Thursday, December 29, 2005
New York City - Queens news
Friday, December 16, 2005
Egg Drop
Bring your devices today...let's drop 'em!
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Pending
Monday, December 12, 2005
Conservation of Energy Demonstrations
Mousetrap game...
Pendulum swing...
Kinetic at bottom = potential at top
Roller coaster design
Egg drop questions...
The egg drop is due on the 16th.
Pendulum swing...
Kinetic at bottom = potential at top
Roller coaster design
Egg drop questions...
The egg drop is due on the 16th.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Collision lab
Using sensors on an air track, we will attempt to use the mathematics of collisions to "weigh" an unknown mass.
Each team will make its own determination, and the class average will be used to determine a scientifically valid answer.
"Standard error of the mean"
Each team will make its own determination, and the class average will be used to determine a scientifically valid answer.
"Standard error of the mean"
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Practice problem questions
Demonstration of momentum, continued:
Air track
Air table
dart into clay
Which is better for knocking someone down: a bullet made of metal or rubber?
coefficient of restitution (and how to test it)
Using conservation of momentum in anti-collisions such as rocket engines and explosions
The impulse-momentum relation revisited: can you use it to explain everyday phenomena such as car air bags?
Questions about the egg drop, including the due date. We will hold the drop on December 16.
Air track
Air table
dart into clay
Which is better for knocking someone down: a bullet made of metal or rubber?
coefficient of restitution (and how to test it)
Using conservation of momentum in anti-collisions such as rocket engines and explosions
The impulse-momentum relation revisited: can you use it to explain everyday phenomena such as car air bags?
Questions about the egg drop, including the due date. We will hold the drop on December 16.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Bring books: momentum practice
Momentum practice problems from the book, in class (TBA)
