Mr. Keat's E-mail:mkeat@rahway.net Mr. Keat's FACEBOOK PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/keatphysics Topics presently being covered:         Freshman Seminar: your group decides to hold a fundraiser for the new homeless shelter in your town. What would your group do, and what jobs would you assign to each group member?         my10yearplan.com         Conceptual Physics:                           Wire Lab Due Thursday         Honors Physics: Pre-Lab Reading Questions for LTF 9 – Newton’s Second Law What causes an object to accelerate? Why does a bike slow down when you stop pedaling?What does “directly proportional” mean? What does “inversely proportional” mean? What is the control and variable for Part I? What is the control and variable for Part II? What is a net force? Why will the accelerations be lower than the theoretical values? How long should the string be that connects the cart to the hanging mass? For procedure 12, Predict what the positions vs. time graph will look like. How will you determine the acceleration of the cart for each part? How will you determine the force on the string for each part? What is friction? What is normal force?                                                           AP Physics:                         p. 39 #16-18, 21-25 Students:  It is your responsibility to take note of the homework assigned when it is given in class.  Send me an e-mail if you were absent from class, and I will be glad to provide you with the homework. Parents/Guardians:  If you are interested in homework assignments, please feel free to send me an e-mail, and I will be glad to provide this information for you.  Part of my job as a teacher is to help your student to become a mature and responsible adult.  Writing down the homework assignment when given (in class) is one of the responsibilities of a student.  Together we can help the students to achieve this goal.