WEEK 1: SCHEDULE & ASSIGNMENTS

Online Resources for this Unit

Tuesday, Sept 4 & Wednesday, Sept 5:
  1. Course Overview/Requirements/Syllabus
  2. Student Info Sheet
  3. Make predictions for Lab 1/class discussion.
  4. Whole Class Activity:  Collect data for Lab 1
  5. Lesson:  Constructing a Graph, making a best-fit line
  6. Activity: Making a graph by hand
  7. Homework:  Get syllabus signed, complete lab questions if not done in class.
Thursday, Sept 6 & Friday, Sept 7

PowerPoint:  Measurement, Sig Figs & Graphing
  1. Collect Lab 1, signed Syllabus
  2. Math Review:  Scientific Notation & Unit Conversions
  3. Accuracy vs. Precision
  4. Lab 2 Determining Pi
Handout:  Concept Review (What is Physics?)
Handout:  Math Review (SI System, Scientific Notation)
Math Pretest:  Quia Quiz (score 85% or higher and get exemption from math review HW)
Made 29 Aug 2007
by Lori Andersen.