PhySci+Monday,+December+8,+2008

=PhySci Monday, December 8, 2008= • Frame of reference (all motion is relative - there is no motionless frame). • Uniform motion. • Acceleration.
 * 2.01 ** Measure and mathematically/graphically analyze motion:
 * Describe motion as a change of position.
 * Understand that all motion is relative.
 * Solve one dimensional frame of reference problems.
 * Differentiate between distance and displacement. //(Solve for displacement in simple situations --students are not expected to use trigonometry.)//
 * Differentiate between speed and velocity.
 * Apply concepts of average speed and average velocity to solve conceptual and quantitative problems.
 * Investigate how velocity is a relationship between displacement and time:
 * Investigate how acceleration is a relationship between velocity and time:.
 * Using graphical analysis, solve for distance, time, and average velocity. Also analyze conceptual trends in the distance vs. time graphs such as constant velocity and acceleration.
 * Using graphical analysis, solve for velocity, time, and average acceleration. Also analyze conceptual trends in the velocity vs. time graphs such as constant velocity and acceleration.
 * Investigate acceleration due to gravity as an example of uniformly changing velocity: g = 9.8m/s/s.