Physics, Monday, Class #5, Period 4

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Anyone who was paying attention might notice that Sam looked considerably more rested and relaxed this week. They'd probably also notice a few mini pool tables set up on the desks. "Good afternoon, and welcome to what I hope will be an informative class. Today we'll be discussing Isaac Newton's laws of motion, getting ever closer to our goal of exploring relativity after midterms, which I'm sure you're all waiting for with baited breath."

She was kidding, mostly.

"There are three basic laws of motion, according to Newton, who used them to describe the acceleration of massive particles. The first is that of inertia, which is basically that an object, once in motion, will stay in motion until acted upon by an outside force. Or, if you throw a baseball in a zero gravity and no friction situation, like in outer space, it will just keep going until the end of time, or until it hit something, whichever comes first. The second law gets more into computations of dynamics." She wrote several equations on the board. "They all boil down, basically, to F=ma, where F, or the force exerted upon an object, is equal to the product of the mass of the object, or M times the acceleration of the object, or A. Time can also be a factor, but we'll get into that later in the semester. The third law is also something you've probably heard before--for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

"Basically, if you transfer energy to an object at rest by hitting it, it will then move in another direction at a certain rate of speed, based upon such variables as your aim, point of contact, and the power used to hit it."

"We'll get into laws of planetary motion next week, so please read those handouts. For the rest of class, I'd like you to pair up with another student, and play a few games of pool. What works, what doesn't? Why doesn't it work? I'd like a one-page write-up of your experiences for next week. Does anyone have any questions?"

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Sign In #5

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Happily

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Friday Next

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John

During the Lecture

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

No sleeping, if you can help it.

Re: During the Lecture

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Deciding he knew the laws of motion, John worked on not moving but resting his eyes instead.

Re: During the Lecture

[mrodneymckay.livejournal.com]

Rodney was taking notes and paying particular attention to how Sam explained everything for when he would inevitably have to go over it again with Kevin.

Re: During the Lecture

[withoutverona]

Romeo was dead tired from his weekend, but his eyes lit up at the [pool tables and he listened.

Mostly.

Re: During the Lecture

[the_merriest]

Rikku was exhausted, fried, and mostly running on auto-pilot. But she was awake, and taking notes.

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[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

Naomi was wide awake and taking down detailed notes.

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[my-tragic-past.livejournal.com]

Kevin tried to do as Rodney had suggested and take some notes, but only got as far as, law 1: baseballs fly -, before he gave up and started doodling.

Re: During the Lecture

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka took detailed notes, and made sure to copy down every single equation, even the ones he didn't understand.

"Um... We're not in outer space," he pointed out, raising his hand only after he opened his mouth. "When do we learn about this friction stuff?"

Re: During the Lecture

[techno-tosh.livejournal.com]

Tosh was definitely not sleeping. She was listening intently as usual and taking detailed notes.

Re: During the Lecture

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad, of course, took his usual, careful, quick Japanese notes.

Play Pool

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Any betting should take place quietly.

Re: Play Pool

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

Worf had never played pool before. Which is why he was making note of the balance of the cue and wondering why there wasn't a sharp point.

Re: Play Pool

[mrodneymckay.livejournal.com]

Rodney stacked out a table and racked up the balls.

Re: Play Pool

[withoutverona]

Romeo tracked the balls and started idly shooting them into the pockets as he waited for a partner.

He was exhausted and then more, yet somehow, he had missed this.

Re: Play Pool

[my-tragic-past.livejournal.com]

Kevin was pretty good at pool. Mostly because he allowed ego to dictate action, but he didn't know that, thinking himself skilled.

He racked the balls and looked around for a partner.

Re: Play Pool

[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

The closest that Naomi had ever come to pool was the pool table that Tom Paris had at his place back in San Francisco. She had never actually played pool though and she looked around for a partner.

Re: Play Pool

[carsexual]

Sam was kind of at a disadvantage when it came to pool.

But he could totally heckle or something.

Re: Play Pool

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Oh, this was too much fun. Eve knew the times she'd done the pool shark route to scrape up some extra money for Savannah's birthdays and Christmases would come in handy eventually.

Talk to the TAs

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

As soon as they ping in.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[mrodneymckay.livejournal.com]

Rodney is a self-proclaimed expert at pool if anyone should need help.

[I'll pick up pings in the afternoon.]

Talk to Sam

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She'll be here as soon as I get home from work.

OOC

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The world is safe, hopefully!