Physics Tutor 1 & 2 ... 360 Minutes. Click to preview
For: Years 11-13
Format: DVD
Type: Chapters
Price: NZ - $96.75, Aus - $96.75, International - Not Available
The Physics Tutor DVDs fit well with New Zealand and Australia secondary physics curriculum requirements. The two DVDs in this set contain eleven hours tutoring, divided into useful chapters, and interspersed with many worked examples. These are a treasure in themselves! Each step is carefully and deliberately explained by Jason, so no one gets lost.
Like all of Jason's resources, this an extremely useful classroom supplement. It is not a substitute for a good teacher, rather it is an assistant tutor. It can help teachers improve their own teaching - Jason is an excellent example to follow. Or the teacher can use the DVD in class - even just for the examples. You can stop and start the DVD as Jason works through each example, checking student understanding yourself and enlarging on points, before proceeeding with the DVD.
Disc 1 includes: velocity & acceleration in one dimension; equations of motion in one dimension; scalars and vectors; projectile motion; Newton's laws of motion; Newton's laws of motion with friction; work; kinetic energy and the work-energy theorem; potential energy and energy conservation; power. His enthusiasm is helpful!
Disc 2 builds on DVD1 and includes: momentum and impulse; conservation of momentum; inelastic and elastic collisions; angular speed and angular acceleration; rotational equations of motion; tangential speed and centripetal force; gravitation and Kepler's laws of motion; torque; rotational equilibrium; angular acceleration & moment of inertia; angular momentum; density and pressure; the bouyant force; the Bernoulli equation.
Jason's plain-speaking approach works well. The basic steps carried out
well on the white board, lucidly explained using everyday analogies. By following his example, and his examples, students and teachers alike benefit from this well
designed teaching resource. As the yellow diamond logo says: "the use of these DVDs will cause increased understanding of physics and will lead to higher grades."