Introduction

SP 211

Instructor Backround

Professional History1/02-pres Physics Instructor, Assoc. Chair, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 8/98 - 12/01 Physics Ph. D. Student, Naval Postgraduate School7/97 - 7/98 Student, Naval War College, Newport RI,

Associate Fellow, CNO Strategic Studies Group XVII 1/95 - 6/97 Executive Officer, USS DALLAS (SSN 700) 4/93 - 10/94 Director, Submarine Officer Advanced Course, Naval Submarine School12/89 - 3/93 Navigation/Operations Officer, USS ALEXANDRIA (SSN 757) 6/86 - 6/89 Physics Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 3/83 - 6/86 Engineering Division Officer, USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN 644G)1/82 – 4/83 Nuclear Power/Submarine Training6/81 – 1/82 Research Asst., Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak, MD

EducationPh.D. Naval Postgraduate School, 2001M.S. Eng. The Johns Hopkins University, 1988 B.S. U. S. Naval Academy, Physics, 1981

Contact Information

CDR Ed Tucholski

Office: Chauvenet Hall Room 274Lab: Chauvenet Hall Room 40/41Office phone: 410-293-6614Lab Phone: 410-293-6628Office email: ejtuchol@usna.eduWeb site: http://usna.edu/Users/physics/ejtuchol/

Home phone: 410-349-8126Cell phone: 443-995-7348Home email: ejtuchol@yahoo.com

Resources

Text: Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, Ninth Edition. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

The publisher’s web site (Wiley Plus) is at http://www.wileyplus.com• Reading content (including chapter 0)• Additional Sample Problems • Student Solutions Manual • Interactive LearningWare • Video Sample Problems • Video Mini-lectures • Math Help Videos • The Flying Circus of Physics

The USNA course web page is at: http://intranet.usna.edu/PhysicsCourses/homepage.htm

Tegrity system:http://hera-usna.tegrity.com

Grading Criteria

• Homework10%

• Laboratories 10%• Quizzes

20%• Hour Exams (3)

30%• Final Exam

30%• A

>90%• B

>80%• C

>70%• D

>60%

5% adjustment for effort

• Homework15%

• Laboratories10%

• Quizzes25%

• Hour Exams50%

Progress Grade

Student Responsibilities

• Do your homework. Keep a hw notebook– Make your method clear. – Givens, Finds, Sketches,

Fundamentals, Solutions.– Units!!!!– Collected ~3 times during semester

• Wiley Plus – links to resources• Study groups vs. independent work• Cramster• Participate in labs

– Prelab– Data taking, analysis and report– Graphs and Spreadsheets

• Exams/Quizzes– Quiz almost daily– Two exams

• CPS• Ask Questions and Get Help

– Call/email/text anytime for assistance.

• Stay healthy and alert– Sleep– Beverage

• Bring your book and calculator to all classes and labs

Problem Solving Technique• Read the problem. Reread it if necessary.• Write down the information that is “given.”• Write down what is to be “found.”• Draw a picture or sketch. • Write down the fundamental physical relationship

necessary to solve your problem.• Perform the mathematics (algebra, trig, calculus).

Remember the rules for significant digits.• Simultaneously, perform unit analysis.• Box your final answer. Include units.• Check that your answer makes sense.

Relevance

• “a gentleman of refined manners, liberal education, and the nicest sense of personal honor.

• Like it or not, the navy is technical.• Math is important. Admittedly not essential. It adds richness to

your understanding. It is often the language of science. Calculus was invented to explain Physics!

• Physics is not just memorizing equations.

Homework

• Enroll into Wiley Plus using Prof Katz’s email.

• Chapter 1 HW will be due Wednesday on Wiley Plus

• Lab will be emailed. There is a prelab.