Physics is Phun

Who would have thought that Physics SPA is different from Physics?

That thought certainly never occured to me before. I've always regarded the two as quite the same - Physics essentially. All the materials are the same, it's just that in SPA, you get to do a bit more hands-on. But it's by no means a minds-off exercise. You should still apply and recall all your theoretical information, everything available at your fingertips.

That being the case, then, what if you really needed to recall a particular piece of information from your textbook to apply to do your SPA, for example, the lens equation 1/f = 1/u + 1/v ? I'm sure the textbook would come in handy. Forgot to bring? Nevermind. Bookstore sells. Just go and pick up one. If you get caught by any DMs, you have evidence to show that you are on a bona fide mission. XD

Newsflash: NEXT WEEK'S SPA is electrical circuits. Do read up in advance about the potentiometer, that's found in Chapter 18 of your text. You might need to speed up in doing the experiment, because it does take some time to draw the graph and write the report, conclusions etc etc...

Well, back to the original topic... Perhaps if the dearth of textbooks is such a big perennial a problem, I suggest we could start a Class Fund. Rather than buying photocopied chapters from the office (takes much too long), why not contribute to a more worthwhile cause -- the "3A2 Textbook Fund"? Plain and simple, no more worries. Always a book guaranteed for you (that means time saved instead of waiting outside of class for people to come back from the office), available in the lab or in the homeroom. And better yet, since some of you guys are so good at leaving your books behind, this will ensure that there is a book always there for you, even when you leave it behind. :P

Lets assume that there is at least 2 blur sotong who forget their books every thursday and friday (not counting the Tuesdays at the lab). That's 10 more weeks of school, so twenty new Physics textbooks. Twenty. That's half a class of students.

It will greatly help next year's Sec 3 pure science students too. They will then probably only need to spend a fraction for their textbooks. That's social responsibility too lol... to ensure that it's sustainable and the next generation benefits from it.

BTW: Friday's Electrostatics test will be an easy one. 3B1 told me so. Many of them did exceptionally well this time. I'm sure it will be a welcome change for many of you. Just breeze through.... Life's great. ") Physics is Phun. XD