Reflection

So far, physics has been an exhilirating rollar-coaster ride. There were its ups and downs, but of course more ups than downs. =) I honestly always look forward to coming to class (except on test days =P). Labs are always fun, even though most of the time it involves alot of math. The atmosphere of our classroom is fun and very welcoming, i always feel comfortable in class. The physics context itself is fun and interesting, therefore it makes class even better. I chose a happy face as my picture that represents my feelings about this past quarter in physics because my feelings about physics are good, i like physics. My goal for the upcoming quarter is just to give my best efforts, no matter what the grade may be. Overall i am satisfied with this past quarter, and look forward to the rest of the year. oh! and physics is by far wayyy better the chemistry (shhh) =P!

15th Birthday Party

This past summer, we had a swim meet on the first weekend of July called Keo Nakama Invitational. It was a two day meet and on Saturday night we went someones house for a potluck/team bonding dinner. Being typical girls, my friends and i love taking pictures and we went outside to take some. We decided to try to make a pyramid. Due to gravity or the acceleration of -9.8 meters per second squared, it was more difficult than we thought. We fell a couple times. When we were falling we were experiencing free fall at the rate of -9.8 meters per second squared, the same as the gravitational force. However, after many trials, we finally mastered the pose. Maybe if we were on a different planet with a gravitational force less than what we have on earth, we would have had an easier time.....

Waterpark Adventures =P!

Last summer my friend Alissa had a birthday party at the waterpark =] As everyone already knows, the waterpark has alot of waterslides. One of the many is the famous adrenalin running Cliffhanger.

On the cliffhanger, me and Alissa are accelerating down the slide. However, the rate of acceleration is not negative 9.8 meters per second squared because despite the fact we are falling down, we are not going straight down. The slide is at an angle slighty less steep than going straight downward.

In the other picture on the left side, is a smaller slide located in keiki cove. On the slide, I am also accelerating. However, the rate of acceleration is on a smaller scale compared to the cliffhanger.

Within the waterpark, there are also many other rides that involve acceleration. For example, in the ride called "Flyin Hawaiian" the slide is cut-off therefore after accelerating down the slide, you fall, demostrating free-fall which in this case has the acceleration of 9.8 meters per second squared.

Hanapa'a !

This summer, my dad took my Grandpa, my sister, my brother and I on an all day fishing trip. Our fishing adventure officially started at exactly 4:19 am, which is the time we left my house. We launched from sand island at around 4:35 am and began our fishing journey.
On this fishing adventure, physics was constantly surrounding us, specifically velocity and acceleration. When we launched, we accelerated from zero miles per hour to about 20 miles per hour and maintained this speed for 2 and a half hours. Our displacement from the pier to our destination, which was a spot in the Pacific Ocean, was approximately 26 miles.

On this fishing trip, the type of fishing we were doing was called trolling, in which we would never stop moving. When nothing was biting, my dad maintained a speed of about 10 miles per hour and just drove around on random paths waiting and hoping something would bite. At this time everyone was just waiting around, but I was sleeping because unfortunately I got sea sick. However, when my Grandpa shouted "Hanapa'a!" I quickly shot up and began cranking the fish in. At this time, my dad slowed down to a rate between 6 and 7 miles per hour.

We continued this routine for about 8 hours until it was time to go home. At around 4:15, we started speeding up to reach a rate of about 20 miles per hour. We maintained and stayed constant at this rate for the next 2 hour and 15 minutes. When we finally reached sand island, it was around 6:30. Our final displacement for the whole fishing trip was Zero miles.
We were all well satisfied with our catch of about 80 fishes, including two mahi mahi's, one ono and about 35 small ahi's and 40 small aku's. On this trip I learned just how much patience you need to have when fishing literally all day long. I also learned that physics is around us 24/7 from accelerating your speeding while trolling to throwing a ball in a football game, physics is everywhere.