Models of Motion – 2014-15

In Week 2 we will be covering sections 1.2-1.4 of the textbook.  Here are the associated problems.  The turn-in problems are boldfaced (see NEWS below):

1.2: 2, 3, 6, 7,9, 13, 20, 22, 25, 33

1.3: 1, 2, 7, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 22, 25

1.4: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34

NEWS: Having talked to many of you who are not able to submit math hw on campus on Friday (and therefore need to submit on Thursday) we have revised our homework policy to try to accomodate this need.  We will now tell you the turn-in problems (to be turned in by Friday 3 pm) at the moment when the problems are announced, without waiting until after the workshops.  This will allow folks who need to finish those problems before they leave campus Thursday more lead time for this work.

However, we’d like to remind you of the original reason we had wanted to announce these problems later–we are concerned that you will only solve the turn-in problems, which means you will not get enough practice with the material.  So, please be sure to make time for working all the problems in your homework notebook.  The quiz on Mondays will consist of problems very similar to particular homework problems, not limited to turn-ins.

• Some students requested open discussion boards.
• In the navigation bar above, you can find a link to some open Class Forums.
• Remember: to access Forums, you need to Log in to this website using this link or the link in the right hand sidebar.

(updated Fr. 10/3) Most students have yet to complete (or even access) the Lab Safety Quiz.

1. Many students have found the quiz to be more challenging than they expected, so you should not put this off until the last minute
2. Any student who has not passed the quiz and brought in a signoff sheet will not be allowed in lab on Tuesday

You can access the Lab Safety Quiz as follows:

• Log into Canvas at canvas.evergreen.edu
• Under courses, choose Science Support for Academics
• Complete the multipart quiz (you must retake until you get 100%, please use the Lab Safety Manual as a resource/refernce)
• Print out the signoff sheet, fill out the form including signature, and turn it into our program’s SIT, Diane

Some students have asked about getting email updates or notifications to the program website so that when new content is added, they receive an email or other notification. We have made such features available.

• If you use a compatible RSS feeder, there’s an Entries RSS feed https://sites.evergreen.edu/motion/feed/ or use the link under Meta in the right hand sidebar.
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Write up neat solutions to the following calculus problems and submit them by 3 pm to Rachel’s mailbox, located on the 2nd floor of Lab 2.

• Strang 1.1: 1, 4, 9, 14, 19, 27, 40, 44

• You can find links to the Seminar Paper Forums using the navigation bar above, or by clicking here.
• To access the Forums, you must Log in to the blog itself (the Log in link is in the navigation bar on the right).
• Authors should start a new Topic for their paper.
  • The topic should be the Author’s Last name, First name.
  • Authors should save their Seminar Paper as a document that they have access to.
  • Copy and paste the text of that document into your Topic.
  • Use simple formatting and check on the readability of your Seminar Paper.
  • Make sure you have included your references.
• Reviewers should respond to Seminar Papers as Replies.
  • Reviewers are responsible for at least 2 reviews.
  • Reviewer should respond to Seminar Papers from the other Seminar Group than their own. For example, a Reviewer from Rachel’s Seminar Group A would respond to 2 Seminar Papers from Krishna’s Seminar Group B.
  • Follow these guidelines for choosing what Seminar Papers to respond to:
    • Respond to the oldest posted Seminar Paper that does not yet have any replies.
    • If all of the Seminar Papers have had a reply, choose the oldest posted Seminar Paper with the fewest replies.
    • The goal is to benefit Authors who got their papers up early and to work to make sure that every Seminar Paper receives at least 2 replies if possible.

Some problems in MasteringPhysics have randomized variables, which means that the numbers in your version of the problem will be different than your classmates. This gives you the opportunity to work closely with classmates and tutors as you are figuring out how to do the problem but then to check for yourself what you have learned to do by applying your skills and knowledge to a customized version of the problem.

• Calculus: Section 1.1 – 1, 4, 9, 14, 18, 19, 21, 27, 30, 33, 36, 40, 44
• Physics: Chapter 1 Questions and Problems (Practice Text) – 6, 8, 10, 14, 26, 28, 32, 34, 35, 37, 39, 57, 58, 67, 68

• You can find which Writing Group you have been assigned to here.
• Writing Group 1 posts their Seminar Paper to the appropriate forum by 11:59 pm Sat. Oct. 4.
• This Seminar Paper draws from the week 2 Seminar reading, Simony Chapter 1: The Classical Heritage.

• Syllabus
• Covenant
• Lab 1
• Link  to Science Support Center website