Physics Unit 1

In unit 1, we learned about the different types of relationships between dependent and independent variables based on the shapes of a graph, the algebraic equations to go along with them, how to use scientific notation, and dimensional analysis. In the first part of unit 1, we learned how to record data correctly on a graph (differentiating between the independent variable which would be the x axis and the dependent variable which would be the y axis) and how to use the equations based on the shape of the graph to predict the value of the dependent variable based on the results of previous data. in the second part of unit one, we practiced the use of scientific notation and then applied it to dimensional analysis so that it would be easier to convert and visualize numbers with a large amount of digits. I would have chosen to take a picture of the "Pendulum Lab" that we did during class to represent unit 1 as it was a very important lab in aiding our understanding of the different types of graphs and relationships between variables, but i failed to remember to take a picture so I chose to substitute it with a picture of one of our graphs that we made in the lab. One of the most important things i learned in this lab was that many factors can come into play causing our data to differ from what is considered "correct" and that having a larger amount of data would give us a better understanding of the relationship of our variables.