Meese - 10/10

Today in 3rd period Honors Physics class, Mrs. Coats Haan started the class off by checking our homework from the weekend, which was page 54, #'s 30, 31, 33, 47, 49, 51, 77, and 78, and worked out a few of those problems on the board to make sure that we are prepared for our test on Thursday. Mrs. Coats-Haan then passed out a hard copy of the notes we were going over in class, a packet on the differences between position v. time, velocity v. time and acceleration v. time graphs, and a test review packet. After calming down from the overwhelming amount of paper that we had just recieved, the class was able to focus well on the notes. The notes were showing the class how to write out an acceleration v. time and how it relates to position v. time and velocity v. time. After quickly and efficently going over the notes, Mrs. Coats-Haan informed the class that we would have the rest of this class and all of class tommorrow to work on the graphing packet, the test review and tonight's homework, which was page 55, #'s 57-62. Then all groups proceeded to do whatever they felt important at the time and while Mrs. Coats-Haan answered questions as asked. Everyone was tired because it was Monday, so there wasn't a whole lot of interesting conversation today, but I will point out that I thought immediately of Honors Physics and Mrs. Coats-Haan when I saw the Fiat commercial with Jennifer Lopez on Monday Night Football. That will forever be imbedded into my brain and now I will always think of physics and Mrs. Coats-Haan when I see a Fiat or Jennifer Lopez, thanks guys! Also, to answer the question of the day, to find acceleration on a graph of velocity v. time, you need to find the slope of the line. This is justified in calculus, because in calculus you have to find the derivative of acceleration, which is velocity with respect to time and therefore are finding the slope of a velocity v. time graph, resulting in acceleration.