Physics is taught by Mr. Ellis. So far, we've covered concepts like kinematics, forces, energy, momentum, power, and rotational concepts. In this class, we do a lot of collaborative work to solve problems and help each other understand the topics. At the end of each chapter, we usually get several EOC's (End of Chapter) questions to complete. We have also received Uber problems, which are large problems with many stages that address each portion of the concept we are currently covering.
One of the Uber problems that we completed was the Uber Pulley problem. This problem was given out at the end of the Forces unit, and I chose to do the algebra version, "Leaping Larry's Luge Launcher." For these Uber problems, we have to complete a write-up that includes the question, diagram(s), the givens and equations, and finally, our work to solve the problem.
One of the first labs that we completed in class was the Penny Drop Lab, which we completed in groups of three. I worked with Sri Poruri and Shriyaa Chittibabu on this assignment. The goal of this lab was to create an experiment that best determined the acceleration of gravity from a graph of the data. We chose to drop the penny alongside a wall at increasing heights, and measured the time that it took to fall to the ground and make a sound.