Real-World Vector Addition

An airplane landing in a crosswind is a real-world example of vector addition. When a strong wind blows across a runway, the pilot must aim the plane into the wind in so that a component of the plane's velocity will cancel the crosswind. The key is to get the resultant velocity vector to point directly along the runway.

It all sounds rather simple on paper, but in reality the application can be quite challenging, as seen in the video below:

Homework: 11/20/08 - 12/02/08

Note
Class trips disrupt the first two days of this cycle, and Thanksgiving break falls in the middle.

SC12: Physics
Day 1/2: Class Trips
HW: --
Day 3/4: Exam: Newton's Laws
HW: None - enjoy break!
** Thanksgiving Break **
Day 5/6: Friction
HW: P. 145, 4C: 1 - 3

SC12P: AP Physics C (Mechanics)
Day 1: Class Trips
HW: --
Day 3: Examples of Relative Motion, quiz on Newton's 2nd Law
HW: None - enjoy break!
** Thanksgiving Break **
Day 5: More Applications of Newton's Laws
HW: P. 130-131 : 26, 28, 31, 32

Homework: 11/10/08 - 11/19/08

SC12: Physics
Day 1/2: Newton's 1st Law
HW: Finish reading Chapter 4
Day 3/4: Lab: Force vs Acceleration
HW: Begin lab report
Day 5/6: Newton's 2nd & 3rd Laws of Motion
HW: P. 133, 4A: 1, 3; P. 138, 4B: 1, 3; Study for Exam

SC12P: AP Physics C (Mechanics)
Day 1: Discussion of Relative Velocity
HW: Finish previous HW
Day 3: Lab: Force vs Acceleration
HW: Begin lab report
Day 5: Applications of Newton's laws
HW: P. 129-130: 19, 23, 24, 25

Homework: 10/31/08 - 11/7/08

Note
Mr. G will be attending SSUNS 2008 at McGill University on Days 5 & 6

SC12: Physics
Day 1/2: Inertia, Newton's 1st law of motion
HW: Read 4.2
Day 3/4: Examples of Newton's Laws
HW: Read remainder of Ch. 4
Day 5/6: Film - The Elegant Universe, Part 3
HW: Complete Part 3 worksheet

SC12P: AP Physics C (Mechanics)
Day 1: Hallowe'en Party
HW: Read section on Relative Velocity
Day 3: Relative Velocity and Circular Motion
HW: P. 95: 29, 31, 34, 35, 39
Day 5: Newton's Laws
HW: P. 128: 1, 9, 12, 14
Day 6 Lab: Multiple Choice Problem Set
HW: Finish M/C set