Week 4:  25 September to 29 September 2023

25 September 2023:

In Class:  Finding Resultants Graphically (parallelogram and triangle methods).

Expectations:  Students will be able to solve vector addition graphically using parallelogram and triangle methods.

Due:  Pages 1:142-143 ( 70 – 77 ).  Take-Home Quiz on Unit 1 Section 1 (pages 1:1 to 1:17).

Homework:  Pages 1:143-144 ( 78 – 81 ).

Lab 2a:
Finish the Orienteering Lab (graphical vectors) Part a.

Expectations:  Students will solve for the resultant of vectors graphically.

26 September 2023:

In Class:  Finding Resultants of Perpendicular Components Algebraically.

c ² = a ² + b ²

c = hypotenuse
a = one leg
b = second leg

Expectations:  Students will be able to solve for resultants of perpendicular components.

Due:  Pages 1:143-144 ( 78 – 81 ).

Homework:  Pages 1:144-146 ( 82 – 94 ).

27 September 2023:

In Class:  Resolving a Vector into Vertical and Horizontal Components.

A_y = A sin θ
A_x = A cos θ

A = Any vector
A_y = Vertical component of A
A_x = Horizontal component of A
θ = Angle from A to horizontal

Expectations:  Students will be able to resolve a vector into vertical and horizontal components algebraically.

Due:  Pages 1:144-146 ( 82 – 94 ).

Homework:  Pages 1:147-148 ( 95 – 101 ).

28 September 2023:

No Class:  Physics does not meet on Thursday.

29 September 2023:

In Class:  Equilibrium.

Expectations:  Students will be able to solve for the force required to achieve equilibrium given a single vector or perpendicular components.

Due:  Pages 1:147-148 ( 95 – 101 ).

Homework:  Pages 1:148-149 ( 102 – 105 ).

Note:  1^st quarter ends 9 November 2023.