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Instructor Backround Professional History 1/02-presPhysics Instructor, Assoc. Chair, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 8/ /01Physics Ph. D. Student, Naval Postgraduate School 7/97 - 7/98 Student, Naval War College, Newport RI, Associate Fellow, CNO Strategic Studies Group XVII 1/95 - 6/97 Executive Officer, USS DALLAS (SSN 700) 4/ /94 Director, Submarine Officer Advanced Course, Naval Submarine School 12/89 - 3/93 Navigation/Operations Officer, USS ALEXANDRIA (SSN 757) 6/86 - 6/89 Physics Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 3/83 - 6/86 Engineering Division Officer, USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN 644G) 1/82 – 4/83Nuclear Power/Submarine Training 6/81 – 1/82Research Asst., Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak, MD Education Ph.D.Naval Postgraduate School, 2001 M.S. Eng.The Johns Hopkins University, 1988 B.S. U. S. Naval Academy, Physics, 1981

Contact Information CDR Ed Tucholski Office:Chauvenet Hall Room 274 Lab:Chauvenet Hall Room 40/41 Office phone: Lab Phone: Office Web site: Home phone: Cell phone: Home

Resources Text: Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, Ninth Edition. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. The publisher’s web site (Wiley Plus) is at Reading content (including chapter 0) Additional Sample Problems Student Solutions Manual Interactive LearningWare Video Sample Problems Video Mini-lectures Math Help Videos The Flying Circus of Physics The USNA course web page is at: Tegrity system:

Grading Criteria Homework10% Laboratories10% Quizzes20% Hour Exams (3)30% Final Exam30% A>90% B>80% C>70% D>60% 5% adjustment for effort Homework15% Laboratories10% Quizzes25% Hour Exams50% Progress Grade

Student Responsibilities Do your homework. Keep a hw notebook –Make your method clear. –Givens, Finds, Sketches, Fundamentals, Solutions. –Units!!!! –Collected ~3 times during semester Wiley Plus – links to resources Study groups vs. independent work Cramster Participate in labs –Prelab –Data taking, analysis and report –Graphs and Spreadsheets Exams/Quizzes –Quiz almost daily –Two exams CPS Ask Questions and Get Help –Call/ /text anytime for assistance. Stay healthy and alert –Sleep –Beverage Bring your book and calculator to all classes and labs

Problem Solving Technique Read the problem. Reread it if necessary. Write down the information that is “given.” Write down what is to be “found.” Draw a picture or sketch. Write down the fundamental physical relationship necessary to solve your problem. Perform the mathematics (algebra, trig, calculus). Remember the rules for significant digits. Simultaneously, perform unit analysis. Box your final answer. Include units. Check that your answer makes sense.

Relevance “a gentleman of refined manners, liberal education, and the nicest sense of personal honor. Like it or not, the navy is technical. Math is important. Admittedly not essential. It adds richness to your understanding. It is often the language of science. Calculus was invented to explain Physics! Physics is not just memorizing equations.

Homework Enroll into Wiley Plus using Prof Katz’s . Chapter 1 HW will be due Wednesday on Wiley Plus Lab will be ed. There is a prelab.