Whiteboards: concept mapping, single-error problem solving

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Student whiteboard concept maps for "commuting to Cuesta," Physics 205A, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA. Photo taken by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.

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Student whiteboard concept maps for "Newton's laws," Physics 205A, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA. Photo taken by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.

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Student whiteboard concept maps for "friction," Physics 205A, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA. Photo taken by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.

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Student whiteboard solution with a deliberately inserted (and subsequently highlighted) error for Giambattista/Richardson/Richardson, Physics, 2/e, Problem 3.55(b)-(c), Physics 205A, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA. Photo taken by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.

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Student whiteboard solution with a deliberately inserted (and subsequently highlighted) error for Giambattista/Richardson/Richardson, Physics, 2/e, Practice problem 4.13(b), Physics 205A, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA. Photo taken by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.

Astronomy quiz archive: telescopes

Astronomy 210 Quiz 3, fall semester 2011
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Section 70158, version 1
Exam code: quiz03sO1L

Section 70158

Quiz 3 results (max score = 40):
   0- 8.0 : **  [low = 6.0]
 8.5-16.0 : **********
16.5-24.0 : ************  [mean = 20.5 +/- 8.3]
24.5-32.0 : ********
32.5-40.0 : ****  [high = 40.0]

Section 70160, version 1
Exam code: quiz03N1rE

Section 70160

Quiz 3 results (max score = 40):
   0- 8.0 : *  [low = 7.0]
 8.5-16.0 : **
16.5-24.0 : **********
24.5-32.0 : *******  [mean = 24.9 +/- 8.3]
32.5-40.0 : ******  [high = 40.0]

Astronomy quiz archive: eclipses/history of astronomy

Astronomy 210 Quiz 2, fall semester 2011
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Section 70158, version 1
Exam code: quiz02sHDw

Section 70158
Quiz 2 results (max score = 40):
   0- 8.0 : **  [low = 4.0]
 8.5-16.0 : *****
16.5-24.0 : ******  [mean = 23.8 +/- 9.1]
24.5-32.0 : ************
32.5-40.0 : ******  [high = 40.0]

Section 70160 version 1
Exam code: quiz02n3rE

Section 70160
Quiz 1 results (max score = 40)   0- 8.0 : *  [low = 6.5]
 8.5-16.0 : ****
16.5-24.0 : ********  [mean = 23.5 +/- 8.2]
24.5-32.0 : ***********
32.5-40.0 : ****  [high = 36.5]

Physics quiz archive: kinematics, free fall

Physics 205A Quiz 2, fall semester 2011
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 70854, 70855, version 1Sections 70854, 70855 results
Exam code: quiz02p4iN

 0- 6 : **  [low = 6]
 7-12 : ****
13-18 : ************
19-24 : *****************  [mean = 21.8 +/- 6.5]
25-30 : ******************  [high = 30]

Astronomy quiz archive: stars/sun/seasons/moon phases

Astronomy 210 Quiz 1, fall semester 2011
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Section 70158, version 1
Exam code: quiz01S4lL

Section 70158
Quiz 1 results (max score = 40):
   0- 8.0 :
 8.5-16.0 : ****  [low = 10.0]
16.5-24.0 : ************
24.5-32.0 : **************  [mean = 26.2 +/- 8.0]
32.5-40.0 : *********  [high = 40.0]

Section 70160 version 1
Exam code: quiz01n8tE

Section 70160
Quiz 1 results (max score = 40):
   0- 8.0 :  
 8.5-16.0 : *****  [low = 9.0]
16.5-24.0 : ***
24.5-32.0 : **********  [mean = 27.8 +/- 9.4]
32.5-40.0 : ************  [high = 40.0]

Cuesta College North County campus star party

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Waxing gibbous moon, September 7, 2011, photographed with a Panasonic Lumix LZ-8 camera through a Orion SkyQuest XT8 8" reflector at Cuesta College North County campus, Paso Robles, CA. Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Division instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.

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Originally uploaded by Waifer X

Cuesta College Astronomy 210L students and guest at a North County campus star party.

Sights seen:
waxing gibbous moon
Albireo (double star Beta Cygni)

Physics quiz archive: metric system, significant figures, unit conversions, dimensional analysis

Physics 205A Quiz 1, fall semester 2011Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CASections 70854, 70855, version 1Sections 70854, 70855 results
Exam code: quiz01unI7

 0- 6 :  7-12 : *******  [low = 9]13-18 : ********************19-24 : ************************  [mean = 19.5 +/- 4.8]25-30 : ******  [high = 30]

Overheard: astronomy instructor belief in astrology

Astronomy 210, fall semester 2011
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

(Overheard at the start of the second week of class in introductory astronomy, going over student comments and questions submitted online.)

Instructor: (Reading student question.) "'Do you believe in astrology?'"

(Beat.)

Instructor: (Picking up a Mattel™ Magic 8 Ball®, speaks into it.) "Do... I... believe... in... astrology?" (Places Magic 8 Ball®, window up, under video overhead projector, such that reply is visible to the rest of class, which will be one of 20 possible responses:

• It is certain
• It is decidedly so
• Without a doubt
• Yes – definitely
• You may rely on it
• As I see it, yes
• Most likely
• Outlook good
• Signs point to yes
• Yes
• Reply hazy, try again
• Ask again later
• Better not tell you now
• Cannot predict now
• Concentrate and ask again
• Don't count on it
• My reply is no
• My sources say no
• Outlook not so good
• Very doubtful)

Students: (Murmuring, snickering.)

Instructor: "Well, there you have it. The Magic 8 Ball® cannot lie."

(This is the lead-in to discussing student-submitted opinions on astrology.)

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Waifer X
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Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Division instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.