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•Tests back
•A Veritable Quandary
Due
Read: 7.2 (starting at page 257), 7.3
Check: CM:1-10 + P7G:1,2(11.8 m/s)
•Centripetal acceleration vs Linear Acceleration
•Centripetal Force
•RPMs, RPS and velocity
•Banked Corners
•Gravity in Space
•Motion in a vertical circle (g force)
•Work in Quiz groups
•Rollercoaster loops
Read: p. 263-5
Check: G&O:-3-3
Problem 2
•Questions from Gravity and Circular Motion
•Quiz on Circular Motion
•The orbital condition
•Geosynchronous orbit
Turn In: Circular Motion + 7G,H
Check: G&O: 4-7
•Work in Quiz Groups
•Kepler's Laws
•Escape Velocity
$%#@*ing ACT day
•Quiz on Gravity and Orbit
•Time to work on problems and lab
Read: p. 268-9
Check: G&O: 11, 12
Problem 12:
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•Test on Chapter 7
(A days have an extra day…)
Turn In: Orbit Lab
Assignments:
2 Worksheets + book problems:
Circular Motion (15) P7G:1,2, P7H:2,4 (4) + 2 stamps /38 pts
Gravity and Orbit (12) PP:25,39,43,47 (4)+ 2 stamps /32 pts
1 Lab:
Orbit lab – (Simulation on computer) /25 pts
2 Quizzes:
Quiz on Circular Motion /10 Quiz Pts
Quiz on Gravity and Orbit /10 Quiz Pts
1 Test on Gravity and Circular Motion
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Worksheet-CircularMotion
Worksheet-GravityAndOrbit
Lab-Orbit