Lesson Plans – Kovalcin

SP Physics - G201- Pd 9/10

Week

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Sept 8, 2008

Daily Activities

Content Covered - Unit Plan

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Review: HW# 115 Relativistic Energy and Reading Tipler  39.4 Simultaneity, 39.5 Velocity Transformation

Distribute: Tipler - Volume 2

Assign: HW# 116 Relativity - All Together

Announce: Quiz 35 Relativistic Mass & Energy

 for Wednesday

Begin: Introduction to Nuclear Energy via Relativistic Mass Expansion - Nuclear Mass Defect

Distribute Tipler Text Book Volume 2

Proficiencies addressed:

12. Demonstrate an understanding of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity and its application to real world problems. (CCCS # 5.7)

33. *Demonstrate an understanding of nuclear physics, the resulting types of radioactive decay and the effects on living systems. (CCCS #5.2), (CCCS#5.7)

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Senior Projects

Students will continue researching
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Assigned Reading: Special Relativity

Tipler:
39.4 Simultaneity                  39.7 Energy & Mass
39.8 General Relativity

Assigned Reading: Nuclear Energy
13:1a-d Nuclear Structure & Stability
13:2a-i Nuclear Stability     13:3a-i Alpha Decay
13:4a-f Beta Decay                13:5 Gamma Decay
13:6a-b Comparing a, b & g Radiations
13:7a Measurement              13:8a-d Detectors
13:9a-h Half Life                    13:10a-fb Fission
13:11a-d Fission Reactors   13:12a-f Nuclear Fusion
 

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Review: HW# 116 Relativity - All Together

Give: Quiz 35 Relativistic Mass & Energy

Collect, Grade & Return: HW# 114-116 Relativity

Announce: Test - Special Relativity for Monday!

Continue: Introduction to Nuclear Physics

• Develop - Nuclear Mass Defect

• Review - Standard Model

Reading assignment: Class Notes 13:1a-d Nuclear Structure & Stability, 13:2a-i Nuclear Stability

Assign: HW 13:1 #1-3 Nuclear Structure & Mass Defect - for Monday

Written assignments for Special Relativity:
HW 115-116 Energy & All Together

TIPLER P1300+: Conceptual: 2,3,4
Time & Length: 9,11,15,21   Doppler effect: 25,29,32
Momentum & Energy: 35  General Problems: 45,48,50,
 

Written assignments for Nuclear Physics:
HW 13:1 #1-9 Nuclear Structure
HW 13:2 #1-11 Radioactive Half Life

TIPLER P1330+: Conceptual: 3,4,5,7,8,9,10,12
Properties of Nucleii: 17b 
Radioactivity: 27,29,31,33,35,43
Nuclear Reactions: 45,47
Fission & Fusion: 49,51,53
 

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Evaluations: Special Relativity
Quiz 35 Relativistic Mass & Energy
Test - Special Relativity
 

Evaluations: Nuclear Energy

Quiz 13:1 Alpha, Beta & Gamma Decay

Quiz 13:2 Radioactive Half Life

Test 13:1 Nuclear Physics

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Begin: Introduction to Nuclear Energy via Relativistic Mass Expansion - Nuclear Mass Defect - Types and causes of a, b & g Radiations.

Reading assignment: 13:1a-d Nuclear Structure & Stability 13:2a-i Nuclear Stability 13:3a-i Radioactive Alpha Decay 13:4a-f Radioactive Beta Decay 13:5 Radioactivity Gamma Decay

Assign: HW 13:1 #1-5 Nuclear Structure

Distribute Tipler Text Book Volume 2

Assigned Reading:
Derivation of Special Relativity
Time Travel:
http://www.cix.co.uk/~antcom/welcome.html
http://www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/home/John_
Gribbin/timetrav.htm
GPS Time Correction: http://www.kowoma.de/en/gps/errors.htm