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final - worried 12/16/2006 (14:39)
- Grades will be posted on Monday. - W. D. Kulp 12/16/2006 (16:28)
Last minute preparations: check your calculators and supplies (batteries, pencil lead, and eraser)! - W. D. Kulp 12/15/2006 (10:47)
Your grade - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (22:14)
- 50+15+10+=80 - student 12/15/2006 (09:22)
  - Read the statement more carefully, please. Here it is again, with some paragraph breaks. - W. D. Kulp 12/15/2006 (09:30)
Go get a good night's rest! - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (21:56)
Bowling ball dropped from airplane... - Juan 12/14/2006 (21:30)
- Bowling ball dropped from an airplane - analog to firing a cannon off a cliff. - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (21:50)
BATTLESHIP! - Cameron 12/14/2006 (19:59)
- Battleship! - motion with constant acceleration - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (21:42)
PRS slide 23,24,7,16 - Holls Alce 12/14/2006 (19:46)
- prs24-32, slide 7 - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (21:01)
- prs24-32, slide 23 - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (21:11)
- prs24-32, slide 24 - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (21:29)
Horizontal Force - Joey 12/14/2006 (17:22)
- Answer - Oliver 12/14/2006 (19:02)
  - Right, Oliver, the box will continue to accelerate. - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (20:37)
Are all questions of equal worth on exam? - Tyler Breisch 12/14/2006 (16:09)
- The two parts of the final exam will be treated separately, with equal weight - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (16:22)
Questions about some of the PRS questions... - Cameron 12/14/2006 (14:15)
- segmented ramp - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (16:29)
- weights on a plane - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (16:31)
Homework and PRS scores - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (11:07)
Mastering Physics Assignment #4 Error - Oliver Albrecht 12/14/2006 (10:08)
Practice final exam - Holls Alce 12/13/2006 (22:01)
- This is a modfication of 8.44 (from assignment 21) with friction - W. D. Kulp 12/14/2006 (00:23)
Course evaluations reminder - W. D. Kulp 12/12/2006 (19:14)
Course Standing: Lab grade, PRS, diagnostic scores - W. D. Kulp 12/12/2006 (19:08)
- Diagnostic scores - Ian 12/13/2006 (00:24)
Final Formula Sheet - J Sommer 12/10/2006 (16:23)
- Final formulat sheet - see the Quiz 5 formula sheet (for now) - W. D. Kulp 12/10/2006 (16:56)
Diagnostic grade.... - Cameron 12/08/2006 (12:07)
Sample Final - MB 12/07/2006 (19:30)
- Answers - Ian 12/09/2006 (13:44)
  - . - MB 12/10/2006 (11:06)
  - Final from Spring 2006 (and solutions) - W. D. Kulp 12/10/2006 (16:04)
FINAL - Part II - Neethu Alan Thomas 12/07/2006 (12:31)
- Sample final (representative of Part II) available through 2211A home page. - W. D. Kulp 12/07/2006 (15:12)
Friday's "test" - DH 12/06/2006 (13:39)
- The diagnostic Friday is for review, and for extra credit - W. D. Kulp 12/06/2006 (22:42)
  - How is it grade extra credit? - Neethu Alan Thomas 12/07/2006 (12:34)
    - How is the diagnostics test graded? - Neethu Alan Thomas 12/07/2006 (16:41)
PRS Answers - Andrew Vodopia 12/05/2006 (21:57)
- PRS - answers not included. - W. D. Kulp 12/05/2006 (23:01)
More Final news - W. D. Kulp 12/05/2006 (15:50)
A Rolling Hollow Sphere - Ian 12/05/2006 (11:42)
- A rolling hollow sphere - use Part A (and compare with notes from Monday, 12/4) - W. D. Kulp 12/05/2006 (13:03)
  - part A of rolling hollow sphere - Lexi 12/05/2006 (15:02)
    - rolling hollow sphere - this is a second-law dynamics problem, not equilibrium - W. D. Kulp 12/05/2006 (15:49)
      - Hollow Sphere Part C - Robert Starling 12/06/2006 (14:01)
        The sphere is not in equilibrium - W. D. Kulp 12/06/2006 (22:59)
Final - James 12/04/2006 (18:59)
- News about the final exam (not a short posting) - W. D. Kulp 12/04/2006 (23:00)
13.56 - A 12/03/2006 (18:12)
- 13.56 - Leslie 12/03/2006 (22:59)
Parallel-Axis Theorem - Alana 12/03/2006 (15:56)
- Parallel-Axis Theorem - Roshu 12/03/2006 (19:48)
13.9 - Cameron 11/30/2006 (13:10)
- 13.9 - an equilateral triangle has equal sides - and equal angles - W. D. Kulp 11/30/2006 (16:20)
14.62 - Tyler Breisch 11/28/2006 (22:56)
- 14.62 - use impulse-momentum theory for new v_max - W. D. Kulp 11/29/2006 (08:02)
14.13 and 14. - Alana 11/28/2006 (20:34)
- Pgs 422 and 433 - Chad 11/28/2006 (21:23)
  - 14.13, 14.72 - Good advice, Chad. - W. D. Kulp 11/28/2006 (22:12)
- 14.72 - Holls 11/28/2006 (21:29)
  - 14.72 - Good advice, Holls. - W. D. Kulp 11/28/2006 (22:09)
12.44 - B 11/28/2006 (20:32)
- 12.44 - Holls 11/28/2006 (21:38)
Energy of a spacecraft (from Assignment 33) - conservation of energy - W. D. Kulp 11/27/2006 (23:54)
12.16 & 12.43 - Cameron 11/27/2006 (21:49)
- 12.16 - very far away from Earth means you set U_G = 0. - W. D. Kulp 11/27/2006 (23:11)
  - 12.16 - Cameron 11/28/2006 (11:16)
    - Use Energy! - Chad 11/28/2006 (12:12)
- 12.43 - Don't use the force. - W. D. Kulp 11/27/2006 (23:16)
12.66 -- What's the concept here? - Chad 11/27/2006 (21:17)
- 12.66 - Requires conservation of energy and conservation of angular momentum. - W. D. Kulp 11/27/2006 (23:09)
12.22 - Cameron 11/27/2006 (21:09)
- 12.22 - yes. The mass of the sun is found on the inside of the back cover of the book. - W. D. Kulp 11/27/2006 (22:58)
- 12.22 - an addendum: important information about Kepler's third law - W. D. Kulp 11/27/2006 (23:39)
12.64 - Cameron 11/27/2006 (20:43)
- 12.64 - conservation of angular momentum: L = mvr - W. D. Kulp 11/27/2006 (22:56)
14.71 - solve for the time constant and use standard equations - W. D. Kulp 11/21/2006 (22:53)
Wobbling Bridge - A 11/21/2006 (22:44)
- Wobbling bridge - at resonance, the driving frequency = natural frequency - W. D. Kulp 11/21/2006 (23:57)
14.68 - start with a free-body diagram - W. D. Kulp 11/21/2006 (22:10)
14.68 - Cameron 11/21/2006 (21:22)
14.68 - A 11/21/2006 (13:29)
- My question exactly. - B 11/21/2006 (15:28)
links was messed up - an 11/20/2006 (11:53)
Check out what physics at MIT looks like - anony 11/20/2006 (11:50)
14.54 - Jack Bauer 11/19/2006 (14:40)
- 14.54 - Find the acceleration from the second derivative of the position as function of time. - W. D. Kulp 11/19/2006 (21:33)
14.57 - Alana Clooten 11/19/2006 (13:16)
- 14.57 - Assume SHM, and use the angular frequency to relate the two positions of interest - W. D. Kulp 11/19/2006 (21:22)
  - Tried - Michael Henderson 11/19/2006 (22:13)
Problem 14.34 is more than a math problem - W. D. Kulp 11/17/2006 (10:19)
Gravitational Acceleration Inside a Planet - Juan 11/12/2006 (20:36)
- Gravitational acceleration inside a planet - W. D. Kulp 11/12/2006 (22:19)
11-48 - Holls 11/08/2006 (06:50)
- 1.48 - System is composed of both blocks, the earth, and the table - W. D. Kulp 11/08/2006 (07:38)
11-16 - Holls 11/07/2006 (21:54)
- A conservative force is associated with a potential energy - W. D. Kulp 11/07/2006 (22:50)
Practice Quiz 4 - Holls 11/06/2006 (22:47)
- 9.56 - remember that momentum is a vector - W. D. Kulp 11/06/2006 (23:32)
- 9.50 - the proton inelastically bounces back along its inital path - W. D. Kulp 11/06/2006 (23:39)
Practice quiz 4 - Holls Alce 11/06/2006 (22:26)
- 9.30: use energy conservation before and after collision - W. D. Kulp 11/06/2006 (23:28)
formula sheet.... - Cameron 11/05/2006 (17:59)
- Instructions and formula sheet for Quiz 4 available - W. D. Kulp 11/06/2006 (23:04)
  - Formula Sheet - anony 11/07/2006 (19:16)
Assignment 31: Power - James Parker 11/02/2006 (19:01)
- Assignment 31 is delayed until Friday morning. - W. D. Kulp 11/03/2006 (16:12)
Assignment 28: Elastic Collision, Problem 10.52 - W. D. Kulp 11/02/2006 (13:19)
Work on a sliding box - Alana 11/01/2006 (06:42)
- Use the work-kinetic energy theorem here - W. D. Kulp 11/01/2006 (13:33)
MP Error - Cameron 10/31/2006 (11:13)
- MP error - Taylor Tomassi 11/01/2006 (01:35)
part b collision of an angle? - alana clooten 10/24/2006 (21:47)
- From dimensional analysis, the x- and y- components of velocity would be functions of v. - W. D. Kulp 10/24/2006 (22:25)
Springs and Pendulums on Sample Quiz? - mhm 10/23/2006 (00:51)
- Sample Quizzes - lpl 10/23/2006 (11:14)
7.52 - Joey Cerone 10/22/2006 (19:36)
- Never mind. - Joey Cerone 10/22/2006 (19:41)
Problem 8.29 - Sidd 10/22/2006 (14:44)
- 8.29: static friction accelerates the box up the slope (x-direction) - W. D. Kulp 10/22/2006 (15:38)
6.61 - Chad Cross 10/22/2006 (11:51)
- Use Galilean velocity transformation(s): v = v'+V - W. D. Kulp 10/22/2006 (15:30)
quiz 3 formula sheet - Cameron 10/22/2006 (10:11)
- Only minor changes in the formula sheet. - W. D. Kulp 10/22/2006 (15:20)
Problem 6.15 - Sidd gaur 10/21/2006 (22:17)
- Problem 6.15: add the velocities - W. D. Kulp 10/21/2006 (23:28)
Do we need to know 8.47? - Oliver Albrecht 10/21/2006 (12:24)
- Momentum is not on quiz 3. - W. D. Kulp 10/21/2006 (20:27)
practice quiz 3 - Holls 10/20/2006 (15:28)
- 8.22 - W. D. Kulp 10/20/2006 (22:44)
- 8.47 - W. D. Kulp 10/20/2006 (23:06)
The discussion board is back online! - W. D. Kulp 10/20/2006 (13:11)