Physics 4A, Winter 2013

Classical Mechanics

Kim Griest

Weekly Quizzes on Wednesday at 9am, York 4080A, starting Jan 16

Final will cover up through chapter 14

Problem session: Tuesdays, 6pm, YORK 4080A

Additional Help: Physical Tutorial Center in Mayer Hall, Prof and TA office hours listed in syllabus

Formula sheet for quizzes and studying

Assignments

Reading:

  1. Jan 7, 2013: Appendix A: Mathematics: you should know all the algebra, trig, and calculus here.
  2. Jan 8, 2013: Chapter 1 (Doing Physics) and Chapter 2 (Motion in a straight line)
  3. Jan 11, 2013: Chapter 3 (Vectors)
  4. Jan 16, 2013: Chapter 4 (Motion in 2 and 3 dimensions)
  5. Jan 19, 2013: Chapter 5 (Newton's laws)
  6. Jan 28, 2013: Chapter 6 (Using Newton's laws)
  7. Feb 1, 2013: Chapter 7 (Work, Energy, and Power)
  8. Feb 5, 2013: Chapter 8 (Conservation of Energy)
  9. Feb 13, 2013: Chapter 9 (Gravitation)
  10. Feb 20, 2013: Chapter 10 (Systems of Particles)
  11. Feb 27, 2013: Chapter 11 (Collisions)
  12. Mar 4, 2013: Chapter 12 (Rotational Motion)
  13. Mar 6, 2013: Chapter 13 (Angular Momentum)
  14. Mar 11, 2013: Chapter 14 (Static Equilibrium)
Homework:
  1. Jan 7, 2013: Chapter 1 problems: 1,7,20,29,33,43,50,58; and Chapter 2 problems: 7,11,13,16,23,27,31,35,41,49,60,69 (Note: answers to odd problems are given in book supplement you got with textbook)
  2. Jan 11, 2013: Chapter 3 problems: 9, 12, 17, 25, 28, 29, 35, 37, 48
  3. Jan 16, 2013: Chapter 4 problems: 3,5,7,11,18,21,22,26,34,42,43,53,54
  4. Jan 23, 2013: Chapter 5 problems: 1,3,7,9,13,19,21,23,24,25,27,31,35,36,37,38,39,41,43,44,45,47
  5. Jan 26, 2013: Chapter 6 problems: 3,5,7,9,13,15,16,20,25,26,27,31,36,39,41,43,47,49,65
  6. Feb 2, 2013: Chapter 7 problems: 1,3,5,7,13,14,17,21,26,29,31,36,37,41,43,47,53,55,61,67
  7. Feb 5, 2012: Chapter 8 problems: 5,7,11,15,17,21,23,27,32,35,38,40,45,47,48,51,55,64,78
  8. Feb 9, 2013: Chapter 9 problems: 1,5,9,11,13,15,19,29,30,31,37,41,43,50
  9. Feb 20, 2013: Chapter 10 problems: 1,2,9,16,21,25,33,35,38
  10. Feb 27, 2013: Chapter 11 problems: 1,3,5,12,19,21,29,32,33,39,47,51
  11. Mar 6, 2013: Chapter 12 problems: 1,5,15,17,19,29,33,47,49,53,54
  12. Mar 8, 2013: Chapter 13 problems: 1,5,9,23,25,27,35,37,43
  13. Mar 12, 2012: Chapter 14 problems: 1,7,15,19,31
Homework Solutions (Answers to odd number problems in book supplement)
  1. Chapter 1: solutions to assigned problems
  2. Chapter 2: solutions to assigned problems
  3. Chapter 3: solutions to assigned even numbered problems
  4. Chapter 4: solutions to assigned even numbered problems
  5. Chapter 5: solutions to assigned even numbered problems
  6. Chapter 6: solutions to assigned even numbered problems
  7. Chapter 7: solutions to assigned even numbered problems
  8. Chapter 8: solutions to assigned even numbered problems
  9. Chapter 9: solutions to assigned even numbered problems
  10. Chapter 10: solutions to assigned even numbered problems
  11. Chapter 11: solutions to assigned even numbered problems
  12. Chapter 12: solutions to assigned even numbered problems
QUIZZES
  1. Quiz 1: Jan 16, 2013, covers upto and including section 3.4 (average score: 78% +- 19%)
  2. Quiz 2: Jan 23, 2013, covers upto and including section 4.4. (average: 77% +- 22%; extra credit (average extra points: 3 +- 2.2)
  3. Quiz 3: Jan 30, 2013, covers upto and including chapter 5. (average: 79% +- 18%)
  4. Quiz 4: Feb 6, 2013, covers upto and including section 7.2. (average: 77% +- 15%; extra credit points: 0.7 +- 1.2)
  5. Quiz 5: Feb 13, 2013, covers upto and including section 8.3. (average: 79% +- 19%; extra credit points: 2.6 +- 2.1)
  6. Quiz 6: Feb 20, 2013, covers upto and including section 9.3. (average: 78% +- 15%)
  7. Quiz 7: Feb 27, 2013, covers upto and including section 10.1. (average: 79% +- 13%)
  8. Quiz 8: Mar 6, 2013, covers upto and including section 11.4. (average: 81% +- 11%)
  9. [LAST QUIZ] Quiz 9: Mar 13, 2013, covers upto and including chapter 13 .
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