Physics with Calculus II Professor Jeff Saul Department of Physics
Fall 2008 - PHY 2049 - U01 CP 197 - M 1:00-2:40 PM - WF 2:00-2:50 PM
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Topics:

Today: Welcome Class Overview X-Force X-Force Detector Pre-course diagnostics

Next Time: Nature of Electric Charge Electric Interactions Charged Objects and Neutral Objects Charge Model Polarization Insulators and Conductors

Announcements

• Class meets:
  Monday 1:00-2:40 PM, WF 2:00-2:50 PM
• Dr. Saul Office hours:
  MWF 3 - 4 PM; WF 10:00-10:50 AM
  Virtual Office hours 9 - 10 PM the night before Mastering Physics homework is due
• Class Rules of Conduct
  • Please turn off all cell phones and pagers
  • Please be courteous when others are speaking during class discussions. If you must talk, please whisper.
  • Keep up with homework and reading
• The class homepage can be found at <http://www.fiu.edu/~saulj/Teaching/2049_Fall08>. An alternate way to get there is to go to Dr. Saul's Homepage <http://www.fiu.edu/~saulj> and click on the link for our class on the left.
• Mastering Physics Code: FALL2008PHY2049SAUL
• Best way to reach me is by email: saulj@fiu.edu
  
  

Assignments

• Due Wednesday
  Review key Physics 1 concepts
  Read Young & Freedman Ch. 21: 1-2
  Homework: Sticky Tape Lab + Additional Questions
  
  
• Due Friday
  MP: Intro to Mastering Physics
  
  
• Due next Wednesday (9/3)
  Read Young & Freedman Chapter 21: Sections 1-3
  MP: Chapter 21: Part 1
  
  

Activities

• Welcome
• Course Basics
• Review Physics 1 Key Ideas*

 

Electric Charge

• Balloons and FBDs
• Building an X-force detector
• Introduce T and B tapes

Precourse Diagnostics

*Did not get to this today