Notes for First couple of Days

Hi Folks,

Eric did a great job with the first Blog Posting.
Here are copies of the notes for the first two days.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d3w6sww_297pvmhcn7q

I made some allusion to the idea of working together in this course and I want to reemphasize how important this is! You will recognize many of the folks in this course from previous courses and your other math and science courses. For most people study groups are the difference between success and failure in Science and Engineering. You need to get used to (and become successful at) collaborating with others. Science and Engineering are done in the context of large collaborations, and the sooner you learn the skills of working effectively with others, the better!

I urge you to take advantage of the student study room! It is located just across from the 4B room and is open MF 8-10 pm approximately. Meet and work together there and make it your space.

One final announcement. The Society of Physics students has its first meeting for the Term this Friday at noon. This is an active group of students interested in engineering and science which plans activities and field trips. There is a robotics competition scheduled from October and Mt. SAC will be hosting another robotics competition in November! If you are interested in engineering or science, you should get involved!

The homework for the next class should take you between 2-4 hours to complete. There is one tricky problem, that may require you to use some additional material outside of what we covered in class. Look in your math and physics texts and don't be afraid to use Wikipedia!

have fun!
mmason