Physics 115, section 0201, S'07
Homework Assignment #1
Due: February 5, 2007

Your answers for each essay question should be no more than 1 page long (they may be much shorter if appropriate), typed, single-spaced, excluding graphs.  Choose your words carefully so that you can answer the question completely within this limit.

Essay 1, 10 points
List three things we learned about electricity in the past week.  For each thing, give the experimental evidence that allowed us to reach this conclusion. 

Essay 2, 10 points
List two false conclusion that we at one time discussed during class, and give the experimental evidence that refuted this conclusion.  

Essay 3, 10 points
List an example from everyday life for each of the 3 things you discussed in item 1 that shows these things are true, even outside of the laboratory.