Physics is taught by Mrs. Chase, one of the sweetest people you'll ever meet. This course covers the material in the AP Physics C Mechanics exam. The school also provides the opportunity to partake in the F = ma exam, through which students may qualify for the United States Physics Olympiad. This class emphasizes the real-world applications of these concepts, and collaborative projects help enhance the learning process.
Dynamics Lab involved students working together to design and conduct an original experiment testing a hypothesis related to forces. The experiment must be designed to produce data to form a linear graph, where the slope represents a physical quantity. I worked with Charolette, Corey, and Charles on the lab, and we investigated the question: What is the force of the fan in a fan-propelled cart traveling along a metal track in a modified Atwood’s machine obeying Newton’s Second Law?
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Problem of the Week is an exercise where we work in a team to analyze a complicated problem. This specific problem asked us to develop a mathematical formula to determine how long a traffic light should remain yellow. The model introduces a GO zone (where a car can safely continue through the intersection) and a STOP zone (where a car can safely stop before the stop line when the light turns yellow). My group members included Jack and Rddhima. Our final model identifies relevant variables and expresses yellow-light duration in terms of them.
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