December 21, 2012

College Prep:
- Momentum test retakes during the first week back from winter break.  Stop by after school or during lunch on Tuesday/Thursday.

Honors Homework:
- Momentum test corrections, due January 07 at the beginning of the period.
- IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE FORMAT I WILL NOT CONSIDER YOUR CORRECTIONS.

On a SEPARATE sheet of paper, stapled to the FRONT of your test…

1)Original Problem (include all drawings)

2)Show ALL work necessary to correctly solve the problem.

•Do not redo problems with partial credit taken off, such as those for not including units or + - signs.

Due Monday January 07 at the beginning of period. 

December 19, 2012

College Prep Homework:
 Momentum 04: Elastic Collisions Lab

Honors Homework:
- Momentum 04: Elastic Collisions Lab
- Collisions worksheet: #41-44, 47-48


TEST ON MOMENTUM
- Thursday, December 20, 2012

LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE WORK FOR 2012:  DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Only assignments due in November or December will be accepted.
- Being absent on December 21 will not be considered a valid excuse.

Practice Test Answers:

1.  60,000 kg m/s
2.  1.66 m/s
3.  45 kg
4.  30,882 N west
5.  180 N s or 180 kg m/s
6.  0.267 s
7.  30.4 m/s left
8.  2.43 m/s
9.  1.04 m/s forward
10.  a) 3.2 m/s  b) 208 kg m/s
11.  1.8 m/s
12.   0.805 m/s east

December 18, 2012

TEST ON MOMENTUM
- Thursday, December 20, 2012


LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE WORK FOR 2012:  DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Only assignments due in November or December will be accepted.
- Being absent on December 21 will not be considered a valid excuse.

December 17, 2012

TEST ON MOMENTUM
- Thursday, December 20, 2012


LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE WORK FOR 2012:  DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Only assignments due in November or December will be accepted.
- Being absent on December 21 will not be considered a valid excuse.

December 14, 2012

TEST ON MOMENTUM
- Thursday, December 20, 2012


LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE WORK FOR 2012:  DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Only assignments due in November or December will be accepted.
- Being absent on December 21 will not be considered a valid excuse.

December 13, 2012

No homework today! 

LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE WORK FOR 2012:  DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Only assignments due in November or December will be accepted.
- Being absent on December 21 will not be considered a valid excuse.

December 12, 2012

Honors Homework:
- Complete "Momentum Lab 03: Inelastic Collisions"

LAST DAY TO TURN IN LATE WORK FOR 2012:  DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Only assignments due in November or December will be accepted.
- Being absent on December 21 will not be considered a valid excuse.

December 11, 2012

College Prep HW:
p. 214, Practice E, #4

Honors HW:
p. 214, Practice E, #4-5

December 10, 2012

College Prep Homework:
p. 209, Practice D, #3

Honors Homework:
p. 209, Practice D, #4-5

December 07, 2012

College Prep:
If you haven't turned in your momentum lab, please turn it in on Monday.

Honors:
If you haven't turned in your momentum labs, please turn them in on Monday.

December 05, 2012

College Prep Homework:
Complete the front side of "Momentum Lab 01: Single Cart"

Honors Homework:
Complete both sides of "Momentum Lab 01: Single Cart"

December 03, 2012

HW for all Classes:
- Pre-Reading Strategy, "Momentum and Impulse," pp. 198-204

November 30, 2012

Mini Test on Monday, December 03!!!
Topic:  Forces of Gravity (Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation) and Circular Motion

November 29, 2012

Mini Test on Monday, December 03!!!
Topic:  Forces of Gravity and Circular Motion

November 28, 2012

College Prep:
- Today was the last day for the Test Retake

Honors Homework due Tomorrow:
- p. 236, Practice A, #2-4

November 27, 2012

College Prep:
- p. 242, Practice C, #3
- Test Retake:  Last day is November 28 by 4:00pm.

November 26, 2012

College Prep:
- Test Retake:  Last day is November 28 by 4:00pm.

Honors Homework:
- p. 242, Practice C, #1-3

November 20, 2012

College Prep:
- Test Retake:  Last day is November 28 by 4:00pm.

Honors Homework:
- Test Corrections: Due Monday November 26. 

On a SEPARATE sheet of paper, stapled to the FRONT of your test…

1)Original Problem (include all drawings)

2)Show ALL work necessary to correctly solve the problem.

•Do not redo problems with partial credit taken off, such as those for not including units or + - signs.

•Due Monday November 26 at the beginning of period. 

If you are done, be a tutor and help someone!

November 19, 2012

College Prep Homework:
- Writing: Hurricane Sandy
- Test Retake:  Last day is November 28 by 4:00pm.

Honors Homework:
- Writing: Hurricane Sandy
- Test Corrections: Due Monday November 26.

On a SEPARATE sheet of paper, stapled to the FRONT of your test…

1)Original Problem (include all drawings)

2)Show ALL work necessary to correctly solve the problem.

•Do not redo problems with partial credit taken off, such as those for not including units or + - signs.

•Due Monday November 26 at the beginning of period. 

If you are done, be a tutor and help someone!

November 16, 2012

Congratulations on completing our unit on Newton's Laws.

Next week we will be learning about Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation and Circular Motion.

Stay dry!

November 14, 2012

TEST:  FORCES and NEWTON'S LAWS, Friday November 16th

November 09, 2012

TEST:  FORCES and NEWTON'S LAWS, Friday November 16th

Honors HW due Tuesday November 13:
- p. 139, Practice D, #1-3

November 08, 2012

TEST:  FORCES, Friday November 16th

HW College Prep due Tomorrow:
- Practice II:  Normal Force, Parallel Force, Free Body Diagrams - Find the NORMAL FORCE for #1-8.

HW Honors due Tomorrow:
- Force Vectors Practice # 4, 5, 7

Thank you for your patience with and kindness toward the guest teacher yesterday.

November 06, 2012

HW due Tomorrow:
- Complete the Pre-Reading Strategy we started in class for pp. 135-139, "Everyday Forces"

November 05, 2012

CP Homework:
- Complete Lab: Parallel Force - The Force Down the Ramp, steps # 1-7

Honors Homework:
- Complete Lab: Parallel Force - The Force Down the Ramp
- p. 134, Section Review, All

November 02, 2012

Benchmark Exam today.  Any score today will not go against your grade... it could only help you as extra credit!

Enjoy your weekend!

November 01, 2012

College Prep and Honors Homework due Tomorrow:
- Complete Free Body Diagrams Practice

October 31, 2012

College Prep Homework due Tomorrow:
- Complete Free Body Diagrams Practice and Questions on the Back

Honors Homework due Friday:
- Complete Free Body Diagrams Practice and Questions on the Back

October 30, 2012

Homework due for all classes:

Newton’s Laws Booklet

 1. On the cover of each flap: Newton’s Law #X

2. Open the flap.  On the top: Definition of law.

3. Open the flap.  On the top: 2 important facts.

4. Open the flap.  On the bottom: A quality drawing with a written description depicting the particular law.

October 29, 2012

No homework today, unless you didn't do Friday's assignment.

The work you did today is great to prepare for our school mandated Quarter 1 Benchmark Assessment.  Thank you for being respectful toward our guest teacher.

October 26, 2012

College Prep Homework:
- p. 124, Practice A, #1-2

Honors Homework:
- p. 128, Practice B, #1-3

October 25, 2012

College Prep!!!
Test retakes available tomorrow after school, Friday during lunch, or after school Friday!!!

Honors Homework:
 Complete "Force, Mass, Acceleration Activity" and the back side

October 24, 2012

College Prep Homework
- Complete F=ma worksheet

College Prep!!!
Test retakes available tomorrow after school, Friday during lunch, or after school Friday!!!


Honors Homework due Tomorrow, October 25
- p. 124, Practice A, #2


Honors Test Corrections

On a SEPARATE sheet of paper, stapled to the FRONT of your test… 

1)  Original Problem (include all drawings)

2)  Show ALL work necessary to correctly solve the problem.

• Do not redo problems with partial credit taken off, such as those for not including units or + - signs.

• Due Thursday October 25 at the beginning of period. 

October 23, 2012

College Prep Homework due Tomorrow, October 24
- Reading Strategy assignment for pages 120-123 "Changes in Motion"


Honors Homework due Tomorrow, October 24
- p. 124, Practice A, #1

Honors Test Corrections

On a SEPARATE sheet of paper, stapled to the FRONT of your test… 

1)  Original Problem (include all drawings)

2)  Show ALL work necessary to correctly solve the problem.

• Do not redo problems with partial credit taken off, such as those for not including units or + - signs.

• Due Thursday October 25 at the beginning of period.  

 

 

October 22, 2012

Inertia!

College Prep Homework due Tomorrow:
- Complete the Pre-Reading Strategy template for the reading of pp. 120-123, "Changes in Motion"
  Write the Pre-Reading Strategy on the back of the practice one we did in class.

Honors Homework:
- Read pp. 120-123, "Changes in Motion"

October 19, 2012

Today we had an introductory activity to Newton's Laws of Motion.

No homework today, enjoy the game, and pick up some snacks at the "Snack Shack"!

October 18, 2012

Test today!  No homework tonight!

Honors Class:  Please turn in your Projectile Motion Practice if you did not do so today.

Tomorrow:  Newton's Laws!

October 16, 2012

Honors Homework due Tomorrow:
- p. 99, Practice D, #3,4


TEST FOR ALL CLASSES ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 18!
- trigonometry, vectors, two dimensional motion, projectiles

October 15, 2012

College Prep HW due October 16, 2012
- p. 99, Practice D, #1-2
* read the example on p. 98*

Honors Homework due October 16, 2012
- Complete "Paperclip Projectiles" if you did not do so in class.
 
TEST ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 18!
- trigonometry, vectors, two dimensional motion, projectiles

October 12, 2012

TEST ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 18!
- trigonometry, vectors, two dimensional motion, projectiles

October 11, 2012

College Prep Homework
Complete the lab on horizontal projectile motion.

Honors Homework due October 12, 2012
- Read pp. 95-98, "Projectile Motion"
- p. 99, Practice B, #1-2

October 10, 2012

No Homework Today!

October 09, 2012

Honors Homework due tomorrow if not completed today:

Creating and Solving Right Triangles

1.On a blank sheet of paper, create a large Right Triangle.  You will write the work for steps 2-5 inside the triangle.

2.Measure and label the length of the hypotenuse (c).

3.Measure and label the angle Ɵ.

4.Calculate the lengths of sides (a) and (b).  Label.

5.Use calculated lengths from step four to prove the Pythagorean Theorem is correct. 

October 08, 2012

QUIZ tomorrow, all classes:  Vectors and Trigonometry

College Prep Homework due Tuesday October 09, 2012:
- p. 92, Practice B, # 3-4

Honors Homework due Tuesday October 09, 2012:
 - p. 92, Practice B, # 3-4


College Prep Test Retake:
Retakes possible up until the deadline of October 09 at 2:50 pm. Retakes will not happen during class. Student is responsible for coming after school or during lunch to complete the retake.

October 05, 2012

Honors Homework due Monday October 08:
- Complete "How Tall is this School"

College Prep Test Retake:
Retakes possible up until the deadline of October 09 at 2:50 pm. Retakes will not happen during class. Student is responsible for coming after school or during lunch to complete the retake.

October 04, 2012

College Prep HW due Tomorrow:
- Read pp. 86-89, "Vector Operations"
- p. 89, Practice A, #1-2

Honors HW due Tomorrow:
- Read pp. 86-89, "Vector Operations"
- p. 89, Practice A, #1,2, 4



College Prep Test Retake:
Retakes possible up until the deadline of October 09 at 2:50 pm. Retakes will not happen during class. Student is responsible for coming after school or during lunch to complete the retake.

October 03, 2012

College Prep and Honors Homework:
- Read pp. 82-85, "Intro to Vectors"
- p. 85, Section Review, #1,5

College Prep Test Retake:
Retakes possible up until the deadline of October 09 at 2:50 pm. Retakes will not happen during class. Student is responsible for coming after school or during lunch to complete the retake.

October 02, 2012

No homework today.  Vectors, coming up!

October 01, 2012

TEST ON TODAY OCTOBER 01
distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, SI units, prefixes

TEST ON MONDAY OCTOBER 01
distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, SI units, prefixes

The two-page acceleration packet (the one with the solutions posted on the classroom walls) will also be due on Monday, before the test.

September 27, 2012

TEST ON MONDAY OCTOBER 01
distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, SI units, prefixes

September 26, 2012

TEST ON MONDAY OCTOBER 01
distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, SI units, prefixes

September 25, 2012

College Prep and Honors HW due Wednesday September 26:
- Read pp. 56-57
- p. 58, Practice E, #1-3

September 24, 2012

College Prep Homework due September 25:
- Read pp. 54-55
- p. 55, Practice D, #1,2

Honors Homework due September 25:
- Read pp. 54-55
- p. 55, Practice D, #1,2,4

TEST ON MONDAY OCTOBER 01
distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, SI units, prefixes

September 21, 2012

Have a safe, homework-free, Homecoming weekend.

September 20, 2012

No homework tonight!

College Prep:  Scientific Letter is Due Tomorrow! (see September 10th post for details)

Tomorrow = Lab Day

September 19, 2012

College Prep Homework due September 20:
- Read pp. 50-53
- p. 53, Practice C, #1-3

Honors Homework due September 20:
- Acceleration Practice: Average Velocity (#1-3), Velocity and Displacement (#4-8)

September 18, 2012

Honors HW due Wednesday September 19:
- Read pp. 50-53
- p. 53, Practice C, #1, 3, 4

September 17, 2012

College Prep Homework due Tuesday September 18:
- Read pp. 48-49 "Acceleration"
- p. 49, Practice B, #1-3

Honors Homework due Tuesday September 18:
- Read pp. 48-49 "Acceleration"
- p. 49, Practice B, #3-5

September 14, 2012

College Prep HW due Friday September 21: - By popular demand, the Scientific Letter will be due a week from today.

Honors HW due Monday September 17:
- By unpopular demand, the Scientific Letter will be due this Monday, September 17.
- I had listed on the board that we would have a homework assignment from the textbook due Monday, but I think it'd be best you focus on the scientific letter.

September 13, 2012

College Prep and Honors QUIZ!!! this Friday September
Solve problems involving:
- Distance and displacement
- Speed and velocity
- Time
- Conversions, scientific notation, prefixes, SI Units (this is all from our old quiz)

College Prep HW due Friday September 21:
- By popular demand, the Scientific Letter will be due in a week from tomorrow.

Honors HW due Monday September 17:
- By unpopular demand, the Scientific Letter will be due this Monday.

September 12, 2012

Honors HW due September 13, 2012:
- Read pp. 45-46
- p. 47, Section Review, #1-3

College Prep and Honors QUIZ!!! this Friday September
Solve problems involving:
- Distance and displacement
- Speed and velocity
- Time
- Conversions, scientific notation, prefixes, SI Units (this is all from our old quiz)

September 11, 2012

College Prep Homework:
- Complete front side (#1-5) of "Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity"

Honors Homework:
- p. 44, Practice A, #4-6.  You can do this on the same sheet you did yesterday's homework.

September 10, 2012

College Prep and Honors Homework, due Monday September 17:
- Completed Scientific Letter (with the Pre-Scientific Letter)

Honors Homework, due Tuesday September 11:
- Read pp. 40-44 "Displacement and Velocity"
- p. 44, Practice A, #1-3

Scientific Letter

Short, complete description of experiment defining independent (height) and dependent (speed) variables Clear diagram and graph following SULTAN Grammar and spelling Explanation of graph – including relationship type and meaning. Compares data to theory (equation where appropriate) and hypothesis Discussion of errors Includes possible and thoughtful applications of this concept by a scientist or engineer

Check out this sample scientific letter!
If the previous link didn't work, try this one.   You should be able to see the images in the document.

September 07, 2012

College Prep HW due Monday September 10:
- Complete Pre-Scientific Letter (Those are the notes... not the letter itself.)
- Use the provided template.

Honors HW due Monday September 10:
- Complete Pre-Scientific Letter (Those are the notes... not the letter itself.)

September 06, 2012

HW due Friday September 07
- Complete hand written graphs using S.U.L.T.A.N. method learned today in class.  (There were four graphs on one sheet of paper.)  The students that represented the group as Microsoft Excel Leaders do not have to turn in hand written graphs.

September 05, 2012

College Prep Homework due Thursday September 06:
- Complete Graphing Lab

Honors Homework due Thursday September 06:
- Read pp. 10-15, "Measurements in Experiments"
- p. 15, Practice A, #1-3, 5
- Complete Graphing Lab

September 04, 2012

Happy Tuesday!  Today we took a group quiz and I will be posting grades soon!

No homework for today, but get ready!  Make sure you have your textbook, as the homework I will be assigning is going to be directly from the book.

A reminder about homework:  Homework will be collected at RANDOM.  Sometimes it will go into the gradebook, yet homework will always serve as great practice for understanding concepts.

August 31, 2012

(GROUP) QUIZ TUESDAY, Sept. 04!
- Topics:  SI Units, Prefixes, Dimensional Analysis, Scientific Notation
- There is no need to memorize the conversion factors, as they will be included with the quiz.

Today we were in the lab exploring different aspects of the physics to come in the school year.
Have a safe three day holiday weekend!

August 30, 2012

(GROUP) QUIZ TOMORROW!
- (Actually, it will probably be moved to Monday as we will be in the lab tomorrow.)
- Topics:  SI Units, Prefixes, Dimensional Analysis, Scientific Notation
- There is no need to memorize the conversion factors, as they will be included with the quiz.

August 29, 2012

Today we reviewed SI units, prefixes, and dimensional analysis.  I was going to assign Dimensional Analysis Conversions Practice #1 for tomorrow, but decided to leave it for practice tomorrow because most students needed more exposure.

August 28, 2012

HW due Friday August 31:
- Getting to Know You student information sheet

August 27, 2012

Welcome back!  My name is Mario Cristián Rodríguez and I teach Physics at Santa Barbara High School.

This blog will be updated almost daily with homework, upcoming important dates (quizzes, tests, projects), or files.

For example, you can access the syllabus by clicking on the link.

I know we'll have a great year, and if you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to email me at mariorodriguez@sbsdk12.org or call the phone number listed on the syllabus.  Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Thank you,   mario


HW due Friday August 31:
- "Student and Parent/Guardian Signature" sheet from syllabus

June 4, 2012

Bring your textbooks!  We need to turn them in to the library tomorrow.

Finals are this week.  The Physics final will cover only material we have discussed since my time here at Santa Barbara High.  The general topics are: Electric Circuits, Thermodynamics, Electromagnetism, and Waves.

FINALS SCHEDULE – Day 1 and 2, JUNE 6, 7, 2012

 

Day 1 – June 6

SCHEDULE	HOURS	TOTAL TIME
Period 1	9:30 – 10.59	(89 minutes)
Period 3	11:06 –12:35	(89 minutes)
LUNCH	12:35 – 1:10	(35 minutes)
Period 5	1:17 – 2:46	(89 minutes)

Day 2 – June 7

SCHEDULE	HOURS	TOTAL TIME
Period 6	8:00 – 9:29	(89 minutes)
Period 4	9:36 –11:05	(89 minutes)
Period 2	11:12 -12:41	(89 minutes)