G. 10 Applied Math: Essential Skills Checklist now posted on website

On the website, you can find it by clicking on the Exam link on the right hand side of the page.

Science: Half Man, Half Tree?

This is a story about an Indonesian Fisherman that cut his knee when he was 14. As a result of this cut he was infected with a virus that causes "root" like growths all over his body. Do you believe this is real or a hoax?


Read More:

Discovery Channel: Half Man, Half tree

Tree Man 'who grew roots' may be cured

Science: Life on Mars?

These are images sent back by Spirit, one of NASA's rovers, that is currently exploring the planet Mars. Spirit and its twin, Opportunity have been exploring Mars since April 2004. The objective of these rovers is to determine if water ever existed on Mars. The theory is that if water did exist, Mars would have been inhabitable for life.

What do you think?

Read more about it using the following links...
Times Online - Does this show there is life on Mars?

Scientific American - Spirit Rover Contacts NASA

BBC - In Pictures: Close-Ups of Mars

Science Daily - Mars Express Sees Its First Water

G.10 Science: Physics Test Tomorrow

Navneet and Devin have both asked "what do the arrows over the d, v, and a represent?" These arrows define these concepts as vectors, as a result, these arrows are identifying these concepts as having direction. In addition, the arrow over the d means that we are referring to displacement rather than distance.

G.10 Science: Physics Review

Hey Benji, my advice would be to study the physics unit on the practice exam. I am aware that there is some information on there that has not been covered as of yet but you should be able to identify this information. The last remaining concept that I will cover in class are Position/Acceleration vs Time graphs, essentially, it is the use of the slope formula.

On the Lighter Side Part II

Here are a couple tips from fellow students.

Is there anything funnier than Asian game shows? Seriously, if only American reality tv shows were this funny. Thanks for the tip Chantelle.



The link left by the Antagonist is very cool, my wife's father showed me this just before Christmas. A Moebius Transformation is a geometric topic that is very complex but this video does an excellent of illustrating it. Thanks for the link "Antagonist".



Keep'em coming.

Physics: Newton's 1st Law

These videos are examples of Newton's 1st Law; An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by a net force.

Video #1: An object at rest tends to stay at rest.



Video #2: An object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by a net force.

Registration Now Required to Post

Unforutnately there have been some students who have abused the privilege of using this learning tool, as a result I have been forced to increase some security measures to post on this blog. I consider these acts to be extremely disrespectful and those responsible will be held accountable. As of today you must register an account with any openID provider listed in the dropdown menu (includes Google). This will provide me with an easier method of tracking down those who choose to abuse this privilege.

I apologize for this inconvenience, however as it often is, a small few ruin it for the whole.

Mathematics: Trigonometry

Applying SOH CAH TOA to real life situations. In this case, the height of the tower at the Basketball Hall of Fame is calculated.

G.10 Science Physics Questions: Net Force

Please make up a word problem regarding the concept of force. Post your question with a detailed answer. Examples can be found in your booklet on pages 6-8. To recieve credit for this assignment you must ensure that you include your name.

DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR ANSWERS!!!