PHY122

Humans are a curious bunch, always eager to ask and learn about the world around them and to pass what they learn to further generations. Out of this natural curiosity has grown all of science, a discipline based upon confronting conjecture with observation and measurement. Physics is a so-called "hard science" in that typically its conjectures are mathematical and its observations are quantitative and numerical.

The science of physics provides insight into nature's forces. The study of physics requires each student to master a style of reasoning in which only a few mathematical conjectures can be shown to have precise, provable, and calculable consequences. The acquisition of this skill is the highest goal of the course.

Dear Class

There have been many requests to discuss grades and also to receive letters of recommendation. Both these tasks will be handled in the office of Professor Hemmick on Wednesday June 4, 2008. Grade conferences will be done from 9:30 AM until 3:00 PM. Letters of recommendation will be written from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. No appointment is necessary.

Prof H
Dear Class

The final exam went well as demonstrated by the grade distribution below:



The grades are now available via theGrade Retrieval web site.

Prof H and Prof D
Dear students

Our class is now moving into the 21st Century! The review recordings will now be available as podcast media that you can download and view at your leisure! This new download style will allow you to get the media more quickly, reliably, and play it on your iPod at any time. It is a great improvement over the usual downloads.

Here are the steps required for your podcast downloads of the physics reviews:

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes and QuickTime on your machine. QuickTime and iTunes can be downloaded from Apple.
  2. Click on the PHY122 Podcast Link. This should open iTunes and allow you to subscribe to our class's media.
  3. If you are asked for authentication use the following information:
You can also access the files as streaming media, however, this method will be subject to network traffic conditions whereas the podcasts will be permanent downloads (once you have them you won't need to connect via the network again).

Please note that neither way you view the files requires that you own an iPod. You only require the appropriate software on your computer to play them.

Enjoy!!!

Prof H

Course Links

Here is a clickable Chart of the Nuclides.

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