Announcement

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From the JU Society of Physics Students :

The Society of Physics Students is having its first meeting this thursday from 12:30 - 1:30 in MP 125. We will have free pizza and drinks for anyone who attends. On the agenda will be a discussion of this years possible upcoming events. In addition to this we will ask the members and anyone else in attendance what they would like to see from the Jacksonville University Society of Physics Students.

Sincerely,

SPS Vice President

Jay Angel

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There is a poll located on the right hand side of blog. Answering this poll will let us (Blog Authors) know what type of blog posts you want to see.

Unit Conversions

This sample problem should give you insight on how to do unit conversions. It also relates to Phil's post by shows how much force would be needed to move a object (NAVY ship) given its weight or mass; however you must also take into consideration other factors such as resistance and other forces working against the object (NAVY ship) you are trying to move.

Hope you enjoy,

Walter Hill

Navy Ship's wieght

Hey guys

Physics as you know is the basics of how everything works and how everything moves. Navy battleship are no exception to physics. It is up to engineers to make sure they put enough power into these ship so they are quick and manoeuvrable. When these engineers start to calculate the power needed to move these gigantic ships they first need to know how much the ship will weigh. The weight of a Navy Ship weight changes constantly as fuel gets consumed, planes fly on and off the flight deck, people arrive/leave, and so many other variables make it hard to estimate how much the ship will weigh. The Navy's group of engineers use different weight loads to catagorize the different loads of the ship. For example light displacement is just the weight of the ship, talking when the ship leaves the ship yard empty. Loaded disparagement includes the crew, cargo, fresh water, salt water. stores, and any other item necessary for the voyage. Also, when you are talking about moving the ship anther factor is the current of the water. Is it going against the boat or flowing with the boat. This best engineers do these calculations constantly on a ship so they make sure the engines do not burn out and cause a stop to the the voyage. I just wanted to show how force of physics can be used in a real life application.

If you where an engineer for the Navy, how would you calculate the force needed to move a ship.

Philip Mauro Intro

Hello

I am Philip Mauro I am currently a Junior at Jacksonville University and am working on my Engineering and physics degree. I want to become a mechanic when i graduate. I am from New Jersey and I moved to Florida about four years ago. I have always loved math and learning how different things work. My favorite memory at JU would be, sudying in the library for my final, we all went nuts and let loose, I never laughed so hard in my life. I hope though this blog we can help you, so yucan help us by giving us useful responses.

Why did you decide to go to JU for college?

Intro

My name is Walter Hill and I am an Engineering-Physics student here at Jacksonville University. Here at JU my favorite subjects have been math and history. I am originally from Navarre, Fl, which is in Northwest Florida in between Pensacola and Panama City Beach for those of you who weren’t familiar. I’m a Florida Gator fan and watching and playing sports, particularly football and basketball, is a big hobby of mine.

My favorite memory here at JU would have to be winning the 2010 Pioneer League Championship and being part of the football team. Through your time here at Jacksonville hopefully you will make many memorable lifelong memories.

I would like to know what all you expect to gain from this Physics course and your perceptions of the course so far.

Hope you have a successful and productive semester!

Walter Hill

Who Am I?

Hi! I'm Dan Murff. I'll be working with you this semester in your PHYS 151 course. You'll probably see me around in class often.

I'm from Salt Lake City, Utah, and yes, I am a "Mormon" if you were wondering (in some cities in Utah, 90% or more of the population is Mormon), although "Mormon" is a nickname given to us by you, the general public because of our belief in a book called... yup, the Book of Mormon. We actually refer to ourselves as members the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or for short, members of the LDS Church.

I have been married to my sweetheart, Nicole, for almost four great years. We met while serving as Spanish-speaking missionaries for the LDS Church in Montreal, Canada (crazy, huh? But yes, there are 50,000+ Spanish-speakers in Montreal). We've added three members to our family since we were married. Brett is 2 1/2, Ryan is 18 months, and Tyler is 2 months old. Needless to say, our house is crazy but also super fun. My wife does a stellar job as homemaker.

I am a Junior studying Engineering and Physics here at JU. The study of electricity fascinates me. Electrons zooming around, circuits, current, solenoids, and all the rest are the kinds of things I study for hours every day. I am working toward a career in Electrical Engineering. In my career I want to work on such things as making iPods faster and thinner and more powerful. I want to work on making the internet faster and computers more efficient.

My favorite memories here at JU involve the abrupt, prodigious rain storms we often get (it's pretty dry back in Utah). I remember one day deciding just to forget staying dry and I went out and ran all around campus in the warm, pounding rain. I was soaked to the bone when I got to my car but it felt so good to enjoy the rain in that way. I remember just laughing at myself about how soaked I was.

So, have you found a passion in the wide world of Physics yet? What is it? In what ways do you think Physics will impact your career and life?

Introduce yourself!

For your first blog assignment, post a comment in response to this article to introduce yourself. Tell us...

1. What your previous experience with physics is---even if it's simply, "I watched an episode of Mr. Wizard's World Bill Nye the Science Guy when I was a kid."
2. One question you'd like for a physics or engineering major to answer on this blog.
3. What you'd like to get out of reading and conversing on this blog.

Be sure to "sign" your post so that I can tell who you are. For example...

W. Brian Lane
wlane@ju.edu