Quarter 1 reflection

This quarter in physics was quit an eye opener. I was confused in the beginning of the quarter with all of the new equations and rules that we had to memorize and follow all the time. It really helped that we had acronyms for the equations that we used. Over this quarter I learned a lot about the difference between accuracy and precision. We also learned 4 major equations. Our equations used distance, average velocity, time, acceleration, total velocity, and total time. We used the acronyms (dat) for equations using distance, acceleration and time, (vat) for equations using velocity, acceleration and time, (vad) for equations using velocity, acceleration and distance, and we also used the acronym (dvt) for equations using distance, velocity and time. All of the acronyms help us identify equations quicker. One thing that we learned that I found that helped me with all of the questions that we did was stating the givens and also drawing a picture.  Both of those techniques help me further understand the question. Some of the questions that seemed very easy were even easier when I made a drawing and stated the givens. We have a board called “The Equation Board not bored” which contained all of the different equations that we have to memorize.