From the Syllabus
Important personal information
What is Physics?
What is Science?
Misc.
100

what is my last name? (Spelling counts)

Mausolff

100

what class are you in right now?

Physics 2A

100

Name one physicist

just one

100

Name the first step of the scientific method.

Observation!

100

Who won the most recent world cup?

Spain

200

How many chapters are we SUPPOSED to cover?

16 :^)

200

Give me the rough phonetic spelling of my last name

MAUS-OFF

200

Name one physical law

conservation laws, Newton's laws, etc.

200

Physics, chemistry, biology are all based on what fundamental part of the scientific method?

experimentation! experiments are what truly further our understanding of the universe.

200
Who won the most recent super bowl?

Seahawks

300

What is the lowest % needed to get an "A" in this course?

84.5%

300

What is my email?

harrison.mausolff@maderacollege.edu

300

Known for her discoveries in radioactivity, and discovered Polonium and Radium, name this scientist.

Marie Curie

300
what is the difference between an experimentalist and a theoretician?

An experimentalist actually tests hypotheses and theories, while a theoretician comes up with ideas!

300

Name 3 american electric car companies.

Tesla, Lucid, Rivian (I will check other answers)

400

What % is your final exam worth of your overall grade?

20%

400
where are office hours taking place?
right in here
400
In this course, and many other courses, we use a standardized system of units, name it.

SI units.

400

D A I L Y D O U B L E:

One group will get the chance to answer this question first, betting up to 600 points!

Then anyone else may steal the question for 400 points.

what is a theory?

400

Sperm whales produce this stuff which is often used by humans in perfumes. 

ambergris
(straight from their digestive tract, though apparently we use a synthetic alternative called ambroxide.)

500

When is the final exam?

December 8th, from 2 to 3:50 PM

500

name at least one band i've listened to within the past week.

so many answers :-)
500

Physicists LOVE to approximate things, so let's try an actual physics problem!

You're in the midwest, and naturally lightning storms are pretty common. You note that after seeing one lightning strike, you hear the thunder from it about 5 seconds later. Assuming the speed of sound is 774.3 miles/hour, how many miles away is the lightning?

about 1.075 miles away!

500

Physics is the study of

motion

500

What was the stock price of Lehman Brothers in September 15th 2008?

approximately 0 dollars

(It was actually .21 cents per share, but i want you to guess zero.)

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