What is High school physics: Definition and 105 Discussions

Hi. I've got my last year high school physics exam tomorrow, and for the second part of the exam (last 3 hours) we're allowed to bring anything we want as long as we can't communicate. We're also allowed to bring computers, so I'd be curious to see if there actually exist any programs that can...

I have already written a thread about a conceptual physics books, which didn't go so well. Instead, I am just looking for one of the best book to accompany me in Physics Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism. I am in high school and will take Calc BC alongside Physics (pre-calc this year), so...

If you were the mister of education or whatever, how would you structure high school physics? Would you make it more math heavy, would you put an emphasis on critical thinking and understanding or would you increase rote-learning or decrease it? Would you make it so that it prepares students...

So, after quitting my physics Ph.D grad program last semester, I got my physics teaching license with the aim to be a high school teacher. Teaching and tutoring were my favorite things in undergrad and my one semester in grad school, so I've decided to do it for a living. I have a few months of...

Hi guys, I am writing a 400 page high school theory physics textbook, it will be 100 pages per chapter, I have completed the first chapter so is it possible for me to send it to someone to give me some feedback? :) Please =3 If you are interested in having a look at it comment here and I will...

Is there any free (open) high school physics textbook available online? Thanks

i'm currently 27 and still living at home. i'd like to start a career as soon as possible. it is extremely stressful living at home. after this spring term i will have the 30 credits i need to get state certified for teaching physics. does it pay to complete the physics degree in any way? i...

I'm currently getting an 88 in my physics class. Precalculus not so well, I have a 77.5. I plan on majoring in physics next year but I'm afraid I'll be behind if I'm not I calculus nxt year. I want to improv my math grad but I don't know how to study math. How do you study math?

http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/s720x720/185062_10151033229627461_990741135_n.jpg You have these two springs hooked on to each other, hanging vertically from the ceiling, neither of them have any weight and both are hanging to the same object and we need somehow to come to the...

Hiya folks, In an effort to get the students in my Advanced Physics class to rely less on calculators and to develop their math skills, I am going to give them the option of using slide rules this year. I am offering them a small bonus on tests if they use slide rules instead of calculators...

High School physics is too easy :( Why is it that the maths involved in High School physics very simple? I really don't like the way physics is structured in High School, it is full of theory and very little mathematics is involved. We even study the history of AC and DC and have to write an...

Does anybody have a good idea for an advanced physics project for a high school student (10th grade). not just models or the angle to throw a ball the farthest stuff but I still want to be able to do experiments. Thanks

Hi I need to do a presentation at university; relating to high level physics research presented to final year high school students and it needs to include an experiment or demonstration Any ideas ? Experiments ?

As a high school freshman, I need to decide what classes to take next year. I was required to take Biology this year, but since now...time to decide my future. :) The issue I'm having is I love physics. I've studied everything I can on my own (online stuff, mostly, my parents didn't really want...

Hi, this is my first time using this forum, so i have no idea if this is even the correct place to be asking for help. I have a problem with my High School Higher Physics Homework. The question is as follow : Homework Statement During one run, a car and passengers of mass 800kg are released...

Question ?? al salam alykom i would like to know what subjects in physics you study at high school in usa ? and thank you

First I just want to say I am new to these forums and do not know were this should be posted so if there is another forum that this would be better suited for please let me know. But actually on topic now I am a high school senior this year and we have a senior project that I have to do and I...

I'm not sure this is the correct forum. Please direct me to the correct forum on this site or a different forum site if needed. I am teaching my own son physics. He is a senior. This is not an AP course. I am using the Giancoli 5th edition for problems. He is really struggling with the...

Hey there! My name is Luke and I got my bachelors in BS Physics last year (along with a math minor). I am enrolled in grad school but I'm starting to feel it might not be for me. So I'm trying to think of career alternatives. What sounds very interesting and rewarding is becoming a high...

Hi, I'm an arts student out of Canada looking into information about books suitable for teaching myself basic physics. I have absolutely no recollection of high school mathematics or physics so I'm looking for something to build a strong foundation on. I'm thinking of picking up Physics for...

Hello. I'm a physics student in high school, and I'm trying to design an experiment. I've encountered a small setback, though. Homework Statement Investigating the relationship between the speed of a table tennis ball and the force of air resistance exerted upon it. Homework...

I am wondering how important is Physics and Chemistry (one subject, Physical Science, here in South Africa) at High School in comparison with Mathematics, if you consider going into Physics and Math at University. I am asking this, because sometimes I don't do so well (not too bad, I just miss...

Homework Statement An automobile is approaching you at a speed of 60.0 km/h and sounding its horn. The fundamental frequency of the horn sounds to you like 388 Hz. If the real fundamental frequency of the horn is 369 Hz, what is the speed of sound? Homework Equations Doppler...

Homework Statement A technician makes a 5.0kg metal object containing one part made of iron and the other aluminum. It takes 594 KJ to change the object temperature from 25 degree to 165 degree Celsius. what is the mass of each part? Homework Equations thermal energy The Attempt...

Hello everyone! I'm writing today because I was wondering what you might think about this. Right now I'm working on writing a curriculum for a summer program for at risk 11th and 12th graders. The summer program is two weeks long and the Physics class meets 3 times a week for an hour a half...

Homework Statement Find the distance an object needs to be in between the sun and the Earth for it to be perfectly balanced (not moving) Homework Equations mass of Earth = 5.98e24 kg mass of sun=1.991e30 kg distance between sun and Earth = 1.479e11 m Fg=Gm1m2/r² The Attempt at a...

Hi, I have a few questions that I'm stuck on, any help would be greatly appreciated, and please show the work, so I understand how to do it. 1.If an object is dropped from a height of 2.0m, how long does it take to hit the ground? 2. A driver in a car traveling at 55km/h sees a ball...

I am getting ready to start my sophomore year in High School. I am very interested in Physics but cannot take the class until next year. I have had Honors Bio as a freshman and am taking Honors Chem this year. I have also had Johns Hopkins CTY courses in Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics over the...

[Solved] Wheel touching a kerb just about to lift. What are the forces on the wheel? Homework Statement In order to lift a wheel over a kerb of height h, a minimum force F is be applied at the axle. The radius of the wheel is R. Draw all the forces on the wheel then find its weight...

I'm going to be tutoring HS students (junior and senior) in physics soon enough. I need to have a good, comprehensive source of problems. Any suggestions?

In case you missed it, here's an informative article from this month's Physics Today. http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_62/iss_2/40_1.shtml Zz.

Advanced Physics (Advanced Science) by Steve Adams & Jonathan Allday from OUP Oxford: and Physics (Collins Advanced Science) 3rd Edition by Kenneth Dobson from Collins Educational: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0007267495/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Does anyone know any of these books? I find them very...

Stuck on this problem. I think acceleration is about 0.4m/s^2, but having the worst time trying to find direction. I think the sine or cosine law is supposed to be used?? Here's the question: http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/lanvin12/physics.jpg

Hi all My post-secondary desires have been to study electrical engineering. I think I have the mental capacity (and the rare love of math--> at least rare in my school) to get me through some sort of engineering course in university, and I have always loved... Connecting electronics together...

Hi guys. I need a few equations to complete a table. I am given numbers for: Fg (N) h (m) Fa (N) d(m) and I need to find: Work Output (J) Work Input (J) Effeciency If anyone has those three equations I could use it would be greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone. I’m in high school Physics and I need some help. We are in a unit involving gravity, mass, and radius and heights of Earth. Here are some equations and givens we have to help: M1g= (Gm1m2)/r^2 G= 6.67 x 10^-11 R= 6.38 x 10^6 V= Square root of (Gmp/r) T= Square root of...

Hi there. I'm having issues with a high school lab that deals with acceleration of objects down inclined planes. At the top of my lab questions, there's a simple diagram (just a triangle with a rectangle on the hypotenuse, representing a cart), and one of the questions pertains to it: What is...

Hi, I just fininshed Algebra I and I am about to start algebra II I plan to be a physics professer one day, so when do I start taking some sort of high school physics? I would like to take some now but I do not know if I have enough math yet. Can anyone help? Thanks!

Okay, I have stuck on this question for about 10 minutes now, and just thought I would ask you guys for some help. Okay, the question is "A 2229.5 kg car is coasting along a level road at 31.1 m/s. A constant braking force is applied, such that the car is stopped in a distance of 70.2 M. What...

i am currently momentum, work, energy and power in physics and i am currently confused in a few concepts. This question states that: A car with mass 1500kg accelerates from 0 to 100km/hr in 4 seconds. calculate the power output of the car. -- My teacher states to solve this question...

I'm a high school student living in southeastern Wisconsin primarily interested in physics and I was wondering if any of you had information about good extracurricular physics organizations. I'm especially looking for something where I would get to socialize with other kids in the organization...

I'm getting my phyiscs bachelors in december. My original plan was to go all the way and get a PhD but I just can't keep staying in school that long. I realize graduate students get stipends, but I fear that won't be enough to support my family. I always enjoyed tutoring. I just love...

Hey guys I am looking for some ideas of projects to do for a physics class. It is for the last year of high school. I am open to all kinds of ideas, feel free to share them :)

Hello, I took EE at University.. working on my master's right now (advanced control for electric power steering system). Kind of wanted to always teach, and here in Ontario, teachers are paid fairly well. Plus I can teach math / senior math as well as physics. Anyway, looking at the...

Help with "Simple" High School Physics Hey, does anyone know how to find the momentum when you only have mass and height?

Bill threw a shot put with an initial speed of 12m/s at an angle of 35 degress to the horizontal. He released the shot put at a height of 1.5 meters. How far did he throw the shot put? If he could have changed the angle of his throw, at what angle would he had attained the maximum distance, and...

I just want to know if this is correct. The question is: A boy and a girl on a skateboard push each other away at 30N for 1.2 s The boys' mass is 45kg and the girl's mass is 40kg. Determine the velocity after they have stopped pushing each other? How far did the girl move while their...

Please help. I'm having difficulty with this problem. My book offers an answer but no explanation. Thanks for helping.I have the answer if you guys want it.

I have just learned that I will be teaching physics this year. It is the first year that the school will have physics (a new school). I have not taught physics before. The administrator thought that they had a textbook, but they do not. I am looking for a physics textbook for this year, it...

hello. i have to build a "quake tower" for my high school physics class. it must be made from bolsa wood and be able to hold something like 10 pounds and be put on a vibrating table and not collapse. has anyone ever done a project like this before? do you recommend any specific designs? any...