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sms - I am PROUD of the way you stuck with this problem and figured out not just the equations, but what they MEANT! Your understanding of physics is greater than what you are giving yourself credit for. GOOD JOB! One word of caution - it looks like the question is asking for the actual...

Thanks for posting the graph for the problem - this greatly affects the answer! First: the equation for v as a function of t is NOT v = -15t. To use calc, you need to find an expression for v(t), then integrate. Between Point C and t = 10 sec, v(t) is a straight line, of the form y = mx + b...

d = vt only in the special case where v is constant. If your graph of v vs t is a straight, horizontal line, then you are in luck. If it has any non-zero slope, or if it is not straight, then this approach will not work. Remember that the definition of v is dx/dt (if you have had calculus...

Try www.MathTV.com On the left-hand navigation bar, select the area of maths you wish to review. For best results, attempt each problem before viewing the worked out solution.

Some links of possible interest: Australian consortium of large-scale resources, completely accessible online via remote-control from a standard computer keyboard and readily-available runtime software, in use for about 15 years for distance education in engineering. Similar set of...

Before you stick a pin in the balloon of the original poster, remember that the original request was for information on how to get started in studying physics while he is taking Calc I. Are there online resources that he can study on his own to get a leg up? The answer to his original...

ABSOLUTELY true! There are several large groups in Europe and one consortium in Australia that are doing online physics labs right now via remote control - log in, control real physical equipment from your home computer, take data and have it streamed to your computer, all while monitoring the...

MIT is offering a free trial course in Introductory Mechanics online, with a certificate given for completion (but no college credit). Open enrollment is available at http://relate.mit.edu/physicscourse Besides that, MIT, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and others are offering free access to videos...

I am aware of a few state universities that offer accredited online engineering degree or degree completion programs. The degree completion programs assume you have completed your Associates (thus, have taken all your undergraduate introductory lab courses) and allow you to finish the remainder...

Andy - It is a combination of bits and pieces from three different presentations, only one of which publishes proceedings. I can send you a (long, boring, needs more editing) pre-print offline, if you would like.

UPDATE: It has been almost two years since my original post requesting dialogue on the topic of presenting rigorous science labs in an online format, and the topic has recently leapt back from the grave. It is time for an update on what has happened since this thread began: 1. I have...

I can be sure that the kit experiments are actually run because I have used them in both online and face-to-face lab class settings. They work. The only limit to the quality of the online labs is our creativity, as instructors. Simulations can provide great gains in conceptual understanding...

The cost of 'kit' approaches to online science lab courses has dropped significantly. For physics, in particular, there are several breakthroughs in consumer electronics that make high-end measurement equipment available at reasonable costs. 1. Computer sound cards sample at 44.1 KHz, making...

UPDATE on status of the surveys: Phase I Survey is complete. 325 accredited degree-granting institutions offering undergraduate physics courses were surveyed. The survey included 140 4-year universities/colleges and 185 2-year/community colleges, spanning 48 states in the US. Out of the...

I took an introductory physics course in high school, and now (xxx years later) I am teaching college/university physics. I remember two things from my high school physics course: a brief discussion of relativity, and an experiment that was done in class (and I remember the experiment because I...