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Post by Sporlo on May 11, 2011 16:14:55 GMT
I'll be going to Six Flags Great America on Friday for a physics field trip. I'm planning on filming at least 1 coaster, but hopefully more. I'll post some pictures if I take any and hopefully you'll get to see a video of a roller coaster.
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Post by Andrew on May 11, 2011 16:18:41 GMT
Have fun! I wish my high school physics class had gotten to go to an amusement park.
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Post by Sporlo on May 11, 2011 16:29:42 GMT
I get to go next year too because I'll be taking AP Physics
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Post by Perishingflames on May 11, 2011 18:59:27 GMT
C Mech baby. I'm glad I'm taking it instead of B because apparently all the B students looked at the FRQ, closed the exam book, and cried themselves to sleep.
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Post by Sporlo on May 11, 2011 19:17:55 GMT
C Mech baby. I'm glad I'm taking it instead of B because apparently all the B students looked at the FRQ, closed the exam book, and cried themselves to sleep. Heh... yeah I've heard some stories to that effect Oh well, I'm not taking many hard classes next year.
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Post by Pablo on May 11, 2011 21:16:37 GMT
Have fun! Even if you don't take pictures while you're there, link us to pictures that narrate your day like I do on my trip reports. My physics department traditionally goes to Six Flags, but not this year.
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Post by - rollcage (¬‿¬) - on May 11, 2011 21:18:02 GMT
have fun! i am looking forward to teh vid
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Post by Sim Nine on May 11, 2011 21:24:20 GMT
Last year, in seventh grade, I went to Hersheypark TWICE, once for physics and once for jazz band. In total I spent about 18 hours there FOR SCHOOL, which was pretty nice. ...and I'm going again for jazz band in about a week, which will be sweet.
We used to go to Six Flags, but according to my band director, the traveling time there was really bad and it was really crowded.
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Post by Trace on May 12, 2011 0:17:26 GMT
I've gone to Playland the last 2 years for physics stuff.
Too bad Playland can't hold a candle to six flags.
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Post by ProMarbler on May 12, 2011 0:25:55 GMT
I think my sister is going to Six Flags soon; coincidence?
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Post by IsraeliRD on May 13, 2011 2:34:42 GMT
C Mech baby. I'm glad I'm taking it instead of B because apparently all the B students looked at the FRQ, closed the exam book, and cried themselves to sleep. Heh... yeah I've heard some stories to that effect Oh well, I'm not taking many hard classes next year. Can anyone explain B/C Mech, FRQ and the whole story about the exams? It sounds like a great story.
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Post by Perishingflames on May 13, 2011 2:43:31 GMT
They're just two college-level physics courses offered to high school students. C is calculus based while B is not. In my school, apparently the teacher can't get through all the material and knows it, so most students usually just barely pass (a 3 on a scale 1-5). Not a great story haha. The C teacher is like ninety years old and a legend, so I'm pretty confident You can see the FRQ's for physics b from 2011 here: apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap11_frq_physics_b.pdf
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Post by IsraeliRD on May 13, 2011 2:50:21 GMT
Good thing I ain't doing physics
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Post by [DWARF] RDs.empire on May 13, 2011 4:44:17 GMT
Have fun!
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Post by Sporlo on May 14, 2011 20:37:06 GMT
Well I did manage to get 2 videos, even though they're not that great (compared to others you see on YouTube). I didn't really take any pictures though. I'll post a more detailed summary after the videos are uploaded. I had a great time, but the only downside was that I only rode 4 roller coasters 5 times *gasp*! The people I was with refused to get in line for most of the rides so we wasted a massive amount of time just walking around doing nothing. Fortunately I didn't stay with them the whole time (practically the whole junior class was there).
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Post by Pablo on May 14, 2011 21:26:20 GMT
Looking forward to a synopsis of your day!
I also hate it when companions are illogical about getting in lines. Good thing you dumped them.
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