Computer Intensive Physics 211

Day 5

Spring, 1998

Tuesday, January 20, 1998

Outline of Days Activities

1. Hand in IFHW 4
Web based homework now available. Do four lessons before Feb. 8th

2. Discussion of

Free Body Diagrams

3. Discussion of Bad Acceleration Data a spreadsheet activity

4. Discussion of Repeated Measurements for the same Quantity

3. Complete Microcomputer-based Lab Activity (MBL 5)
Using Free Body Diagrams and Newton's Second Law to Determine
Invisible Forces
a) gravitation
b) resistive forces, friction, drag, etc.

4. Homework for Thursday (IFHW 5), Due Jan. 29, 1998

5. Maple Homework for a week from Thursday: Due Feb. 5, 1998