This Assignment Is Due the First Day of Physics Class

HONORS PHYSICS SUMMER ASSIGNMENT NAME: 2014

The summer assignment includes a basic introduction to kinematics as well as a preview of the mathematics to be used in Honors Physics.

THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE THE FIRST DAY OF PHYSICS CLASS.

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO KINEMATICS

ACTIVITY I - Kinematics

1. Go to the Physics Classroom Website (http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/1DKin/). 2. Read through kinematics Lessons 1 - 4

ACTIVITY II - Motion Basics

1. Go to the APlusPhysics (http://www.aplusphysics.com) 2. Scroll down the page and select “videos”. On the video page, select “Honors Physics” 3. Watch the video lessons “Defining motion” and “”Graphing motion”

ACTIVITY III - Physics Problem Solving

1. Go to the Khan Academy Website (http://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics). 2. Watch the first five video lessons: a. Introduction to Vectors and scalars b. Calculating Average Velocity or speed c. Solving for time d. Displacement from Time and Velocity example e. Acceleration

PART II: USING AND REINFORCING MATH IN PHYSICS

Throughout the year, you will be applying your math skills as you learn the concepts of physics. You will find that these skills will become much stronger and your problem solving abilities will also be strengthened as you see that mathematics is a method of modeling, interpreting and predicting actual physical phenomenon.

ACTIVITY IV - Finding the Slope of a line

1. Go to the Khan Academy Website (http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/linear-equations-and-inequalitie). 2. Watch the video “slope of a line” only.

ACTIVITY V – Patterns and Relationships in Physics

1. Go to the website: (http://bowlesphysics.com/images/01Honors_Physics_-_Direct_and_Inverse_Relationships.pdf ). 2. Read through these slides as an introduction to the relationships that will be studied in Honors Physics.

ACTIVITY VI - Significant Figures and Uncertainty

1. Go to the significant figures website: (http://www.lon-capa.org/~mmp/applist/sigfig/sig.htm). 2. Work through this tutorial to learn the importance of significant figures. 3. Go to the Uncertainties in measurements website (http://antoine.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/senese/tutorials/sigfig/index.cgi). 4. Work through this tutorial to learn the importance of significant figures and the uncertainty of measurements. ACTIVITY VII – Right Triangle Trigonometry 1. Go to the Trigonometric Ratios in a right-angled triangle reference site (http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/resources/uploaded/mc-ty-trigratios-2009-1.pdf ). 2. Read through this lesson on the meaning of the ratios; sin, cos and tan. Work through some of the example problems. 3. Watch this video lesson on Right Triangle Trigonometry. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfMkORv6ybc )

FINAL ACTIVITY VIII! Motion Graphing Video Game

1. Go to THE UNIVERSE AND MORE website (http://www.theuniverseandmore.com/) 2. Play and successfully complete “World 1” only. 3. Optional, if you are inspired, attempt the other Worlds.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (Please TYPE your answers)

1. Once you have finished ACTIVITIES I, II, & III please write a list of physics vocabulary used in the study of kinematics (Minimum 10 terms - Maximum 12 terms).

2. In your own words, type the meaning of each vocabulary term selected.

3. Write a sentence correctly utilizing each of the selected terms in physics context.

4. Once you have finished ACTIVITY IV please complete the task below:

a. Graph the data. Be sure to correctly label your axes and title your t d graph. [On GRAPH paper] Plot distance on the y-axis and time on the x- (s) (m) axis. 0 -3 1 -1 b. Draw a best fit line through the points. Find the slope of the line. Be sure to include UNITS for your slope. 2 1 3 3 c. Write a mathematical model for this graph using the variables from the 4 5 x and y axis. 5 7 d. Describe the relationship shown in your graph between distance traveled and time.

5. Once you have finished ACTIVITY V please complete the task below:

Kinetic velocity a. Graph the data. Be sure to correctly label your axes and title your graph. Energy (m/s) [On GRAPH paper] Plot Kinetic Energy on the y-axis and velocity on the (J) x-axis. 5 63 10 250 b. Draw a smooth curve through the points plotted. 15 563 20 1000 c. Describe the relationship shown in your graph between velocity and 25 1563 kinetic energy 30 2250 6. Once you have finished ACTIVITY VI, please determine: how many significant figures do the following numbers below have? Pay attention to the rules of when a zero is a significant figure.

a. 1203.4 kg ______k. 0. 0030 g ______

b. 0.0203 g ______l. 102001.0 mg ______

c. 8900 s ______m. 780. km ______

d. 9101.0 mg ______n. 1000 ms ______

e. 9010 km ______o. 918.010 g ______

f. 10900.010 N ______p. 0.0001 s ______

g. 0.00120 ns ______q. 0.00390 g ______

h. 3.4x104 n ______r. 8120km ______

i. 9.10x10-3J ______s. 7.991x10-10m ______

j. 9.010x10-3 W ______t. 72 ᵒC ______

7. Once you have finished ACTIVITY VII a. Label the right triangle shown below with the terms; hypotenuse, opposite and adjacent as identified from angle , (theta). b. Write the ratios for sin, cos and tan. sin =

c. Then, solve the problems given.

Triangle 1 i. Label the sides in relation to angle  (opp, adj, hyp) ii. Circle the sides that we use for sin (opp, hyp) iii. Write the fraction with the hypotenuse, H, as the unknown. 15 m sin  =

iv. Given that angle  = 60ᵒ . Solve for the length of the hypotenuse, H Triangle 2 i. Label the sides in relation to angle  (opp, adj, hyp) 56 cm ii. Write the fraction then the decimal for each of the ratios below.

sin  = = 73 cm 47 cm tan  = =

cos  = =

iii. use sin-1 to find the size of the angle.

Triangle 3 i. Label the sides in relation to angle  (opp, adj, hyp) 2 ii. Circle the sides that we use for sin (opp, hyp) 0 cm iii. Write the fraction then the decimal 10 cm

sin  = =

iv. use sin-1 to find the size of the angle.

8. Once you have finished ACTIVITY VII, please explain with your own words how you successfully completed “World One” using what you learned in this summer assignment. You must use sophisticated physics vocabulary learned.

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