For the first quarter, I am really enjoying the class and all the labs. (it is way better than chemistry!) Some of the concepts with all the math is difficult, but after understanding it everything is much clearer. I think it is a challenging course, but I am learning a lot and am able to notice physics being applied in more aspects of my everyday life. My anxieties include remembering all the formulas and concepts and finishing the exams for the semester-final and even year final, especially since most of us take way more than a single period to complete our chapter tests. I think I am starting to adjust to physics and all the math that comes along with it. I think my performance and effort from this quarter can be improved. I really can improve on completing my homeworks and labs thoroughly. For the most part physics is like friction, it's fun!

My picture is of rock candy. Its hard, but sweet and tasty at the same time. If you break it into smaller pieces, its easier to swallow.

Basketball Projectile

Here is a pic of me when we played Punahou last season. (and we beat them!:)) As you can see, I am attempting a hook shot over my defender. This is a perfect scenerio to demonstrate a projectile motion. For the ball to go into the basket, the velocity of the ball, which break into the vertical and horizontal components must be perfect as compared to the distance from me to the hoop and the height of where I released the ball to the height of the rim. In a projectile motion, the horizontal velocity stays constant throughout because gravity or no other forces acts upon it. However, the vertical velocity is constantly changing due to gravity, so the object is always accelerating at -9.8m/s2. Also, in this case the angle at which the basketball is launched is a key component to making the basket. So to find the velocity of the ball, I would have to know the horizontal and vertical velocities and use the pythagorean theorem. (Too bad I didn't know physics then, because if I did I might have been able to make that shot!)