Physics 101--General Physics--Fall 2015

You will find here information about the course, schedules, solutions to problem sets, and links to other (possibly) interesting and relevant sites.

• Instructor: Professor David S. Armstrong
• Office: Small Hall, Room 343E
• Phone: 221-3489 (W & M); 269-6087 (Jefferson Lab)
• Email: dsarms@wm.edu

• Lectures:     MWF 11:00-11:50 pm, Small Hall, Room 110

• Syllabus
• Schedule
• Homework Solutions: See Blackboard
• Additional Reference Textbooks
• Physics Help Desk and Tutoring

• Test 1
  • Test 1 Equation sheet
  • Old Test 1 (just the questions)
  • Old Test 1 (solutions)
  • Solutions
• Test 2
  • Test 2 Equation sheet
  • Last year's Test 2 (just the questions)
  • Last year's Test 2 (with solutions)
  • Solutions
• Rotation to Linear Analogs
• Test 3
  • Test 3 Equation sheet (two sided!)
  • Old Test 3 (just the questions)
  • Old Test 3 (solutions)
  • Solutions
• Final Exam
  • Exam Equation sheet (two sided!)
  • Old Exam (just the questions)
  • Old Exam (solutions)

• Just for Fun:
  • Gimli Glider - an almost tragic unit conversion mistake.
  • Mars Climate Orbiter - a $330 million unit conversion goof.
  • Frames of Reference (an oldie, but a goodie - 8.5 minute video).
  • 2016 IgNobel prizes
  • Yoda's weight and static equilibrium.
  • The Physics of Cow-Tipping (should this be on Mythbusters?)
  • Einstein, General relativity and your GPS
  • Why do falling cats land on their feet? Conservation of angular momentum in a complex system.