Starting Point

Please read Lesson 1 and Keep track of the Understanding Physics Questions as you Go along.

11/28/2012

Brandon,

Build a combination circuit with a series resister of 40 ohms and parallel resisters of 60 ohms, 15 ohms, and 15 ohms.   Determine V, I, and R for each part, and for the total circuit.  Then please talk to Mr. Guyer.  Tell him how we started this electricity unit, using the bulbs, the physics classroom material, and then the phet, and then finally the diagrams.  Explain how things work and what helped you the most---the diagrams, the hands-on work, or the phet?   Consider this an assessment on what you have learned and show him this problem.


IF you have time, then go to http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circuits/u9l4e.cfm  and take a look at the bottom circuits.  You will need to work through them and be ready to have questions to be answered sometime on Thursday.  Expect a quiz on Friday.

Types of meters

http://www.ehow.com/about_5467750_ammeter-vs-voltmeter.html

The Push and the Circuits

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circuits/u9l1a.cfm


http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circuits/u9l2a.cfm

From charges to circuits

Today, we reviewed charges and made our first circuit.


http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circuits/u9l1c.cfm


Not all countries produce that electro potential the same way.   Take a good look at the Wolfram Alpha section below.

Getting it Right

Brandon,

Go to the PHET simulation in the previous post and complete 


this activity



Then, go to this simulation

Click to Run

and do

this activity.

Coulomb's Law

Click to Run

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/estatics/U8L3b.cfm