Models of Motion – 2014-15

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Electronics assignments are submitted via MasteringPhysics, and occasionally paper versions of some problems are submitted. Assignments are due Tuesday and Thursday before class, with the rest of the assignment due TBA Thursday after class.

• Electronics #1.1, due Tue. Mar. 31 by 1 pm: Mazur Ch. 31: 8, 17, 18
• Electronics #1.2, due Thu. Apr. 2 by 1 pm: Mazur Ch. 31: 55, 66, 81
• Electronics #1.3, due TBA Th. Apr. 2 by 5 pm: Mazur Ch. 31: 11, 14, 20, 59, 82, 85, 91

Some of you are not properly registered for spring quarter (mostly not registered for the right number of credits but some not registered at all). Let’s make sure to get this taken care of on the first day of class, Mon. Mar. 30. You can either stop by the Registration and Records office to pick up a registration form or print it from this link. The CRN for the full 16 credit program is 30056, while the partial credit option CRN is 30057.

Please let Krishna know via email or in person as soon as possible if you are interested in attending The Pacific Northwest section of the Mathematics Association of America (PNW MAA) annual meting at the University of Washington Tacoma (more details here). I need to know soon how many people will be attending so I can reserve a van if needed, and I also need to know who might be certified (or become certified) to drive a van.

We’re looking forward to starting spring quarter with you all!

• 1st class meeting: Mon. Mar. 30 at 9 am in Lecture Hall 2. All students should attend this meeting.
• For calculus, read Strang 9.1, 9.2 (skip Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates), 9.3, and 9.4.
• For physics, read Mazur Ch. 15 (skip section 15.7 except for Example 15.8).
• For electronics, read Mazur Ch. 31, Complex Numbers handout, Class 1: DC Circuits handout.

March 23 is the 133rd anniversary of Emmy Noether’s birth. If you get a chance to look at today’s Google Doodle, you will see it is dedicated to Dr. Noether.

Krishna has been sick for the past several days and will not be in on Monday.  Rachel will be there for conferences as scheduled, focusing on math and seminar evals.  Krishna will follow up with you on physics when he is able.

Take a moment on 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 for a very special Pi Day!

Also, Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1897.

We’ll see you next week for Evaluation Conferences.

You can find our evaluation conference schedule here.

In spring, we have the opportunity to attend some professional conferences of mathematicians and physicists. These meetings are on weekends so not mandatory, but you’re encouraged to think about attending either or both. Read more here.