects
(Perfectly) Elastic collisions (KE conserved)
Inelastic (KE not conserved)
Completely Inelastic collisions (sticky)
CB Mechanics 10/14/09
• Class
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Problem set review
TEST and Force lab comments
Collect outlines/questions on labs
Notes on Center of Mass
Time to work on lab/presentation/prob
set
• Homework
• Driving project presentations on 10/15
• Center of Mass problem set posted on
Moodle
• Collisions Lab due Thurs, 10/15, 730am
CB Mechanics 10/19/09
• Class
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Turn in posters
Center of mass problem set review
Discuss torque/equilibrium??
Equilibrium-I lab parts 1 and 2
Quiz on collisions (last 15 minutes)
• Homework
• Torque and 1D Equilibrium problem set—
due Thurs 730am
• Read 11-8 and Chapter 13
CB Mechanics 10/22/09
• Class
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Review collisions quiz—syntax for solver:
“solve(.7=x+y and .085=.5x^2+y^2, {x,y})”
Table equilibrium exercise
Review Torque/Equilibrium Problem Set
Introduce bridge/mobile project.
Complete meter stick lab
• Homework
• Check 1D equil. problems (6, 7, 8, 11)
• 2D Equilibrium problem set—due Monday
730am
• Meter stick lab due Tuesday, 7:00 pm
CB Mechanics 10/26/09
• Class
• Review problem sets
• Tie up loose ends re. Equilibrium/Torque
• Boom lab
• Homework
• More 2D equilibrium problems—due
Thurs 730am
• Decide on bridge/mobile for Thurs
• Meter stick lab due tonite 700 pm
CB Mechanics 10/29/09
• Class
• Review problem set
• Boom lab questions?
• Bowling Ball lab
• Homework
• Bowling Ball lab due Monday, 11/2 600pm
• Boom lab due tomorrow, 600pm
• Rotational motion problem set, due Mon,
700pm
CB Mechanics Upcoming Events
• 10/29: Intro to rotational
motion/bowling ball lab
• 11/2: Atwood lab
• 11/5: Rotational KE/Angular
Momentum/Launcher lab (short
period)
• 11/9: Launcher lab/Review
• 11/12: Test: Center of
Mass/Equilibrium/Rotation
• 11/16: Bridge/Mobile project due
(moved back).
CB Mechanics 11/2/09
• Class
• Review problem set
• Bowling Ball lab questions
• Class discussion:
• Rotational Kinematics/equations/units
• Rotational Inertia
• NSL for rotation.
• Atwood/Yo Yo lab
• Homework
• Bowling Ball (1-9 ONLY) lab due Monday, 11/2 600pm
• Rotational motion problem set 2, due Thurs, 730am
• TEST next Thursday (11/12) will cover :
• Center of Mass (9.1-9.3)
• Torque/Equilibrium (13.1-13.4)
• Rotational Kinematics (11.1-11.5)
• Rotational Inertia and NSL (11.7-11.9)
CB Mechanics 11/5/09
• Class
• Review problem set
• Comments on boom lab and Atwood lab
• Parallel axis theorem; Adding I’s
• Atwood lab and problem set—group work
• Homework
• Problem Set—to be posted on Moodle—Monday
730am
• Atwood lab—due Monday 7:00pm
• TEST next Thursday (11/12) will cover :
• Center of Mass (9.1-9.3)
• Torque/Equilibrium (13.1-13.4)
• Rotational Kinematics (11.1-11.5)
• Rotational Inertia and NSL (11.7-11.9)
CB Mechanics 11/9/09
• Class
• Review problem set
• One more I-Integration
• Rotational KE and Angular Momentum
• Review for TEST
• Homework
• Review problems—answers will be posted (selfcheck)
• Atwood lab—due Monday 7:00pm
• TEST on Thursday (11/12) will cover :
• Center of Mass (9.1-9.3)
• Torque/Equilibrium (13.1-13.4)
• Rotational Kinematics (11.1-11.5)
• Rotational Inertia and NSL (11.7-11.9)
CB Mechanics 11/12/09
• Class
• Review review problems
• TEST
• Homework
• Read and Outline 11.10 AND
Chapter 12 for outline quiz
• Problem set—to be posted on
Moodle (due Mon, 730am)
• Finish Bowling Ball lab calculations
(due Mon, 730am)
CB Mechanics 11/16/09
• Class
• Outline quiz
• Questions on project/bowling ball
• Rolling motion, energy and forces
• Projectile motion
• Homework
• Short Problem set—to be posted on
Moodle
• Launcher prelab
• Project due tomorrow.
• Read 4.1-4.6
CB Mechanics 11/19/09
• Class
• Problem set (whiteboard)
• Review prelab—test calculations
• Launcher lab
• Angular Momentum discussion?
• Homework
• Read 12.6—12.10
• Ang. Momentum problem set—to be
posted on Moodle
• Launcher lab will be due Tuesday
CB Mechanics 11/23/09
• Class
• Questions on launcher lab
• Angular Momentum discussion
• Problem set (whiteboard?)
• Student survey
• Homework
• Ang. Momentum problem set 2—to be
posted on Moodle-due Mon, 11/30
• Launcher lab, with optimization problem,
due Tuesday 730am
• Ballistic Pendulum prelab—due 11/30
CB Mechanics 11/30/09
• Class
• Problem set review
• Spring work/PE
• Callibrate Prelab calcs
• Lab: Pendulums—Ballistic, Extra
Strength, and Regular
• Homework
• SHM problem set
• Labs: combine Ball. Pend, Pends, and
Springs into 1 Lab Report/document—
due NEXT Tuesday
• TEST: Rolling, Ang. Mom., and SHM—
Next Monday
CB Mechanics 12/3/09
• Class
• Problem set review
• Topic Review and review problems for Test and
Final Exam
• Pendulum lab review/questions
• Spring Lab
• Homework
• SHM problem set
• Read 16.1-16.6
• Labs: combine Ballistic Pendulum, Pendulums,
and Springs into 1 Lab Report/document—due
NEXT Tuesday
• TEST: Rolling, Ang. Mom. + KE, Projectiles,
Spring and Pendulum Energy (NO SHM)—
Monday—Topic Review on Moodle
CB Mechanics 12/7/09
• Class
• Questions on lab and Review problems
• SHM and intro to Gravitation
• TEST
• Homework
• Read 16.1-16.6/14.1-14.6 and 14.8
• Labs: combine Ballistic Pendulum, Pendulums,
and Springs into 1 Lab Report/document—due
Tuesday
• AP Review problems
• Problem set—to be posted on Moodle
CB Mechanics 12/10/09
• Class
• Review Problem set—SHM/Gravitation
• Review AP Multiple choice
• Homework
• Study, study, study
CB Mechanics 12/14/09
• Class
• Review for final—Jeopardy!
• Homework
• Study, study, study