We did a problem using the following concepts: net force in y and x direction, tension in a cord, breaking up a vector into components, solving a system of equations to find the tension in the two cords of a object hanging.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
This is not an AP physics course. His background in physics and math is very weak, he struggles through every problem. He is unable to do basic physics problems (for an AP course) independently. When I ask him to walk me through it, it seems as if he is just guessing random steps to solve the problem that don't make sense mathematically or conceptually. I also know that there was no AP physics syllabus created for this course, so the AP credit would not be given. He is extremely behind what an AP physics course would contain.
Vlad and I worked on problems in a practice packet where friction was considered to be one of the forces acting on the objects. We had to analyze the information in the problems to calculate the coefficient of friction and the force of friction acting on the objects. We finished the practice problems in the packet. There was no assignment.
Assignment
See lesson outline.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
I substituted with Vlad while Jackie worked with Alexa.
I helped Vlad prepare for the next test that will be on Work, Energy, Momentum, and Conservation Laws, we went through the homework problems together. He did not know how to set up the problems, so I guided him through the process. After several practice problems he was able to do some problems on his own. He struggled remembering some of the earlier material that we covered such as finding the resultant net force on an object with Newton's laws. I gave him a review of that material to solve the more advanced problems with work, energy conservation or momentum conservation. We did as many problems as we could and then the rest of the assigned problems I gave him to finish at home.
Assignment
Finish the previous assignments
Session Minutes
180
Minutes Student Attended
180
Lesson Comments
I was originally scheduled for 2 hours with Vlad but then Nicole came in and asked me to sub for Tara so I had 3 hours with him. He is still not doing any of his homework and is definitely not prepared for the next exam.
Force, impulse, and momentum were explained. The law of conservation of momentum and its similarities with the law of conservation of energy was discussed.
Assignment
Finish the previous assignment
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
I was supposed to be scheduled with Vlad from 10-12 pm but then my schedule was changed to 11-12 am early in the morning because his engineering instructor was skyping out of country. Then the skype session got cut short so I worked with him from 10:30-12. Vlad is still not doing any of his homework assignments.
We did a little catching up and getting to know each other. We went through the following topics just to check knowledge: unit conversion, breaking up a vector into its components, finding the resultant vectors magnitude and direction, review of some basic trig functions, and a quick little recap of basic free body diagrams and net force.
A review of material from Chapter 6 was given. Problems dealing with work, kinetic and potential energy, and conservation laws were demonstrated. Chapter 7 was started and an introduction to momentum was given.
