Sunday Nights at 7:00 pm in G130 With the help of my lovely assistant Emmy (my dog), I voluntarily teach weekly review sessions for introductory physics.
This page is to help me share useful information and tips for solving physics problems. Currently, I work as a postdoc with the PhET program. Check out some of these amazing free interactive educational simulations at:
http://phet.colorado.edu
04/18/2018
Best. Demo. Ever.
Railroad tank car vacuum implosion A railroad tank car demonstration imploding after placing a vacuum on the tank with the vacuum safety valves disabled or removed. If anyone has more of this ...
10/05/2016
Please tell any parents you know about this great new app from PhET!
Our app has arrived!
appsto.re/us/VBwMdb.i
- Streamlined interface for all our HTML5 sims
- Proceeds support new HTML5 sims (only 99¢!)
- Ideal for offline use
- Natively designed for iPad
- Includes favorites, filtering, and automatic updates
05/06/2016
Hope everyone's final went well!! And if not as well as you hoped, here is a picture of Emmy with mud all over her face to make you feel a touch better :).
I will be in the help room TONIGHT to answer any final questions starting around 7:30 pm. I will post a message to the page when I arrive. Good luck on all your remaining finals!
Google drive link to my previous 2020 exams https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1aeKioCX-yKTWpCTkUxdTlOTjQ
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03/08/2016
Reminder, exam review this Wednesday 3/9/2016 in G130 at 8:00 pm! And remember instead of "spirit fingers" think "field lines" :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTSkvAabm0k
02/14/2016
For all my students entering (or in) the medical field WATCH IT
http://www.ted.com/talks/dorothy_roberts_the_problem_with_race_based_medicine
The problem with race-based medicine Social justice advocate and law scholar Dorothy Roberts has a precise and powerful message: Race-based medicine is bad medicine. Even today, many doctors still use race as a medical shortcut; they make important decisions about things like pain tolerance based on a patient's skin color instead of me…
12/16/2015
Good luck on finals! And if you have time, here is a talk to make you feel better about buoyant force :)
http://www.ted.com/talks/guillaume_nery_the_exhilarating_peace_of_freediving
The exhilarating peace of freediving In this breathtaking talk, world champion freediver Guillaume Néry takes us with him into the ocean's depths. Meter by meter, he explains the physical and emotional impact of water pressure, silence and holding your breath. His eloquent description of the underwater experience reveals the hidden poe…
11/02/2015
Somewhat brutal example of momentum conservation and equal and opposite momentum objects meeting...notice how they both pretty much stop. https://vine.co/v/e3HQBMMAWqu
Brutal hit on Marvin Jones by Steelers' Mike Mitchell Vine by Jason Howerton
12/06/2013
For those of you who miss physics just a little....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ciAJzFkfpk
Congrats to all the graduates, and wishing everyone an amazing summer! And yes the rumors are true, I will be teaching 2010 and 2020 next year :)