Spring 2012

 

    

 

 

 

 
 
 
HOMEWORK                                           

There are two parts to the homework: mastering physics (www.masteringphysics.com) and written homework. The written homework is assigned on this page. All problems listed are from the text book unless posted. The notation followed is C.NN where C is the chapter number and NN is the problem number. Hence 5.4 stands for 4th problem from chapter 5.

Mastering physics homework problems are assigned from www.masteringphysics.com. Please go to the website and register as a student using your student access code that either came with the textbook or purchased separately. Enroll in the course index that was sent to you over email.

INSTRUCTIONS

Complete instructions on how to go about solving the homework are given in this section of the syllabus.

We will select and grade in detail two problems from every homework; each of the two problems are worth 6 points each. he problems graded in detail are marked in bold red, on the homework page. Two of the black colored problems are graded out of 3 points each. But these are graded very coarsely with possible points of 0.75, 1.5 2.25, 3. A correct solution gets 3 points, a valiant attempt "almost there" gets 2.25 points, while a good attempt (right method with the correct equations, correct picture) could get 1.5 point, some attempt gets 0.75 points. The rest of the problems are given 1 point if you attempt it

 

Some of the problems might have extra parts and these are mentioned at the end of the table. But you can access them by clicking on the link adjacent to the problem.

 

Polite advise/reminder/request blah blah blah...

If you are not doing well on the homeworks consistently, then something is not right and needs to be fixed. This can only happen if you talk to us. The earlier the better.


Week

Home
work #

Date Due

Day Due

Mastering

Physics

Written Problems

Suggested

Problems

1

Intro

02/01

Wednesday

Intro to mp

 

 
             

2

1 02/06 Monday mp1   2.6, 2.7, 2.82.17, 2.18, 2.19,2.20,2.21, 2.22, 2.32

 

2 02/09 Thursday mp2   3.26, 3.27, 3.58, 3.59, 3.60,3.69, 3.71

 

           
3 3 02/14 Tuesday mp3    

 

         

4

4 02/21 Tuesday wp1  

5

5 02/28 Tuesday mp4    

5

6 03/03 Saturday mp5    

6

7 03/08 Thursday  

wp2

Red problems: Problem 1 & 2

(If you have trouble coordinating with the group you can turn it in on 03/12 - Monday with special permissions). But the next homeworks will not be postponed on account of this.
7 8 03/10 Sunday mp6    
             
9 9 03/17 Saturday mp7   If you are leaving for spring break on Saturday, please turn this on Friday.
        suggested problems-2   Example 5.16, Ex 5.19 Ex 5.21, CQ 5.20, CQ 5.21, CQ 5.11,CQ 5.28 (Make up problems for these situations with your group and solve them)
            5.27, 5.40, 5.59, 5.70, 5.61, 5.64, 5.71 ,5.73,
            6.30, 6.37, 6.41, 6.50, 6.52,6.53, 6.54,6.61, 6.63, 6.48, 6.47
         
10   03/29 Thursday wp3  
             
11   04/04 Wednesday mp8    

12

  04/07 Saturday mp9    
             
13   04/18 Wednesday mp10    

14

  04/19 Thursday   wp4 => ==> Solve the following problems 9.39, 9.59, 9.62, 9.64, 9.67,9.68 9.66, 9.69

 

           

15

  04/26 Thursday   wp5 ==> Solve the following problems 10.57, 10.60, 10.62, 10.63, 10.65, 10.70
16   04/27 Friday mp11    
            suggested problems 8.7, 8.8, 8.10, 8.35 8.36, 8.41,
            7.27, 7.41, 7.54,
            9.28, 9.29, 9.38,
            example from book 9.10,9.11
             
            Suggested problems 13.18, 13.23,13.48,13.57,13.59
17   05/05 Saturday (1:00 pm!!) mp12    
18   05/09 Wednesday mp13    
             
19   05/10 Thursday   WP6=> 12.87, 12.89. 12.91,12.74,12.23
            Suggested -5: 12.11,12.16, 12.17,12.18,12.27,12.28,12.33,12.43,