So today was filled with 80 whole minutes of physics fun! We had lab and class and discussed a lot of topics...
This day began with the slide titled "Midterm Mania," we discussed the midterm grades, a few problems, and the confused looks on some peoples face began to fade away. Physics average was a very lowly 79%, while we found out nearly 15 students received C's WITH THE CURVE, and only 5 in the A range (keep in mind ZERO A+s).
After all of this grade commotion, the class went up in hysterics when Katie Koenig found a huge clump of hair in her bagel. Absolutely grotesque, but she still went down to the commons to get another bagel from the same place. I guess the power of hunger can do that to you. I personally believe that the hair looked like horse hair, maybe lew tried to poison you? You didn't come to the indoor game but whatever... moving on.
Also on the topic of hunger-- Julia and Jess began constructing the new breakfast club schedule, sheet, and honor pledge, which Ellen made up if I might add. On a more academic note...
Topics for next year:
1- Waves
2- Sound and Light
3- Electrostatics
4- DC circuits
5- Magneticsm
6- Modern Physics
Wow, that is a lot of topics, I don't know if we can handle it.
We next watched a movie with the melodic soundings of someone whose name was not on the credits. It discussed that nature worked in SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION. It also stated that the AMPLITUDE of a wave is preserved, while the SIZE is disturbed. PERIOD=TIME, and FREQUENCY=1/Time.
TRENDS: As FREQUENCY increases, PITCH increases causing a DIRECT relationship
As LOUDNESS increases, AMPLITUDE increases
After the movie concluded with a beautiful sunset, Mr. Wirth informed us of his studies. He attended UB, RIT, and THEN SJF. Oh my god, that is a lot of school, think about that second semester seniors... you are soooo not done yet.
Anyways... frequency(wavelength)=velocity of a wave
WORK HARD STUDENTS!
Mr. Wirth informed us of the attitude and responsibility that he wants to see around room 214? i think.
1- Student Focus :)
2- Work Ethic
3- Classroom Citizenship
4- Responsiblity/Maturity
and yes I had to add that in Jess, because it is extremely important.
TRANSVERSE WAVE: the particles move UP AND DOWN, while the wave moves BACK AND FORTH
LONGITUDINAL WAVE: particles move in the direction of MOTION
Then we moved on to glorious lab, and we worked in a class group to learn about wave characteristics. We got to play with a slinky and a spring, and Austin almost poked someone's eye out. Overall, good day class, good day.
Also, good job on the midterms... don't forget about that 6 point curve that will help us all out!
Thanks,
and peaceout
3 comments:
Nice blog post Katie,it was a good help to reinforce the introduction to waves, and the difference between transverse and longditudinal (and yeah i definately spelled that wrong) anyways I would also like to add how disgusting that bagel was of katies, but katie you did have the the courage to get another one from the same place! haha
I really like how u spent a whole paragraph talking about the hair katie found in her bagle.
my blog was amazing. enough said. and this is the only blog to comment on so this is my comment.
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