Dave's Physics Archives - Fall 97 to Fall 98

The tables provide archival links to Dave Smith's weekly Puzzlers, weekly NetResearch projects, and weekly Laboratory exercises that have appeared on the University of the Virgin Islands WebPhysics page for the Fall 1997 to the Fall 1998. Entries are designated with a brief description and are in the chronological order that they appeared during the semester.

Although many entries have the same or similar descriptions, they may represent modified or alternative versions. Note that outside links contained within the NetResearch projects are not updated and some may no longer exist. Later versions may be found the more recent archives and thus will have the most up-to-date links.

All written materials and graphics (unless otherwise noted) were created by Dave Smith. Feel free to use them in any educational capacity, provided you don't make any money from it. Happy Surfing!

 

 Fall 97 to Fall 98 

PHY 211
PHY 242
PHY 341/51
NSC 101

 Spring 99 to Spring 00  

PHY 241/242
PHY 311
SCI 301

 Spring 01 to Present 

PHY 211/212
PHY 321

 

PHYSICS 242 General Physics II -- Fall 1998

WEEK PUZZLER NET RESEARCH LABORATORY
1 Reversing charge attraction Lightning Electrostatics
2 Flux through a cube Coulomb and Gauss Electric Field Mapping
3 EPE of charges Electric fields Resistance
4 Electrical circuit Edison RC Circuit / Kirchoff Challenge
5      
6 Capacitor and dielectric Tesla Exam I
7 Charge in a magnetic field The Aurora Magnetic Fields and Induction
8 Falling magnet Theremin The AC LRC Circuit
9 Inductor circuit Microwaves Exam II
10 Loop antenna Refraction Index of Refraction
11 Refraction of sound Fiber Optics Optics Exploration
12 Disappearing glass Telescopes Telescopes
13 Moon reflection Vision Exam III
14 Interference Holography G.T. Woods Patents
15      
16 Relativistic garage MRI Final Exam

NSC 101 Natural Science I -- Spring 1998

WEEK PUZZLER LABORATORY
1 Silly Prefixes Measurements and Errors
2 Hang time Measuring "g"
3 Sticky falling blocks Conservation of Energy/Bike
4 Rope pull on ice Fluid Statics and Dynamics
5 Weight at earth's center Exam I
6 Chinook wind Heat Capacity
7 Bulbs in a circuit Electricity
8 Floating magnets Speed of Sound
9 Binaural hearing Exam II
10 Images in mirrors Optics
11 One breath estimate Light and Perception
13   Oobleck and Magnesium
14 Sulfer compounds Exam III
15 Household chemicals Antacids
16   Final Exam

PHYSICS 341/351 Modern Physics/Lab-- Spring 1998

WEEK PUZZLER LABORATORY
1 Relativistic scissors Relativity - Beldar Takes a Trip
2 Relativistic car in garage Photoelectric Effect
3 Relativistic Jack and Jill Exam I
4 Power radiated by the body Diffraction of X-rays
5 X-ray scattering Electron e/m Measurement
6 Electron diffraction Millikan Oil Drop
7    
8 Wave functions Critical Potentials in Hg
9 Inflated Planck's constant Photovoltaic Cells
10    
11 Tossing dice  
13 Electron Spin Resonance 
14 Radioactive decay Nuclear Spectroscopy
15 Radioactive decay chain  

PHYSICS 211 Introduction to Physics I -- Fall 1997

WEEK PUZZLER NET RESEARCH LABORATORY
1 Estimates Standards of Measurements  
2 Projectile Acceleration Acceleration
3 Vectors Navigation and GPS  
4 Superman and guns Hurricanes  
5 Work in elevators    
6 Astronaut tossing momentum Energy Cons of Energy /Bike
7 Weight and the sun In Orbit Gravitation / COM
8 Orbiting spacestations   Exam II
9 Jumbie friction Gyroscopes/Precession Angular Momentum
10 Pressure and weight Underwater  
11 Brick in a boat Greenhouse effect Fluid Statics and Dynamics
12 Faucet stream    
13 Cooling coffee Entropy Heat Capacity
14 Double pendulum   Turkey Heat Capacity
15 Binaural hearing Pendulums Pendulum

NSC 101 Natural Science I -- Fall 1997

WEEK PUZZLER LABORATORY
1    
2 Gravity on another planet Gravity
3 Superman and guns  
4 Bernouilli and airplanes  
5 The sun and weight  
6 Cooling coffee Electricity
7 Electrical charges  
8 Floating magnets Exam II
9 Sound and starter's gun Optics
10 Archer fish and refraction  
11 Radioactivity  
12 Gases and pressure  
13 Carbonate dot diagram Exam III
14 Butane equation Oobleck and Magnesium
15 Planetary seasons Antacids

Fall 97 to Fall 98 Spring 99 to Spring 00 Spring 01 to Present

 

Please email questions or comments to: dsmith@uvi.edu