Officers
Who is the current president?
Sydney Mock!
What are Newton's 3 laws?
1. Inertia
2. F = ma
3. Equal and opposite reactions
Who are the undergrad academic advisors?
Dr. Hunter Close & Dr. David Donnelly
What is 2+2 =
fish
A student studies physics for 5 hours. How much do they understand?
Depends on the reference frame
What is Johnny's legal name? x2 bonus if you give his SSN or Credit Card info
John Micheal McCaskill
By how many degrees does the Earth rotate in exactly 124 minutes?
31 degrees
How many physics professors attended TXST as students?
3
How many degrees does a triangle have?
0, it dropped out of college
You don’t change direction or speed. What is your acceleration?
0 m/s^2 (or 0 ft/s^2)
When is Jack's birthday?
4/30/2002 (unc)
Is light a wave or a particle?
Yes, it is
Which physics professors run the LA program?
Dr. Eleanor W Close and Dr. Alice R Olmstead
What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
A pound of brick...bricks are heavier than feathers (duh)
A physicist says they can measure your exact position or your exact speed, but not both at the same time. What principle are they referring to?
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
What is Carlos' Girlfriend's name?
Priscilla or Carlos' Girlfriend
Prove Einstein's E = mc^2
Answer varies on response
According to the TXST website, how many faculty and staff members are there in the physics department?
32
What age is considered "UNC"?
23
You are on a train moving at constant velocity. You toss a ball straight up and catch it. Where did the ball land?
In your hand (if you can catch it)
Which SPS meeting did Breck ask Steph out?
Dr. Satchell's superconductor presentation (Feb 20th, 2025)
Which force is the most ignored when you make a free-body diagram?
Friction (negligible)
Who is the current Physics Department Chair?
Dr. Eddie Piner
A train departs from City A at 8:15 AM on a clear spring morning. The train is 1,200 feet long and travels at a constant speed of 90 mph along a straight track. There are 87 passengers onboard, and the conductor makes announcements every 45 minutes. The train passes a field of sunflowers at 9:05 AM and crosses a bridge that is 800 feet long in exactly 15 seconds. Meanwhile, a second train leaves City B at 8:45 AM heading toward City A at 70 mph. The distance between City A and City B is 240 miles. At 10:00 AM, a passenger on the first train drops their phone, which slides 10 feet before stopping due to friction. What time did the first train arrive at City B?
10:55 AM
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