Monday, February 3, 2025

New Worksheet - Physics - Sound Intensity

Problem 1
An amplifier takes a 20 decibel sound and turns it into a 60 decibel sound. How many times larger is the intensity of the sound waves coming out of the amplifier as compared to the intensity of the sound waves going into the amplifier?
Answer: ________________

Problem 2
An amplifier takes a 35 decibel sound and turns it into an 85 decibel sound. How many times larger is the intensity of the sound waves coming out of the amplifier as compared to the intensity of the sound waves going into the amplifier?
Answer: ________________

Problem 3
An amplifier takes a 10 decibel sound and turns it into a 70 decibel sound. How many times larger is the intensity of the sound waves coming out of the amplifier as compared to the intensity of the sound waves going into the amplifier?
Answer: ________________

Problem 4
An amplifier takes a 57 decibel sound and turns it into a 87 decibel sound.  How many times larger is the intensity of the sound waves coming out of the amplifier as compared to the intensity of the sound waves going into the amplifier?
Answer: ________________

Friday, January 31, 2025

Classes I Teach


I have taught each of the classes listed below at least once (many of them I have taught multiple times). 
  • ACT Test Preparation
  • Algebra 1
  • Ancient Civilizations (7th grade - one semester)
  • Applied Engineering (7th grade)
  • Astronomy (7th grade - one semester)
  • Basic Auto Mechanics (high school)
  • Chemistry (high school)
  • Chemistry Basics (7th grade - one semester)
  • Cultural World Geography (middle school)
  • Cultural World Geography (high school)
  • Earth and Life Science (7th grade - one semester)
  • English Literature - Emma by Jane Austen for high school (8 weeks)
  • English Literature - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen for high school (8 weeks) 
  • English Literature - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - English Literature (8 weeks) 
  • English Literature - The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien for high school (8 weeks)
  • English Literature - The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien for high school (12 weeks)
  • English Literature - The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien for high school (12 weeks)
  • English Literature - The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien for high school (12 weeks)
  • European History 5th-19th centuries (7th grade - one semester)
  • General Science (7th grade)
  • Grammar and Writing (7th grade)
  • Holst: The Planets (6th-9th grade) (4 weeks)
  • Intro to C# (high school)
  • Jekyll, Hyde, and Scrooge, and the 1800s (middle school - one semester)
  • Jekyll, Hyde, and Scrooge, and the 1800s (high school - one semester)
  • J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Their World from 1900 through 1939 (middle school) 
  • J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Their World from 1900 through 1939 (high school) 
  • Lego Robotics 1 (high school)
  • Lego Robotics 2 (high school)
  • Physical Science (high school)
  • Physics (high school)
  • SAT Test Preparation
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel and the 1700s (middle school - one semester) 
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel and the 1700s (high school - one semester) 
  • Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf - A Musical Journey (6th-9th grade) (4 weeks)
  • Western Civilization 1 (high school)
  • Western Civilization 2 (high school)

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