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Holiday Book recommendations:

With the Holidays approaching, it is time to start piling up books to read while you are procrastinating about your college recommendations.

The book I was telling you all about The Martian is a great and quick Scifi read.
It will be made into a movie next year, directed by Ridley Scott.
Read it before it becomes cool.  It may already be too late.

Whatever it takes... but don't Force it!

Actually... at this time of the year a little forcing of oneself is not a bad thing.

New Quest assignment was posted tonight  11-20.   Newtons Laws III-  not just about N3L but mostly about applying N2L with remembrance of N3L.

Lab Work:

The Car Push lab is past due and needs to be turned in asap.  If it is late then make it great.

The  Hook's Law lab:  Combinations of Springs is due by Monday 11-24.  Please have your questions ready for Friday.

Here is some good data in case yours is wonky.

Click here to see some Good Spring Force Data

Unit 3 -The Force is Strong in our Family

We are well into our 3rd Unit!   All about all Kinds of Forces.

Major Topics will include:

• Newton's Laws
• Weight vs. Mass vs. Inertia
• N3L forces vs. Balanced Forces
• Solving problems in 1 and 2 dimensions (inclined planes...)
• Tension and Atwood Machines
• Friction
• Circular Motion and Centripetal Force
• Springs in series and parallel (Hook's Law)
• Velocity dependent forces (air resistance...)

Readings:   Your textbook has lots of great examples:  We are covering:  Chap 5-8.


Homework:  Three Large Assignments:
       Newtons Laws !  Due Nov. 4
       Newtons Laws II    Due...
       Newtons Laws  III


Lab Work:
No major lab reports but several mini-labs (and mini-reports)
      Mini lab:   The Great Car Push
      Mini lab:    Force Vectors??
      Mini lab:    Playing Hookian: Springs and Hookian Forces


Please read about Newton's Third Law at the following link http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-4/Newton-s-Third-Law