Second Quarter
You may turn in one of four assignments (due every Friday):
- Notes on the Reading
- A Physics Current Event (last 30 years)
- Two Paragraphs on a Physical Phenomenon (e.g. Minute Physics)
- Studying for the SAT Physics Subject Test
First Quarter
HW 10
Due: 10/07/2016
Assignment: Choose your own Feynman video and write two paragraphs about is (you may use the rest of the HW 09 video).
HW 09
Due: 9/30/2016
Assignment: Write two paragraphs on the most interesting aspect of Feynman’s early life.
HW 08
Due: 9/23/2016
Assignment: Write two paragraphs on the two most interesting topics Feynman talked about.
HW 07
Due: 9/16/2016
Assignment: Why don’t people understand Richard Feynman?
HW 06
Due: 9/09/2016
Assignment: What is “safety culture” and what does a theoretical physicist have to say about it?
Read about the Rogers Commission Report and watch the interview below.
HW 05
Due: 9/02/2016
Assignment: Write a short paragraph on how the bug sees the world.
HW 04
Due: 8/26/2016
Assignment: Write a short paragraph on the question: Why?
HW 03
Due: 8/19/2016
Assignment: Write a half-page report on the OSIRIS-REx project.
URL: http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/
Pay particular attention to the physics of the project.
HW 02
Due: 8/12/2016
Assignment: Write a short paragraph on Feynman’s views on models.
HW 01
Due: 8/5/2016
Assignment: Write a short paragraph on Feynman’s use of falsifiability in his lecture.