Physics 2D, Fall 2009, Homeworks

This page has homework assignments and solutions. They are all from the course textbook, Serway 3rd edition.
Please don't look at the solutions until after you make a serious effort to solve the problems on your own.

First week (9/28): Chapter 1 problems:
Problems #: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 31, 33, 37
Solutions to all but prob. 2: ;       Solution to prob.2:

Note: in Serway's older edition (2nd edition), the problems given above have the following numbers:
Problems #: 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 56, 58.
Problem 37 is not in the older edition.

Second week (10/5): Chapter 2 problems:
Problems #: 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 31, 33
Solutions:

Third week (10/12): Chapter 3 problems:
Problems #: 2, 4, 5, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 37
Solutions:

Fourth week (10/19): Chapter 4 problems:
Problems #: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 27
Solutions:

Fifth week (10/26): Chapters 4 and 5 problems:
Chapter 4 Problems #: 14, 17, 22, 23, 25, 32, 33, 35, 37
Chapter 5 Problems #: 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11
Solutions:

Sixth week (11/2): Chapters 5 and 6 problems:
Chapter 5 Problems #: 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 34, 35, 36
Chapter 6 Problems #: 2, 3, 4
Solutions:

Seventh week (11/9): Chapter 6 problems:
Problems #: 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 24, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34
Solutions:

Eighth week (11/16):
Chapter 6 problems: 35, 37
Chapter 7 problems: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 18
Addendum to problem 16: Estimate the transmission coefficient Eq. 7.10 for the alpha-particle to tunnel through the barrier, of width 10 fm, if the alpha-particle is in the (i) ground state (n=1) and (ii) if it is in the n=6 excited state.
Solutions:

Ninth week (11/26): Chapter 8 problems:
Problems #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22
Solutions:

Tenth week (11/30):
Chapter 8 Problems: 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
Chapter 9 Problems: 1, 4, 6, 17, 21, 24
Solutions: