Transcript Introductory Class Lecture

Welcome to Physics 4B!
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Introductions
 Fill
out the survey
 Meet neighbors
 Meet me
About this subject, and about science…
 About this class (syllabus, policies, etc.)
 Pre-class Assessment & Group Activities
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“Sparking” your interest in our class…
You’ll get a charge out of physics…
Think about it!
You’ll feel differently about physics!
And see it differently as well…
Thoughts
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Richard Feynman in the Dentist’s Chair
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Listening to Fish…
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Harnessing Viruses to Generate Electricity
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Fun with Pickles….
Examples of Research in E&M
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Clothing that generates Electricity
&
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Shoes that power your phone…
MRI Brain Scans help paralyzed talk
 Application
for ALS patients?
 Update on Hawking’s Brainwave connection
 Bioelectromagnetics
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Magnetic Emulsions clean up oil spills
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Shark repelling magnets?
Examples of Research in Electricity
& Magnetism
At Stanford…
 At MIT…
 At Cal…
 At Cal Poly…
 At Davis…
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The challenges of this class
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Math
 2-D
& 3-D integrals
 Vector
Calculus
using Divergence,
Curl
The challenges of this class
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Math
 Cylindrical
& Spherical
coordinates
The ultimate goal for you:
My goals for you
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Help you be competitive when you transfer
to a 4-year university in your discipline
… which means….
Equivalent Rigor
 Equivalent Expectations for Hours of Study
 State of the Art teaching with online tools
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Challenges you face…
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Less time available to study
 Outside
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work, family, commuting
Lack of support network
 No
Fraternities, TAs, Dorms, Open Labs
 Library closed early Fridays/weekends
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Less Advanced Lab facilities
…but what you DO have!
One professor for Lecture/Lab/Discussion
 Small classes
 No grade curves – you control how well
you want to do
 My promise - I’ll work as hard as you do
 I *love* this subject!
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Welcome to Physics 4B!
About this class – Syllabus & Calendar
 Key Policies – Attendance & Exams
 Our Textbook
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 Great
graphics
 Wide variety of problems
 Strong problem solving strategies
Mastering Physics!
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Online Learning Mastering Physics
 Immediate
check you are right/wrong
 Answer feedback to help you
 24x7 availability anywhere
 Tutorials have multiple levels of hints
 I can see what you got wrong & why
 Great visual narrated tutorials and resources
Additional resources!
REMIND free text tool to stay in touch…
 Blackboard
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 Homework
Discussion & Help
 Group Lab report storage/work areas
 Additional web resources for you
TIPERS for discussions
 PhET and ActivePhysics tutorials
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Welcome to Physics 4B!
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Group Work!
 Introduce
yourself again – names, majors, transfer
intentions
 Set
up Mastering Physics access: Course ID:
hildreth46715
 Try
Introductory Assignment
 BEMA
survey (if you didn’t finish it Wednesday)