Notices tagged with phys1303
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Had an awesome seni-normal moment today. Masked and socially distanced, one of our #PHYS1303 students and I used a force meter to measure the coefficient of static friction between a horseshoe and silicone. I said semi-normal. I was clear. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1379595353708724227/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/71618
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Today was the "bowling ball pendulum demo" in #PHYS1303. I really, really miss doing this in front of a very anxious class full of students. Instead, I had to show it using this video. Enjoy! https://smu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=75a79f4f-759c-4ec0-861d-acfa01592457 https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1377062321613328384/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/71574
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I take over #PHYS1303 next week from @profcooley and she heads off to teach the 2nd half of a special Higgs/Dark Matter course. Today I joined class to learn her best practices. 1 minute into her problem demo, she loses her notes and under the bus I go. Trial by fire! :-)
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Excited to be co-teaching #PHYS1303 (Introduction to Mechanics) this semester with @profcooley! We'll cover all the basics: space and time, motion, acceleration, forces, energy, momentum, oscillations, gravity, and angular motion! https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1352074729516126213/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/70453
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My #PHYS1303 students suggested last lecture topics, then rank-voted them. The result? They are collectively most interested in black holes and the ultimate fate of the cosmos. My last lecture of the semester will be entitled: "Lives of Stars, Death of a Universe" https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1120332420400787456/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/57016
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Finished assembling and editing the draft of a little video project my "Assistants of T.E.A.C.H.I.N.G." strongly encouraged as a coda on our semester of #PHYS1303. Shout out @filmprofmark for his 5-min. "How not to suck" film-making lesson, and for hosting its "screening"!
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Today is payday for my students in #PHYS1303. Every time I make a mistake in my class, I put a dollar in the mistake jar at the front of the class. Enough mistakes = donuts for the class. It is ok to make mistakes. Admit them. Own them. Learn from them. Don't quit. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1103640934540021768/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/55726
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We measured and calculated the heck out of this projectile motion demonstration yesterday! The power of 2D motion equations, measurement with rulers and mobile phones, and student engagement! #PHYS1303 https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1093889955917692928/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/54506
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Sound advice for my #PHYS1303 students. Learning to handle the limits of your knowledge - and, yes, failure - is a crucial step toward learning to succeed. Find courage in your struggles. Look to yourself to understand your mistakes. https://twitter.com/jenheemstra/status/1090960769309585408
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Want to check out the "Marvel Studios"-style pre-roll for today's first @SMUPhysics #PHYS1303 class? You can find it on the course website. Enjoy! https://www.physics.smu.edu/sekula/phys1303/index.html#avengers https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1087734381790121984/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/53843
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Today is the first class of @SMU #PHYS1303. My teaching assistants and I assembled to bring introductory mechanics to students with interests in #engineering, #computerscience, #lifescience, and #physics. (also having some Marvel-inspired fun here in @SMUPhysics!) https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1087734129863475200/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/53840
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Spring 2019 #PHYS1303 is nearly upon us.
Students... ASSEMBLE!
https://www.physics.smu.edu/sekula/phys1303 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/53827
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Spring 2019 #PHYS1303 is nearly upon us.
Life Scientists... ASSEMBLE!
https://physics.smu.edu/sekula/phys1303 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/53786
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Spring 2019 #PHYS1303 is nearly upon us.
Computer Scientists... ASSEMBLE!
https://physics.smu.edu/sekula/phys1303 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/53773
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Spring 2019 #PHYS1303 is nearly upon us. Physicists... ASSEMBLE! https://www.physics.smu.edu/sekula/phys1303/ https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1086682701623480321/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/53752
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I have my students in #PHYS1303 do a 1-D motion problem on this very subject on their first homework assignment. Not an easy problem. Hard to visualize. This is PERFECT. https://twitter.com/universal_sci/status/1079044080208773122
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That day's activities: getting the DOE proposal project repo. into shape for my colleagues at SMU; writing summary report of #PHYS1303 course for our undergraduate committee; summarizing graduate recruitment notes. None of it finalized yet. But, time to pause.
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Answer to the earlier question about the #PHYS1303 final exam: the (first) Battle of Christophsis. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1071060513126141953/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/53061
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It is final exam day in #PHYS1303. What "Star Wars" scene do you think will be featured in this exam?
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For all my #PHYS1303 students, on the eve of your final exam, I gift to you Kenneth Branagh's rendition of the St. Crispin's Day speech in "Henry V": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-yZNMWFqvM
Stephen Sekula
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