The physics class at Mass Academy is taught by Mrs. Chase and follows the AP C Mechanics curriculum. This class is very tailored towards labs and group work while still making our way through the AP curriculum. My favorite part of the class is how understandable it is. No matter what the question is, Mrs. Chase will always answer it and make sure that everybody understands a question/unit without any judgement.
One of our very first assignments in Physics class was to create a poster about a scientist who inspired us. For this assignment, I chose Wilbur and Orville Wright. These two bright minds established the foundation of aviation that we know today, developing the first powered aircraft on December 17th, 1903.
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In groups, we were tasked with developing a formula to determine the minimum time a yellow light needs to last at an intersection for a driver to be able to react in time to stop before entering the intersection, or for the driver to make it all the way through the intersection. This problem was very fun because it allowed the group to think outside the box and include variables that we would've never thought of if we didn't discuss it as a group.
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One of our first large problems was the Rocket Problem. In this, we were tasked with determining how long it would take a rocket to hit the ground when given different phases of a rocket launch that changed the acceleration and velocity. This was a really fun problem because it wasn't too difficult, but it still helped me learn the topics better in the process.
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