Physics 344: Modern Physics University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Spring 2014 Syllabus Department of Physics Instructor: Jalal M. Nawash Office: UH 161. Phone: 472-5116. E-mail: nawashj@uww.edu Office Hours: Monday‚ Friday: 8:30 – 9:30. Monday 2:00 – 4:00‚ Thursday: 1:00 – 2:00 Prerequisites: PHYSCS 181 or PHYSCS 141 and MATH 254. Class location: Upham 141 Class time: 9:55 – 10:45 Monday‚ Wednesday
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Physics of Volleyball Physics is the study of energy and how it is transferred from one particle to another. There is certainly a lot of energy transferred between objects and players in the sport of volleyball. A few of the concepts of physics that take place during volleyball include gravity‚ displacement‚ velocity‚ acceleration‚ projectile motion‚ and force. These concepts are displayed throughout the different positions on the court. There are three main aspects of volleyball that include
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the short story‚ “Daughter of Invention‚” is very caring and loving. The mother protects the daughter throughout the story from the father’s harsh words. For example‚ the mother states‚ “What is wrong with her speech?... That is no tone of voice‚ Eduardo (Alvarez 7). The mother believed that the daughter had put together an inspirational speech for school the next day. Furthermore‚ the father was furious. Readers can infer just by reading this quote that something bad was going to happen. Shortly
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thought of all the physics that is involved in the game of golf? Golf is a game of precision and the smallest miscalculation could mess up a shot. (Real World Physics 2009) The physics of a proper golf swing is more complicated than you might think. You might think that this game is as simple as swinging a club and hitting the ball. But in fact‚ there is a lot more to it. First of all there is the importance of a good technique of coarse‚ but there is also a lot of interesting physics that goes into
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INVENTION OF THE STEAM ENGINE Mankind’s interrelation with manufacturing systems has a long history. Nowadays we see manufacturing systems and their applications as systems in which goods are produced and delivered to the suitable places where we can obtain them. We are conscious of the fact that everything we consume or obtain is produced at some facilities. We are also aware of the fact that many components involve at these processes such as laborers‚ capital‚ and machines. Nevertheless‚ majority
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Physics of a Guitar (Rough Draft) The guitar is the most played instrument in the music world. The oldest surviving guitar is thought to be made around 1776 in Italy by Gaetano Vinaccia. Though‚ the guitar looks like a simple instrument to construct or play there is a lot of physics behind the creation of it‚ from the strings to the air inside‚ the anatomy‚ and the sound spectrum. There are three types of guitars that are made: nylon acoustic‚ steel-string‚ and electric. Acoustic guitars produce
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Interpretations: 1. The time required for the objects with different masses to fall equal distances was equal. 2. The average speed of the two different masses was quite similar‚ within one tenth of a second of each other. 3. Yes‚ because physics theory says that objects free falling‚ where the only force acting on them is gravity‚ accelerate at the same rate no matter what their mass is. 4. The change in spacing of the dots tells us that the speed of the object is increased as it falls
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The Four Great Inventions [pic] | | | |China’s long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge‚ most noticeably gunpowder‚ paper | | |making‚ printing and the compass‚ which‚ in the words of Roger Bacon‚ changed the whole appearance and status of | | |things in the world. | | |China was the first country in the world to make proper paper. Paper made during the Western Han Dynasty
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Chapter 1-3: 1. B. a ball rolling down a hill 2. A. 0 3. C. Natural and violent 4. B. smoke rising up into the air 5. B. Inertia 6. C. increases 7. D. Report the findings 8. C. Physics is about the nature 9. B. Nikola Tesla Chapter 4-5: 1. B. 0 km/hr 2. D. 10m/s^2 3. B. 20 m/s 4. A. 1s 5. C. 50m/s 6. D. 2.5m/s^2 7. B. the same location 8. C. 141.1m 9. A. 2km/hr 10. A. the first kick Chapter 6: 1. F. if an object has zero.. 2. F. Pressure and force 3. T. In the absence
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The Physics of Basketball Brittney LeBlanc Physics 122 Physics comes into play throughout our lives‚ in absolutely everything we do‚ especially in sports such as basketball. Although you do not need to be a physician to become a basketball player‚ if you understand the basic physics of basketball‚ it can be very beneficial to your game. Specifically‚ understanding the physics behind shooting‚ passing‚ and dribbling the basketball. A Canadian named‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ was instructed to create an
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