Physics

I want you to consider the problem of foundations in moral theory. What is the basis for our moral claims? When a person says, “murder is wrong” or “it’s not permissible to steal” what is the basis for saying this? Is it just a matter of personal preference? Is it based on cultural norms? Are there cross-cultural, human standards of right and wrong that transcend time and location? Are there genuinely objective facts in morality? What are they based on? Consider the consequences of your answers to these questions. If you believe that personal preference is the basis of morality, then each person could have “their own” morality. Is that what you think? If you believe that morality is based in cultural norms, then you can’t criticize the practices of another culture or another time based on their ethical failings. For instance, standard views of race and gender have held that women and non-white races are morally inferior. Is that true for that period in time or is it morally wrong no matter the time and place? If you believe morality has a more objective foundation, what is it? Can you ground ethics in something like God or nature or humanity in a way that avoids the Euthyphro Dilemma? Complete the reading of Plato’s Euthyphro before beginning the assignment below. This assignment contains two components. You must complete both components to receive full credit. Paraphrase and explain the Divine Command Theory (as it is expressed in Plato’s Euthyphro or in a more general form). What is the dilemma Socrates poses to Euthyphro about his third definition of piety (also known as the Euthyphro Dilemma)? And how does this dilemma undercut Divine Command Theory? Discuss how the Divine Command Theory arises in the Euthyphro dialogue and how it presents a problem for the religious foundations of morality. Analyze and critique the Euthyphro dilemma or Divine Command Theory. What are the shortcomings of the Euthyphro Dilemma as a response to Divine Command Theory? What is the fundamental weakness in Divine Command Theory that is revealed by the Euthyphro Dilemma? The entire assignment should be no longer than 400 words. Please write in paragraph form. Provide very short introductory and concluding remarks. Assessment criteria: Use basic philosophical vocabulary, major arguments, and ethical positions accurately. Paraphrase, explain, and discuss Divine Command Theory and the Euthyphro Dilemma in a way that demonstrates an understanding of each. Analyze and critique the position of Divine Command Theory and the Euthyphro Dilemma argument. The paper should demonstrate thoughtful, critical reflection on these ethical positions.

1. Research Paper 1. Topics should be relevant to materials covered in class. 2. Paper must have a strong Physical Science content. 3. A minimum of 1200 words (excluding the title page and reference list), 12 font, Time New Roman, double space. Write the paper IN YOUR OWN WORDS, in third person, please do not plagiarize. Amount of text in quotes must not exceed 5%. 4. Paper must include a reference/bibliography page. Use APA/MLA format. Use APA/MLA format. 5. References a. Paper should utilize a minimum of 5 references. b. Information should be extracted from reputable sources, preferably from scientific or research lab websites. STC Library website relevant subject guide is strongly recommended. c. Do not use newspaper articles or Wikipedia or popular journals or any discussion forum sources. 2. References a. Presentation must utilize a minimum of 5 references. b. Presentation must include a list of references. c. All figures need to be cited. Not citing the sources amounts to plagiarism. d. Information should be extracted from reputable sources, preferably from scientific or Research lab websites e. Do not use newspaper articles or Wikipedia or popular journals or any discussion forum sources. 3. Resources: Points will be based on the comprehension of the scientific concept in your paper and creativity. Library website has subject guides here: http://libguides.southtexascollege.edu/welcome Click on Math & Science for a dropdown list of disciplines. If you click on physics for example, you will go to: http://libguides.southtexascollege.edu/physics/ On this page you will find: Physics specific Research Starters, Links to Useful Websites, Data Bases (including peer-reviewed articles and videos), and search box for books, eBooks, articles, etc. and citation guides. You need a Janet login, pass word information to access these resources from home. Grading Criteria for Projects (Please find the each category in rubrics) I. Paper (50 % of Points Total) – Organization ………………………………………………………………. – Format ………………………………………………………………………. – Analysis …………………………………………………………………….. II. Presentation of your work in the Paper (50% of Points Total) – Knowledge ………………………………………………………………… – Quality ………………………………………………………………………. – Clarity.. …… – Subjective ………………………………………………………………….. – Bonus Points ……………………………………………………………….. I. Paper Organization: The organization part covers start to finish including grammars, structure of sentences etc. Whether in the introduction section is too long or too short, whether the main idea is discussed appropriately, whether the enough time is spent in the core idea etc. will be the basis of the judgment. Format: The format of the research report is expected to meet the guidelines given above including its length. A proper citation is essential for each idea taken from the journal. Analysis: Does this paper include analysis by the student, or is it just a summary of facts about the student’s topic (similar to an encyclopedia article). Remember that including analysis by writing commentary is very important. Bonus Points: Does this paper merit having some extra points added to it? II. Presentation of your work in the paper Knowledge: Student is expected to demonstrate basic knowledge about the topic. How the student addresses the general curiosity about the subject, Did he/she shows confidence in that topic, how well he explained the matter (without using the core scientific jargon) will be the basis of judgment. Quality: How good was the paper? Were the subject matter discussed were attractive and scientific? Were there unnecessary discussion in the paper or is too boring to read? If picture/table was used, was it with appropriate resolution to go through? Clarity: Did the student effectively explain the subject matter with appropriate level of clarity? Subjective: Points will be determined at the instructor’s discretion. Bonus Points: The bonus points will be given at the instructor’s discretion, which will be based upon all of the things discussed above. The question is does this paper is written little beyond the expectation? Or does this paper properly follow the instruction given? Does this paper deserve some extra points based upon some particular area?

Submit a 6-8 page treatment of your approved topic. Thorough research and proper documentation of sources are critical—use at least one book, one peer-reviewed journal article, and one example of firsthand research. At least five sources are required in total. Be sure to also include your personal connection to the topic as well as post-research reflection.

Directions: This test is open book, open note, open computer.  Beyond your textbook, there are videos and links in Blackboard.  For this assessment you will answer questions for Chs 9 and 10 Circulatory Responses to Exercise and Respiration during Exercise.  You may use any resource you can find, you must state the information IN YOUR OWN WORDS.  ANY resource must be given credit.  At the end of the sentence, cite your source.  I will not require a formal citation format, just make sure I know and can access your source. Do your best to use proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and complete sentences

This term the topic for the writing assignment is Roller Coasters.  Write a research paper at least 1000 words long.  The deadline to submit the research paper is November 30.  During the term you may submit the assignment for comments and resubmit the final version by November 30.  Your paper should cover the following: Introduction – Describe any roller coaster ride experience that you have had The physics of roller coasters based upon reading three references of your choice Explain the changes in kinetic and potential energies as the roller coaster moves Watch the video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AzHwNLxl_4  The above video must not be one of your references.  Find three of your own references At the end of your research paper, list the references that you used in accordance with standard citing protocols

answer this questions • What are the action and reaction forces in the case of an object falling in a vacuum? • Two 10 N weights are attached to a spring scale as shown below. Does the scale read 0, 10, or 20 N, or give some other reading? (Hint: Would it read any differently if one of the ropes were tied to the wall instead of to the hanging 10 N weight? HW3 Image-1.jpg • Two people of equal mass attempt a tug-of-war with a 12-m rope while standing on frictionless ice. When they pull on the rope, each of them slides toward the other. How do their accelerations compare, and how far does each person slide before they meet? • When you jump vertically off the ground, what is your acceleration when you reach your highest point?

Complete a lab in this module.  Write a full laboratory report  of the lab activities contained in this module. The report must be accurate and clean. The report must be done ONLY in Word Document. Your data must be organized in table using Excel. Then, copy and paste your table to your Report. Use the Excel for the graphing. Copy / past the graph to your report under “Conclusion/ Analyze” section. Upload as a separate file with a data excel table and graph. Add the calculation in your report using the “Formulas” function.

This is a real-world project, designed to promote an understanding of the atmosphere and basic earth science.  Students will write a minimum 5-page summary paper OR do minimum 14 slide PowerPoint (text has to be written in complete sentences!), (more is definitely welcome), on their own severe weather disaster plan.  Students must report a real severe weather event, discuss the nature of weather, detail a specific residential area, pick one type or describe various types of environmental disasters, and describe a DETAILED DISASTER PLAN with evacuation directions.

Answer the following questions with 4- 5 sentences.  1) What is your opinion on spanking? Relate this to Bandura’s Observational Learning. 2) Do you embody the OASES identity? If you do, how so? If you don’t, how will you get yourself towards becoming more resilient and adopting each core value? -Optimism -Adaptability -Self-efficacy -Emotional Regulation _Self Leadership 3) Use the picture that was uploaded and fill it out as the last part.

Magnetic Field Due to Current in Wire Lab – Virtualhttp://www.thephysicsaviary.com/Physics/Programs/Labs/FieldFromWire/index.htmlBackground:Hans Ørsted accidentally discovered the fact that electric currents create magnetic fields when he was working with an electric circuit and noticed that, when current was flowing in the circuit, the need of a compass on his desk would deflect. Thus began the investigation of the nature of magnetic fields produced by currents.Instructions:Open the web page listed at the top of this lab. Click “Begin”. When you do, you will see a screen that has a long gray wire with small blue circles moving to the right (representing the flow of charge). There are many concentric circles around the wire, representing the magnetic field produced by the wire. A small black bar sticking out from the top left represents a magnetic field sensor. The “+” sign at the right side of the black bar is the point on the sensor where it takes data.Experiment 1: Dependence of Horizontal PositionOpen excel or your favorite spreadsheet program (Google sheets, whatever).Click “Location of Field Sensor”. Doing so opens a tab that has four arrows: up, down, left, and right. Clicking these arrows allows you to move the sensor around.Click “Field Strength” in the top right of the panel. This gives the strength of the magnetic field in microTesla (?T).Make sure you measure the field strength in Tesla, not microTesla. So if the measured strength is “5.1?T”, your measured value should be “0.0000051T”.Brief note on magnetic field strength values that fluctuate: in real life, when measuring values with something like a magnetic field strength sensor, the measured value may fluctuate. For our purposes here, look at the digit to the right of the decimal point and round to the average value of that digit. For example, if you see values such as 12.41 ?T, then 12.32 ?T, then 12.53 ?T, round to 12.4 ?T, then convert to Tesla.Move the field sensor all the way to the left and leave its vertical position unchanged.In your spreadsheet, make two columns:Column 1 is “Horizontal Position”Column 2 is “Field strength”Set the initial position of the horizontal position to be 0.005m and take the measured field strength at the position.Move the field sensor to the right (you may assume each step is 0.005m) and not the field strength for each position. You should make 17 steps for a total of 18 different horizontal positions. Each of these positions will have a measured field strength.Graph your data of Field strength vs. horizontal position, making sure you create a complete graph (axis labes, axis units, title, etc.). What do you notice about the trend in your graph? What does this imply about the dependence of field strength on horizontal position near a long wire carrying currentExperiment 2: Dependence on radial positionMove the sensor to the farthest right position, then down as close as possible to the wire. You may assume that this position is 0.01m from the wire.Create a second set of two columns on your spreadsheet:Column 1 is “Radial Distance”Column 2 is “Field Strength”Note the position and field strength for this initial position in your spreadsheet.Move the sensor one space up away from the wire (you may assume that the step size is 0.005m). Note the field strength. You should be able to measure the strength of 15 total positions, including the initial position.Graph your data of Field strength vs. radial distance, making sure you create a complete graph (axis labes, axis units, title, etc.). What do you notice about the trend in your graph? What does this imply about the dependence of field strength on radial distance near a long wire carrying current?Aside: Linearizing your dataAs you can probably see, the graph of your data from experiment 2 does not fall on a straight line. Inspection of the shape of the graph shows that your data fall on a 1/x dependence. In order to linearize your data, do the following steps:Copy your position data in meters into a new column.Make a second column next to this where each value is the reciprocal of the position in the first column.For example, if your position value is 0.04m, the reciprocal value will be 1/0.04 = 25Once you have completed this second column of reciprocals, copy your original field strength values into a third column to the right of this one.This means that ever field strength value is next to the reciprocal of the original position as opposed to being next to the original positionGraph your field strength versus the reciprocal position data. What shape does this graph have?Add a trendline to your graph. Display the equation of the trend line. The trendline will have a format “y=mx +b”, where “m” is the slope of the trendline. Copy this value into your notes.Why did we do all this? Because the equation of for the magnetic field strength due to a current in a wire is given byWhere B is the field strength in Tesla, I is the current in Amperes, and R is the radial distance from the wire in meters. If we lump everything together on the right side other than the radial distance, we getWhich, if plotted on a graph, would yield a straight-line graph if you plot B vs. 1/R and “m” would be the slope of that line. That meansthatWhich we can use to solve for the current in the wire. Take the value of the slope from your linearized graph above (the value you got from your equation of the trendline) and use the equation above to solve for the current I. Then, go back to the simulation and click on “current” in the bottom right corner. Calculate the %difference between your value and the value used in the simulation.Experiment 3: Dependence on currentPlace the sensor all the way to the right and 8 steps above the wire (corresponding to a position of 5cm = 0.05m away from the wire.If you cannot already see the value of the current, click on “current” in the bottom right corner to display the current. Click the down arrow until the current is 0.0A. Your sensor should read a field strength of 0?T.Use the up arrow to increase the current by one step. Record the current and field strength in your spreadsheet.Continue until you have maximized the current. There should be 9 total values above 0.0A. Record the corresponding field strength values in your spreadsheet.Graph the field strength vs. current data. What trend do you see?As you increase the current, the circles around the wire get darker. What does this indicate?