Physics In Action

Honors Physics Essentials Only $12.95!

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:37:00 +0000

Happy Holidays!

I am thrilled to announce the release of Honors Physics Essentials, an algebra-based physics book designed to assist beginning physics students in their high school and introductory college physics courses as an invaluable supplemental resource in class as well as a review guide for standardized physics assessments such as the SAT Subject Test in Physics, PRAXIS Physics, and CST Physics exams. You can find it online at Amazon.com for only $12.95.

Honors Physics Essentials is an easy-to-read guide to algebra-based introductory physics, featuring more than 500 worked-out problems with full solutions and covering topics such as: kinematics, dynamics, momentum, impulse, gravity, uniform circular motion, rotational kinematics, work, energy, power, electrostatics, circuits, magnetism, microelectronics, waves, sound, optics, thermal physics, fluids, and modern physics.

The 384-page 6”x9” paperback book is integrated with the APlusPhysics.com website, which includes online question and answer forums, videos, animations, and supplemental problems to help students master Honors Physics Essentials. You can find more information at http://www.aplusphysics.com/honors. Volume discounts and e-book versions are available, as are class and site licenses for electronic versions starting as low as $3 per student.

I have so many people to thank for their contributions to this endeavor that I hardly know where to begin. First, I'd like to thank all the fans of the first book, Regents Physics Essentials (RPE), and fans of the APlusPhysics website. It was your requests, feedback, and encouragement that prompted the writing of this book. Following the release of RPE, reader response was tremendous, and your requests for a similar book extending beyond the scope of the NY Regents Curriculum that could be used in physics classrooms across the country as well as for standardized test preparation made the development of this book a personal necessity.

Second, I must thank my two outstanding editors, Jeff Guercio and Joe Kunz, who graciously took many hours out of their busy lives to help make this book (and Regents Physics Essentials) clear, concise, and readable. I'd also like to thank my student Emily, who first proposed turning our course notes into a review book, and Andrew, who reinforced that you can do anything if you set your mind to it. I'd also like to thank Muse, whose enthusiasm for this book has been contagious.

Last, but certainly not least, I'd like to thank all the teachers and professors who contributed to this endeavor. In attempting to write a physics book that would serve the needs of Honors Physics students across the country (and beyond), the input of these teachers and professors has been instrumental in tailoring this book to the needs of a majority of students, while at the same time keeping the length (and cost) low enough to remain attractive to its intended audience.

I've enjoyed working on this project throughout the past two years, but as in any extended project, I'm breathing a sigh of relief to have reached the finish line (at least for now). I hope you find the APlusPhysics website and family of resources a useful tool in your study / instruction of physics, and I look forward to growing our online learning community in the coming years. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and best wishes on an amazing 2012!

Episode 23: Physics of Star Wars, Newton's Laws, and Springs

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:08:00 +0000

Students explore physics inconsistencies in the Star Wars universe, take a retro look at Newton's Laws of Motion, and investigate the physics of springs!

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Sponsored by APlusPhysics.com, your high school physics and Regents Physics resource.

Episode 22: Physics of Diving, Uniform Circular Motion, and Ali

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:01:00 +0000

Students explore the physics of diving, uniform circular motion, and the punching power of Muhammad Ali.
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Sponsored by APlusPhysics.com, the amazing high school physics and Regents Physics resource. Book now available: APlusPhysics: Your Guide to Regents Physics Essentials, in both print and Kindle formats.

Episode 21: Reflection on the 2011 AP-C Physics Exam

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:24:00 +0000

Students reflect upon their preparation and performance during the 2011 AP Physics C examination.

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Sponsored by APlusPhysics.com, the amazing high school physics and Regents Physics resource. APlusPhysics features Regents Physics tutorials, free discussion and physics homework help forums, student and educator blogs, videos, and practice Regents Physics Exams to help you succeed in your high school physics course!

10th Annual Adam Milne Charity Basketball Game

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:12:00 +0000

For the tenth year in a row teachers, administrators, and staff from Webster Thomas High School and West Irondequoit High School will compete in a basketball game remembering Adam Milne to raise money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. The game is scheduled for Friday, March 4, at 7 p.m. at Irondequoit High School.

Adam was a social studies teacher at Irondequoit High School who was married to a teacher from Webster for three months, until he passed away of leukemia. Adam made a profound impact on his students and colleagues, living his motto, “Go Forth and Spread Joy.”

Like most charity basketball games, you’ll find quite a mix of talented, experienced, athletic players, along with plenty of us uncoordinated rookies who run around in circles, have fun, and are just proud if the ball hits the backboard!

You can help by coming to the game, sponsoring a player, or making a donation to this worthy cause in a fun and exciting event. Tickets will be sold only at the door on a first come, first served basis. There will be 600 gym tickets sold, $5 for students and $7 for adults. For any more than 600 people arrangements are being looked into sell additional seats in the auditorium to view a live feed. If feasible, those tickets would be $2.

Personal and/or corporate donations may be made by contacting Lou DiCesare at Louis_DiCesare@westiron.monroe.edu.)

APlusPhysics Android App Released!

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:12:00 +0000

The first version of the APlusPhysics application for Google’s Android OS has been released and is available for free download from AndroidZoom.com.

APlusPhysics.com is a website dedicated to providing users with review materials and real-life applications of physics. The complexity of topics ranges from NYS Regents level physics to AP-C Physics (Mechanics and E&M). This app displays all recent blog posts and podcasts published on APlusPhysics.com. The user can read blog posts and stream or download podcasts. Downloaded podcasts must be stored in the SD card present in the phone.

In addition, an easy-to-read list of constants can be viewed that includes all constants used in Regents and AP-C Physics. Clicking a constant displays the name of that constant.

I am extremely open to feature requests. Let me know!

Package: com.kking.apphysics

Screenshots of the application in action have been released:

Special thanks to developer Kevin King for his terrific work on this project!

Episode 20: Kevin Grazier of Science of BSG and Newton's Birthday Carols

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:04:00 +0000

A live interview with Dr. Kevin Grazier, co-author of The Science of Battlestar Galactica, and a compilation of this year's Newton's Birthday Carols!

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Sponsored by APlusPhysics.com, the amazing high school physics and Regents Physics resource. APlusPhysics features Regents Physics tutorials, free discussion and physics homework help forums, student and educator blogs, videos, and practice Regents Physics Exams to help you succeed in your high school physics course!

Episode 19: Captains of the Deadliest Catch

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:07:00 +0000

A live interview with Capts. Sig Hansen, Andy and Jonathan Hillstrand, stars of Discovery Channel's "The Deadliest Catch." Megan looks at distance and displacement in swimming. http://www.physicsinaction.com/

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Make sure to check out this episode's sponsor, APlusPhysics.com. APlusPhysics.com has physics tutorials, forums, blogs and physics activities designed to help you be successful in taking (or teaching) physics!

Episode R05: Friction Review

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:05:00 +0000

A brief review of friction and objects on ramps in preparation for Regents-level standardized testing.

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(Note that this is an enhanced podcast .m4v file, and therefore plays best in iTunes, Quicktime, or iPod devices. Other devices or players may experience difficulties.)

Episode R04: Dynamics Review

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:00:00 +0000

A brief review of Dynamics in preparation for Regents-type standardized testing.

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Episode 18: Brian Greene's "Elegant Universe" and Anil Ananthaswamy's "The Edge of Physics"

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:18:00 +0000

Episode 18: Brian Greene's "Elegant Universe" and Anil Ananthaswamy's "The Edge of Physics."

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http://www.physicsinaction.com/

R03: Kinematics Review Podcast

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:16:00 +0000

Episode R03: Kinematics Review Podcast

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(Note: Quicktime required to watch review video)

Episode 17: Barry Parkers "Science 101: Physics" and Jill Tarter

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:36:00 +0000

Episode 17: Barry Parkers "Science 101: Physics" and Jill Tarter

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A review of the Barry Parker book Science 101: Physics and a look into the life and accomplishments of astronomer/physicist Jill Tarter. http://www.physicsinaction.com/

Episode 16: Lawrence Krauss's "The Physics of Star Trek" and Hans Bethe

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:31:00 +0000

Episode 16: Lawrence Krauss's "The Physics of Star Trek" and Hans Bethe
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Episode 15: Stephen Hawking's "The Universe in a Nutshell" and a brief look at the life of Nicholas Copernicus

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:07:00 +0000

Episode 15: Stephen Hawking's "The Universe in a Nutshell" and a brief look at the life of Nicholas Copernicus.

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Episode R01: Review of Unit Conversions, Vectors, and Scalars

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:45:00 +0000

A brief review of unit conversions, vectors, and scalars in "enhanced audio podcast" format.

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Episode 14: The Physics of Lost, the Law of Reflection, and our 2009-10 Blooper Reel!

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:33:00 +0000

Episode 14: The Physics of Lost, the Law of Reflection, and our 2009-10 Blooper Reel!

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Episode 13: Overview of Hi-Tech Engineering

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:40:00 +0000

Episode 13: Overview of Hi-Tech Engineering with Dr. Mike Jackson of RIT's Department of Microelectronic Engineering.

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Dr. Mike Jackson of RIT's Department of Microelectronic Engineering gives an overview presentation of Hi-Tech Engineering, what engineering really is, and what we can look forward to in the future!

http://www.physicsinaction.com/

Episode R15: Modern Physics Review

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:26:00 +0000

Episode R15: Modern Physics Review. A brief review of wave-particle duality, models of the atom, forces in the universe, mass/energy equivalency, and the Standard Model in preparation for Regents-level standardized testing. http://www.physicsinaction.com/

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Episode R14: Review of Wave Behaviors

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:03:00 +0000

Episode R14: Wave Behaviors Review. A brief review of reflection, refraction, diffraction, and the EM spectrum in preparation for Regents-style standardized testing. http://www.physicsinaction.com/

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Episode 12: Field Hockey and Dr. Ben Kilminster of Fermilab

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:17:00 +0000

Episode 12: Field Hockey and Dr. Ben Kilminster of Fermilab.

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IHS Field Hockey players explore the physics of field hockey, and Sam interviews Dr. Ben Kilminster, who is leading a team searching for the Higgs Boson at Fermilab in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.physicsinaction.com/

Link to Dr. Kilminster's CDF Higgs Page: http://www-cdf.fnal.gov/physics/new/hdg/hdg.html

In answering questions about extra dimensions, Dr. Kilminster recommends reading Lisa Randall's book: Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions. Other related items are also shown below.

Episode R13: Review of Wave Basics

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:30:00 +0000

Episode R13: Review of Wave Basics. A brief review of wave fundamentals in preparation for Regents-style standardized testing. http://www.physicsinaction.com/

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Nobel Laureate to Speak at UB! Free!

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:04:00 +0000

Dr. William D. Phillips, who was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics, will be presenting the 16th Annual Rustgi Lecture "Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe" on Friday April 23 in 225 Natural Sciences Complex on the UB Amherst Campus at 5 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public. It will be at a level that can be understood by high school students and anyone interested in science and technology. Dr. Phillips is well known for the spectacular lecture demonstrations that he presents with his public lectures.

Episode 11: Physics of Curling and Carbon Nanotubes

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:13:00 +0000

Episode 11: Physics of Curling and Carbon Nanotubes.

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Jake, Dustin and Justin explore the Winter Olympic sport of Curling, while Ryan examines the current state of carbon nanotubes. http://www.physicsinaction.com/.

PIA nominated for PBS Innovation in Education Award!

PhysicsInActionPodcast@gmail.com (Silly Beagle Productions) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:16:00 +0000

Our podcast has been nominated for a PBS Innovation in Education Award! Vote for it at: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/innovators/gallery/entries/269/