This page is the NCSI 100 and NCSI 101 web page for the Spring 2013 UMUC-Europe (Djibouti) term.
Dr. Gregg’s contact information: christopher.gregg (at) faculty.umuc.edu
The syllabus for NSCI 100 can be found at: NSCI 100 Syllabus
The syllabus for NSCI 101 (lab) can be found at: NCSI 101 Lab Syllabus
Website for the PhET physics simulations: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics
All class videos: http://goo.gl/yUHsq
All class slide shows: http://www.rvl.io/tofergregg
Slide deck for Monday 18 March 2013, chapter 1, motion and equilibrium (you must have an HTML5 browser – Chrome or Safari work well).
Videos of class one are here:
Full Frames of Reference video from Part 3.
Slide deck for Saturday 23 March 2013, chapters 2-3, Newton’s Laws, and Momentum and Energy
MIT professor Walter Lewin’s lecture on pendulums: For the Love of Physics
Slide deck for Monday 26 March 2013, chapters 4-5, Gravitation and Fluid Dynamics
Slide deck for Saturday 30 March 2013, chapters 6-7, Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer
Cornell Physics Demo web page (lots of videos!)
Slide deck for Monday 1 April 2013, chapters 8-9, Electricity and Magnetism
Top Gear video: lightning strike while inside a car
Motor Applet (actually, lots of applets) — search for “motor” on the page
Slide deck for Saturday 06 April 2013, chapters 10-11, Waves and Light
Wave video from beginning of class
Doppler Effect applet (needs Java)
Color spotlights for addition and subtraction of color applet (requires Java)
Fantastic SR-71 stories: Story 1:Verrrrry Slow Fly-by Story 2:Ground Speed Air Check
Slide deck for Monday 08 April 2013, chapters 12-13, Atoms and the Periodic Table
Elements Song by Tom Lehrer (flash required) (This song was included in class, but YouTube thinks I’m violating copyright (while I scream “fair use!”), so I deleted that scene.
Slide deck for Saturday 13 April 2013, chapters 14-15, Atoms and Molecules
Videos of Sodium being thrown into water
Slide deck for Monday 15 April 2013, chapters 16-17, Mixtures and How Chemicals React
Powers of Ten Video and website
Mr. Anderson teaches about balancing equations.
Fahrenheit 451 – Must Read book by Ray Bradbury
Slide deck for Saturday 21 April 2013, chapters 18-19, Two Types of Reactions and Organic Compounds
Slide deck for Monday 22 April 2013, chapters 20-21, Rocks and Minerals and Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Interior
Please email me for the slidedeck for chapter 23, Geologic Time—Reading the Rock Record
The History of the Earth Part 1, The History of the Earth Part 2, The History of the Earth Part 3, The History of the Earth Part 4, The History of the Earth Part 5, The History of the Earth Part 6
Slide deck for Monday April 29 2013, chapters 24-25, The Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate, and Weather
Other video links: How do the tides work; Hewitt Drew It! Tides; Tornadoes; Hurricanes; Chaos Theory.
Slide deck for Saturday May 4 2013, chapters 26-27, The Solar System and Stars
Mars Exploration Rover (2004 and still going) video