Concept guide for chapter 13 is up.

The chapter 13 mini-quiz has been available for a few days, and now the concept guide is ready, too. Look in the Concepts Guides page or the learning module for week 10.

Your chapter 12 concept guide is ready.

By now you could probably piece together what my concept guides will look like before I post them, but here we go.

Your concept guide for the aerodynamics/Bernoulli Effect chapter, Ch. 12, is now UP. Look in Webcourses and do not forget the podcasting site for detailed homework exercises worked out with visual diagrams and equations plus narration.

New module is UP, with podcasting

We now skip forward to chapter 11, for which the week 8 module is now ready:

1. Concept guide for chapter 11, "Structure of Matter"
2. Ch. 11 mini-quiz
3. Podcasting links

The podcasting is visual content to reinforce and supplement your reading, especially the exercises at the end of each chapter.

NOTE: The podcasting site is from a long ago semester, Summer 2007, so ignore all the old announcements and such, but definitely use the visual podcasts, because they are still right on the mark. Some of these podcasts are for earlier chapters, so you can actually use them in Nov. to prepare for the final exam!

Study groups ready to go

Right now there are three people looking to start study groups:

1. Kissimmee
2. Daytona Beach/Palm Coast
3. Altamonte Springs

Look at the Discussions area in Webcourses.

Concept guide UP for chapter 8, angular momentum.

I love angular momentum, since it is so important to the behavior of atoms and galaxies and everything in between. It puts together everything we have studied so far about

1. forces
2. momentum
3. energy

So look over the Concept Guide for Chapter 8, which is now available on the home page and in Learning Modules.

Organize and find study group members near you

Sometimes the best study strategy is to find a study partner or a small group of study partners. It helps to talk and review together, because

1. talking and reviewing with one other person force you to THINK, and
2. you stay organized a little bit better when you have someone to "synch" with regularly.

Trouble is, in online PSC1121 it is tough to find a study partner.

So go to the Discussion area, Study groups - find someone in your geographical area, type in a message with your geographic area in the Subject box, and see if you can make a new friend to study with.

From my previous semesters in PSC1121, it really helps a LOT.

As an example, I typed in a discussion posting for a study group on my home planet. :)

Exam scores are UP

Your first midterm exam scores are now UP. Look in the "Grade Book" page.