Good Bye Baiji Dolphin

Once again another species has been kicked off the planet. The Baiji Dolphin of China has fallen prey to habitat extinction in the Yangtze River. Damming and overfishing of the river has ruined the once pristine river, thus destroying the only home the dolphin has.

Requiem for a Freshwater Dolphin

Coal Mining

Current state Mining in the World form Wikipedia

Mining Accident

Comparing Mining in the U.S. , China and the world.

Listen to the NPR news item

Gliese 581c

Scientist have found the most Earth-like planet to date.

Gliese 581 c

This is an artist rendition of Gliese 581 c taken from Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Darfur is Dying

Read the news: Darfur

Play the game: Darfur is Dying

Maybe you will understand what is going on in the world.

Environmental Sciecne: Where will your computer end up?

What happens to your computer when you throw it out?

GOTTA GET GREEN in the March 2006 of CPU (Computer Power User).

Sigourney Weaver urges Women into Science

And it's About time too!

Read it here: Sigourney Weaver urges women to study science

FYI: Did you know that the EICCD's current enrollement is 60%. In some college across the United States this number is closer too 75%. Even with these numbers women are underrepresented in most science, math and technology classes.

Tornado Iowa City

Use the posted images and the Fujita scale given in class to determine rating for the tornado that hit Iowa City, Iowa.

Salaries For 2005

What is the starting salary for a college graduate with a 4 year degree?

Astronomy: Earth Crossing Asteriods

An animation of asteriods tracks crossing the Earth's orbit. Yes, we could all die and any time. Have a nice day.

Earth Crossing Asteriod movie

Astronomy: Titan Images

Multiple Titan Image from JPL

Environmental Sciecne: Nuclear Waste Leak

An NPR story on the a leak at a local Nuclear Power Plant.

Nuclear Story

Environmental Sciecne: Global Warming

Another straw in the Global Warming Debate:

Greenland's Icesheet

Environmental Sciecne: Mudslide

Philippine Mudslide

CNN: Mudslide Story

One example of the violent world we live in.

Physics: How many transistors on a CPU

As mention in class:

The current AMD dual-core Athlon Processor has 154-233 Million transistor. An Intel Pentium D has 230 million transistors.

In the early 90's the pentium III had 100,000 - 10 million transistors.

In the early 80's the Intel 8086 had 5000-100,000 transistors.

Sources:

AMD

History of Computers

Environmental Sciecne: China's One Child Policy Protest

China's has always had a problem with the "One Child" program in the rural countryside. It seems someone is taking thing to the extreme.

NPR: Activist Protest

Listen to the audio clip.

Astronomy: Apollo Mission - Hammer and Feather Drop

As mentioned in class, he is David Scott doing Galileo's gravity experiment on the Moon.

Watch the Movie Clip 8 MB

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College Physics Homwork

Chp.16: 1,4,5,8,12,13,17,22,26,30,31,33,34,35,40,57, and 59

Chp.17: 3,4,10,11,14,16,31,32, and 48

Physics Homework

Engineering Physics Homework:

Chp. 23: 1,2,6,7,10,15,18,20,22,25,26,30,35,40,43, and 54.


College Physics Homework:

Chp. 15: 1,6,7,8,13,15,17,24,27,28,30,41,42, and 50.

Friday's Lab:

Electric Fields(Internet) Located on the lab manual website.

Environmental Science: Saving the Giant Catfish

You have got to see this fish!

The Search for the Giant Catfish

Please select the audio link as well.

Environmental Science: Honor Killings

After talking about Western and Non-Western Culture relating to environmental and social issues, I submit this link: Honor Killings

Please click on the audio link as well.