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Honors Physics

Week 13 (11/15-11/19)

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Inclines, Gravitation	Circular motion, centripetal acceleration	Centripetal Force	Friction as centripetal force	gravity as centripetal force, satellite motion

Test--Forces on Monday 11/22

Equipment needed: pen/pencil, scientific calculator, notebook will be needed everyday

Assignments:
Practice 4C p. 145 (1, 3) due Monday 11/15
Practice 4D p. 147 (1, 3) due Monday 11/15
Ch. 4 Section 4 review p. 149 due Monday 11/15

Practice 7G p. 258 (1,4,5) due Friday 11/19
Practice 7H p. 261 (1,4) due Friday 11/19
Practice 7I p. 265 (3) due Friday 11/19

Important Vocabulary:

Important Equations:

Pythagorean theorem diagram
equation
images from The Physics Classroom

ΣF = ma

F_g = mg F_g = Gm₁m₂/r²

F_f = μF_N

F_c = mv²/r a_c = v²/r

Useful links:
Your textbook companion site,

Physics Classroom
Circular Motion & Planetary Motion

Java Games
Motion under different forces

Howstuffworks
How Satellites Work

Fear of Physics
    Why don't satellites fall?
    Sun, Earth, and Moon
    Swinging a ball on a string

Physicist Biographies on about.com
Isaac Newton

Miscellaneous
Convert units automatically online
Scientific Notation practice