Thursday, October 24, 2013
Week 9 Blog, Due Sunday, October 27th, 2013 by 11:00 pm
We are almost finished with the uniform acceleration unit. Since each unit builds on the previous one, I would like to know if you are still have any problems translating a given motion into a p-t, a-t, v-t graph or motion map. If you are still have any trouble with the qualitative graphs or the calculations, what are the specific problems you are having? If you are starting to catch on, what has helped? What can I do to help facilitate your learning? The Unit 3 test is currently planned for next Tuesday, do you think you are ready? Why or why not? Remember, I am here to help you, but you need to put in the effort for real learning to occur. If you have trouble posting your comment and reply on this site, post them on edmodo.com or email them to me at physicswithego@gmail.com. You must post an original comment PLUS a reply to someone else's comment in order to receive full credit. Happy Blogging!
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I'm doing pretty well. What has helped? Calculus has helped me a lot with understanding these different graphs.
ReplyDeleteCalculus does help to understand Unit 3 better.
DeleteI value my knowledge of derivatives so much since I see some people who are in pre cal barely struggling. I'm glad I learned them
DeleteYeah, I am glad that I learned the derivatives as well, its much easier to understand .
Deletethat is what is killing me because im in pre-cal not in calculus so i feel behind in the math portion i do not understand derivatives. yall are really lucky to be in calculus
DeleteI'm starting to catch one, the diagnoser site helped me to understand better and so has calculus. I just keep over thinking it have to remind myself that its just calculus.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that Calculus has help . The math equations we did as examples were easy to me since we took those on our Calculus test.
DeleteI agree the diagnoser & calculus has helped a lot.
DeleteCalculus is most definitely helping. It's still difficult but having som knowledge has helped.
DeleteYeah the particle motion problems in calculus are very similar to the ones in physics. Calculus has helped me understand the graphs and equations.
DeleteThat's how I feel too! I'm going to look over diagnoser to help me understand these concepts better.
DeleteI understand most of what's going on in class lately. And when I don't I have a lot of classmates that could help me in and outside of class.
ReplyDeleteSame here when I don't understand something I just go to you or someone else for help.
DeleteI am having a little trouble, but i agree that calculus helps throughout the assignments
ReplyDeleteHonestly I'm not 100% ready to take a test. The other day when we took notes it kinda help me understand it a little better but sometimes I still get confused. I agree that Calculus has helped me understand somewhat. I would like to do more notes on this particular topic.
ReplyDeleteSame here, Estefany. When we took notes on graphing strategies, I understood the material a whole lot better.
DeleteI'm starting to catch on and what has helped me is going to get help after school. Another thing that has helped me catch on are the notes on our journal that explains everything thoroughly.
ReplyDeleteI'm not having any major problems with graphing or motion maps, but honestly, I need to be refreshed on projectile motion and its equations. Calculus has helped me significantly to understand these different graphs. I think I am ready to take the Unit 3 test on Tuesday because the worksheets given to me have helped me better understand the material.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in the fact that we have to review on projectile motion and its equations, because it is throwing a lot of people off.
Deletewell yeah calculous has help because hteached us how to find the velocity telling us what the derivatives where
DeleteI was having trouble because I wrote down my notes wrong but I'm starting to understand with the help of my group that I sit with during the class ,diagnoser and calculus. If I finish the review I think I would be ready but I'm a bit shaky.
ReplyDeleteTaking notes last week has helped a lot. Also the practice problems with derivatives are easier because of the calculus. I honestly don't think I'm ready but hopefully with the review I'll feel more comfortable.
ReplyDeleteI agree...CALCULUS does help us when it comes to derivatives in physics. Some people don't know how to take the derivative, but its really simple. I'm glad I have calculus.
DeleteI'm doing pretty well. The only things that kind of throws me off are the formulas. I need to study and remember those so I wont have to look in my journal every time. Other than that , I'm ready for the test c:
ReplyDeleteI also have some trouble with the formulas because they get a bit confusing, or maybe it's just me.
DeleteI'm understading better about how to graph v-t, p-t and a-t graphs. I just need some more practice. The thing that has helped me the most is my knowledge of calculus. It helps me know how to graph them. Also, the notes that we have taken have helped me tremendously. I personally feel that I am not as ready as I would like to be, I would like to have a review session in class just to make sure that I have everything down.
ReplyDeleteI am glad we took notes the other day in class they helped me understand the graphs better, but i am still having trouble on some of the word problems. On some of the word problems i am unsure of what formula to use. I don't feel completely ready for the test until i get a good grasp of the word problems and formulas.
ReplyDeleteNot knowing what equation to use on a problem is also one of my issues. Something I personally need to do is to stop relying on my notebook for the formulas and notes. Maybe that would help you out as well.
DeleteI agree, I sometimes don't know what formulas to use either and like Gustavo said using the notebook for the formulas isn't helping to memorize them. And too I'm glad we took notes the other day.
DeleteI understand how to graph v-t, p-t, and a-t graphs, with no problem. As for the calculus part of physics, I understand it all because of Calculus. However, the thing that is getting me is the kinematics and the projectile motion. It would be good if we could review the projectile motion unit and learn how to apply the kinematic equations to a given problem. Also, I'm not as ready as I would like to be, but it would only help if I review and practice more.
ReplyDeleteI agree. The kinematics and projectile motion is really causing me trouble. I can eventually figure out the problem, but it takes me awhile to apply an equation. I would also like to review those units so that i can be able to do them with ease.
DeleteThank God for Calculus!! I think that is the reason I am getting the graphs better!
DeleteI understand the most of what is going on. I just struggle a bit with remembering some of the kinematic equations. Other than that, I am golden.
ReplyDeleteThanks to calculus, I understand how to graph the p-t, v-t, and a-t graphs. I also owe it to the notes we took, because recently they have been helping me. Also, since we organized our journals for our grade, i feel more motivated to use it for notes since it's all organized now. I do not feel very nervous about the test, but i also do not feel very confident. I think a few more review problems will help with that.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree! although the notes & calculus made it easier I still think I need more practice!
DeleteYeah, the notes on the kinematic equations were pretty effective. It's only that I'm kind of blind and I lost my glasses which makes me feel that recent notes I took are wrong or slightly inaccurate.
DeleteHaha I wish I had calculus because it seems like it makes life in ap physics much easier!
DeleteI am actually starting to understand p-t v-t and a-t graphs! At first I kept getting confused with p-t and v-t graphs and how you're supposed to determine the v-t using the p-t graph. then I read over my notes and asked you (ms ego) for help one on one and actually started to understand them better. What also made it easy was that I just applied calculus to it in order to get a better understanding of how to draw the graphs. If I were to take the test on Tuesday I'd probably get like an 85-90 because I am starting to understand them however I still think I need more practice.
ReplyDeleteI feel somewhat ready for the test on Tuesday but I would still like to practice some more on using the kinematic equations. I have no difficulty in interpreting motion into p-t, v-t, and a-t graphs or motion maps. Though as I hinted earlier if some kind of parameter is missing in the motion that has been described, then most likely, I will find trouble. By using the kinematic equations I managed to slightly understand how to go about those kinds of problems. I'm hoping the test will be similar to those 2 review packets from Saturday tutorials, because if it is then I will do okay; either way I'm going to study.
ReplyDeleteI don't feel too ready for the test. I'm slowly starting to connect the dots with everything and likewise, calculus has helped. I just think I need to keep reviewing my notes and practicing in order to do well. Although I do feel behind, I'm starting to get the hang of everything. I understand what I'm doing but sometimes I get it all confused in a way, but my classmates help me. With some studying and reviewing though, I feel like I'll be fine.
ReplyDeleteCalculus has helped but I'm pretty sure as we get deeper into the units there will start to be a difference in them.
DeleteExactly, with more practice the easier it gets and you start "connecting the dots". Sometimes a little thing might throw me off but after examining it you'll get it. :)
DeleteI believe I am not ready for that test. The only thing I'm insecure about are the kinematic equations, which play a major role in this unit. I am super comfortable with the graphs! I am very happy about that! But, yeah.. the equations.. just need a little for practice.
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i really think that i am not ready for the test. i understand graphing everything but i am not sure about the kinematics equations; they are the ones that make me feel uncomfortable and uneasy about the test.
ReplyDeleteYea same here i remember talking about them last year but it all such a blur.
DeleteI think I ready for a test. I can now tell the difference between all position, velocity, and acceleration graphs quickly. Now I just need to memorize the kinematic equations and formulas and I'll be fine.
ReplyDeleteI am not ready for the test. I feel so lost. If someone does not tell me how to start a problem I wont know how to do it. Well okay let me give myself more credit , I do know how to do most of the the things. involving formulas. Those notes you gave us last week with all the formulas really helped because i just list the given and plug it in. That made things a lot easier. The think I am really confused about still is the slowing down but increasing or the speeding up but the decreasing graphs. I guess I just really do not know what it means. I will kepp on studying and hopefully that will help me on my test.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the formulas were really helpful however it is kind of hard to try and memorize them:( I'm glad they were on the test!
DeleteI am not 100% with everything yet,.but the diagnoser problems helped me understand better. Also staying for tutorials has helped me. I will just need to keep studying hard even though there's not much time left before taking the test.
ReplyDeleteI don't feel ready for the test, I feel that I need more practice with the calculus stuff. I'm slowly starting to understand how everything is connecting now but I feel that looking at my notes and not knowing how they work or how to solve the problems isn't helping. Though I have use YouTube to help me, I'm slowly connecting it.
ReplyDeleteNow that my notebook is organized, it is much easier to go through and get what I need to help me.
ReplyDeleteYeah, having our journal organized does help.
DeleteHaving our journals does help
DeleteI think it would really be helpful if you would solve different types of problems and walk us through it.
ReplyDeleteI think that I am quite ready for the test because of the formulas that you gae us. they are really help.full since we can derive other.formulas from it to find like the time or the initial velocity. But still I wouldn't like to take the test omg Tuesday I yhibkni need a lil more practice. Maybe if you give us problems and you helping us throughout them would be a great help. thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm certain of my intellectual skills on this topic; Slope Foward, Area under the curve back. And i already memorized the formulas you gave us, so I'm good. Idk what I'm doing now, though. I wrote down on my agenda that there is a blog due today and I'm perplexed on which one it is, but i'm commenting now so.. :P Did we have a test Tuesday? I don't remember. People are talking about a test; Oh well. Why does it say "papany161" ? I just perceived that. Well I'm Ivan. I thing you don't even need me to tell you since it's pretty conspicuous that I'm the only one that would post something like this xD
ReplyDeleteYup, I was having problems figuring out the V-T graphs. The problem is just dealing with the P-T graph and converting to the V-T. Probably because seeing the U in a graph makes me think its either speeding up in a negative direction and then speeding up in a positive direction, wherever it is facing. Motion maps aren't really a problem anymore.
ReplyDeleteYes when there is a U in the graph its really hard to tell its directions! Its like the U is confused on where its going!
DeleteWith the V-T graphs, it helps to just remember that it's the graph of the first derivative
DeleteDetermining where the graphs were going and making a motion map out of it was the hardest for me, i feel as if i should have spent more time on studying on that than on the calculations. Motion maps just make me really uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteI think that i'm finally starting to understand the unit 3. Mrs.Ego the foldables really helped me out. I learn a lot better hands on.
ReplyDeleteI'm still having problems with the motion maps ans the graphs. I main struggle with the velocity and acceleration graphs. But the notes and foldables are really a big help I'm more visual.
ReplyDeleteI understand everything pretty well. I think what has helped me are the practice problems & the reviews for the test. & since I am posting my comment late I already took the test & the greatest help I had was the review!
ReplyDeleteNow that my journal is organized I can study for up coming test
ReplyDeleteI'm understanding the concept of all the graphs now with more practice and application. Seeing how it is suppose to be worked helps a lot as well.
ReplyDeleteI felt pretty confident with this entire unit. In fact, I think that learning the physics helped me learn in calculus. Connecting the two helped a lot with this.
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