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Breaking News:
Friday, July 1, 2005. The average score on the Final Exam was (68 ± 17)%. The
average grade in the class was B-/C+. I’m leaving the town for the long
weekend, so I’ll answer all questions about grades when I get back. In a
meantime, enjoy the rest of the Summer, and those of you who take Physics 2020 –
enjoy the 4-th of July weekend.
Wednesday, 06/29/2005. By the popular demand, answers to the Concept Quizzes are here.
Tuesday, 06/28/2005. Your last CAPA set
is due Friday MORNING at 8:30 a.m. and NOT as printed on your hand-out!
Monday, 06/27/2005. Here’s a chance to earn additional 1 bonus point to be added to your CAPA score. Take this online survey of attitudes about science. The survey takes about 10-15 minutes, and to earn your bonus point you'll have to finish it by 5 p.m., Thursday, June 30.
Thursday, 06/23/2005. The average score on the Exam III was (61.5 ± 19.5)%.
Thursday, 06/16/2005. The average score on the Exam II was (61.9 ± 19.5)%.
Thursday, 06/09/2005. The average score on the Exam I was (68.6 ± 21.6)%. Keep
up the good work, ⅓ of this class is already over!
Wednesday, 06/08/2005. You have to submit your CAPA homework online. The option of handing it in to your TA for hand-grading has been eliminated.
Monday, 06/06/2005. Check new office hours below.
Wednesday, 06/01/2005. Here’s more info about lenticular clouds, like the one we have seen this morning over the Continental Divide.
Tuesday, 05/31/2005. Here’s a chance to earn 1 bonus point on your homework (equivalent to solving one more homework problem). Take this online survey of attitudes about science. The survey takes about 10-15 minutes, and to earn the bonus point you'll have to take it no later than on Wednesday, June 1.
Saturday, 05/21/2005. No breaking news
yet, just a piece of
advice: This is a
standard 14 week class, squeezed into 4 ½ weeks short Summer session. The pace
will be extremely fast, every day will be a challenge, and you'll find yourself
working nights and weekends to stay current. All this is doable, but
please think long and hard if you really want to take this class during the
Summer.
Lecturer: Mik Sawicki (Prof. Sawicki's home page.)
Office:
Duane F1035 (
Phone: (303) 492-6714,
or (303) 492-6952 (Main Physics Office, leave the message.)
E-mail: sawicki@colorado.edu
Office Hours: M, W
10:25 - 11:25 AM; T, Th 9:10 - 10:00 AM, or anytime by appointment, Duane
F1035.
Lectures: MTWRF 7:30 AM - 9:05 AM Duane G1B20.
Lecture Notes are available online
here. Hard copy is on reserve in the Lester Library (Duane Physics, Room G140).
Text: Giancoli,
"Physics" (Sixth Edition) (Click on the title to get to
Giancoli's Web Page)
Lab Manual: "Physics
2010 Laboratory Manual" (Available at both the UMC Bookstore and the
Instructors (Recitations and Labs):
Brandon Peden, email: Brandon.Peden@colorado.edu
William Barbarow, email: William.Barbarow@colorado.edu
Amelia Bloom, email: Amelia.Bloom@colorado.edu
Help
available during instructors' office hours held in the Physics Help Room
located behind the lab G2B90. Check for the current schedule.
Physics
Main Office: Contact Sandy
Kay, Undergraduate Assistant,
Phone: (303) 492-6953, Sandra.Kay@colorado.edu
Detailed Course Information:
Syllabus
(Recitations, labs, grading policy, info about exams, etc.)
Course
Calendar (Homework deadlines, lab and exam dates.)
Lecture
Topics and Reading Assignments (Lecture topics day by day.)
Homework Information:
CAPA Overview,
Instructions, Units
CAPA Log-on
If a
hard copy of your CAPA homework assignment is missing, most likely you are
not enrolled into CAPA yet. Click
here to enroll. For other problems, follow the CAPA Overview, Instruction
and Units link above.
If you do not need a hard copy and
simply would like to access your homework set online but are just missing your CAPA
ID number, use the CAPA
PIN getter link here or on the CAPA home page. Be sure to include all
required information.
Learn from other's mistakes. To see some
common mistakes made in CAPA click here.
Physics 2010 old exams are available here, and here, and also here.
Physics applets shown during lectures
Web
Links to physics discussed in the class and beyond
Tom
Henderson's physics
High school physics with many animations.
PhET
- Simulations and Guided Discovery
Innovative applets from the Physics Education
Technology at the
Virtual Physics Laboratory
Kinematics, Dynamics, Kepler Laws, Waves, etc.
Physics Illuminations
Brief explanations that address a single
specific topic. Designed primarily for student self-study and practice.
Physics 2000
Lots of interactive demos.
Bad Physics
Popular physics misconceptions found in
newspapers and magazines. Learn from other's mistakes!
Mike
Dubson's waves
J. Kocik's applets
Dan Russels's waves
(Gaussian pulse, Reflection from a boundary,
Superposition of Gaussian pulses, sine waves, beats, sound waves etc.)
C. K. Ng waves
(Traveling waves, Resonance, Beats, Interference, Diffraction of water waves,
etc.)
Tombstone
of Ludwig Boltzmann
PV
diagram for water etc. (Power Point Presentation)
Phase
Diagram for Water (Encarta)
Saturated
Vapor Pressure and Density for Water
HyperPhysics
Navigation maps to link concepts in physics.
Newton (Argonne National
Lab)
Ask-a-Scientist Archive of physics questions.
Nine
Planets
Explore our Solar System.
Astronomy
Picture of the Day
Each day a different image or photograph of
our fascinating universe is featured, along with explanation written by a
professional astronomer. Don't forget to check Archives to see the most amazing
pictures of our Universe!
Eclipse Home Page
Visit the Eclipse Home Page at the NASA/GSFC
Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum for information about past and future
eclipses.
New Views
of the Universe
Hubble Space Telescope stunning shots of
quasars, dying stars and colliding galaxies.
Solar
System Simulator
Visit the solar system simulator, a
NASA/JPL/Caltech spyglass on the cosmos.
Have the simulator create a color image of
your favorite planet or satellite.
Myths about
Gravity and Tides
Discussion of popular myths and
misconceptions about gravity and tides.
The Recession of the Moon
and the Age of the Earth-Moon System
The
Liftoff To Space Exploration
Explore our Universe. Interactive website
maintained by NASA.