Questions and answers for Phys 1110

Please email me your questions at Steven.Pollock@colorado.edu They may be about this week's homework assignment, or course administration, or whatever. If appropriate, I will email an answer to you directly. Or, in many cases (where I think the question might be of general interest), I will instead post an anonymized version of the q+a on this page instead. (I'll chop your name off the posting)


Professor Pollock--

I'd like to thank you for a fantastic semester in 1110. This is one of
the few times in my college career that I can truly say that I've
walked out of a class having learned a tremendous amount--not just
completed a bunch of busy work.

I wanted to ask your advise on what I should do with my class materials
from the semester. I don't recall having ever been told whether or not
to hold on to my tutorial handbooks for next semester (I'm with you
again for 1120).

Also, I was wondering if I should sell my textbook back to the
bookstore (for much needed Fat Tire money!). I like to hold on to my
texts from classes like Math and Physics to use as reference materials
in future classes (my major is astrophysics and they come in handy a
lot), but if the textbook for next semester also has material similar
to what we covered this semester, I won't really need them both.

So let me know about the text and tutorial booklets when you have a
chance and I'll see you next fall (and the following spring in your
Physics of the Environment class). In the meantime have a great summer
and get some good climbing done (I know that's my plan).

 Glad you enjoyed 1110, I really appreciate the + feedback!

Definitely hang on to the tutorial books - we will be continuing with
that next fall.

The textbook for next fall will be volume III/IV of HRW (which is another
paperback, same size and approximate cost as the one you used this
semester). I'm a big believer in keeping old books as references, with this
one I think it might come in useful to look back at Physics I material when
you're doing E+M next fall. But it's up to you, Fat Tire is important too
:-)


You can see all the old "virtual office hour" questions from this whole semester here


Here are ONLY the more "fun" questions , the ones that were not about CAPA or exams, but just about something physics-y that was interesting!


Physics 1110 home page.