End of the year info May 14, 2008

Seniors, if you would like to to know your exemption status, the names of those exempt according to grades earned in my class has been submitted to the office for an attendance check.  If you just can’t wait to find out from them, send email to bergerj@delphi.k12.in.us with the subject line “AM I EXEMPT?” and I will let you know.  That way, if you have any questions about your status, we can deal with them in a timely manner.  I realize some of you have some work you are doing with Mr. Thompson, and this will be included in your final grade, but is not eligible for exemption status as of now because those names had to be turned in today.  You will get credit for the work you have done.  If you are not exempt, material from second semester is fair game for your finals and review sheets will be posted here soon for each class.

Significant Digits Reminder January 10, 2008

Remember that significant digits are important because they help to reflect the precision of the instruments used to make the measurements involved in a calculation.  I have posted about this before with some websites you can use to help you practice.  The second website is actually quite good and has a lot of practice for you to try.  The third website, I think, has been removed but the other two are fine.  If you have any questions after doing these tutorials, please feel free to comment, even if you are not one of my students!

Final Review Lists December 13, 2007

Chemistry I and Physics will take their finals on Monday, Dec. 17.

        Chem I Review List - Chapter 5 Test Questions for Review

        Physics Review List

Applied Chemistry and AP Chemistry will take their finals on Tuesday, Dec. 18.

        Applied Chemistry Review

        AP Chemistry Review List

Particle Physics Webquest - my what a strange quark! November 13, 2007

Particle Adventure Webquest

Please complete the webquest by Monday, November 19 to further your knowledge of particle physics for our trip to Fermilab and Argonne National Laboratory.\

Particle Adventure Website

First Day of School - Welcome August 14, 2007

I know you all are adjusting to being back at school, but so are the teachers.  We have many new things to work toward this year, and I am very excited to get started.  Hopefully your time in my class will be a rewarding and educational experience, and we will try to have a little fun while we’re at it.

Seniors that are Exempt from Finals May 16, 2007

Here is a list of all seniors exempt from my finals.  If your name appears, congratulations, you do not have to take finals.  If your name does not appear, your current grades or absences have removed you from the list and you are required to be at the review session on Monday and be here to take my finals Tuesday and Wednesday.  If you have any questions about this, please see me.  A few people are very close to being exempt, so these people may have their names added to this list, but if your name is already here, you are locked in as safe, as far as I am concerned.

1. Joanna Zink
2. Daniel Butler
3. Nick Force
4. Shannon Kremer
5. Britney LaFollette
6. Keltie Lake
7. Caitie Pritchett
8. Brianne Stauffer
9. Tom Walton
10. Kris Anderson
11. Valeria Bautista
12. Jacquelynn Richardson

Mirror Stuff April 25, 2007

Found this applet which might be useful for you Physics students studying mirrors and lenses.

Physics I Review Sheet for Friday April 12, 2007

Note: #11 is at 25 degrees celsius

Answers: please keep in mind I did this while doing many other things at the same time so if you have an answer discrepancy, please let me know ASAP. Thanks!

1. 500 N/m
2. 2.5 m/s^2
3. 4.07 s
4. 17.5 m/s^2
5. 0.0250 Hz
6. 16 N/m
7. Nodes = 7, antinodes= 6
8. wavelength = (1/3) L so f=3(v/L) or 6(f1) for the sixth harmonic
9. 34.5 Hz
10. 40 Hz
11. a. 1100 Hz b. 820 Hz
12. 120 dB (rounded from 115.44)
13. 348 m/s

Physics Equations for Sound WKSH April 6, 2007

I found a book and attached some pages that I scanned from it with the equations you need that we talked about in class.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Doppler Effect page 1
Doppler Effect page 2
Doppler Effect page 3
Relative Intensity - Decibels
Speed of Sound

Square waves for Daniel March 15, 2007

Daniel asked today about square waves, and I thought that was kind of a “square” question.  It bothered me all day, so I went looking for some more info on the subject.  I found some good stuff at Wikipedia, of course.  I will add more if I feel like it.