Physics 121
Unit 2: Vectors & Kinematics in Two Dimensions

Reading:

Sections 3.0 – 3.7

Homework:

Chapter 3

Questions:  2,4,10
Problems:    1,9,11,20,24,30,35,36,68

Dates:

• Reading Quiz (Chapter 3)              Friday, February 13
• Homework Due Chapter 3              Friday, February 20, by 5pm
• Mid-Term Exam #1 (Units 1&2)      Friday, February 20

***Homework may be turned in during class, or placed in the box outside of my office before 5:00 p.m.

Some Important Concepts from Chapter 3

• How are vectors added and subtracted?
• How is it done graphically?
• How is it done analytically?
• What are the componenets of a vector?
• How do you determine the magnitude and direction of the components of a vector?
• When dealing with projectile motion, what is true about the accelerations in the vertiucal and horizontal direction?
• What doe this imply about velocities and motion in the vertical and horizontal directions?
• Neglecting air resistance, what kind of path do objects follow in a constnat gravitational field (when the acceleration due to gravity is a constant)?
• What does htis imply about an oibject that is thrown straight up from the ground?

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