Ariel's Physics Reviews

04/18/2018

Best. Demo. Ever.

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

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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 :).

05/04/2016

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!

04/11/2016

Google drive link to my previous 2020 exams https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1aeKioCX-yKTWpCTkUxdTlOTjQ

Google Drive is a free way to keep your files backed up and easy to reach from any phone, tablet, or computer. Start with 15GB of Google storage – free.

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

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

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

Vine by Jason Howerton

12/06/2013

For those of you who miss physics just a little....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ciAJzFkfpk

05/12/2013

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 :)