School of Physics, University of Sydney

Thermal Physics 1 - Discussion Group

Discussion Groups exist primarily to promote discussion between students in the course. They are maintained for us by the NeTTL (New Technologies for Teaching and Learning) group within the University's Centre for Teaching & Learning.

The main use of the Discussion Group is to develop conceptual understanding by exploring a few targeted problems, based as close as possible on situations in the real world. Some of these questions may assist you in answering your assignments. Questions will be posted each week for students to discuss.

Discussions beyond these posted questions are also encouraged, so long as they stay reasonably close to the content of the course. Questions about some particular subject arising in the course can be posted as a new thread in this area, giving everyone a chance to reply or see a reply from one of the lecturers. In particular you may wish to post questions based on the demonstrations and questions included within the web pages.

Physics staff will monitor the Discussions in the same way as any of the students and make their own contributions if they wish. Any message violating the "Nettiquette" guidelines outlined on the Discussion page may be deleted by NeTTL.

How to Read and Post Messages

Read the comments already posted by other people and if you want to reply choose the "Reply" option. If you want to start a new message then use the "Post" option.

Guidelines for Posting Messages

Read the "Nettiquette" guidelines first. Remember, the discussion group is a public place, so behave as you would in public!
When you have a contribution, think before you type! Generally you should keep your messages short and to the point.
You may find it easier to prepare your contribution in a word processor and then copy and paste it into the submission field.
Don't stray too far from the subject of a thread. Start a new one instead.

Go to the Discussion Group.

This page last updated 27th July 1998 by Pal Fekete

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