Eric L. Michelsen (I'm on the left), UCSD graduate physics student Ethan Quotes: "Watch Nemo....  Five minutes" "Do it 'self." Ethan: "What letter is that?" Daddy: "It's an 'O'." Ethan: "Is that like an ellipse?" "I'm so tired, I don't think I could eat a whole elephant." “Daddy, I’m going to do an experiment. So if you hear a loud explosion, don’t be scared.” While discussing shrinking things: Daddy: That’s as small as we could make it. You can’t have anything smaller than an atom. Ethan: You could have a quark!

Sarah Quotes: "It's hard to ride a scooter in high heels." Sarah: "Daddy, what are you going to be for Halloween?" Daddy: "A sleep deprived physics student." Sarah: "No, Daddy.  I said for Halloween." "I wish the earth didn't spin.  Then I wouldn't have to go to bed." "Daddy, why do super red giants explode?" How big is... ?

This is a personal web page.  All information is the opinion of the owner, and NOT UCSD.                    Rev 6/29/2008

Listening is an act of love.

Favorite book:     But Not the Hippopotamus, by Sandra Boynton.
         Runners up: A Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon
Old Turtle and the Broken Truth, by Douglas Wood
Fun activity:         Jogging two miles at elevation 2788 m (9147 ft)

Cool research project:    Lunar Laser Ranging Office: SERF-317: 3rd floor, NE corner, Science and Engineering Research Facility, building just east of the bookstore Mail code 0424 Office phone:    858-822-2018 Lab: SERF-464    Lab phone:    858-822-1410 Fax SERF 3rd floor:    858-534-0177 My Introduction to Gravitomagnetism Presentation  (powerpoint) Apollo system notes Apollo Houston Control Manual Laser programming Unofficial Coding Guidelines

Faces of the Moon The Elements Song, by Tom Lehrer Physics Songs
Cornstarch, The Movie

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Stop Violence Against Women "You are not required to complete the task, yet you are not free to withdraw from it." (Talmud, Avot 2:21)

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Free source code: Keyword parameter library, header file, sample program
Free Powerpoints: Signaling and Modulation     Baseband signaling and carrier modulation
We Deliver    Repeating, Bridging, Switching, and Routing
IP (Internet Protocol) Operation    Technical details of how IP operates
Layer 2 Framing    Technical details of some bit stream formatting methods: HDLC, Ethernet, DS1 & 3

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Trigonometry Simplified (2 diagrams)

The purpose of the “Funky” series of documents is to help develop an accurate physical, conceptual, geometric, and pictorial understanding of important physics topics.  We focus on areas that don’t seem to be covered well in most texts we’ve seen.  The documents are intended for serious students of physics.  They are not “popularizations” or oversimplifications, though they try to start simply, and build to more advanced topics.  Physics includes math,  and we’re not shy about it, but we also don’t hide behind it.  Without a conceptual understanding, math is gibberish.  These are all works in progress.  Now with PDF hyperlinks!

Funky Quantum Concepts.pdf Revised 6/23/2008	"This is really well written, and the concepts are explained confidently and clearly.  Great idea.  Great start."  -- physics research associate
Funky Mathematical Physics Concepts.pdf Revised 6/4/2008	“... most excellent tensor paper....  I feel I have come to a deep and abiding understanding of relativistic tensors....  The best explanation of tensors seen anywhere!”  -- physics graduate student
Funky ElectromagneticConcepts.pdf Revised 2/11/2008	"Finally, a systematic approach to boundary value problems."  -- physics graduate student
Funky Statistical Mechanics Concepts Revised 11/12/2007	Send me your comments.

I'm actively seeking feedback on these docs, so please send me email with any reactions and/or suggestions.  

Other  stuff:    Skeleton Calculus.pdf

Petition the Justice Department to break up Microsoft.

Let there be peace on earth, And let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth, The peace that was meant to be. All one with creation, Family all are we. Let me walk with my family In perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me, Let this be the moment now. With every step I take, Let this be my solemn vow: To take each moment And live each moment In peace eternally. Let there be peace on earth, And let it begin with me.

Ethan and Friend