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Mr. Goznikar's Physics 432 class

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Mr. G's  Physics 432 class

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3/1

Late Start

 

Finsh 3-way circuit wiring

 

H.W.: Home wiring take home quiz.

3/2

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

I) Determine the current, and voltage at any point in a series, parallel or complex circuit.

II) Determine the total resistance of a series, parallel, or complex circuit.

III) Describe the purpose of circuit breakers, GFI's  and fuses.

IV) Demonstrate knowledge of Illinois wiring code including wire gauge, color codes, and circuit breaker requirements

Review/MOP Remediation due tomorrow.

H.W.: Practice Test 

 

3/3

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

I) Demonstrate objectives since 2/15, including series, parallel, and complex circuits, electrical power, home circuits, and Illinois wiring code basics.

Circuits Test

H.W.: Read PP 766 - 769 &772. Complete Q's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 on p781.

3/4

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to

a) define the cause of magnetism.

b)  define a domain.

c) describe the location of the earth's magnetic north pole.

d) map the magnetic field surrounding a magnet.

Magnetism powerpoint

- What is a magnet?

- What is a domain?

- The orientation of the earths’ magnetic poles.

- What is electron spin & a dipole?

 

_ What are hard and soft magnetic materials?

 

H.W.: Read PP 773 - 778 & begin the  Magnetism Reading Guide due Tuesday.

 

3/7

OBJECTIVES:

a) describe the direction of a magnetic field produced by a current carrying wire.

b) describe and draw the resulting  direction of current flowing through wire loops.

c) given the current flowing through a loop, determine the location of the resulting north and south poles.

d) given a current carrying wire in the presence of a magnetic field, determine the direction of the force on the wire using the 2nd RHR

Directional indicators, currents and magnetic fields ppt.

More with 1st and 2nd  RHR's -

Demo: Forces on current carrying wires

DEMO: Current carrying wires, magnetic fields,  and 1st and 2nd RHR's

H.W.: Magnetism Reading Guide due Wednesday

1st RHR Practice -optional

3/8

OBJECTIVES:

a) given a current carrying wire in the presence of a magnetic field, determine the direction of the force on the wire using the 2nd RHR

1st RHR Practice

Review 1st  2nd RHR's

F= BIl

and F = Bqv reviewed

Demo: Speakers

Demo: Crooke's Tube

Relating Bqv & BIL

Directional indicators,currents and magnetic fields ppt.

H.W.: Magnetism Reading Guide -due tomorrow

 

 

3/9 

OBJECTIVES:

a) quantify  a force acting on a current carrying wire using either: F = Bqv or F = BIL 

b) state how a loudspeaker works using the 1st and 2nd RHR's

H.W.: Scientists Tools of the 21st Century

 

 

 

3/10

OBJECTIVES:

a)Identify an electric motor as a device which converts electric energy into mechanical energy.

b) Describe the basic operation of a motor and name the main components of a motor.

c) Define EMF

d) Describe two ways of inducing a current.

e) Describe the variables effecting EMF and how they effect the EMF, thus deriving EMF = Blv

f) determine the direction of induced currents and magnetic fields using the 3rd RHR.

 Discuss H.W. 

Motor demos: http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph1 4d/elektromotor.htm

Generator demos: http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph1 4d/generator.htm

Intro to EMF

Demo magnet, wire and loops.

Intro EMF and 3rd RHR.

H.W: RHR and Bqv: P782-783 #'s 34, 35, 

Induced EMF: (Read PP796,797)  Do P802 #'s 1,3  P821 #'s 9, 10

3/11

OBJECTIVES:

a) Determine the direction of induced currents and magnetic fields using the 3rd RHR.

b) State Lenz's Law

c) determine the direction of induced currents and magnetic fields. 

Motors and Generators reviewed

3rd RHR, EMF = Blv and induced currents

Discuss HW.

Demo: Lenz's Law

Lenz's Law site

Intro to Lenz's Law w/ whiteboards

Faraday's & Lenz's Laws via Power Point  & Demos

Three ways of inducing current in a circuit. Know / study table 22-1 on p 796.

H.W.:  Magnetic Domains and Bqv  Do P781-782 #12, 25

F =BIl P 783 # 41

P 821, 822 #'s 9, 10, 13, 14, 18, 22,

 

 

3/14 

OBJECTIVES:

a) State Lenz's Law

b) determine the direction of induced currents and magnetic fields.

c) differentiate between step-up and step down transformers.

d) apply Lenz's Law to transformer operation 

Discuss Do 821 #'s 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 22

Faraday's & Lenz's Laws via Power Point  & Demo Transformers

Do #'s 1, 3, 5 on P. 818

P822 #'s 30, 34,35

 

 

3/15

OBJECTIVES: Review

Discuss #'s 1, 3, 5 on P. 818

P822 #'s 30, 34,35

Review/Discuss Review 821 #'s 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 20, 22

P 797 Conceptual Challenge #'s 1, 2 

Misc. review problems covering each of the following concepts:

1st RHR

2nd RHR

F = BIL = Bqv

3rhd RHR

EMF = Blv

Faraday's Law

Lenz's Law

Motors, generators and transformers.

3/16

OBJECTIVES: Assessment/Review

 

Quiz

H.W. Practice Test

 

 

3/17

OBJECTIVES: Review

 

St Patrick's Day

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Conceptual summary problems/ Discuss Quiz

3/18

1st Day of Spring

Link to AAPT.org for Photo Contest Rules

E and M Test

 

3/21

S P R 

3/22

I N G

3/23

B R

3/24

E A 

3/25

 

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3/28

School Resumes

OBJECTIVES: students will be able to: a) identify the crest, trough, wavelength, frequency, amplitude and period of a wave.

Discuss test results

Flashback to Jr. High wave parts.

 

 

 

3/29 

OBJECTIVES: students will be able to determine what affects the following wave variables:

a) amplitude

b) shape,

c) speed

d) frequency

e) determine the equation which governs the speed of a wave.

f) determine whether a wave reflects inverted or upright from fixed and open ends.

Making Waves inquiry.

Discuss inquiry results

Demo: Sound waves

H.W.: Read PP452-458 Do P470 #'s 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 36, 57 

 

3/30

OBJECTIVES:

a) identify the nodes and anti-nodes of standing waves.

b)  determine the wavelength of a standing wave.

c) define and identify  constructive and destructive interference of waves

d) describe the cause of nodes and antinodes

Demo: slinky, string thing, standing waves.

Standing Waves on a String

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

ICA:  Superposition

H.W.: P465 #'s 1, 4, 5 

P 470 #'s 30, 31, 35, 37, 38, 39

 3/31

OBJECTIVES students will be able to solve for any variable in the equation for resonance in

a) open tubes

b) close tubes

Demo: Sounds.

What is required to make a sound?

If a tree falls?...

Play a tune.

Introduction to resonance:

Demo: ESP hoop, glassware, singing rod, etc.

Demo: Flaming Downspout

Demo: Singin' Tube

Harmonics and Overtones

Resonance continued and

homework discussion.

H.W. Resonance in Tubes and Strings WS  

 4/1

OBJECTIVES students will be able to solve for any variable in the equation for resonance in

a) define resonance and fundamental frequency

 

c) define harmonics

d)  define overtones

H.W.: Complete Resonance in tubes

Discuss: Resonance in Tubes and Strings WS  

Discuss complex resonance problems

H.W. Complete the backside of  complex resonance problems .

 

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