Week 1 Day 2

Topics:

Today: Getting Started

  • Group work
  • Estimation
  • Measurement
  • Unit Analysis

Next Time: Observing Motion

  • Motion Diagrams
  • Particle Model
  • Position Vectors
  • Velocity Vectors

Announcements

  • Class meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday
    (You MUST be registered for both PHY 2048C-08& PHY 2048L-9)
  • If not enrolled in either the lecture or the lab, you will need to come to the Physics Office in MAP 310 on Thursday or Friday and get an overide (I will give them a list of people attending class to make sure you can get in).
  • See me after class if you need to finish or make-up Monday's diagnostics
  • WebAssign is up
    Log in

Username => (All Caps) 1st three letters of your first name
+ up to 1st five letters of last name – John Smith => JONSMITH

Institution => ucf

Password => last 5 numbers of your Student ID # (SSN)

Assignments

  • Due Today
    EMail Assignment
  • Due Friday
    WebAssign Intro Assignment
    Read Chapter 1: Sections 1-6
  • Due Monday
    WebAssign: Jan 14 HW + paper
    Workbook 1a

Activities

  • Groupwork
    • Ponderable: Brainstorm on Brainstorming
    • Estimation: Take a walk
  • Measurement
    • Sizing up the book
  • Units & Unit Analysis