April 9 0:50 AM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 12, Friday, April 9.
April 6 9:34 PM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 12, Wednesday, April 7.
April 4 4:39 PM: I hope everyone had a safe and restful vacation. I have graded all the completed tests, but there are still a few not yet returned. Contrary to the Syllabus, Quiz 6 will be delayed 1 week. The lecture notes preparing for it will be posted on April 11. Lecture Notes for Week-12, Monday, April 5 are now available.
March 26 0:35 AM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 11, Friday, March 26.
March 24 1:46 PM: I have send out e-mails with Quiz-5. Notice that it is not due until April 11, after Spring Break week.
March 24 0:08 AM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 11, Wednesday, March 24.
March 22 0:29 AM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 11, Monday, March 22.
March 18 23:52 PM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 10, Friday, March 19.
March 16 20:57 PM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 10, Wednesday, March 17.
March 15 1:30 AM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 10, Monday, March 15.
March 14 11:58 PM: The Physics Midterm Tests have been send as an attachment to e-mail messages. Be sure to study the material mentioned in the Week 9 Monday Lecture Notes. (Also, referenced in the Week 9 Friday Lecture Notes.)
March 11 10:33 PM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 09, Friday, March 12.
March 9 2:41 PM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 09, Wednesday, March 10.
March 8 10:54 PM: I forgot to post a note here that I sent out e-mails with your Quiz-4 yesterday (March 7) at 9 PM. That was followed by another e-mail to correct the link to the Week-8 Monday Lecture note with preparation advice for that quiz.
March 7 8:36 PM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 09, Monday, March 8.
March 5 4:11 PM: Here is a news item about a nice mirage such as we talked about at the bottom of the first page in this Lab note.
March 5 00:03 AM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 08, Friday, March 5.
March 3 00:21 AM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 08, Wednesday, March 3.
February 28 11:35 PM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 08, Monday, March 1.
February 28 12:45 PM: I see that the e-mail with Quiz-3 had September 27 rather than February 28 for the due date of Quiz 3. As usual, my due dates are flexible so early March is also OK.
February 26 0:06 AM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 07, Friday, February 26.
February 24 11:20 PM: Fixed a bad link to the Pig Illusion in Wednesday's Lab Notes at Lab Notes for Week 07, Wednesday, February 24. You may need to reload the page since the bad page may be cached.
February 24 2:09 PM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 07, Wednesday, February 24.
February 24 12:07 PM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 07, Monday, February 22. Today's lab notes will be posted later today.
February 19 8:59 PM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 06, Friday, February 19. It looks like I'll be spending the weekend in the hospital with another bout of pulmonary embolism.
February 16 10:57 PM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 06, Wednesday, February 17.
February 12 16:09 PM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 05, Friday, February 12.
February 10 11:27 AM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 05, Wednesday, February 10.
February 8 11:50 AM: Some students have been confused by the pendulum lab so I have slightly edited the end of the Week 3 Lab to try and clarify how to fill in the pendulum table.
February 7 11:27 AM: I sent out Quiz-2 as an attachment to an e-mail. Read the e-mail, but don't open the attached Quiz until you are fully prepared to take the Quiz.
February 7 11:16 AM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 05, Monday, February 8. This is about global warming.
February 4 3:25 PM: I have posted Lecture Notes for Week 04, Friday, February 5. This is about wave motion, an extremely important topic in physics.
February 3 0:25 AM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 04, Wednesday, February 3.
January 31 11:19 PM: I posted Lecture Notes for Week 04, Monday, February 1. Somehow this and other notes were not posted correctly, but I believe they are all fixed now.
January 29 0:19 AM: I have just posted Lecture Notes for Week 03, Friday, January 29.
January 26 9:27 PM: I have posted Lab Notes for Week 03, Wednesday, January 27. Be sure to follow the pendulum instructions carefully.
January 24 9:31 PM: I have just sent out Quiz-1 as an attachment to an e-mail. Read the e-mail, but don't open the attached Quiz until you are fully prepared to take the Quiz.
January 24 7:39 PM: I have just posted Lecture Notes for Week 03, Monday, January 25.
January 22 0:27 AM: I have just posted Lecture Notes for Week 02, Friday, January 22.
January 20 1:30 AM: I sent out e-mails with the Calculations Test and instructions for it.
January 19 20:35 PM: I have just posted Lab Notes for Week 02, Wednesday, January 20. These pertain to doing the Practice Calculations Test. I will send your actual Calculations Test shortly via e-mail, but you are not to open it until you are sure you understand how to do the Practice Calculations Test. In any case, you are allowed redo's (with my feedback) until you get the real Calculations Test perfect.
January 17 10:13 PM: I have just posted Lecture Notes for Week 02, Monday, January 18. This previews Quiz 1 which will be passed out on January 25.
January 14 8:45 PM: I have just posted Lecture Notes for Week 01, Friday, January 15.
January 12 4:27 PM: I have just posted Lab Notes for Week 01, Wednesday, January 13. How to earn credit for the lab is explained at the end.
January 11 12:38 AM: The Welcome e-mail messages were sent out at this time with a link to the first lecture note .
My younger daughter sent me the following link to a Washington Post article entitled "Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to 'flatten the curve'" which I feel is worth passing along to Science-1A students. I'm hoping that it can be viewed without any cost.
I'm sure you appreciate the connection between rabbit reproduction, our hydrogen-oxygen explosion, Walt Disney's ping-pong ball and mousetrap demonstration, nuclear bombs, and the current Coronavirus pandemic. When you understand one, it is much easier to understand the others. This is for your enlightenment. You will not be tested on it.
The following links have useful general information:
Clovis College COVID-19 Information Page
California Dept. of Public Health Web Site
Kaiser Permanente COVID-19 Advice
Last updated: April 9, 2021
