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Tuesday, October 11

• 4th/5th
• Chapter 2 Test
• *Intro. to two dimensional motion
• What if relative motion is two dimensional?
• Adding vectors isn't the same as adding numbers
• Finding components of vectors
• Everything you ever wanted to know about trig.
• Computing angles in vector problems
• A few examples of vector addition with displacement and velocity
• 6th
• Chapter 2 Test
• 7th/8th
• Chapter 2 Test
• *Intro. to two dimensional motion
• What if relative motion is two dimensional?
• Adding vectors isn't the same as adding numbers
• Finding components of vectors
• Everything you ever wanted to know about trig.
• Computing angles in vector problems
• A few examples of vector addition with displacement and velocity

Wednesday, October 12

• 4th
• More vector addition examples
• Using arctangent
• Independence of velocity vectors
• Crosswind landing movies
• Intro. to Flying in the Wind Lab through headwind/tailwind
• 6th
• More vector addition examples
• Using arctangent
• Independence of velocity vectors
• Crosswind landing movies
• Intro. to Flying in the Wind Lab through headwind/tailwind
• 8th
• Intro. to two dimensional motion
• What if relative motion is two dimensional?
• Adding vectors isn't the same as adding numbers
• Finding components of vectors
• Everything you ever wanted to know about trig.
• Computing angles in vector problems
• A few examples of vector addition with displacement and velocity
• More vector addition examples
• Using arctangent
• Independence of velocity vectors
• Intro. to Flying in the Wind Lab (just first page)

Thursday, October 13

• 4th
• Inverse trig function
• Intro. to Flying in the Wind Lab
• Your plane
• Crosswind landing videos
• Plane simulation
• *Collect lab data
• 5th/6th
• Intro. to Flying in the Wind Lab
• Your plane
• Plane simulation
• *Collect lab data
• 8th
• Intro. to Flying in the Wind Lab
• Your plane
• Plane simulation

Friday, October 14

4th
P. 74, 9-10, 12-14 due
The meaning of negative vectors
*Work on Flying in the Wind Lab and problems
• 5th/6th
• P. 74, 9-10, 12-14 due
• The meaning of negative vectors
• *Work on Flying in the Wind Lab and problems
• 8th
• P. 74, 9-10, 12-14 due
• The meaning of negative vectors
• More example problems/work on homework

• 4th/5th
• P. 73; 1, 5-8 analytical solutions due
• Collect problems
• Independence of vectors and their connections to kinematics
• A few words about the homework problem with the salmon
• Ball dropper/thrower demo
• Intro. to Projectiles - type 1
• 6th
• P. 73; 1, 5-8 analytical solutions due
• Collect problems
• 7th/8th
• P. 73; 1, 5-8 analytical solutions due
• Collect problems
• Independence of vectors and their connections to kinematics
• A few words about the homework problem with the salmon
• Ball dropper/thrower demo
• Intro. to Projectiles - type 1

• 4th
• P. 76, 35-39 due
• Additional Type 1 Projectile problems
• *Type 2 projectiles
• Intro. to Projectiles Lab and type 3 projectiles
• 6th
• P. 76, 35-39 due
• Additional Type 1 Projectile problems
• Independence of vectors and their connections to kinematics
• A few words about the homework problem with the salmon
• Ball dropper/thrower demo
• Intro. to Projectiles - type 1
• *Type 2 projectiles
• Intro. to Projectiles Lab and type 3 projectiles
• 8th
• P. 76, 35-39 due
• Additional Type 1 Projectile problems
• Independence of vectors and their connections to kinematics
• A few words about the homework problem with the salmon
• Ball dropper/thrower demo
• Intro. to Projectiles - type 1

Friday, October 22

• 1st
• Flying in the Wind Lab due
• Go over problems from yesterday
• 5th
• Flying in the Wind Lab due
• Go over problems from yesterday
• 7th
• Flying in the Wind Lab due
• Go over problems from yesterday

Tuesday, October 26

• 1st/2nd
• Range equation for type 2 projectiles
• Example projectile problems
• Projectiles lab
• 5th/6th
• P. 76, 35-39 due
• Range equation for type 2 projectiles
• Example projectile problems
• Projectiles lab
• 7th
• P. 76, 35-39 due
• Type 2 projectiles
• Example projectile problems

Wednesday, October 27

1st
Monkey gun demonstration and type 3 projectiles
Finish example projectile problems
Work on problems
• 5th
• Monkey gun demonstration and type 3 projectiles
• Finish example projectile problems
• Work on problems
• 6th/7th
• The Monkey gun
• Intro. to projectiles lab
• *Projectiles Lab

Thursday, October 28

1st
P. 75, 22-27 due
• 5th
• P. 75, 22-27 due
• 6th/7th
• P. 75, 22-27 due
• More fun with projectiles - example problems

Friday, October 29

1st
Chapter 3 Extra Credit due
Go over problems
• 5th
• Chapter 3 Extra Credit due
• Go over problems
• 7th
• Chapter 3 Extra Credit due
• Go over problems

Monday, November 1

• 5th
• P. 76, 28 to 32 due
• Finish working on Projectiles Lab
• Work on problems in class
• Excel projectile calculator
• 7th
• P. 76, 28 to 32 due
• Sailing with Bernoulli
• Excel projectile calculator

Tuesday, November 2

• 1st/2nd
• Chapter 3 Review
• Go over problems
• *Newton's first and second laws
• Schlegel ball
• 5th/6th
• Chapter 3 Review
• Go over problems
• *Newton's first and second laws
• Schlegel ball
• 7th
• Chapter 3 Review
• Go over problems

Wednesday, November 3

• 1st
• Chapter 3 Test
• 5th
• Chapter 3 Test
• 6th/7th
• Chapter 3 Test
• *Intro. to chapter 4
• Newton's three laws of motion
• Comparing force and mass; S.I. & B.E.S. and their units
• Four fundamental forces
• Example: A 3200 kg truck undergoes acceleration from an 8000 N force from the engine. What is its acceleration rate? What about if it has 1000 kg of cargo aboard?

Thursday, November 4

• Projectiles Lab due