Introduction to Underwater Basket Weaving

Miami PlanPHY 199

Professor Avila

Syllabus Day

• REQUIRED COURSE FOR GRADUATION– HONOR STUDENTS INCLUDED.

• No Curve• No absence policy• 10% of the questions on the exams will be

material that will be covered in the chapter we’re reading next week– Also applies to the Final Exam

Summer Reading: POP QUIZ

• What is the main purpose of this class?– A.) To develop hand dexterity in a restrictive environment– B.) To learn the basics of underwater basket weaving– C.) To prepare ourselves for an underwater basket weaving

experience– D.) To have a grasp of the elements of underwater basket weaving

• In what medium will we be basket weaving?– A.) Water– B.) A liquid– C.) H2O– D.) Agua

• Write down a negative aspect of basket weaving underwater.

Recap of Summer Reading

Chapter 1: Breathing

• Avg adult inhales 7-8 liters of air per minute.• 11,000 liters per day• Air is 20% oxygen• Exhaled air is about 15% oxygen• We only use 5% of oxygen in inhaled air per

breath

Chapter 1: Breathing

• Given this information, how many oxygen molecules should there be in a scuba tank that would be necessary to complete a 3-hour project assuming a 50-50 blend of oxygen and a mix of other air-elements.– Hint: Somewhere between 1,000,000 and

100,000,000,000,000• Assuming your body of water is 100,000ft in the air,

how would this change your answer?– Note: You should already know atmospheric pressures

from your summer reading

Homework

Please bring to class:• The deed to your firstborn child• A vial of all of the joy you’ll experience in all of your 4

years at Miami