Physics of the Mundane

"Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns,
so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization
of the entire tapestry."

Richard Feynman

This site is designed to be a resource for Physics of the Mundane (Honors 1500) students at Weber State University. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or great links that you think should be on this page.

General Information:

	Instructor Information
	Course Syllabus
	Grading rubric
	Research project
	Readings on reserve

Schedule & Assignments:

Full calendar and lab listing

	Weeks I & II
	Weeks III & IV
	Weeks V & VI
	Weeks VII & VIII
	Weeks IX & X
	Weeks XI & XII
	Weeks XIII - finals

An honors student studying soap bubbles.
A junior honors student playing with soap bubbles.

I would rather discover a single fact, even a small one,
than debate the great issues at length without discovering anything at all.
- Galileo Galilei

At left, some mundane students doing rocket science. Click here for a closer look, OR take a look at some video clips of more recent rocket launches.

A few resources:

	My collection of "at home science" activities and associated links are right in line with what we do in this class.
	Just for fun: Taking the fun and excitement out of science (from The Onion) describes much of what we try not to do in this class.
	Optional reading: Essay on Kuhn's "normal science" and "paradigm" (Johnston)
	Physics Central -- American Physical Society's set of resources, references, and fun stuff.
	Physics Zone -- A collection of resources for learning physics.
	Fear of Physics -- Another collection of lessons.
	Physical Review's FOCUS -- A collection of briefs on recent, not-so-mundane publications in physics.
	The Skeptical Inquirer -- A good analysis of what is not scientific.

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[Last updated: 11/22/2004]