4/29 Physics update and homework due 5/6

Hi folks,

Today we took a bit of a deeper look into light and began our unit on optics.  We will do more with optics next week.

For homework this week…I've changed my mind.  :)

Remember that extra credit assignment I was talking about in class, well let's make it homework with extra credit possibilities.  

Here's the scoop.  Take a look at this article by Randal Monroe from his What If blog.   https://what-if.xkcd.com/3/  You'll see how he uses different physics concepts and applies them to real world things even though the situation is fictional.  (Unless somewhere out there Yoda really is hanging out on some swamp planet…it's possible.)  

Now you do it.  Pick any book, movie, comic or video game and apply some of the things we've learned this year.  I've included one of my ex-students papers for example.  It's very good be sure to take a look.

For homework,

Apply at least 5 different physics concepts to the situation.  Tell me how different physics concepts can apply to your situation.  A small list of some possibilities would be: gravity, mass, velocity, acceleration, force, impulse, momentum, any of Newton's laws, energy, power, and energy efficiency.   For example, in the Xena paper he used gravity, Newton's second law, acceleration,  resultant velocity,  energy and power.  

For extra credit,

Math it up!  I'll give you 2 points of extra credit (max of 10 points) for every formula you apply to the situation.  The Xena example includes 6 different formulas. 

Have fun folks!  I can't wait to see what you come up with.