Honors Physics. Summer Assignments Teacher Information. Summer Assignment Goals

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1 Honors Physics Summer Assignments 2017 Teacher Information Mr. Michael Wichart (Rm. 109) Summer Assignment Goals The main goals of summer assignment in physics are to provide a quick review of material that you should hopefully already know from other science classes or math classes you have taken, to get a head start on the material that will be covered during the year, and to free up some additional time during the year to cover honors physics appropriate topics in the necessary manner. This assignment is not meant to be overly difficult or overly time consuming, but do not wait until the last moment to begin in case you find it challenging. If you need help with any part of the assignment, me at the above address and I will get back to you as quickly as my summer schedule permits. Resources Most of what is included in this summer assignment you have seen before in classes like algebra and Chemistry. You may reference the links below to get extra help if needed. World of Chemistry available online at This is a large file and often crashes browsers if you click the link to open it directly. If you are using a PC, right click on the link and save the file to your computer before trying to open it. If you are using a Mac, ctrl+click on the link and save the file to your computer before trying to open it. There is a link to the file on Mr. Rickard s website as well under Honors Chemistry. NJCTL.org. is another site that we will base the majority of our curriculum off of. You have access to the PPT s and chapter layout and can reference that if you have questions. Honors Physics Summer Assignment Due 1 st Day of School Review the material in the summer packet and complete all questions. This assignment will be graded and counted toward your 1 st marking period grade. In order to receive credit for completing the assignment, be sure to show all of your work and make sure that all of your answers have the correct number of units and, for problems dealing with significant figures, the correct number of significant figures. A grade will be given for Content (Ability to show proper units and label answers appropriately), Application (Ability to apply the given information to the equation, or manipulate the equations properly to solve), and 21 st Century (Ability to hand in the assignment on time and completed as requested). There will be a test on the first Friday of the school year on this Assignment

2 I. Scientific Notation: Convert the following numbers into scientific notation or from scientific notation to real numbers = = = = = = = = x 10 5 = x 10 2 = x 10-4 = x 10-2 = II. Conversions: Convert the following values. You must use Factor Label method to get credit. Simple Conversions: 1 yard = 3 feet 1 km = mi. 1cm = in. 1 in. = 2.54 cm 1ft. = m 1mi = 1609 m grams = mg kg = cg yards = inches 16. 6,378 seconds = hours miles = inches 18. 2,681 seconds = hours miles = Feet hr sec meters = Feet sec 2 min 2 III. Algebra: Solve for x in each of the following problems x + 2 = (x / 9) = Sin (50 ) = 12 / x 24. Tan (35 ) = (x / 8) x + 14 x = = (1/2) 3 x 2

3 IV. Trigonometry: Fill in all of the missing angles and missing sides for the following triangles

4 V. Significant Figures: Identify the number of significant figured and complete the problems with correct answer based on the significant figures x 3.8 = x 0.25 = g x0.010 = x 64.5 = x 64.1 = / 0.42 = / 3.74 = / = VI. Word Problems: Complete the following word problems. Make sure to write down all variables, show the equation used and label the answer correctly 52. Tower A can see smoke from a fire due South. Tower B is 5 miles West and can see the fire at 65 South of East. How far is Tower A from the Fire? How far is Tower B from the fire? 53. The tailgate of a truck is 3 feet above the ground. The incline of a ramp used for loading the truck is 15 degrees. Find, to the nearest tenth of a foot, the length of a ramp.

5 54. A 20 foot ladder is leaning against a wall. The foot of the ladder makes an angle of 38 degrees with the ground. Find, to the nearest foot, the vertical distance from the top of the ladder to the ground. 55. If the distance of a person from a tower is 100 meters and the angle of depression by the top of the tower with the ground is 30 degrees, what is height of the tower? Round to the nearest meter. 56. Marie planted a tree, and wanted to see how much it has grown. Marie measures the angle from a point A to be 34 degrees. She measures her distance to be 8 meters from the base of the tree. How high is the tree to the nearest tenth of a meter? VII. SI Units : Identify the SI units for the following terms a) Time: b) Speed: c) Distance: d) Acceleration: e) Mass: f) Weight: g) Energy: h) Current: i) Temperature: j) Amount of a substance: k) Luminous Intensity:

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