This upcoming school year will be my first attempt at grasping anything "Physics." Three pieces of information that I am expecting to learn this school year are: 1) What makes the objects around us react the way that they do when approached by force? 2) What makes humans react the way that we do when approached by force? 3) How will this effect my everyday outlook on life and the things around me? (I'm especially excited about this one.)
I think the reason why it is a requirement for a student to take a course on physics is because the science of physics is shown in everyday life ranging from cars and how they stop suddenly with force, human reactions when falling, walking, running, or doing anything physical, to the ocean and how and why the tide rises.
A question I have about physics is: How does physics apply to sports? Particularly Field Hockey. How does physics effect the brain? How does physics effect agriculture?
A goal I have for myself during physics is to fully apply myself and to grasp everything there is to learn. If I have any questions or am unclear of anything, I want to be better about doing something about my doubt and to ask more questions. I want to earn above a B- on all of my tests. I want to leave physics class this summer having a great understanding of what I learned.
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ReplyDeleteElise, your blog is awesome! I love how personal you made every post, and how you were able to take physics to a whole new level by relating it into your life. I like how you said in the hovercraft post that the experience was one of independence and dependence. It was really well phrased and very true. Your descriptions make physics more entertaining and interesting. Also, through your analyzations, I find it easier to understand the concepts we have been learning so far. Your video was also great! I liked how it was funny unlike the other videos I have seen so far.
ReplyDeleteI think your blog is similar to mine, particularly in your Introduction to physics post. We have similar expectations, goals, and reasoning behind why we think physics is important. Your blog contrasted to mine in minor areas. Obviously, our videos are very different (yours is much more interesting). Generally, I think we describe things differently for instance the hovercraft post, I think we had slightly different analyzations about the outcome of the experience. I cant think of much criticism for you other than you repeat yourself a couple times occasionally. This is issue is prominent particularly in the hovercraft post; in the first couple sentences you repeated the word "works" multiple times. However, I think your blog is great, I look forward to reading it more and working with you as my lab partner!