FORCES II HONORS PHYSICS

FORCES AND MOTION - PART II
HONORS PHYSICS

TEXTBOOK: Chapter 4, Section 4.6, pages 96 - 102.

OBJECTIVES:

Exhibit proper procedures in solving problems dealing with multiple forces.
Draw a free-body diagram indicating the forces acting on a body when given a force problem.
Calculate the acceleration of a system of connected bodies and determine the tension in a cord connecting two isolated masses.
State the relationship between a frictional force and the normal force.
Determine the coefficients of static and kinetic friction by performing an experiment on an inclined plane.
Solve problems dealing with sliding and kinetic friction.

ACTIVITIES:

TYPE	DESCRIPTION	DATE
IN-CLASS ACTIVITY	First Law Free Body Diagrams	November 18
EXPERIMENT	Predicting Acceleration	November 22
EXPERIMENT	Atwood Machine	November 23
EXPERIMENT	Slip-Stick	November 29
DISCUSS	Friction and Inclines	November 30
IN-CLASS ACTIVITY	Multi-Force Problems	December 2
HOMEWORK	Read Sect 4.6, pgs 96 - 102; Problem Set #1: pgs 104 - 113, # 29, 31, 33, 36, 37.	December 2
EXPERIMENT	Multiple Forces	December 3
HOMEWORK	Conceptual Worksheet - The Laws of Motion - Part II	December 3
EXPERIMENT	Terminal Velocity	December 6
HOMEWORK	Problem Set #2: pgs 104 - 113, # 39, 41, 48, 49, 51.	December 6
DEMONSTRATION	Car Sliding Down Incline	December 7
DISCUSS	Conceptual Worksheet Questions	December 7
HOMEWORK	Problem Set #3: pgs 104 - 113, # 53, 55, 58, 61, 70.	December 7
TEST	Forces and Motion - Part II	December 9