Tag Archive: physics

University Physics review

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-10-05T20:18:24Z in General, with these tags: dsc, physics, 0 Comments. 32 words.

Check out the Physics page I added, with a practice test for tomorrow’s physics test, with answers. I’ll add new stuff there before test 3, and throughout this and the spring semesters.

Physics

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-09-24T17:31:19Z in General, with these tags: dsc, physics, tutoring, 5 Comments. 216 words.

Download the 2008-11-14 Physics practice test.

9:15 P.M. EST 2008-11-15:

Download the Test 4 answers.

Sorry this is late. The test is Monday 2008-11-17, keep studying these problems: 10.3, 7, 11, 20, 33, 39, 43; 11.3, 14, 23, 33, 41, 44, 46; 12.5, 15, 26, 30, 36, 44, 48, 55.

Problem 3 on the practice test is the hardest. #5 and #6 assume you know Kepler’s 3rd law, the mass and radius of the earth, G, and the black hole formula. I showed them in the solutions above. Dr. Tulsian should write those on the board during the test, if he picks …

Opening Day, Fall 2008

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-08-26T12:27:01Z in General, with these tags: biology, calculus, classes, dsc, fall 2008, photography, physics, speech, 0 Comments. 808 words.

Yesterday, 2008 August 25, was the first day back to class for thousands of Daytona State College students. I was amazed by how busy the campus was, but it was likely because I only saw it between class periods when all the students and faculty were shuffling about.

Welcome back, Daytona State College students!

A sign in the courtyard out front of the theater (building 220), welcoming the students.

New parking lot

The college’s new and improved parking lot. All this land used to be just grass, unused, and the parking situation was horrendous. Over the summer workmen …