I have learned many new things as the first semester of physics has flown by. I have learned momentum, energy, Newtons, speed, velocity, acceleration, and inertia. These are only a few and basic principles that I have been able to learn about and apply them to real life situations. Many labs helped my thinking process of these principles, and helped me fully understand what's really happening. My favorite lab that we did was the egg drop lab. This lab forced us to think outside of the box, and to use the principles of momentum, contact time, cushion, and velocity. Fortunately, with a tacky yet effect design, our egg survived. Another lab that helped me understand the laws of physics was the Momentum cart lab. This lab showed us how the law of conservation of momentum was applied to the carts. The carts rolled along the track and bumped into each other. The momentum of the moving cart, transferred it's energy into the other cart. Also, we had very accurate quantitative data being recorded which helped us see the physics involved while the carts bumped into each other. I am happy but sad that the first semester is ending. We are half way through the year, and as a senior I want to fulfill every opportunity I can while in school. I am looking forward to learning much more material in Physics.
