1. 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

2. Mastering Physics
Yes or No?
Vote?

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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!

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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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?

12. 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