Basic and Continuing Math

Well Hi There. It's December 7, 2017:

   I have a link for a little interactive practice session on simple percent problems.
  https://www.ixl.com/math/algebra-1/percent-word-problems
You will still need pencil and paper but it's a nice change from doing a worksheet. Have a great day.
          Joe

Hi All:)

 November 23, 2017:  Ok, tonight is the night we meet at another location, and I hope everyone remembers that it's just a one-time thing.  Our topic tonight is Elevator Physics.  It's the explanation of why we feel a bit funny in an elevator when it speeds up or slows down.  Really, it is a very cool topic. The videos are to augment what we did in class, but if you weren't in class, they'll at least give you some idea of what it is we studied. See you soon:)

     Joe

  Elevator Physics

Mr Step   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptPMe044dtU

Mr Beard Guy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM8zcO6NH8c

Mr Bow Tie Man  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXhfxilHerE

Hi Everyone: Well, golf season is officially over for us hardy Winnipegers, but the Jets are winning, so all is well:). Times are busy at our little adult school in the North End so the post today is just a quick list of links to some videos about Free Body Diagrams. They are simple diagrams which show the forces acting on a given object. As usual, the videos won't match up perfectly with my lessons, but they are great resources. So have a watch and listen and enjoy:)

Free Body Diagrams

Video list

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuPfDI7TyL0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqKTxv8KeQA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrY-FlJ0c7Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rjwV8KkeDs

Physics 30S

Vectors

Hi Everyone: It’s Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Well, we had a grand time last night doing vector drawings, and you learned and picked up on it very well. Here are a few videos that review what we’ve done and preview what is to come. The lesson at the end of the day was, YOU CAN ADD VECTORS IN ANY ORDER AND STILL GET THE SAME RESULTANT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpNd6nGN-pY   We’ve seen some good Kinematics videos from him. The notation is a bit different than ours but not enough to cause any problems.  PhysicsEHhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p-uxbu24AM   Vector addition Part 1 – D. Cauf.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_TnqKX5ybY  vector addition – algebraically (time: 14:43) packed with information -  it will probably take at least an hour in class to go through this. Phunscience
        A reminder that there is no class on Thursday, Oct 19.

Physics 30S. So today is Monday, October 2, and I just wanted to give you a quick update about what we did and what is to come in the next few class or so. We are studying Uniform Motion and Kinematics graphs. We studied P/T and V/T graphs and the meanings of their slopes and area between the line and the x-axis for V/T graphs.

On Tuesday we will continue this discussion to include curved P/T graphs and introduce the concept of acceleration and its associated graph. That will be followed by an in-class assignment based on those items.

In relation to the kinematics graphs, we will develop a few of the “Big Five” kinematics equations that use t, v₁ , v₂, d, and a. Finally, we will use our Big Five to solve problems that involve Uniform motion.

Graphs of Kinematics

Ok here are three videos that match up with my lesson that I gave on Tuesday evening. Now the concepts are all the same but you may see a very slight terminology change or numerical change. They are 99% the same, though. Enjoy😊

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1ztosop_aY  Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bys19z6Pow&t=23s  Part 2

Part 3 is omitted for now – Determining instantaneous velocity

 from a curved Position-Time graph. We’ll do that on Tuesday Oct. 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka9xWAmWBow&t=65s  Part 4

Welcome to a new school year!

  September 6, 2017

  Well, about 7 or 8 years have passed since my last post and, in the meantime, I have "retired". However, I have just come out of retirement and have this fantastic opportunity to work again at the school that I love.  My assignment this academic year will be Basic and Continuing Math in the afternoons (full year), Physics 30S on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (first semester), and Pre-Calculus 40S on Monday and Wednesdays in second semester.   

      Now that I know my assignment and have been thinking of the content of my lessons, it's important to see exactly who it is I'm planning the lessons for! Teaching is not a thing where you just rattle off a bunch of facts and formulas to people who are sitting at desks. Each person has their own story to tell, and I want to hear each one. We teach people, not things. When we get to know each other - our likes, dislikes, challenges, accomplishments, dreams, families, values, etc., it makes the experience much more positive. Not to brag too loudly about myself, but if I know you, and some of things you like to do, I will almost certainly be able to create examples just for you. So, lets get to know each other and quickly.

      What exactly is the purpose of this blog? That is a great question. Its purpose is to keep you 'in the loop' about what we've done in class. It may contain a very brief review, a link to one of my videos or videos that I have found valuable, scheduling information (tests, activities, class trips, holiday and year-end parties) and so on. It is not to take the place of being in the classroom but it will supplement (add to) what has been done in class.

       So here is what you can do. Log onto the blog and look at the most recent post. Scroll down to the heading that applies to you – Basic Math, Continuing Math, Physics 30S or Pre-Calculus 40S. The content of the blog will tell you what to do next.

       I will try my best to post something each Friday after our school week is through. I’m looking forward to chatting again. In the meantime, have a great week.

          

              Joe