Physics II 880:131 Today’s Agenda Paperwork Philosophy, Math, Physics Mastering Physics? Class Policies – Labs, HMWK, etc… Weekly Schedule Philosophy, Math, Physics Chapter 17 – Temperature & Heat

Mastering Physics Yes or No? Vote?

Days of the Week Monday Tuesday Wed Friday Lecture / Problem Solving Assignments (HMWK & Lab Report) Due 5pm Begin with short quiz on past & future material Quiz held whenever there is a lab Lab should take ~ 1.5 hrs Tomorrow will not have lab – work on problem solving Will be review period during exam weeks (No Quiz) Wed Lecture / Exams Held on Wed Friday Lecture

Grade %’s HMWK: 10% Drop 2 Lowest Labs: 10% Drop 2 Lowest Exams: 20% Each (Two) Quizzes: 20% Drop 2 Lowest Final Exam: 20%. Comprehensive Late Work: Not Accepted Serious about 5pm deadlines

Quizzes 20 minutes One Quantitative Problem Multiple Choice ?’s Based on HMWK Due that week Multiple Choice ?’s Conceptual That Week & Previous week’s lab Reading on past & upcoming material No calculators, No Equations, No Notes

Exams Two hour exams during semester Final Exam will be two hours long Three Units Thermo (4 weeks). Exam 1 Electricity & Magnetism (8 weeks) Exam 2 Optics (3 weeks). Final Exam Final Exam comprehensive Can use calculators Who should Provide Equations Sheet? Vote!

Philoshophy What is Philosophy? Famous Philosophers? Natural World. What do they have in common?

Mathematics What is Math? Famous Mathematicians? What do they have in common?

Physics What is Physics? Famous Mathematicians? What do they have in common?

Dr. Kidd’s Laws of Phyics Anything that Can Happen, Will Happen Law 2: Everything is Lazy No other laws needed, & #2 is pretty redundant as it is

First Unit: Thermo ?’s I want you to answer tomorrow But may start now… What is temperature? Do things change size with temperature? Why? What is Heat? Hint: Water vs. Aluminum What is a state of matter? What are the Four States of matter? How is heat transferred? What are the Five Fundamental Forces?

End for Today Assignment: Tomorrow Read Chapter 17 for tomorrow Should be an initial skim Tomorrow 1st HMWK assignment Go over basic problem solving Physics I & Chapter 17 Calculus in Physics