Welcome to the supplementary website for the Fall 2003 semester of Physics for Scientists and Engineers I at North Florida Community College. Here you will find
- Most Handouts
- Answer Keys
- Special Announcements
- Suggested Homework Problems
- Lab Instructions
- Helpful Links
and other items you may find to be useful. You might want to check the website every Tuesday and Thursday before you come to class if possible. At least once per week would be advisable. Since we have such a small class this term the instructor may make some changes that will be beneficial to the students. The class syllabus is here (Word doc file). The instructor's email is [email protected] and his voicemail is 973-1632.
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Chapter 1 (pg 16-18): Questions 1,5,6,7,9 Problems 2,5,6,14,17,22,24,26,28,35,41 |
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Chapter 2 (pg 41-47): Questions 1-6,13-16 Problems 3,5,6,16,23,27,34,38,47,60,73 |
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Chapter 3 (pg 70-76):
Questions 2,3,9-11 Problems 3,7,9,11,19,21,25,27,31,35,36,51,53 |
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Chapter 4 (pg 103-111):
Questions 1,3,4,5,9,11,22 Problems 1,3,5,9,11,13,17,21,23,25,27,31, 35,37,39,41,45,51,57,59,65,67,69,73,79,81 |
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Chapter 5 (pg 138-144):
Questions 3,13-15 Problems 3,5,7,11,16,17,21,27,31,35,41,49,63,67,71,73,75 |
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Chapter 6 (pg 172-179):
Questions 2-6 Problems 1,3,5,9,19,23,27,29,33,37,41,45,47,53,57, 61,65,71,79,83,85 |
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Chapter 7 (pg 201-208):
Questions 1-3 Problems 1,3,5,9,13,15,17,23,25,33,35,39,47,49 |
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Chapter 8 (pg 233-240):
Questions 1,2,5,6,8,9,10,15 Problems 2,5,7,11,15,21,27,29,31,35,37,43,45, 51,55,57,61,65,81 |
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Potential Extra Credit Topics (Remember to get the consent of the instructor before beginning any projects):
- Design a lab that the class can perform. It should be based on one of the topics that is discussed in one of the chapters we cover. See the instructor to learn of the equipment and other resources available for physics labs.
- Research the subject of Fermi questions. Describe the background of the physicist for which they are named, describe the basic idea about how they are solved and what a solution consists of. Come up with a variety of original Fermi questions and show how you solve them. Then see if there is any information available that can tell you if you were probably correct or not.
- Critique a sci-fi movie or television program in terms of the principles of physics that are involved. Describe how physically realistic (or unrealistic) it is.
- Create a computer program that simulates some aspect of physics we study in PHY 2048.
- Write a Sherlock Holmes mystery in which Inspector Holmes uses the principles we study to solve a whodunit.
- Investigate a paranormal phenomenon in terms of the principles of physics involved. A good source of paranormal phenomena is the magazine Skeptical Inquirer which can be located online through the link www.csicop.org
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