• “Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air” by David MacKay. Download (Free).
• “Six Ideas That Shaped Physics Unit Q” 3rd Edition by Thomas Moore. On Amazon the price should be about $30. Available digitally from the OSU library
• “Six Ideas That Shaped Physics Unit T” 3rd Edition by Thomas Moore. On Amazon the price should be about $30. Available digitally From the OSU library

• “Physics for Future Presidents” by Richard Muller
• “Global warming: Understanding the Forecast” by David Archer
• “Feynman Lectures in Physics, Volume 1” see 41-1, 41-2 and 41-3. (free online edition)
• “Megawatts and Megatons” by Garwin and Charpak
• “Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation” by Craig F. Bohren

• 1) Identify and apply physical laws that place practical and fundamental limits on physical processes
• 2) Estimate the order of magnitude of physical phenomena
• 3) Describe the role of physical reasoning in solving contemporary societal challenges
• 4) Use experimental data to calculate single-variable derivatives and integrals
• 5) Interpret multi-variable symbolic equations, differential equations, and graphs to describe linear and non-linear functional relationships in physical systems
• 6) Use dimensional reasoning to make sense of graphs and equations
• 7) Apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics in a variety of real-world systems
• 8) Recognize processes that are affected by energy quantization and explain how quantization is predicted by the Schrodinger equation
• 9) Analyze systems in which energy flow is driven by thermal radiation
• 10) Analyze nuclear physics phenomena using electrostatic potential energy, strong force interaction energy, and quantum zero-point energy

30%

Homework

20%

Midterms (2 midterms)

25%

Final exam

25%

Term project

Homework

There is a 10% penalty if you miss the deadline on Friday. There is a 50% penalty if you turn in the homework after the solutions have been posted.

When calculating the final homework score, I will drop the lowest score. This gives you flexibility to miss one homework if you need to.

Pay attention to the presentation of your homework solutions---physical insight and clear explanations are as important as mathematical manipulation. Clarity, logical structure, spelling, grammar, and neatness contribute to the overall assessment. Please read this Writing answers to HW questions write up. Make your solutions a model that another student could learn from. Any submitted homework that does not meet a minimum standard of clarity will receive zero credit!

Collaboration Ground Rules

• Each student is expected to turn in assignments that have been independently synthesized and written. This applies also to computer tasks. Ask questions and discuss with classmates, but never copy an answer without providing your own synthesis and interpretation. If you have discussed a problem with a classmate, add the phrase “I thank ___ ____ for helpful discussions about this problem”. When helping your peers, do so by discussing and explaining, not simply providing an answer to be copied.
• “Off-limits” resources include homework solutions from previous years. You are on your honor not to use them. Never to share your own homework solutions or model answers with other students (now or in the future).
• You are welcome to use textbook resources and internet resources that teach general principles (Wikipedia and Khan academy are examples of resources that teach general principles). If you follow a line of reasoning from a textbook, reference it properly. You may want to revisit the references later. The reference will also help the instructor understand your approach.

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