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Category Archives: Honors Physics

ALL CLASSES: The Once and Future Blog

09-Nov-08

As mentioned in September, the addition of a blog to the class has been an experiment. One thing I’ve come to decide is that it was a mistake to mix all three classes into one blog. So now I’ve set up a new blog for each class:

AP Physics: http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_AP_Phys/
Honors Physics: http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/
Space Science & [...]

Honors Physics: L0524 Atwood’s Machine : Solution and File

06-Nov-08

Here are some useful things for the formal lab due next week (Thu Nov 13).

L0524A (Instructions from class)
L0524R : Rubric for the theory part (including solution)
L0524X : LoggerPro file for making the graph

Protected: Honors Physics: Answers to Giancoli, Chapter 04

04-Nov-08

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Protected: Honors Physics: Take-Home Test T02H

22-Oct-08

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Honors Physics: URGENT : Take Home due date changed

22-Oct-08

Several students make a convincing case that having the take-home due on Friday would be a crushing burden. Since they came to me early and were articulate rather than whiny, I have decided to move the take-home back to its original due date of Tuesday Oct 28.

Protected: Honors Physics: More Giancoli answers posted

10-Oct-08

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Honors Physics : Homework Listed for Oct 10

10-Oct-08

Skip part (c) of #2-25. It’s not hard but the wording traditionally causes tremendous angst.
In #2-29: You can’t find oneequation. Instead, you need to find equations for each car. Then think: What does it mean for the police officer to catch up? What is true about x, v, and a at [...]

Honors Physics: Take-Home T01H

06-Oct-08

You can find it here. It will also be on the website under T01.

Honors Physics Lab moved

01-Oct-08

Several students have told me that there are large numbers of tests this week, compressed into only a few days by the holiday. I will not be grading the labs until early next week at the earliest. Therefore, for this time only, I am willing to move the due date to Monday October [...]

Honors Physics answers will be posted

13-Sep-08

As we cover material, the answers to problems and questions from Giancoli will be posted to this blog. The posts will be protected by a password, which will be given in class. Please do not share the password with anyone. The password will be the same for every protected post.