School of Athens
Scuola di Atene, (School of Athens)
Raffaello Sanzio (1483 - 1520)  

McCampbell's Classes
University of Tulsa

Office:  KEP L122
Class Schedule/Office Hours


Astronomy     Physics I     Physics I Lab     Physics II     Physics II Lab     Instrumentation Lab I     Instrumentation Lab II  

Summer Sessions







Nicolas Copernicus   (1473-1543)
Physics 1093:  Astronomy

Announcements:

   

ASTRONOMY Tentative CLASS SCHEDULE                                                                   Fall 2008 

Week Beginning Monday Wednesday Friday

Introduction
Chp1
Chp1

No Class
Chp2-4
Chp2-4



















Syllabus:

PowerPoints:
    Slides from first day 1 2 3
    Chapter 1 
    Motions of Earth/Moon-Mapping-Seasons-Phases-Eclipses
    Ancient to Modern Astronomy
    Oribts & Gravity (Tycho_Kepler_Newton)
    Light  (Chapter 5)
        Kirchhoff's Rules of Spectral Analysis, Applets A & B
        Generation of Emission Spectra link
        Star Motion and Blue/Redshifting of starlight link
        Velocity towards or away from observer and the resulting emission line blue/redshift link
    The Sun  (Chapter 10)
        Proton-Proton Chain Reaction p-p-c-r
    Analyzing Starlight  (Chapter 11)
    The HR Diagram  (Chapter 11)
        Build an HR Diagram Applet link
    Stellar Clusters (Chapter 11)
        Stellar Cluster Age Applet link
    The Interstellar Medium (portions of Chapter 12 & 14)
    Stellar Birth (Chapter 12)
    Life Cycle of a Low Mass Star (Chapter 12)
       Low Mass Life Cycle Applet link
    Life Cycle of a High Mass Star  (Chapter 12)
       High Mass Life Cycle Applet link
    Stellar Death  (Chapter 12 & 13)
    Relativity & Black Holes (Chapter 13)
    Galaxies
(Chapter 13 & 15)
    Distances (Chapter 15) 
    Hubble's Law (Chapter 15) 
    Dark Matter (Chapter 16) 
    Dark Energy (Chapter 16)
    The Big Bang (Chapter 17)  


    
Homework:
       All homework assignments are due by NOON on the day shown.


     


Resources:
         Images of the Central Region of Our Galaxy

        A collection of images from the Hubble Space Telescope
      
        Astronomy Club of Tulsa
      
        Astronomy Basics
      
        Choosing Your First Telescope
      
        The Art of Using a Telescope
      
        Spectral Lines of Elements
      
        The Evolution of Stars
      
        Black Body Radiation and Stars



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Isaac Newton   (1642-1727)
Physics 2053:  Physics I

Announcements:


    Checkout this website for some videos about Physics...  The Mechanical Universe   All of the videos can be streamed over the internet.  All you need to do is create a username and password.


Syllabus

Course Schedule (Tentative)

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday




































































Solutions:
 
Quiz Keys:  I  II  III  IV  V  VI  VII  VIII  IX  X  XI

    Hmwk #1
    Hmwk #2
    Hmwk #3
    Hmwk #4
    Hmwk #5
    Hmwk #6
    Hmwk #7
    Hmwk #8
    Hmwk #9
    Hmwk #10
    Hmwk #11
    Hmwk #12
    Hmwk #13


Homework:    






Galileo Galilei   (1564-1642)
Physics 2051:  Physics I Lab


Announcements:  
         
          Check back from time to time for new announcements!
  

Checkout this website for some videos about Physics...  The Mechanical Universe   All of the videos can be streamed over the internet.  All you need to do is create a username and password.

Syllabus

Tentative Schedule

Resources:







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James Clerk Maxwell   (1831-1879)
Physics 2063:  Physics II

Announcements
  
Are you having problems viewing the Electric Fields video on the university's computers?  Click this link and follow the instructions.  (the computer should probably have some speakers or you could use headphones)

Checkout this website for some videos about Physics...  The Mechanical Universe   All of the videos can be streamed over the internet.  All you need to do is create a username and password.

Syllabus:

Tentative Schedule:  
  

Course Schedule (Tentative)

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

25AUG2008
Intro
Chp21
Intro to Quiz
Chp21

Chp21-22
01SEP2008
NO CLASS
Discuss HW#1
Chp22
HW#1 Due
Chp22







































































Resources:
      Quiz Keys:  I  II  III  IV  V  VI  VII  VIII  IX  X  XI

Exams:

Homework:     

       



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Nikola Tesla   (1856-1943)
Physics 2061:  Physics II Lab


Announcements:  
         
          Check back from time to time for new announcements!
  



Syllabus

Tentative Schedule

Resources:


    Electric Field Template







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Physics 3112:   "Junior Lab"



Announcements:  
         

Syllabus

Lab assignments:

      

   
     

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"In time of war the first casualty is truth"  (Boake Carter)      
 "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government"  (Edward Abbey)

Center for Public Integrity       Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address

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John McCampbell
john-mccampbell@utulsa.edu
Department of Physics
University of Tulsa

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Stare at the central point and move your head towards and away from the screen.
If you see the wheels go into motion then you are a certified super-genius and should work for NASA or an NSA think-tank.