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You have found Mr. Trampleasure’s website for physics classes at Vanden High School. You can find support here for both Physics in the Universe and AP Physics 1.

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2020
January 4

1/06 AP Phys: Energy introduction

Slideshow below, or a PDF below that. AP Physics 1: Introduction to Energy from Lee Trampleasure Section 5.1 in your textbook. Homework, Monday, January 6th. Problems 1-4 and 7-8. Draw a sketch of each problem before you start it! Solve some in class today, finish the rest for homework.

2019
December 13

12/13 AP Phys Final review

If you have any questions as you review or the final, please post them here. Posting guidelines Please be polite. If you see a previous post similar to your question, feel free to “Like” that post, or add a response to it asking for further explanations. If you are still…Read More

December 13

12/13: PotU Fall finals review

The final will focus on your lab skills: Collecting and analyzing data from an experiment. The experiment will be individual. If you have any questions now, please add them below so I can answer them before class…or spend time Tuesday going over the answers to them.

December 2

12/02 Introduction to circular motion

Today you will use a force sensor and a stopper on a string to determine the relationship between the speed of the stopper and the force required to keep it in a circle. We will set the independent variable as the speed (it is hard to keep the same speed…Read More

December 2

12/02: Describing the motion of buggies

Image of blue tumble buggy

Here are the slides for Monday’s class.

November 22

11/22 Force and change in direction

We have mostly discussed forces as changing the magnitude of the velocity of an object. In this unit, we will examine and quantify the relationship between forces and a change in direction. The relationship between force, mass, and acceleration has been modeled mathematically as: a = Fnet/m When the value…Read More

November 22

11/22 Introduction to speed

Today we watched a collection of videos relating to speed to get us ready for our next unit on motion. Youtube playlist collection

November 21

11/21: Unit test on Forces

Today’s test covers what we have been reviewing this week: Forces!

November 20

11/20 Warm up force diagrams

If you can’t see the image below, check the Timeline page.

Image showing today's warm up and solution.
November 19

11/19 Crossword puzzle review

Here is a word bank for today’s crossword puzzle Applied Balanced Buoyant Conductor Controlled Convection Convergent Core Density Dependent Distance Divergent Drag Elastic Electrical Energy Friction Furthest Gravity Horizontal Independent Insulator Interaction Kinetic Largest Learnphysics Loop Lower Magnetic Mantle Mass More Net Newton Normal Perpendicular Shell Smallest Static Strength Tension…Read More

Timeline of all posts

Posts in this category

2020
January 4

1/06 AP Phys: Energy introduction

Slideshow below, or a PDF below that. AP Physics 1: Introduction to Energy from Lee Trampleasure Section 5.1 in your textbook. Homework, Monday, January 6th. Problems 1-4 and 7-8. Draw a sketch of each problem before you start it! Solve some in class today, finish the rest for homework.

2019
December 13

12/13 AP Phys Final review

If you have any questions as you review or the final, please post them here. Posting guidelines Please be polite. If you see a previous post similar to your question, feel free to “Like” that post, or add a response to it asking for further explanations. If you are still…Read More

December 13

12/13: PotU Fall finals review

The final will focus on your lab skills: Collecting and analyzing data from an experiment. The experiment will be individual. If you have any questions now, please add them below so I can answer them before class…or spend time Tuesday going over the answers to them.

December 2

12/02 Introduction to circular motion

Today you will use a force sensor and a stopper on a string to determine the relationship between the speed of the stopper and the force required to keep it in a circle. We will set the independent variable as the speed (it is hard to keep the same speed…Read More

December 2

12/02: Describing the motion of buggies

Image of blue tumble buggy

Here are the slides for Monday’s class.

November 22

11/22 Force and change in direction

We have mostly discussed forces as changing the magnitude of the velocity of an object. In this unit, we will examine and quantify the relationship between forces and a change in direction. The relationship between force, mass, and acceleration has been modeled mathematically as: a = Fnet/m When the value…Read More

November 22

11/22 Introduction to speed

Today we watched a collection of videos relating to speed to get us ready for our next unit on motion. Youtube playlist collection

November 21

11/21: Unit test on Forces

Today’s test covers what we have been reviewing this week: Forces!

November 20

11/20 Warm up force diagrams

If you can’t see the image below, check the Timeline page.

Image showing today's warm up and solution.

November 19

11/19 Crossword puzzle review

Here is a word bank for today’s crossword puzzle Applied Balanced Buoyant Conductor Controlled Convection Convergent Core Density Dependent Distance Divergent Drag Elastic Electrical Energy Friction Furthest Gravity Horizontal Independent Insulator Interaction Kinetic Largest Learnphysics Loop Lower Magnetic Mantle Mass More Net Newton Normal Perpendicular Shell Smallest Static Strength Tension…Read More