Workshop Physics Activity Guide Module 2
Mechanics II
3. Edition September 2024
288 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The Workshop Physics Activity Guide is a set of student workbooks designed to serve as the foundation for a two-semester calculus-based introductory physics course. It consists of four Modules, with a total of 28 units, that interweave text materials with activities that include prediction, qualitative observation, explanation, equation derivation, mathematical modeling, quantitative experiments, and problem solving. The modules help students understand the basis of knowledge in physics as interplay between observations, experiments, definitions, and mathematical theory.
The inquiry-based activities in the modules give students the opportunity to work collaboratively to solve problems, while thinking critically to make predictions and observations. Students use a powerful set of computer tools to record, display, and analyze data, as well as to develop mathematical models of physical phenomena. The design of many of the activities is based on the outcomes of physics education research.
Module 2
Unit 8 Momentum and Collisions in One Dimension
Unit 9 Momentum and Collisions in Two Dimensions
Unit 10 Work and Energy
Unit 11 Energy Conservation
Unit 12 Rotational Motion
Unit 13 Rotational Momentum and its Relation to Torque
Unit 14 Simple Harmonic Motion
Unit 15 Oscillations, Determinism, and Chaos
Module 2 Unit 8 Momentum and Collisions in One Dimension 253
Unit 9 Momentum and Collisions in Two Dimensions 285
Unit 10 Work and Energy 313
Unit 11 Energy Conservation 345
Unit 12 Rotational Motion 389
Unit 13 The Vector Nature of Rotational Motion 425
Unit 14 Simple Harmonic Motion 459
Unit 15 Oscillations, Determinism, and Chaos 481
Appendix C Vector Multiplication C-1
Index I-1