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Introduction to Physical Science Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Tom Burbine tomburbine@astro.umass.edu. Course. Course Website: http://blogs.umass.edu/tburbine/ Textbook: Conceptual Physical Science, 4 th Edition (2008) (Hewitt, Suchocki, and Hewitt) Conceptual Physical Science Practice Book
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Introduction to Physical ScienceMonday, Wednesday, ThursdayTom Burbinetomburbine@astro.umass.edu
Course • Course Website: • http://blogs.umass.edu/tburbine/ • Textbook: • Conceptual Physical Science, 4th Edition (2008) (Hewitt, Suchocki, and Hewitt) • Conceptual Physical Science Practice Book • Conceptual Physical Science Lab Manual • You also will need a calculator and a laptop that you will bring to class.
All presentations • Will be online before class • You do not have to copy down every word I write
Goals of the Class • Learn about the physical principles that guide the universe • Gravity • Electromagnetism • Light • Chemistry • Behavior and characteristics of atoms
Class Structure • Lecture plus labs/exercises
How can I tell if you have learned something? • Do well on a quiz or exam
Grading • Homework: 20% (top 20 grades) • Labs/Exercises: 20% (top 20 grades) • Quizzes (every Thursday starting September 23rd): 20% (top 8 grades) • Midterm: 20% • Final: 20%
Grading • A+ (95.0-100) • A (92.50 – 94.49) • A- (89.50 – 92.49) • B+ (87.50 – 89.49) • B (82.50 – 87.49) • B- (79.50 – 82.49) • C+ (77.50 – 79.49) • C (72.50 – 77.49) • C- (69.50 – 72.49) • D+ (67.50 – 69.49) • D (59.50 – 67.49) • F (below 59.49)
Homework #1 • Find an article concerning a new discovery in physics/astronomy/chemistry/geology • Write about why this is an important discovery and staple it to the article and hand it in
Late work • Will get a grade of zero without a valid excuse
Virtual office hours • You can IM me at tomburbine on AOL
Student: and who are u? lolStudent: u gotta answer cuz i asked first both timestomburbine: why r u Iming meStudent: cuz u added my sn for some reason so i wana know whytomburbine: sn?Student: screen name? Student: loltomburbine: no I didntStudent: ok..tomburbine: do u live in massachusetts?Student: do u?tomburbine: do u live in cambridge?Student: notomburbine: is it snowing?Student: yeatomburbine: do u have a xnga?Student: no joke who the f**k are ya?Student: yes i do live in MAtomburbine: i never heard of u until u Imed meStudent: then how the h**l did u know i lived in MA?
Student: and yes i do go to umasstomburbine: r u in astronomy 100Student: how do u know all this?tomburbine: because I am the professorStudent: OHHHHH OOOPS!tomburbine: i think u must have added meStudent: omg loltomburbine: and then forgot who I wasStudent: ya i didStudent: sorry for all that tomburbine: my name is my screen nametomburbine: seem familar nowStudent: didnt mean to use language but it happenedtomburbine: no problemtomburbine: funnyStudent: hehtomburbine: i actually dont know who u rStudent: good thing we got an exta 2 days for the hwtomburbine: yestomburbine: u can Im me anytimetomburbine: and Student: ill tell ya if u promiss not to fail metomburbine: I cant add my name to ur aimtomburbine: only u cantomburbine: i am fine not knowingStudent: okStudent: well i have to go ill cya on thursday. take caretomburbine: bye!
Review #1 • This man is OFF the wall. He's hilarious. I honestly look forward to this class like no other. He mumbles sometimes, but he is SO funny. Also, his brilliance is obvious. Take this guy's classes!
Review #2 • This class sucks. He doesn't teach anything. the powerpoints are indecipherable. the formulas don't make any sense. The tests are hard, and he sucks.
Review #3 • Like what everyone else said. Pretty straightforward teacher, you do need to study for the exams though if you want a good grade. Drops lowest test and a couple lowest HW's. He is funny at times.
Now • We take a short quiz
Mnemonics • My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos • My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Models • When you have a model of how something works, you should be able to predict what will happen • If observations do not fit the model, either the observations or the model is wrong
Laboratory • Everybody should get their pennies out. • Test the question: • Does the mass of pennies change over time?