Thursday, October 16, 2008

Average Speed, Instantaneous Speed, Constant Speed

Here's a helpful link if you're still having issues with the many faces of speed, as well as some of the stuff we'll be studying over the next few weeks.



Read about velocity as well - what does velocity have in common with displacement?

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Phinally Physics!

The second lab was about motion: how can we understand it? We have to start with the simplest question - how can motion be described?
Specifically we arrived at the concept of Mass and Inertia and Newton's First Law of Motion.
Here's a helpful link to use to check your work when converting units, although on quizzes and labs you will need to show your work.