{"id":5431,"date":"2019-01-21T21:01:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T03:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/?p=5431"},"modified":"2019-01-27T20:46:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T02:46:02","slug":"spring-2019-introductory-mechanics-phys-1303","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/2019\/01\/21\/spring-2019-introductory-mechanics-phys-1303\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2019 Introductory Mechanics (PHYS 1303)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"http:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/smuphysics_marvelstyle2.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>A &#8220;Marvel Studios&#8221;-style pre-roll I made for class. This is the excitement I feel when I think about teaching or researching in physics, and when I think about some of this people and history of our department.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow, my spring teaching begins. Again, I am teaching &#8220;Introductory Mechanics&#8221; (PHYS 1303), our 1st-semester introductory physics course. Inspired by the Marvel Studios movies, the theme this semester is &#8220;ASSEMBLE!&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy my little fan art below. Many thanks to my undergraduate teaching assistants, and course veterans: Chase, Lauren, and Andrew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Chase.pdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Chase.pdf.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Chase.pdf-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Chase.pdf-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Lauren.pdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Lauren.pdf.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Lauren.pdf-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Lauren.pdf-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Andrew.pdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Andrew.pdf.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Andrew.pdf-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Andrew.pdf-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Steve.pdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Steve.pdf.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Steve.pdf-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SMU_PHYSICS_AVENGERS_Steve.pdf-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, my spring teaching begins. Again, I am teaching &#8220;Introductory Mechanics&#8221; (PHYS 1303), our 1st-semester introductory physics course. Inspired by the Marvel Studios movies, the theme this semester is &#8220;ASSEMBLE!&#8221; Enjoy my little fan art below. 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