Cht 1,2 -Intro to Physics - Linear Motion

In this unit you will you will be able to:

1. Discuss three reasons that Physics is important to everyday life.
2. List, describe and apply the steps of the scientific method to experiments.
3. Identify scientific attitude and discuss why science tends to be a self-correcting way of knowing about things.
4. Identify which areas may be researched using scientific method and which ones will not produce usable predictions.
5. Discuss the importance of measurement to science.
6. Discuss the early measurements of earth's, moon's diameter, distance from earth to moon and to the sun.
7. Explain Aristotle's concept of motion as it relates to his view of the universe.
8. Compare and contrast Aristotle's view of motion and Galileo's view.
9. Define and Perform measurements and calculations with speed, velocity and acceleration.
10. Perform measurements and calculations and predict behavior for an object in “free fall.”
11. Draw and interpret various graphs of motion.
12. The student will explain Aristotle's concept of motion as it relates to his view of the universe.
13. The student will differentiate between linear and angular position, velocity and acceleration.

Assigned Chapter Problems include:

Cht 1 - RQ, TE

Cht 2 - PC, TE, TS