Department of Curriculum Studies

Faculty of Education
University of Pretoria
2007

CIT 720 Computers as Cognitive Tools

ASSIGNMENT 2: MODELLING WITH SPREADSHEETS

Topic 1: Speed

s = distance
v = speed Speed = slope = a/b
t = time

1 km = 1 000 m
1 hr = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
Topic 2: Ohm’s Law

V = Voltage (volt)
R = resistance (ohm)
I = current (ampere) Resistance = slope = a/b
Topic 3: Pressure and Depth

(kPa) = pressure
(km, m, cm) = depth

1 kPa = 1000 Pa
1 km = 1 000 m
1 m = 1 000 cm
Topic 4: Boyle’s Law

P = pressure (kPa)
v = volume (litre)

k=Pxv

v
Topic 5: Momentum

p = momentum (Kgm/s2)
m = mass (Kg)
v = speed (m/s)
Topic 6: Pressure exerted by a uniform object

P = pressure (N/m²)
F = force (Newton)
m = mass (kg)
g = gravity (m/s²)
F = mass x gravity
= 4 kg x 10
= 40 N
Topic 7: Work/Force/Distance

W = work (Joule)
F = force (Newton)
s = distance (metre)

F = mass x g W=Fxs
= 4 x 10 = 40 x 1,2
= 40 N = 48 Joule
Topic 8: Density

Density (g/cm 3)
Volume ()
Volume = l x b x h
= 30 X 30 X 30
= 27 000 cm3

Mass
Density =
Mass
Volume

= 10 kg/27 000 cm3

= 10 000 g/27 000 cm3
Topic 9: The relationship between the radius and the circumference of a circle

= pi = 3,14
r = radius (cm)
d = diameter; d = 2r (cm)

Circumference = 2 r = 2r = d

diameter