Play Foldit

Foldit is a multiplayer video game with the goal of solving unsolved structural biology problems.

The Class will Meet at Alternate location on Sep 2nd

We will meet at  Trinity Presbyterian Church on Friday, September 2nd. 
Time: 10.30 a.m.
Room#: 114 (basement)
Venue: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 5518 Rice Mine Road NE, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406.


MAP

Home Made, DIY, Digital FM Stereo Tuner with USB mp3 player

This might be a cool home project 

Extended Physics Lab Schedule (Fall 2011)

Recommended Text book:

Exploring Creation With Physics (2nd Ed.) by Jay L. Wile

Publisher: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc.

#	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Week 1 (8/1~8/4)	Read i~iii and p.1~4	Read p.5~13 Do OYO 1.1~1.3	Read p.13~23 Do OYO 1.4~1.7	Start to Read p.3~27** Do OYO 1.1~1.14
Lab 1 (8/5)	Finish pages 3~27** (Do OYO 1.1~1.14) Exp. 1.3 Comparing Conversions to Measurements** (in Exploring Creation with Chemistry on p. 27) Chemistry Module #1 and Solutions *This experiment is performed at home
Week 2 (8/8~8/11)	Read 25~29  Do OYO 1.8~1.12	Review Questions	Practice Problems  Extra Practice Problems p563	Module Test #1
Lab 2 (8/12)	Go over Module 1 Test Exp. 1.1 Measuring Average Velocity Exp. 1.2 Measuring an Object’s Acceleration
Week 3 (8/15~8/18)	Read p37~47 Do OYO 2.1~2.3	Read p 47~57 Do OYO 2.4~2.8	Read p. 57~62 Do OYO 2.9~2.10	Re-Read Exp. 2.1 p.52 Re-Read Exp. 2.2 p.54
Lab 3 (8/19)	Go over Module 1 lab reports Exp. 2.1  The Acceleration Due to Gravity Is the Same for All Objects  Exp. 2.2  Determining a Person’s Reaction Time
Week 4 (8/22~8/25)	Review Questions	Practice Problems Extra Practice Problems p565	Module Test #2	Re-Read Exp. 2.3 p.60
Lab 4 (8/26)	Go over Module 2 lab reports Go over Module 2 Tests Exp. 2.3  Factors That Affect Air Resistance Q&A Session
Week 5 (8/29~9/1)	Read p71~83 Do OYO 3.1~3.2	Read p.83~86 Do OYO 3.3~3.5	Read p.86~90 Do OYO 3.6~3.7	Read p.90~95 Do OYO 3.8~3.9 Re-read Exp. 3.1 p.80
Lab 5 (9/2)	Exp. 3.1  Vector Components  Exp. 3.2  Vector Addition
Week 6 (9/5~9/8)	Review Questions	Practice Problems Extra Practice Problems p.566	Module Test #3	Read p.105~109  Do OYO 4.1~4.2
Lab 6 (9/9)	No Exp. Q&A Session and Discussion day Go over Module 3 lab reports Go over Module 3 Test Go over Extra Practice Problems
Week 7 (9/12~9/15)	Read p.109~120  Do OYO 4.3~4.7	Read p.120~127  Do OYO 4.8~4.10	Review Questions	Practice Problems Extra Practice Problems p.567
Lab 7 (9/16)	Exp. 4.1 The Two Dimensions of a Rubber Band’s Flight  Exp. 4.2 Measuring the Horizontal Speed of an Object without a Stopwatch
Week 8 (9/19~9/22)	Module Test #4	Study Day	Study Day	Quarterly Test #1
Lab 8 (9/23)	No exp: Q&A Session and Discussion day Go over Module 4 lab reports Go over Module 4 Test Go over Quarterly Test #1
Week 9 (9/26~9/29)	Read p.141~149. Do OYO 5.1~5.4	Read p.150~154 Do OYO 5.5~5.7	Read p.155~166 Do OYO 5.8~5.11	Read p.166~167 Do OYO 5.12
Lab 9 (9/30)	Exp.5.1 Inertia Exp.5.2 The Frictional Force
Week 10 (10/10~10/13)	Review Questions	Practice Problems/ Extra Practice Problems p.568	Module Test #5	Read p.177~185 Do OYO 6.1~6.3
Lab 10 (10/14)	Go over Module 5 lab reports Go over Module 5 Test Exp.6.1 Measuring Acceleration in an Elevator
Week 11 (10/17~10/20)	Read p.189~194 Do OYO 6.4~6.5	Read p.194~200 Do OYO 6.6~6.7	Read p.201~205 Do OYO 6.8~6.10	Re-read Exp 6.2 p.189 Re-read Exp 6.3 p.198
Lab 11 (10/21)	Exp.6.2 What Causes Rotational Acceleration?  Exp.6.3 Measuring a Coefficient of Static Friction
Week 12 (10/24~10/27)	Review Questions	Practice Problems/ Extra Practice Problems p.569	Module Test #6	Read p.217~222
Lab 12 (10/28)	Go over Module 6 lab reports Go over Module 6 Test Exp. 7.1 Centripetal Force
Week 13 (10/31~11/3)	Read p.222~228 Do OYO 7.1~7.4	Read p.228~232	Read p.232~236 Do OYO 7.5~7.6	Read p.237~242 Do OYO 7.7~7.10
Lab 13 (11/4)	No Exp. Q&A Session and Discussion day Go over Experiment 7.1 lab report
Week 15 (11/7~11/10)	Review Questions	Practice Problems/ Extra Practice Problems p.571	Module Test #7	Read p.251~257 Do OYO 8.1~8.2
Lab 15 (11/11)	No class: Co-op camping trip
Week 16 (11/14~11/17)	Read p.257~261  Do OYO 8.3	Read p.261~266  Do OYO 8.4~8.5	Read p.267~272 Do OYO 8.6	Read p.272~276 Do OYO 8.7~8.10
Lab 16 (11/18)	Go over Module 7 lab reports Go over Module 7 Test Exp. 8.1 Energy in a Pendulum Exp. 8.2 Estimating the Work Done by Friction
Week 17 (11/29~12/01	Review Questions	Practice Problems  Extra Practice Problems p.572	Module Test #8
Lab 17 (12/2)	No Exp. Q&A Session and Discussion day Go over Module 8 lab reports Go over Module 8 Test
Week 18 (12/05~12/08)	Study Day	Study Day	Study Day	Quarterly Test #2
Lab 18	No Exp. Q&A Session and Discussion day Go over Quarterly Test #2