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MWF CLASSES- Your first Exam will be on Friday, February 19th

Class Information
I teach 2 sections of Physical Science
Physical Science MWF 8-9 AM Section
Physical Science Tues/ Thurs Section

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Here are the physics questions I gave out in class.  You should be able to do all of these,
and you WILL have these types of questions on the next Exam!


Companion Website

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073512125/student_view0/index.html

This site is the resources portion of the above site.  There are tutorials, flash cards, chapter summaries and animations.  You paid a LOT for your book, and this website is part of that cost.  USE IT!!

Class Lecture information-
Below are .pdf files of lecture handouts to assist you in taking notes.

Lecture 1- What is Science?

Lecture 2- Kepler, Copernicus, and the Triumph of gravity

Lecture 3- The Solar System  (This lecture covers several days, lots of slides)

Lecture 4- The Stars

Lecture 5- Motion and Newtons Laws

Lecture 6- Momentum and Work

Lecture 7 Einstein and Relativity

Lecture 8- Matter and Heat-

 

HOMEWORK
Homework posted is for both sections- check in class for due dates.
I will post the questions for both the 12th edition (boat on cover) and 13th edition (Aurora on cover). Multiple choice questions are worth 2 points each, Fill in exercises are worth 5 points.
Please type the answers to exercises; you may hand write the multiple choice answers. 

 

EXAM 1
MWF Class- Friday, Feb 19th
TTH Class- Thursday Feb 18th

Material- Introduction to Science, Solar System, Stars

Chapter MC Exercise DUE DATE
1 (12th and 13th editions) 1-18 (but NOT 8,9,10) 2 AND 17 Past due
The Solar System 1-13, 17,18,22,32, 35,36,37 Just # 51

Chapter 2- Motion 6,8,9,12,13,20,25,27,38,46 18,24,30 FOR MWF CLASS MAR5th
FOR TTh Class MAR 4th
Electricity and Magnetism 2,4-9,11,15,16,20,22,26,32,35,36,37 none  

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Robert Davies
Professor of Astronomy, Geology & Physical Science
Office - Science 125
Phone (209) 384-6126

Email davies.r@mccd.edu