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

McCampbell's Classes
University of Tulsa

Office:  KEP L122
Open Office Hours: Tuesday 11-1, Thursday 11-1


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:

The fourth exam is on Wednesday 03DEC2008


Study Suggestions for Exam 1
Study Suggestions for Exam 2
Study Suggestions for Exam 3
Study Suggestions for Exam 4
   

    Answers to Chapter 5 & 10 Questions
   
Homework Solutions to Chapters 11, 12, & 14
    Homework Solutions to Chapters 13, 14, 15


There is a free 'demo' version of a software called Voyager 4.  This software basically allows you to see the entire celestial sphere as it appears from your Earthly vantage point.  It has a tremendous amount of functions and tools to keep you stargazing a long time.  Don't be mislead by the term 'demo version'...it is quite robust for a demo.  Check it out.
   

ASTRONOMY Tentative CLASS SCHEDULE                                                                   Fall 2008 

Week Beginning Monday Wednesday Friday
25AUG
Introduction
Chp1
Class Cancelled
01SEP
No Class
Chp1
Chp2-4
08SEP
Chp2-4 Chp2-4 Chp2-4
15SEP
Chp2-4 Chp2-4 Exam 01
Chaps 1-4
22SEP
Chp5 Chp5 Chp5
29SEP
Chp5 Chp10 Chp10
06OCT
Chp10 Chp10 Video
Chp11
13OCT
Exam 02
Chaps 5 & 10
Chp11 Chp11
20OCT
Chp11 Chp12 Chp12
27OCT
Chp12 Relativity Relativity
03NOV
Chp13 Exam 03
Chaps 11-12
Chp13
10NOV
Chp 14 Chp 15 Chp 15
17NOV
Chp 16 Chp 16 Big Bang
24NOV
NO CLASS NO CLASS NO CLASS
01DEC
Big Bang Video Exam 04
Chaps 13-16
Big Bang
08DEC


Final Exam is Monday 15DEC2008 @ 9:00a (same room)


Syllabus:

PowerPoints:
    Slides from first day
    Chapter 1 (publisher's provided powerpoint)
    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
        Composition of Mystery Gas
        Electromagnetic Spectrum
       
        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)
        Center of Mass Video
        Spectroscopic Binary Video
        Eclipsing Binary Video

    The HR Diagram  (Chapter 11)
        Build an HR Diagram Applet
    Stellar Clusters (Chapter 11)
        Stellar Cluster Age Applet link
    The Interstellar Medium & Stellar Birth (portions of Chapter 12 & 14)
    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, Relativity, & Black Holes (Chapter 13)
Some info in powerpoint is not in book
    Galaxies (Chapter 14 & 15)
    Distances (Chapter 15) Some info in powerpoint is not in book
    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.

  #1     Due Monday 08SEP2008
           Chapter 01:
            5, 6, 10, 25-34

#2        Due Monday 15SEP2008
            Chapter 02-04
            Read the chapters and use the quick quiz solutions in the study guide posted above to help understand the questions

#3        Due Monday 06OCT2008
            Chapter05:
            1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 41
            Go over the quick quiz problems, the answers are given here:  29-c, 30-a, 31-b, 32-a, 33-c, 34-b, 35-a, 36-a.  For each quiz question explain why the other choices are wrong.

            Define the following terms:
                    isotope, nucleus, ion, atomic number, atomic mass number, photon, quantum jump/leap,  blueshift, redshift

#4        Due Friday 10OCT2008
            Chapter10:
            4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15
            Describe each step of the p-p chain reaction and where the radiant energy comes from (E=mc^2).
            The answers to the quick quiz section is provided here as a 'self-check' you do not need to turn in anything from the quick quiz section:  27-c,  28-a, 29-c, 30-b, 31-a, 32-c, 33-a, 34-a, 35-b, 36-c.  

#5    Due Friday 24OCT2008
            Chapter 11:
            3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15
            Quick Quiz 26-35
            Download the following blank HR diagram.  Read over problem 36 on page 320.  Use spectral type information and luminosity values (these can be found in appendix 'F Stellar Data' on page A20-21) and graph the stars shown in problem #36 onto the blank HR diagram.  The Luminosity information of Regulus is not shown in the appendix, it is shown here: 230 times Lsun.  Then answer each of the questions in #36 on the back of the your HR diagram.


#6        Due Friday 31OCT2008
             Chapter 14:
                Read the section Cooling and Cloud formation on page 388 (focusing on the meaning of atomic hydrogen gas and the 21cm radiation, see powerpoints to see how the 21cm radiation is produced), and read section Hallmarks of Star-Forming Regions on page 392
                Answer question 8 and 10 in the chapter 14 Review Questions Section

            Chapter 12:
            Questions:  1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15
            Quick Quiz:  27-36


#7        Due Monday 01DEC2008
            Chapter 13:
            Questions:  1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 19, 20, 21,
            Use these quick quiz answers to help you study for exam on 03DEC2008  Quick quiz answers:  25a 26a 27b 28c 29b 30b 31a 32c 33c 34c
            Spend time reading over the Relativity powerpoint, there is information there that is NOT in the book!  Relativity will be an important part of the fourth exam.

           Chapter 14:
            Questions: 3, 5, 13 (the difference between population I stars and population II stars), 14, 16, 17
           
Use these quick quiz answers to help you study for exam on 03DEC2008  Quick quiz answers:  27c 28a 29c 30b 31c 32c 33a 34c 35c 36a

            Chapter 15:
            Questions:  1, 6, 7 (read about 'main sequence fitting'), 8, 9, 10, 14
           
Use these quick quiz answers to help you study for exam on 03DEC2008  Quick quiz answers:  35c 36c 37c 38c  (don't worry about the other quick quiz questions)



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

Comprehensive Final Exam is 17DEC2008  @ 9:00a  

Don't be late.  Don't miss the final...there is NO make-up (don't even ask).


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)

 Week Beginning

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

25AUG2008
Intro
Chp21
Intro to Quiz
Chp21

Class Cancelled
01SEP2008
Labor Day
NO CLASS
Chp21-22
Chp22

Chp22
08SEP2008
Chp22
HW#1 Due
Quiz I
(concepts covered in lecture examples)
Discuss HW#2
Chp 22
HW#2 Due
Chp 23
15SEP2008 Chp 23
Quiz II
Chp 23
HW#3 Due
Chp 24
22SEP2008 Chp 24
Quiz III
Exam I
Chap 21-23
HW#4 Due
Chp 25
29SEP2008 Chp25
Quiz IV
Chp 25
HW#5 Due
Chp 25
06OCT2008 Chp 26
Quiz V
Chp26
HW#6 Due
Chp26
13OCT2008 Chp 26-27
Quiz VI
Chp 27
HW#7 Due
Chp27
20OCT2008 Chp27-28
Quiz VII
Chp 28
HW#8 Due
Chp 28
27OCT2008 Chp 28
Quiz VIII
Chp 28
Hw#9 Due
Chp 28-29
03NOV2008 Chp 29
Quiz IX
Exam II
Chp24-28
Hw#10 Due
Chp 29
10NOV2008 Chp 30
Quiz X
Chp 30
Hw#11 Due
Chp 30
17NOV2008 Chp 30
Quiz XI
Chp 31
Hw#12 Due
Chp 31
24NOV2008 Thanksgiving
Holiday
Thanksgiving Holiday
Thanksgiving Holiday Thanksgiving Holiday Thanksgiving Holiday
Video
Quiz XII
Chp 33
Hw#13 Due
Chp 33
Review




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

      Lecture Example Problems:  01    02    03    04    05    06    07    08    09    10  11  12

    Circuit Applets On the Web

   

Exams:

Homework:   Due by 4:00p at my office (L122) on day shown.  No late homework accepted!  














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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:

      Pressure VI

   
     

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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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