Instructor: Mr. Cecire

Textbook: Coletta College Physics


Welcome to IB Physics 1 SL! As you know, you will have a great deal of work to do to prepare for the IB Physics class beginning in the fall. The lessons and links below are designed to give you the head start you need. This page will change as new lessons, assignments, links, and information are added. Please BOOKMARK this page or save it in FAVORITES on your browser...and check it at least once per week!


LESSONS:

1. Lesson 1: Units and Powers of Ten
   Due Date: July 1, 2000
   Covers: Coletta pp. 6-12
2. Lesson 2: Speed and Velocity
   Due Date: July 17, 2000
   Covers: Coletta pp. 16-21, 31-34
3. Lesson 3: Vectors
   Due Date: July 27, 2000
   Covers: Coletta pp. 20-30
4. Lesson 4: Velocity and Acceleration
   Due Date: August 15, 2000
   Covers: Coletta pp. 41-58

ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Assignment 1: Coletta p. 12 Problems 1, 8, 10, 13, 15, 19, do any 2 from #24-34
   Due Date: July 10, 2000
2. Assignment 2: Coletta p. 37 Problems 3, 5, 11, 43, 45, 47
   Due Date: July 18, 2000
3. Assignment 3: Lab 1S Report
   Due Date: July 27, 2000
4. Assignment 4: Coletta p. 39 Problems 33, 35, 39 and p. 60 Problems 1, 3, 5
   Due Date: August 20, 2000
5. Assignment 5: Lab 2S Report
   Due Date: September 11, 2000

LINKS:

• Learn a bit about the Powers of Ten.
• Conversion factors galore in Convert It!.
• Learn from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) about The Metric System (SI).
• Check these very cool interactive JAVA lessons on velocity and acceleration and motion graphs.
• Learn about velocity and acceleration by reviewing lecture notes from Rochester Institute of Technology.
• Go to this site for a thorough review of Vector Operations. For a quicker review, try Vector Algebra from the University of Arizona.
• Find out how Eratosthenes measured the circumference of the earth and learn about his life.
• The main page for the IB/AP Physics class is in 2000-2001 is Mr. Cecire's IB Physics Page.

OTHER INFORMATION:

• Answers to odd-numbered problems in Coletta are given in the back of the book.
• We are finished with our summer meetings at Barnes and Noble. However, we may have more of these meetings in the future as extra help sessions. Stay tuned!
• There is now an IB/AP Physics page in the Lightspan.com site which Mr. Cecire is maintaining for our class. Look for Mr. Cecire's IB/AP Physics Page at http://yco.lightspan.com/mrceciresibapphysicspage.