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By mrmackenzie, August 31, 2008 3:52 pm

We’ve been dealing with vectors since the very start of the Higher Physics course.  Before the holidays, we looked at displacement, velocity and acceleration as vectors.  Over the last 2 weeks, we have discussed velocity in the context of projectile motion and looked at the vector nature of forces.  

Some of the problem solving tasks we attempted towards the end of last week suggested people were a little rusty on vectors so I have looked out some youtube revision materials to jog the memory.

Sometimes clips go into too much detail for our course or start introducing alternative methods that we have not used in class.  To prevent confusion, I’ve suggested how much of each video is relevant for the Higher course.

The first 6 minutes of this video clip introducing vectors may be helpful.

Watch this one up to 2:50 for a good review of our June work on displacement.

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By mrmackenzie, August 28, 2008 9:50 pm

Solutions to the hw you handed in today are available in pdf format by clicking the link below.

august-hw-answers

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By mrmackenzie, August 21, 2008 4:02 pm

You should now have 4 anonymous investigation reports to mark according to the SQA instructions.  Read and mark the reports in pairs, according to their subject.  You will get the 1st period of our double on Monday to finish the task if necessary.  We will spend period 6 comparing the marks awarded and discussing what is required for a successful report.

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By mrmackenzie, August 17, 2008 12:38 pm

We had 7 weeks of summer holiday this year and it still didn’t seem long enough!  Hope you had a great holiday and hope you remember to come back on Tuesday.  

So what about the exam results, then?

There were great performances at all levels, from Standard Grade to Advanced Higher.  Congratulations to you all!

Thanks to Jose Picardo for the animation.