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! The class is full! Generally, new students will only be added to replace
no-shows.
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Welcome to Physics 220Hy!

Turn off cell phones, pagers, etc... during lecture.

What is Physics? Physics: Find Common Principles

We begin with the child-like wonder about our everyday
to Explain Many Phenomena
world.
• Why is the sky blue?
• Is there anything colder than ice?
• How does a light switch work?
• How do magnets work?
• How do planes fly?
• Why does scuffing your feet on carpet “zap” you?
• Why can some people play pool with great precision?

Some of these principles are the same:

Depends on the question asked!
 Question
Quotations: How do we know that MEarth = 5.98 x 1024 kg?

“A physical scientist is a seeker of harmonies and constancies

in the jungle of experience. He aims at knowledge and
prediction, particularly through discovery of mathematical
laws”
– Encyclopedia Britannica

“Look it up in a book” misses the point.

Treat the Earth, planets, and the sun as systems that

obey the same principles (or models) as mundane
objects such as apples and blocks.

What does a physicist do? Models of the Universe

Using similar principles and models we can
measure the mass of stars and galaxies:
• We know how much stars weigh (roughly).
• We know how much light stars give off (roughly).
Ouch… • … So we can “count” the stars and figure out how
Umm why does an apple fall ?? much of the mass is “stuff we know”.
How far does the power of gravity
extend??
What does an apple’s fall have to
do with celestial motion? But “stuff we know”
is only ~<3% of the
mass of the galaxy!
Sir. Isaac Newton
Lots of discoveries to make!

The Bohr Model of the Atom
“The atom is nothing but a little
electron orbiting around a proton.”
Physicists…
•Try to explain phenomena using a few principles (models).
• While our models may not always hold true, we have an
understanding of when they are valid.

What is the world made of?

What holds the world together?
Where did we come from?

• Fundamental basis of nature

• “You’ll journey farther than you
could by any other means”
• Greatest intellectual achievement

Course Materials Using the TEXT

!Browse both before and after lecture
! Physics for Scientists and Engineers with MasteringPhysics,
4th edition, by Knight !Don’t overlook the pictures, diagrams and other
– You may share this with another student graphics. Sometimes these contain the most
– Assigned readings and HW on class websites
– HW is on MasteringPhysics
important information
! A simple CALCULATOR !Take good notes
!Use the index to help find things
!Use the summary to clarify terms and to get “the
big picture”
• If something is unclear, ask me for clarification
 Getting in Touch with Me
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David Michaels
! Grades,Lectures & ✤ email: david.michaels@canyons.edu
Other Useful Information ✤ voicemail: 362-5030
Posted ✤ office hours:
! Check frequently ✤ see Course Policy
! Read the Lecture
Outlines before the
lectures

My Goals This will be an active

learning class.
• Learning
To teach you how we learn about
nature and we can control it, from
the perspective of physics Passive vs. Active
Passive learning
• To teach you how to think and Elementary school children, Washington D.C., 1899

work like a scientist

(Source: Library of Congress—Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection)
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• To prepare you to transfer to the

UC & CSU, and make you a better Don’t be afraid to ask questions
student during lecture!
Think-share Flashcards
For practice;
Think-pair-share no credit
EXAMS To benefit the most from this
class, r e l a x and r e a l i z e…
" There are 3 EXAMS and a Final (See Class
Calendar for Dates)
! This is a introductory class
# The Exams are Multiple Choice, Short
– Enjoy its DIVERSITY
Answer, and Problem Solving
– Let’s all RESPECT one
$ They are Comprehensive another
$ NO Make-Ups ! There are BIG ideas to learn
– Enjoy their Beauty
– Revel in its WEIRDNESS

You might think you’re cool, using your cell

phone in class when you should be learning
about the laws of nature... ! Textmessaging while
driving is illegal and
can be suicidal…
! Text messaging
during class is not
going to kill you, but
it’s rude and almost
certainly guarantees
that you’ll learn
nothing!
 Attendance & Punctuality % If you miss a clicker
question, quiz, or an
! You are EXPECTED to attend exam, and/or lose points
all lectures and labs because you were late
or absent, don’t be mad
! Absence is NO EXCUSE at me!
! Be ON TIME or risk losing % Be mad at yourself, and,
points in the future, be on time!
! NO make-ups given

You May Lose Points If You If you can’t resist jabbering with your
friends, sit next to people you don’t know!
!Violate course
policies
!Are disruptive in
class
!See the Course
Information Sheet
for Details
 Lecture “No No’s” How to succeed in
&Arriving late & distracting others
Physics
&Holding private conversations
!You will get more out of the lectures if you
&Shuffling about before class ends read through the material BEFORE coming to
&Food, Drinks, & Chew class
!Do NOT copy other peoples homework.
&Being noisy, whiny, or rude
!Do NOT be a “lab parasite” who always
&Electronic disruptions (phones,
pagers, IPads, laptops, TVs, copies other people’s work
robots, drones, etc...)

Don’t Stress ENJOY THE

Don’t spend more than 15 minutes on a
problem. Move on to the next one.
CLASS!
1000’s have!
Look back at the ones you were stuck
and you might no longer be!
It’s neat to know

Physics takes A LOT of practice. Work nature!

at it each day. Don’t cram! Have a POSITIVE
Office hours, MESA, TLC, study attitude!
buddies, ...
RELAX!
Have a POSITIVE attitude and relax!