Spring semester 2008, Phys1101 General Physics 1
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Any leftover material (labs, quizzes, homeworks) have been
graded and can be picked up in the box outside of my office.
The box is located on the window sill across from office
Sci2315.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Final
exam today at 1:30 pm in Science Auditorium.
Solution
for Quiz 10 and homework is posted.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Solution
for Quiz 9 is posted.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Homework
solutions are posted. Class documents and a new learning check are posted.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Class
documents are posted.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
I would like to point a special seminar out
to you:
"The
Northern Lights and How We study Them"
by Dr. Keiling,
Thur
May 1, 2008 4 pm Sci 1020
Dr Keiling is visiting campus in an unrelated
matter, but has agreed to share a seminar about his research subject with the
campus community. Please take the opportunity to learn about these fascinating
atmospheric optical effects – this is a stress-free and unique opportunity.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
New
learning check is up. Class documents are posted. Soutions for test and grade
distribution are posted.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Homework
solutions and new homework problems are posted. If you need to make up a lab,
please sign up in Moodle.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Class
documents are posted. A survey regarding make-up labs is posted in the MOodle
section – please let me know which labs you intend to make up.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Thursday,
April 24, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, physics lab 4550: test preparation
Class
docs are posted.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Solutions
for homework, class documents for Friday and today are posted.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Sample
test and solutions for test 3 are posted. The solution for quiz 8 is posted.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
I
posted a study sheet for test 3 in the test section. A sample test is
forthcoming.
Today’s
class materials are posted.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Class
documents are posted.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Solutions
for homework are posted.
Office
hours for today are canceled due to elementary school closure.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Solutions
to quiz 6 and 7 are posted.
I would like to encourage you to consider applying for a national scholar ship. There will be an information session next week:
National Scholarship information session
Wednesday, April 16, 5pm
112 Imholte
The session will last roughly one half-hour, providing students with an overview of the scholarships available, the benefits, the application process, and the time required for applying.
A wide range of
scholarships are available every year, applicable for students in majors in all
academic divisions.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Class
documents are posted.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Quiz
6 has been reopened until tonight 6 pm. Some people have submitted without any
answers – please contact me if this was unintentional.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Homework
solutions have been posted.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Quiz
6 is available in Moodle starting at 1pm today. You can find it in the Chapter
8 folder. The quiz will close on Monday, April 7, at 6 pm.
Yesterday’s
class materials are posted.
Hello Phys1101 students -
tomorrow afternoon we have the UMM undergraduate research symposium on campus.
This is an opportunity for UMM students to present their scholarly work.
You can view the schedule and information at http://www.morris.umn.edu/urs/
Please take the time to attend the poster session or some of the talks, and
learn how your fellow students got involved in research, see examples of
research across all disciplines, find subjects that may tickle your interest.
Here is the deal:
1. Find a URS project in science or mathematics that interests you
-poster or talk.
2. Get information on the project from the presenter on
3. Summarize your findings in a 1 to 2 -page paper. Include why YOU chose to
report on this subject.
4. Turn it in to me by Monday, and earn up to 20 points toward the class work.
Also:
This is a plea for help. Today around 6:15 pm, the poster session needs to be
set up in the science atrium.
We do need a few helpers for this. The work involves transporting 7 poster
stands from the basement of the science auditorium to the science atrium, and
setting those up. This could go fairly fast with 4-6 people (40 minutes?). If
you have time, and are willing to help us out with this or know someone who
could help, please let me know - we 'd really appreciate this, even in form of
culinary sustenance, such as pizza. Please let me know.
Thanks ,
Sylke Boyd and Mark Logan
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
The
solutions and the result distribution for Test 2 are posted.
Monday, March 31, 2008
New
homework problems are posted. Solutions for last week are up.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Today’s
class materials are posted.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I
moved problem 8-34 to the next homework batch, since it requires you to do a
cross product. We have not talked about this in class yet. If you are familiar
with this operation, feel free to turn the problem in anyway. I apologize for
this.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Class
materials are posted in the documents section.
A
study sheet for Test 2 has been posted in the test section.
Practice
problems for chapter 6 are posted in the documents section.
The
WROC has four
summer research positions in bio fuel research available –for your
information.
The
UMM Career Center asks for the following
information to be distributed.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Homework
solutions are posted.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
A
sample test for test 2 has been posted in the test section.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Class
materials are posted. A chapter guide for chapter 7, some peripheral materials
and new homework problems for after break are posted. Please note that the
homework will be due on Wednesday after break (needed for test 2).
Test
materials will be posted next week.
Have
a good break.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Class
stuff is posted, topics in calendar have been adjusted slightly.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Yesterday’s
class presentation is posted.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Class
presentation (corrected), homework solutions and new homework problems are
posted.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Some
remarks inspired by quiz 5 have been posted on the quiz page.
Challenge
problems and their solutions for chapter 5 are posted in the documents section.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Class
docs are posted. Solution for Quiz 5 is up.
This
is a curling iron: 
This is a curling stone: 
Sorry for the confusion, and thanks for letting
me know.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Class
documents are posted, including the little movies. Don’t forget to play coins
at the DQ.
Lab
docs are posted.
Check
out the thought experiment suggested by one of your class mates, concerning gravity inside of large
hollow shells.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Class
documents, homework solutions and new homework problems are posted. Answers for
worksheet are given in quiz section.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Class
PowerPoint is posted. The worksheet can be found in the documents section. It
is due on Friday.
Choir
members:
I
posted a tentative list of homework problems on the bottom of the homework
page, in case you would like to work ahead of time. Caution, if the pace of the
class requires it the problems are subject to change.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Today’s
class presentation is posted. A study guide for chapter 5 is offered in the
documents section. Info for Lab 5 is updated.
New
homework problems and past solutions are posted.
Practice
problems for
Saturday, February 23, 2008
The
distribution of scores for test 1 is posted in the test section. Average is 74.
Very
encouraging result.
Friday, February 22, 2008
The
solutions for Test 1 are posted in the test section.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Due
to multiple requests:
Anybody
who is interested can come to the physics lab 4550 between 6:30 and 8:30 pm in
order to get answers, discussions or other test-related inspirations. That is:
I will be there.
You
also can stop by my office between 2 pm and 5 pm tomorrow.
Today’s
class materials are posted.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Today’s
class materials are posted in the documents section. The point breakdown for
lab 4 is posted in the lab section.
Sample
test, study guide have been posted last Friday in the test section. Various
practice problems are posted in the documents section – all dates.
Friday, February 15, 2008
New
today on the course site are:
-today’s class presentation
-homework solutions
-homework assignment for next week;
notice this is due on Monday Feb25, not next Friday due to the test
-answers for the next homework
assignment (some people asked to have those – you will still need to show your
work to receive credit)
-the calendar has been adjusted
-study guide for chapter 4 (documents)
Thursday, February 14, 2008
I
posted comments and summary scores for quiz3 in the quiz section. If you were
really uncomfortable with that quiz, please take a look.
There
is a sample test posted in the Tests section – remember that test 1 is coming
up fast for next Friday.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Class
materials are up. The solution for quiz 3 is posted.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Practice
problems for acceleration have been posted.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Today’s
class materials and some remarks to today’s lab are posted.
I
also added some guidelines
for your written work, linked from various places.
Friday, February 08, 2008
Solutions
for this week’s homework and new problems for next week have appeared in the
homework section.
Today’s
class presentation as well as a reference treatise on vector basics are posted
in the documents section.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
The
solution for Quiz 2 is posted in the Quiz section.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Today’s
class presentation is posted. New learning check is up.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
I
put up some practice problems for velocity vectors in the documents section.
Have fun with it.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Class
presentations are posted in the documents section – including last Friday’s.
The
calendar has been slightly adjusted.
The
study guide for chapter 3 is posted in the documents section.
The
Lab page contains a document showing the point-breakdown for lab report 2.
Friday, February 01, 2008
New
homework problems are posted. The solutions for assignments 1 and 2 are up in
the lab section of the page.
Also,
the solutions to today’s homework problems are posted. Check out the solution
to 2.16, in particular.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Class
materials are posted, and a new learning check is open. Solution for Quiz 1 is
posted in the Quiz section.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Today’s
class materials are posted. A new learning check is open.
Friday, January 25, 2008
The
solutions to today’s homework problems are posted. New homework problems from
the book are posted as well. Class documents are posted.
If
you missed the homework today due to confusions related to the beginning of the
semester: I’ll accept it on Monday for half credit.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Learning
check 1 will become available at 11:30 am. A study guide for chapter 1 is
posted in the documents section. Please take a few minutes to fill out the
starter survey in the Moodle site.
Today’s
class presentations have been posted.
On
Friday and on Monday, members of the physics club will sell Lab Manuals. Each
manual costs $5.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Homework
problems for Friday are posted. See homework section or calendar.
Friday, January 18, 2008
The
syllabus is posted in the documents section. If you have a couple minutes, try
the starter survey on the Moodle site.
See
you on Wednesday.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Welcome
to the course page. This page serves as a means to communicate all recent
changes to the website and other messages to you.
The first class meeting
will be held on Wednesday, January 23. There is no lab instruction on Tuesday,
January 22. Check the News section regularly for recent changes to this site.
See you in January.
Last
modified: 5/14/2008
Maintained
by Sylke Boyd