50p
The Complicated Study of Why Things Move (A.K.A. Physics 12)
The first month of Physics 12 with Mrs Olszewski has been a comforting transition into many complicated subjects. Most problems we have faced involve topics such as torque (the force causing an object to move around a pivot point), finding the net force of a problem (total force acting in a direction), and tension.
Mrs Olszewski has been an incredible teacher throughout the start of the year. She is described by Josh L, Whittall ‘21 as “always willing to give extra help to students who are uncertain about a topic”. She has made physics interactive and fun to learn, while simultaneously providing informative explanations on why things work, and move in certain scenarios. For example, at the beginning of our unit on torque, she brought in a small door for us to play with and discuss pivot points, and how a force closer to the pivot produces less torque.
Physics 12 is a very mathematical topic, and it is recommended you have at least Pre-Calculus 11. Personally, I enjoy math, so physics has been a genuinely fun topic to study. It is especially interesting while calculating torque at an angle, and having to find an imaginary line where the force of the torque or force of the gravity on an object is actually acting.
Last Thursday, our physics class journeyed to Mount Tzouhalem with the intention of studying how the inukshuks there remain in static equilibrium (remain balanced), a topic we are currently learning about in her class. The hike was about two hours long, weaving through trails and forest, in a place where Mrs O mountain bikes at in her spare time.
We are currently in the process of a physics lab on static equilibrium to help us further our understanding and relate it to the inukshuks. The hike was a pleasant break from our usual classroom, and provided another experience unique to Brentwood, especially for my friend in the class, Ifeanyi A, Whittall ‘21 who had “never been on a hike before”.
If math is a topic you enjoy, and you have forever sought answers to why things move in certain ways, then Physics 12 is the place to be. I would like to thank Mrs Olzsewski for continuing to make physics an enjoyable and entertaining experience.
Dale F, Whittall ‘21
Mrs Olszewski has been an incredible teacher throughout the start of the year. She is described by Josh L, Whittall ‘21 as “always willing to give extra help to students who are uncertain about a topic”. She has made physics interactive and fun to learn, while simultaneously providing informative explanations on why things work, and move in certain scenarios. For example, at the beginning of our unit on torque, she brought in a small door for us to play with and discuss pivot points, and how a force closer to the pivot produces less torque.
Physics 12 is a very mathematical topic, and it is recommended you have at least Pre-Calculus 11. Personally, I enjoy math, so physics has been a genuinely fun topic to study. It is especially interesting while calculating torque at an angle, and having to find an imaginary line where the force of the torque or force of the gravity on an object is actually acting.
Last Thursday, our physics class journeyed to Mount Tzouhalem with the intention of studying how the inukshuks there remain in static equilibrium (remain balanced), a topic we are currently learning about in her class. The hike was about two hours long, weaving through trails and forest, in a place where Mrs O mountain bikes at in her spare time.
We are currently in the process of a physics lab on static equilibrium to help us further our understanding and relate it to the inukshuks. The hike was a pleasant break from our usual classroom, and provided another experience unique to Brentwood, especially for my friend in the class, Ifeanyi A, Whittall ‘21 who had “never been on a hike before”.
If math is a topic you enjoy, and you have forever sought answers to why things move in certain ways, then Physics 12 is the place to be. I would like to thank Mrs Olzsewski for continuing to make physics an enjoyable and entertaining experience.
Dale F, Whittall ‘21