Physics

Why are you seeking a graduate degree in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington? What knowledge and skills do you hope to achieve from the graduate program that will be useful to your long-term career goals?

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Aerosol, Cloud, Radiation-Observation, and Simulation. Why are you seeking a graduate degree in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington? What knowledge and skills do you hope to achieve from the graduate program that will be useful to your long-term career goals? Describe an example of how you have shown resilience and/or perseverance in the … Read more

Write a postcard to a famous aviator that makes specific connections between your personal interest in aviation-related sciences and their contributions to aviation.

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The Crossroads of Science, Technology, and Society. Write a postcard to a famous aviator that makes specific connections between your personal interest in aviation-related sciences and their contributions to aviation. Describe a key flight that changed the world and how it has influenced you. Describe how a ground-breaking aircraft has impacted your life.

Develop an evidence-based argument that supports the claim that humans have and continued to gain inspiration from nature in developing and improving flight technology.

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Technology Question 1 Develop an evidence-based argument that supports the claim that humans have and continued to gain inspiration from nature in developing and improving flight technology. Question 2 Applying published scientific research along with concepts involved in the evolution of birds, bio-aerial locomotion, and the basic principles of flight, develop an evidence-based argument that … Read more

If a hockey puck of mass Y grams (g) is moving at Z centimeters per second (cm/s), what is the momentum of this puck in units of kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)?

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Physics In Motion 1. Watch Segment D (Vectors and Scalars), Segment E (Graphical Resolution of Vectors) and Segment F (Mathematic Resolution of Vectors) at https://www.gpb.org/physics-in-motion (The GPB Physics In Motion video series). Then write answers to the following questions, showing all your calculations. [a] A child with mass Y kilograms (kg) who is skating eastward … Read more

Referring to the video above, what are one or two big ideas expressed between 6:00 and 8:00 of Crash Course Philosophy #8 that have made an impression on you? Explain why they made an impression on you personally.

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Crash Course Philosophy [1] Watch the Crash Course Philosophy video #8 at youtube.com/watch?v=-X8Xfl0RITQ (Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience). Answer in roughly 50 words this question: how does this video’s presentation of Karl Popper’s idea of science as falsifiability connect with the concepts expressed in Lecture 02 about what science is? If it doesn’t, explain why … Read more

Utilize the relationship between mass, density, and volume.Apply the concept of Pascal’s principle and Archimedes’ principle.

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Pascal’s principle and Archimedes’ principle. Explain numerous phenomena using fluid mechanics laws. Utilize the relationship between mass, density, and volume.Apply the concept of Pascal’s principle and Archimedes’ principle. Recognize heat and energy with phase changes of matter.