Mrs. Quire - P Physics Summer eview 08-09 Welcome to my P Physics class! It is an algebra based, college level course that will be interesting but challenging! P Physics is NOT an honors level course; it is a true college level course that covers the topics encountered in the first semester of a traditional two semester introductory college physics class. This course will require dedication, a commitment to hard work and a desire to be challenged. The pace of the course will most likely be more rapid than most courses you have taken but there will be time for many labs, the heart of any scientific endeavor. I m here to guide you through this process of learning, but as would be true in college YOU will be responsible for developing understanding through your own efforts. This summer assignment consists of two parts, a mathematical skills review (pdf format) and a kinematics/vectors review via PhysicsClassroom.com as detailed below. Mathematics Skills eview The math review covers the skills that are considered essential prior mathematical knowledge for P Physics. I will NOT have time to teach you these basic skills as the faster speed of the P curriculum is based on the expectation that these skills are already known. I will collect a hard copy of the math review on the first day of classes so please make sure to print it out and complete it. Kinematics & Vectors eview You do not need to turn in anything for the PhysicsClassroom.com review but be prepared for a test on the material and the math review at the end of the first full week of school. Open your favorite browser and go to PhysicsClassroom.com. You will be completing the following Physics Tutorials as a review of some essential foundational principles from freshmen physics. -D Kinematics: Lessons through 6 (all sections) Vectors Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Lesson (a through f) & Lesson (all) EQUIED SUPPLIES etextbook with online access code for MasteringPhysics purchased SP as work will be assigned as soon as the school year begins. 5 Steps to a 5 P Physics : lgebra-ased by Greg Jacobs, 08. ound graph paper composition book for use as your lab journal
P Physics Summer ssignment. Scientific Notation: The following are ordinary physics problems. Write the answer in scientific notation and simplify the units (π=3). a. T s 4. 50 kg. 0 0 kg s 3 T = b. F Nm C 9 9 3.0 C9.60 C 9 9.00 0.3m F= c. 4. 50 9. 4 0 p P = 34 4 9 K 6.63 0 J s 7.09 0 s.7 0 J K = d. max e.. 50 300. 0 8 8 m s m s γ= K 6.6 0 kg. 0 m s K= 4 f. g..33sin 5.0.50sin θ= P Physics, Summer ssignment
. Solving Equations: Often problems on the P exam are done with variables only. Solve for the variable indicated. Don t let the different letters confuse you. Manipulate them algebraically as though they were numbers. a. K kx, x b. T p, g g c. F G m m g, r r d. mgh mv, v e. x xo vot at, t o I f., r r g. x m ml d, d h. pv nt T, n i. sin c, c n j. qv mv, v P Physics, Summer ssignment
3. Conversion Science uses the KMS system (SI: System Internationale). KMS stands for kilogram, meter, second. These are the units of choice of physics. The equations in physics depend on unit agreement. So you must convert to KMS in most problems to arrive at the correct answer. kilometers (km) to meters (m) and meters to kilometers gram (g) to kilogram (kg) centimeters (cm) to meters (m) and meters to centimeters Celsius ( o C) to Kelvin (K) millimeters (mm) to meters (m) and meters to millimeters atmospheres (atm) to Pascals (Pa) nanometers (nm) to meters (m) and metes to nanometers liters (L) to cubic meters (m 3 ) micrometers (m) to meters (m) Other conversions will be taught as they become necessary. What if you don t know the conversion factors? Colleges want students who can find their own information (so do employers). Hint: Try a good dictionary and look under measure or measurement. Or the Internet? Enjoy. a. 4008 g = kg b.. km = m c. 83 nm = m d. 98 K = o C e. 0.77 m = cm f. 8.8x0-8 m = mm g.. atm = Pa h. 5.0 m = m i..65 mm = m j. 8.3 m = km k. 40.0 cm = m l. 6.3x0-7 m = nm m..5x0 m = km P Physics, Summer ssignment 3
4. Geometry Solve the following geometric problems. a. Line touches the circle at a single point. Line extends through the center of the circle. i. What is line in reference to the circle? ii. How large is the angle between lines and? b. What is angle C? C 30 o 45 o c. What is angle? 30 o d. How large is? 30 o e. The radius of a circle is 5.5 cm, i. What is the circumference in meters? ii. What is its area in square meters? f. What is the area under the curve at the right? 4 0 P Physics, Summer ssignment 4
5. Trigonometry Using the generic triangle to the right, ight Triangle Trigonometry and Pythagorean Theorem solve the following. Your calculator must be in degree mode. g. = 55 o and c = 3 m, solve for a and b. h. = 45 o and a = 5 m/s, solve for b and c. i. b = 7.8 m and = 65 o, solve for a and c. j. a = 50 m and b = 80 m, solve for and c. k. a =5 cm and c = 3 cm, solve for b and. l. b =04 cm and c = 65 cm, solve for a and. P Physics, Summer ssignment 5
Vectors Most of the quantities in physics are vectors. This makes proficiency in vectors extremely important. Magnitude: Size or extend. The numerical value. Direction: lignment or orientation of any position with respect to any other position. Scalars: physical quantity described by a single number and units. quantity described by magnitude only. Examples: time, mass, and temperature Vector: physical quantity with both a magnitude and a direction. directional quantity. Examples: velocity, acceleration, force Notation: or Length of the arrow is proportional to the vectors magnitude. Direction the arrow points is the direction of the vector. Negative Vectors Negative vectors have the same magnitude as their positive counterpart. They are just pointing in the opposite direction. Vector ddition and subtraction Think of it as vector addition only. The result of adding vectors is called the resultant. + = So if has a magnitude of 3 and has a magnitude of, then has a magnitude of 3+=5. When you need to subtract one vector from another think of the one being subtracted as being a negative vector. Then add them. negative vector has the same length as its positive counterpart, but its direction is reversed. So if has a magnitude of 3 and has a magnitude of, then has a magnitude of 3+(-)=. This is very important. In physics a negative number does not always mean a smaller number. Mathematically is smaller than +, but in physics these numbers have the same magnitude (size), they just point in different directions (80 o apart). There are two methods of adding vectors Parallelogram + Tip to Tail + - - - - P Physics, Summer ssignment 6
6. Drawing esultant Vectors Draw the resultant vector using the parallelogram method of vector addition. Example b. d. a. c. e. Draw the resultant vector using the tip to tail method of vector addition. Label the resultant as vector Example : + - Example : f. X + Y X Y g. T S T S h. P + V P V i. C D C D P Physics, Summer ssignment 7
Component Vectors resultant vector is a vector resulting from the sum of two or more other vectors. Mathematically the resultant has the same magnitude and direction as the total of the vectors that compose the resultant. Could a vector be described by two or more other vectors? Would they have the same total result? This is the reverse of finding the resultant. You are given the resultant and must find the component vectors on the coordinate axis that describe the resultant. + y + y + x or + x ny vector can be described by an x axis vector and a y axis vector which summed together mean the exact same thing. The advantage is you can then use plus and minus signs for direction instead of the angle. 7. esolving a vector into its components For the following vectors draw the component vectors along the x and y axis. a. c. b. d. Obviously the quadrant that a vector is in determines the sign of the x and y component vectors. P Physics, Summer ssignment 8