just a few reminders

homework we have for the week:

tuesday:
geometry: p 165/7, 12, 17
History: we have an evaluated update on out independant projects
French 4: partie 2 if you haven't finished
English: Know what your ballad will be on

Thursday:
Science: Current Event
English: you can take the vocab quiz on thursday or friday
Art: pics 11, 12, 13

Friday:
English: Vocab quiz if you have not taken it already and Essay on Crucible/Ethan Frome w/ 10 vocab words
Art: a pic, i forgot which. I'll check and write it down.

Thats all so far, when we are assigned more, i'll update this. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! (btw, does anyone know if we're having seior service on halloween?) for people that are in latin, spanish, algebra 1b or anyone else for that matter, please feel free to update and add things to this list. See you all tomorrow!

Peace and Love,
Ellie

WOW!

in response to all of the following comments, I will say: wow!

1. Halloween is coming up...wow!

2. The dance was fun...wow!

3. We're finally seniors....wow!

4. Life is good....wow!

Wow this is a cool list,

Evan

Latin in Medicine

Jackie Hernandez
October 8, 2007
Period 7
Guide to Vergilius

1. When and where was Vergil born? Near Mantua on the October 15
2. Where was he sent as a boy? Cremona
3. At what age did he take up the toga virilis? 16
4. How long did he stay in Milan? A few years
5. What did he study while in Milan? Greek literature and language
6. Why did he move to Rome with his father? His dad’s farm was taken away by the government because of the soldiers.
7. Who were among his friends in Rome? Horace and Augustus
8. At what age did he take his fatal trip to Greece? Fifty
9. With whom did he return from Greece? With Augustus
10. Where did Vergil die and where was he buried? He died in Brundisium and was buried in Naples.

Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, ten et nunc Parthenope: cecini pascua, rura, duces.
Mantua gave me life, Calabria took it away, now Naples holds me: I sang of pastures fields, and heroes. (Inscriptions on the tomb of Vergil)

Augustus
Augustus- title meaning venerable
Referred to himself as princeps→ first citizen
Res gestae Divi Augusti (the deeds of deified Augustus)- recorded his accomplishments in his official memoirs
Inscriptions placed at his tombs in Rome and elsewhere in the empire
Pax Romana
Temple of Janus Quirinus- same name to Romulus when deified
Was closed during times of piece (3 occasions)
Ara Pacis Augustae- Altar of Augustan Piece- originally located on Campus Martius (field of Mars)

Gais Maecenas, wealthy equestrian who was a friend of Agustus, supported a number of poets (Vergil)




Latin in Medicine
• Rx- recipe- take (as prescribed)
• C (with a line over it)- cum= with (a meal or water)
• p.c.- post cibum= after eating
• t.i.d- ter in die = thee times a day
• non rep. (non repatatur)= do not repeat
Exercise 5

1. shinbone-tibia
2. substance containing no medication- placebo (I will please)
3. At bedtime- H.S. (hora somni), the hour of sleep
4. Unborn child- fetus
5. Small piece of tissue that hangs down at the back of the throat- uvula (little grape)
6. Disk-shaped bones- vertebrae
7. Before meals-a.c. (ante cibum)
8. Brain- cerebrum
9. Intestines measuring 12 fingers long- duodenum
10. Outer layer- cortex
11. Two-head muscle-biceps
12. Twice a day- b.i.d.-bis in die

Hey Latin...Again

Okay, I'm really sorry that didn't make any sense. I meant, "If anyone (in Latin), has their Latin Textbook, I ask that they post the exercises on the blog. To me, it is easier to read it from the computer."
Again, sorry about my grammatical errors! (heh)

Hey Latin.

Hey, if someone with their Latin Book post the exercises that we are supposed to do?
Thanks. It would be easier to read it from the computer.

To Moderator Nick

Hey Nick, what happened to your "Grand Homework List?" It's kinda useful.
-Jackie

Latin Picture Descriptions

Hey latin,
Does anyone know what we need to do for our Getty photo descriptions, specifically? Some of us are having a little trouble understanding.

HUMAN DEVELOPEMENT

Hey guys...Just a heads up that since Mr. West is not going to be here tomorrow, Julie Tepper will be teaching HD. This means that we have to get to class at the regular time.


See you, Zoey.

Pushing Pixels

Prepare the file

1. Open Duck.psd and check to see that the resolution is set at 300 dpi.

2. Save as to a new file name.

3. Using the lasso with a 15 px feather, draw an oval selection around the duck. You can keep a permanent record of this selection by choosing Select>Save Selection.

Applying Filters

1. To distort the pixels in this selection, choose Filter>Distort>Twirl.

2. Increase your view of the duck in the preview window by selecting the minus sign below the image window.

3. Adjust the magnitude of the twirl based upon the effect you desire.

4. Choose Select>Inverse to apply a different filter to the rest of the image.

5. The sample has an Ocean Ripple distortion.

Some Alternatives

1. Make a closer selection of the duck and see how this adjusts the effects of the filter.

2. Try a variety of filters to both selections.

3. Add more than one filter to the selection to test compound effects.



Hope this helps, its due on friday as is the edges which is just the filter "glowing edges..." Please don't forget.
Also: don't forget the dance this friday, Rick's party is on wednesday, and my party is next month on november 9th.
See you all tomorrow!
Peace and Love,
Ellie

Science

SCIENCE NOTES (sorry the pictures didn't come through)

Zoey Poll

Newton’s Laws of Motion

The law of inertia:
Every object continues in a state of rest or of uniform speed in a straight line unless acted on by a nonzero (or unbalanced) force.


Examples:
• A sheet of paper can be quickly withdrawn from under a soft drink can without the can toppling, because the can has inertia.
• If you swing a stone overhead in a horizontal circle and the string breaks, the tendency of the stone is to follow a straight-line path.

The law of acceleration:
The acceleration produced by a net force on an object is directly proportional to the net force, is in the same direction as the net force, and is inversely proportional to the mass of the object.
• Fforce)=m(mass)a(acceleration)
Equation for acceleration:
Acceleration = net force/mass
A = F/m

Small net force, large mass ⇒small acceleration
Large net force, small mass ⇒ large acceleration


Examples:
• Consider a cart pushed along a track with a certain force. If the force remains the same while the mass of the cart decreases to half, the acceleration of the cart doubles.
• Push a cart along a track so twice as much net force acts upon it. If the acceleration remains the same, what is a reasonable explanation? The mass of the cart doubled when the force doubled.

When acceleration is g – free fall.
When the only force acting on a falling object is gravity, with negligible air resistance, the object is in free fall. An object in free fall accelerates toward Earth at 10 m/s per second.

Examples:
• At one instant an object in free fall has a speed of 40 m/s. Its speed one second later is 50 m/s. (We assume the object is falling downward.)

Twice the force on twice the mass → same acceleration as half the force on half the mass.

Examples:
• A 5-kg iron ball and a 10-kg iron ball are dropped from rest. For negligible air resistance, the acceleration of the heavier ball will be the same.
• A 5-kg iron ball and a 10-kg iron ball are dropped from rest. When the free-falling 5-kg ball reaches a speed of 10 m/s, the speed of the free-falling 10-kg ball is 10 m/s.
When acceleration is g—free fall.
The ratio of weight to mass is the same for all falling objects in the same locality; hence, their accelerations are the same in the absence of air resistance.


Examples:
• Demonstration of a feather and a coin in a vacuum. In a vacuum, a feather and a coin fall together at g—the acceleration due to gravity.
• When an air filled glass tube containing a coin and a feather is inverted, the coin falls quickly to the bottom of the tube while the feather flutters to the bottom.

Update

Remember...

Ethan Frome due Friday
Art: Photographs 8-10 due Thursday, Pushing Pixels due Friday

#8: Reflection Project - Make a photograph where reflection of light is a main composition or interest point. Look at how things reflect light and how a reflection point in a photo can major interest. Be Creative.

#9: Silhouette Project - A silhouette is produced when we take a photograph of a subject that has strong BACK lighting. The subject will be darker than the background. Of course, in a silhouette it is the SHAPE of the subject that makes the photo interesting.

#10: Shapes Project - Look at the shapes of things around you and look for interesting patterns or lighting contrasts. Look for subject matter that is part of our daily life, but so close we forget it is there. For this assignment you are to look for GEOMETRIC SHAPES as they appear in the world around you.

See you all tomorrow,
Zoey

Lectio Divina

Hey guys!
I was just wondering how we're supposed to be doing our Lectio Divinas if Mr. West has our journals?...Should we send him an email?

Have a great weekend,
Zoey

Solarization/Edges

Solarization Effects Using PhotoShop

Setup

1. Open either the leaf.jpg or the boat.jpg.
2. Check the file size by selecting Image> Image Size.
3. Increase the resolution to 300 dpi while decreasing the document size to 10” by 7.5” [or 7.5” by 10” depending on the orientation of the photograph].
4. Double-click on the Hand Tool to fit your image to the screen.
5. Save the file as a new name to your folder and select “Maximum” quality when requested.
6. Adjust tonal range with Image>Adjust>Levels.

Change to black and white

1. Use one of the techniques that you learned [desaturate, grayscale, lab color, or channel mixer] to remove the color from the photograph.
2. Your goal is to increase the contrast and sharpen the detail of the photograph.
3. Merge visible layers if necessary.
4. Take a snapshort using the History palette.

Lighten/Darken specific areas

1. Determine areas that you want to lighten or darken to increase the solarization effect.
2. Use a feathered lasso to select the areas to be lightened. You can select multiple areas by holding down the shift key.
3. Select a large, soft-edged brush and rub over the area to be lightened with the Dodge Tool. Experiment wit the Exposure setting.
4. To save this selection in case you want to make additional adjustments in the future, go to Select>Save Selection and give the selection a name. Later you will be able to “Load” the selection even after you have closed the file.
5. To darken an area, use the same feathering technique with the Burn Tool.

Darken

1. Make sure the image is in RGB mode.
2. Select Image>Adjust>Curves. Option-click the center of the graph to increase the number of gridlines. Click on the “Grow” box in the lower right-hand corner of the Curves dialog box to increase its size.
3. Darken the overall image by pulling down on the center point until you have achieved the effect you want.

Solarize

1. Select Layer>New Adjustment Layer and select Curves, then OK.
2. Place anchors at the one-quarter and three-quarters points on the line.
3. Create an “S” curve by moving these points up and down along the line [see example].
4. Continue to adjust until you have the desired effect. Option-click to reset the Curves dialog box.

Color

1. Select Layer>New Adjustment Layer> Color Balance. Experiment with adding different colors to highlights, shadows and midtones. You can also select various blending modes in the initial dialog box.


Due Friday 10/19 at 11:59 pm. hope it helps. Btw, all the sheets about how to do certain techniques are on the server so you can reach them
peace and love,
ellie

Party?

I think Rick said something about a halloween party, and I want to make sure what the date is for it. So if you post it or comment it or whatever, that would be great.

Thanks,
>Mitch<

Solarization/Edges

Can someone please post up the instructions for solarization/edges.

Thanks

J.R.

GETTY VILLA

latin students-

the getty villa field trip is on wednesday october 17. take pictures!


-Evan

TeacherWeb

Ms. Zinman
Mr. Sewell
Mrs. Sacks
Mr. Lee

-Alexander

Just a Reminder about Art

Hey there, it's T just letting everyone know that our Mezzotint is due by 11:00 on Friday, so there is no real rush to get it done. Oh, and our next due date for art is the 18th, and we need photos, 3,4, and 7 completed. Yeah. I know.
3=Posed Photo Project.
4=Close Up Project
7=Emotion Project

- *T*

Davis' Thoughts on Today

Evan you are so right me reading The Crucible was hilarious. Our senior sweatshirts rock so people who wanted something else get over it. Why do we have so many tests? Also, Tahirah I think your dog is gonna be awesome. One last thing, don't ever try to make funny faces in the latin window and Salvador will tell Ms. Kim on you.

-Davis

A Few More Reminders

French Class: Paragraph due tomorrow, test on Partie Deux Monday, Reprise B, C and Unit 1 by next Friday.
Science: Current Event on Monday
Speech: Evan, we need to find a time to work on our dual interp! I can't skip yearbook, so LEAP is the only option besides recess, lunch and weekends. I'll start memorizing my lines tonight and perhaps by Monday I'll know it so we can run it through in front of Ms. Zinman.

- Maddy

Evan's Words of Wisdom

heyy everyone. evan here. i wanted to start a new mirman seniors 2008 tradition: evan's words of wisdom. so, here goes. Evan's Word of Wisdom #1: Never listen to Davis read the Crucible. You will laugh way too hard. And don't quote R. Kelly in a love note. Also, try not to do the soulja boy in latin. It's disturbing. Stray from these things and you'll be fine!!!! Sincerely, Evan

REMINDERS

Hey guys. Just wanted to remind everyone that Mr. Lee expects us to have a brief description of our independent projects on Friday, October 12. Also, latin students should be sure to study for the deponent verb quiz on the same day....or else no dum-dums....The Crucible is awesome and so are senior sweatshirts. YAY! -Evan

Creating a Mezzotint Effect

Setup
1. Open the hillside.jpg in Photoshop.
2. Check the file size by selecting Image> Image Size.
3. Check to confirm that the RESOLUTION is 300 dpi.
4. Double-click on the Hand Tool to fit your image to the screen
5. Save the file as a new name to your practice folder and select "Maximum" quality when requested.
6. Add Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Levels and correct the tonal range.

Mezzotint
1. Make sure you are working on the Background layer.
2. Select Image> Adjustments> Hue & Saturation and drag the saturation slider to the left to approximately -70. This amount will vary when you are working on your own file. You want to remove almost all of the color.
3. Select Image> Adjustments> Color Balance and change the settings to +30 Red and -30 Yellow. This will give the image an old-fashioned look.
4. Select Filter> Noise> Add Noise and check the UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION and MONOCHROMATIC options. [The sample uses about 35%]. Again, the amount very much depends on the image you choose. This effect will give the image the appearance of a mezzotint.

Border
1. Click on the background color icon to open the color picker dialog box.
2. Use the eyedropper to select a color for the border from the image itself; you can adjust this color if you wish.
3. Choose Image> Canvas Size and add a uniform amount to the edges [1 inch] of the image.
4. After you click OK, the border will appear as the color chosen in the background box.
5. Apply Alien Skin filers or Photographic Edges to the border area. [Filter> Alien Skin Textures> Wood> Ebony].


It's due Friday 10/12 so I hope this helps!
Peace and love,
~Ellie~

Bright Colors

Let me start this post off with a little story. I was in Workroom. If you recall, Ms. Caldwell will only let you use the Internet if what you are doing is school-related. I wanted to review what Mr. West had said in his response to our email, so I explained that we had a homework blog, and she said that I could go on it. I then proceeded to our website, where I found the first post being a brightly colored birthday message. Basically, tone it down, 'cause I could've gotten in trouble. And, on a side note, Happy Birthday Maddy.
-Alexander

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Sorry Zoey

American Events Dates for Test

1775A - April 16-18 Battle of Lexington and Concord
1776A - July 4 - Second Continential Congress Adopts Declaration of Independence
1800A - Washington DC becomes nation's new capital
1802A - Military Academy at West Point established
1814A - September 14 - Writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key
1820A - March 3 - Congress passes the Missouri Compromise
1823A - December 2 - Monroe Docrine established
1835A - Texas Revolution breaks out against Mexican rule
1836A - Battle of the Alamo
1843A - Settlers begin migration over the Oregon Trail to Oregon territory
1844A - May 24 - Mores sends the first telegram message, "What hath god wrought?"
1850A - September 9 - California admitted to the Union
1857A - March 6 - Dred Scott decision
1860A - November - Abraham Lincoln elected President
1861A - April 12 - Confederates fire on Fort Sumter - Start of the Civil War
1876A - March 7 - Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
1876B - Battle of the Little Big Horn
1882A - May 6 - Chinese exclusion act passed
1885A - February 21 - Washington Monument is dedicated
1896A - "Plessy V. Ferguson" Supreme Court decision legalizes segregation
1898A - Spanish-American War
1903A - Wright brothers launch first successful flight in an airplane
1908A - October 1 - The first model T Ford put on the market
1915A - May 7 - "Lusitania" sunk by German submarine - American lives lost
1917A - April 6 - America declares war on Germany and enters World War 1
1920A - August 26 - 19th Amendment granting women right to vote is ratified
1927A - May 20-21 - Charles Lindbergh makes first solo flight across the Atlantic
1931A - March 3 - "Star Spangled Banner" is officially made U.S. anthem
1932A - November - Franklin Roosevelt elected president for 1st of 4 terms
1941A - December 7 - Japanese attack Pear Harbor, Hawaii - Pushes America into World War II
1944A - June 6 - D-Day - The invasion of Europe
1955A - Montgomery Bus Boycotts - Led by Martin Luther King Jr.
1959A - April 1 - NASA selects the first seven American astronauts
1961A - May 5 - Alan Shepard is America's first man in space
1963A - November 22 - President Kennedy is assassinatd in Dallas, Texas
1971A - July 5 - 26th Amendment lowers voting age to 18
1973A - January 27 - U.S. and S. Vietnam sign cease-fier with N. Vietnam ending Vietnam War
1980A - November - Ronald Reagan elected president
1983A - Sally Ride [Westlake School] - becomes first women in space
1991A - 1st Gulf War with Iraq

That took a while, it's all the dates, if you lost the sheet with the dates hope you use this! When the we get the dates for the next test, I'll add them on.
Peace and Love,
Ellie

Party at Ellies :-D

Friday, November 9th from 7-11 pm!
It will be at Ellie’s house and it will be thrown in celebration of absolutely nothing! (btw, if you don’t know her address it’s:
1675 Woods Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90069)
You are invited, so please come if you can!
And if you can or cannot please let Ellie know by either telling her, calling her (310 804 6940), emailing her (ellie19932004@yahoo.com), or instant messaging her (dogluvr101112) at least 2 days before the party starts and u can can comment on this post to say you're coming as well. she will be happy to know.
If you want to come early, by all means do, but tell Ellie, please. If you want to come late, you can do that too, but tell Ellie, please. It’s going to be so groovy, so be there or be square! Thank you for reading this and I hope to see you there.
Peace and Love

Homework for October 10, 2007

Hey, Moderator Nick here! Here's homework for tomorrow or new updates.

Human Development- Don't forget, we still need to complete the Lectio Divina and we now have our explanation (see below)
Geometry- Assessment tomorrow! Study, study, study!
Science- Test on Thursday! Study, study, study!
English- Rancho Oso poems 10/15
Vocab sentences 10/11
History- Maps due Thursday
American Events Test Tuesday, 10/16 (dates need to be posted)
Art- Pictures 1 & 2 due Thursday
Mezzotint due Friday
Spanish- Questions on Article
French-
Latin-

Have fun with Senior Service and remember, Philosophy people meet during lunch in Monsieur Sewell's room or Room 19. Enjoy LEAP!

-Moderator Nick

History Maps of the Pacific

Hello Seniors. Evan here. I thought it would be a good idea if some of us could post links or helpful tips on how to find certain battles, locations, etc. for our maps. It is due at the end of class on thursday, so if we come together soon enough, we can all get As!!!!! Hooray!


-Evan-

Latin Vergil Study Guide

1. When and where was Vergil born? Near Mantua on the Ides of October
2. Where was he sent as a boy? Cremona
3. At what age did he take up the toga virilis? 16
4. How long did he stay in Milan? A few years
5. What did he study while in Milan? Greek language and literature
6. Why did he move to Rome with his father? Because his father’s farm was confiscated by the government.
7. Who were among his friends in Rome? Horace and Augustus
8. At what age did he take his fatal trip to Greece? 50
9. With whom did he return from Greece? Augustus
10. Where did Vergil die and where was he buried? He died in Brundisium and he was buried in Naples.

--Rick

PS
I know it's accurate. my tutor double checked it.

Response from Mr. West

This was Mr. West's response to our email: http://mirmanseniors2008.blogspot.com/2007/10/email-to-mr-west.html

Dear Seniors:

That’s a very general question you’ve posed, but I will try to clarify as best I can from what you’ve given me.

Given the format of the Lectio, I want you to use the three sections of Chapter 1 of Constructing a Life Philosophy as your text reference. For each of the three sections you should one entry (3 in all) in your journals. Each entry should reflect a minimum 1 hr. time of close reading and reflection; each entry should be dated and include the quote to which you are responding; each entry should, like an expository essay, state the personal significance of your selected quote and develop into some statement about how the ideas or concepts included in the quote might change or alter your personal point of view or behavior. It is also possible that a quote could simply reinforce a point of view or behavior. If that’s the case, explain it. Remember that you are challenging yourself for new insights or discoveries about your thought process and/or behavior. All of this is building toward your ability to write an extended personal creed – a personal statement of belief.

Because your entries should be spontaneous, the expectations of reviewed and edited thought and coherence that I might apply to a prepared essay would not pertain here. I am not expecting you to revise your writing here. I am, however, assuming that you have spent some time during the Meditatio phase of the Lectio to consider your thoughts carefully and to craft your response as carefully as possible as you write during the Oratio.

If this is still unclear, please feel free to come down and visit with me during your recess today for clarification.

Thanks,

Mr. West

Art Photos due Thursday

Here they are:

1. ECOLOGY PROJECT- Find a subject that tells a story about how we effect our environment in a positive way and a negative way. Total of 2 photos. What story does this photo tell? Be sure to get close enough to include ONLY important items in composition.

2. BUILDING PROJECT- Every building has its own character or feeling that it gives you as you enter it or look at it. Like a real person, you need t0 look at it closely to capture the interesting details. Find a building and photograph PART of it so that you express that character. This part might be a door, stair, window, or a crack in a wall. Try to use an unusual camera angle for this. You will need to watch your composition on this one, be sure to only put important things in the frame.

Rancho Oso Poems Assignment Sheet

Here it is:

You will be writing two poems based on your "dude ranch" experience. Specific directions are as follows:

1. Just like in horseback riding, tempo is everything. Accordingly, one poem must be conventional, using a consistent rhyme scheme and consistent rhythm and obeying traditional capitalization and punctuation.

2. Ironically, though, just like in life, no matter how smooth you think your ride is going, something, perhaps a startled horse, may throw you off the saddle. With this in mind, the second poem should be in free verse; that is, it should not adhere to standard conventions. It should not have a regular rhythm or rhyme scheme, and it may take liberty with capitalization and punctuation. A concrete poem (one in which the form echoes the topic) may even be used.

However you choose, one poem should be about life's certainties, its knowns, comforts, and familiarities. The other should be about the opposite, about life's uncertainties, unknowns, discomforts, curve balls. In any event, each poem must be a minimum of 14 lines, must be titled, and must employ poetic devices, including sense imagery, figures of speech (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, etc.), and alliteration.

After the poems have been returned to you, you will revise them and return them with an illustrated cover.

1. The cover should be an illustration that captures the essence of your two poems. Accordingly, your illustration should reflect the duality of life.
2. The illustration may be computer generated, hand-drawn, or even a photograph, but it MUST be a quality product.
3. In addition to the illustration, your cover must include the following information: your name, September 2007, and an original title.
4. Obviously, the cover and the two poems must be bound (stapling is fine)
5. The cover is not due until the finished product is due, the date of which will be announced.

Both poems are due October 15th

Advisory Meeting

Hey guys! Let's see if we can use the Advisory meeting tomorrow to set this blog up. Oh, and have fun with Senior Service.

-Moderator Nick

Physics Study Guide

Hey guys. I'm very excited that the science test has been moved to next week, however since I've been home sick all day I created a study guide. I don't know how to attach a word document, so sadly I will just have to to copy and paste. Also, Nick (not me! totally his idea!) wants me to say that he doesn't think we should have multiple study guides...so don't put yours up I guess. But, because I am not a blog control freak, if there is something that I didn't include on the study guide, I think it would be awesome if you just posted it yourself. PHYSICS STUDY GUIDE for 10/9

VOCABULARY
Acceleration = the rate at which velocity changes with time; the change in velocity may be in magnitude, or in direction, or in both. It is usually measured in m/s 2
Air resistance = the force of friction acting on an object due to its motion through air
Atoms = measurement of mass -- An atom consists of a dense nucleus of positively-charged protons and electrically-neutral neutrons, surrounded by a much larger electron cloud consisting of negatively-charged electrons. An atom is electrically neutral if it has the same number of protons as electrons. The number of protons in an atom defines the chemical element to which it belongs, while the number of neutrons determines the isotope of the element.
Average speed = TOTAL distance covered per amount of travel time
Constant velocity = (constant) speed and direction with no changes
Constant speed =
Density = a measure of mass per volume for a substance
Force = a push, or pull
Free fall = motion under the influence of only gravitational pull
Inertia = the property of things to resist changes in motion
Instantaneous speed = the speed at any given instant -- what a speedometer reads
Kilogram = one unit of mass.
Mass = The amount of matter in an object. It is the total weight of the atoms or molecules in the object. Mass is constant.
Speed = distance covered per amount of travel time
Velocity = speed AND the direction of motion -- a vector quantity
Weight = the force of gravity on an object -- measurement of force holding an object’s mass in place


SCIENTISTS & THEIR STUDIES
Aristotle on Motion
• Natural and Violent Motion
• Every object in the universe had a proper place and it was determined by its nature to get there – NATURAL
• However, all other unnatural motions were VIOLENT
• FOUR MAIN ELEMENTS: Earth, Water, Fire and Air
o Combinations of these elements would seek their natural place in the universe – depending on what percent of the element each object had within.
• ALL motions resulted from the nature of the moving object or from a sustained push or pull. If an object was in its “proper” place, it would not move unless subjected to force (except for celestial objects which moved in circular paths). The normal state was one of REST.
• His theories were beyond question for nearly 2000 years – until the 16th century because the earth must have been in its proper place, and a force capable of moving the earth was inconceivable, it seemed quite clear the earth did not move.
Copernicus
• Reasoned from astronomical observations that the earth traveled around the sun! Kept his thoughts from the public because he feared persecution and had doubts about himself. He could not reconcile the idea of the moving earth with the prevailing ideas of motion at that time.
Galileo
• Believes Copernicus – disproves Aristotle; finds that a stone twice as heavy as another did not fall twice as fast. Except for the small effect of air resistance, he found that objects of various weights would fall together and hit the ground at the same time.
• Galileo described motion in terms of time rates of change. Rates are speed, velocity and acceleration.
String Theory
• String theory is a model of fundamental physics, whose building blocks are one-dimensional extended objects called strings, rather than the zero-dimensional point particles that form the basis for the standard model of particle physics -- Exists on a quantum level rather than a universal


FORMULAS
Speed = distance / time
Average speed = total distance covered / time interval
Total distance covered = average speed X time
Acceleration = change of velocity / time interval

Email to Mr. West

Here is the content of my email to Mr. West. It underwent some changes over the last few minutes, but it is slightly less vague and more to the point. Here it is-
"Dear Mr. West,
We find our human development assignment somewhat confusing. We understand how to perform the Lectio Divina, but we are confused as to what we do specifically as our assignment. We would appreciate additional clarification.

Thanks,
--
Mirman School Graduating Class of 2008-
http://mirmanseniors2008.blogspot.com/"

-Alexander Tsebelis

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Introduction

OK guys I think this is more than needed. Without further ado here is for October 9, 2007:

Human Development: Lectio Divina for Chapter 1
Geometry: Test Ready (when you have time)
Algebra: Page 17 1-25 odd
Science: Test on Thursday, October 11th
English: Vocab Sentences due Friday
Vocab Test Friday
Vocab Lesson 2 Tuesday
History: Dates Test on Friday
Independent Project Presentation
Map due by Wednesday
Art: Ecology Pictures and Building Picture due Thursday
Mezzotint due Friday
Spanish: Questions on Text Messaging articles