Section outline

  • Lecture:
    Lecture narrative description here

    Faculty: 

    Location:      Mission Hall 1108

    • Optional Reading:

      Books available to read at Sarah's desk (2667) at Mission Hall, please do not remove from Mission Hall & return to desk when not reading.

      • An Elementary Introduction to the Theory of Probability (Dover Books on Mathematics)
      • The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics, calculus chapter, if calculus review needed

    • Resources:

    • Rae Notes Lecture 6 File
    • SarahNoteLecture6 File

    • Assignment: 

      Course Notes #6 - 2, 3, 4

      Additional Problem: (i) Posit the size (volume) of a bacterium (ex. E. coli) by an order of magnitude. (ii) Calculate the volume of the earth (imagine it to be spherical).  (iii) The bacterium E. coli doubles every thirty minutes.  Supposing there are no limits on food, space, mixing, death, etc., how much time will it take for one E. coli bacterium to fill up the same volume of space as the earth?

    • homework and coursenotes6 File
    • homework and coursenotes6 File

    • Assignment Answer Key (Access restricted to registered students):