November Assignments--IB Physics 2
​2018-19 School Year

Thursday, Nov. 1
Lab: intro to mechanical waves--Slinky wave behavior--day 2
finish lab
HW:  WA Post-lab, Intro to Mechanical Waves-- Due Monday, Nov. 5

When everyone's done with lab data collection, we're going to talk about damping and its effects on oscillations
Friday, Nov. 2
​IA questions due--hand in legible list in class

HW:  reminder--WA Post lab due Monday
Monday, Nov. 5
Notes and demos:  reflection of waves; post-lab discussion of Slinky lab.
Tuesday, Nov. 6
Notes and demos:  standing waves and harmonics
Wednesday,
Nov. 7
Work day on IA--questions returned and finalized.  if you did not finalize in class today, you need to make sure to communicate with Ms. F before the end of the day Friday of this week. :)
Thursday, Nov. 8
Finish up discussion of standing waves and resonance
​--resonance in open and closed pipes (air columns) discussed

cool article and pictures:  music notes resonating in water
Friday, Nov. 9
​Work day on planning/research for IA 

Note:  www.gradegorilla.com is a good site with practice multiple choice questions for all IB topics (and other tests, too--make sure you've gone to the IB specific page).
Monday, Nov. 12
Veteran's Day (observed)--No School​​
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Mid-term, part 1:  written response/short answer

​- cumulative from beginning of course
Wednesday
Nov. 14
Mid-term, part 2:  multiple choice

​- cumulative from beginning of course
Thursday, Nov. 15
Friday, Nov. 16
Monday, Nov. 19
Notes and discussion:  Resonance and forced vibrations
​video demos:  resonance
Video:  collapse of the Tacome Narrows Bridge
Tuesday, Nov. 20
Notes/discussion: Q factor and analysis of damping
HW:   Worksheet of IB Practice for resonance--due tomorrow
Wednesday, Nov. 21
Go over worksheet
Resonance extra credit announced
Intro to Electromagnetic Waves
Thursday, Nov. 22
Happy Thanksgiving! No School!
Friday, Nov. 23
No School
Monday, Nov. 26
Tuesday, Nov. 27
Wednesday
Nov. 28
Thursday, Nov. 29
Friday, Nov. 30