Chapter 5 learning module is UP.

Last learning module for Exam 1 is now available in Webcourses. It is about universal gravitation.

There are links to two articles about theoretical spacecraft, and you can scan them now for gravitational concepts. The main import of the articles, however, will be in chapters 6 and 7 on momentum and energy.

Get on it!

I looked over the mini-quiz performance pages, and I see that 33 of you have not attempted the chapter 2 mini-quiz. That was for the first week of classes!

And only one person has attempted the chapter 3 mini-quiz. That was for last week!

You all had better get on it, get your you-know-what moving with your studies, or Exam 1 will be upon you and you will be flailing like a nasty phone call from a know-it-all mother-in-law.

New mini-podcasts

I just activated several new mini-podcasts to support studying in chapters 3 and 4.

Remember: the mini-podcasts are enhanced audio .m4a files, with embedded equations, notes, diagrams etc. in the artwork track. They are meant to be viewed:

1. To see the visual content, you must download using the GET button for individual mini-podcasts or through the SUBSCRIBE button for all future mini-podcasts. (After you subscribe, iTunes will automatically download future podcasts.)
2. Select the downloaded mini-podcastt from inside the iTunes U library with the teeny hat icon
3. Click the PLAY button, then the teeny "Show or hide item artwork" button in lower left of iTunes window.
4. Click the "Now Playing" panel and it will pop out into full screen mode.

Always check for the new learning modules.

It has been fairly quiet in our Webcourses area. Make sure you work on the learning modules each week. They keep you on pace for the semester, a study outline for each chapter, extra readings etc. Look in the weekly learning modules folder, with the blinking light bulb icon. There are three modules activated right now: last week's, this week's and next week's.

Welcome to spring PSC1121 online!

Welcome to the PSC1121 online section for Spring of 2011.

For the first few days, we can start with

1. Some easy study in chapter 2 of the required textbook, Kirkpatrick & Francis, Physics: A Conceptual Overview Look for the red apple icon in the Weekly Learning Modules folder, in Webcourses.
2. Memorize the examination schedule, which is fixed. All three midterm examinations and the final examination are mandatory.
3. Click in to the iTunes U area and view some of the podcasts in your iTunes application.

The Webcourses website has a spec sheet of how you will earn your semester grade, exam schedule etc.