Physics 4A, Winter 2014

Classical Mechanics

Kim Griest

Weekly Quizzes on Wednesday at 9am, CSB 002, starting Jan 15

Problem session: Tuesdays, 7pm, CENTER HALL 216

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 6, 2014: Appendix A: Mathematics: you should know all the algebra, trig, and calculus here.
  2. Jan 8, 2014: Chapter 1 (Doing Physics) and Chapter 2 (Motion in a Straight Line)
  3. Jan 10, 2014: Chapter 3 (Vector Description of Motion)
  4. Jan 13, 2014: Chapter 4 (Motion in More Than One Direction)
  5. Jan 17, 2014: Chapter 5 (Forces and Newton's Laws)
  6. Jan 24, 2014: Chapter 6 (Using Newton's Laws)
  7. Jan 31, 2014: Chapter 7 (Work, Energy, Power)
  8. Feb 5, 2014: Chapter 8 (Conservation of Energy)
  9. Feb 10, 2014: Chapter 9 (Gravity)
  10. Feb 19, 2014: Chapter 10 (Systems of Particles)
  11. Feb 24, 2014: Chapter 11 (Collisions)
  12. Feb 28, 2014: Chapter 12 (Rotational Motion)
  13. Mar 7, 2014: Chapter 13 (Angular Momentum)
  14. Mar 10, 2014: Chapter 14 (Static Equilibrium)
Homework:
  1. Jan 6, 2014: 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 13, 2014: Chapter 3 problems: 9,12,17,25,28,29,35,37,48 and Chapter 4 problems: 3,5,7,11,18,21,22,26,34,42,43,53,54
  3. Jan 17, 2014: 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
  4. Jan 24, 2014: Chapter 6 problems: 3,5,7,9,13,15,16,20,25,26,27,31,36,39,41,43,47,49,65
  5. Jan 31, 2014: Chapter 7 problems: 1,3,5,7,13,14,17,21,26,29,31,36,37,41,43,47,53,55,61,67
  6. Feb 5, 2014: Chapter 8 problems: 5,7,11,15,17,21,23,27,32,35,38,40,45,47,48,51,55,64,78
  7. Feb 10, 2014: Chapter 9 problems: 1,5,9,11,13,15,19,29,30,31,37,41,43,50
  8. Feb 19, 2014: Chapter 10 problems: 1,2,9,16,21,25,33,35,38
  9. Feb 24, 2014: Chapter 11 problems: 1,3,5,12,19,21,29,32,33,39,47,51
  10. Mar 3, 2014: Chapter 12 problems: 1,5,15,17,19,29,33,47,49,53,54
  11. Mar 7, 2014: Chapter 13 problems: 1,5,9,23,25,27,35,37,43
  12. Mar 10, 2014: 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 even numbered problems(note: problem 48 time answer should be 53.9s not 92.8s)
  4. Chapter 4: solutions to even numbered problems
  5. Chapter 5: solutions to even numbered problems
  6. Chapter 6: solutions to even numbered problems
  7. Chapter 7: solutions to even numbered problems
  8. Chapter 8: solutions to even numbered problems (note: problem 48 answer should be 2.44 10^-7 N)
  9. Chapter 9: solutions to 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 15, 2014, covers upto and including all of chapter 3. (average: 85% +- 15%) (total possible = 50)
  2. Quiz 2: Jan 22, 2014, covers upto and including all of chapter 4. (average: 85% +- 18%)
  3. Quiz 3: Jan 29, 2014, covers upto and including chapter 6-1. (average: 83% +- 13%)
  4. Quiz 4: Feb 5, 2014, covers upto and including chapter 7-4. (average: 80% +- 19%)
  5. Quiz 5: Feb 12, 2014, covers upto and including chapter 8-5. (average: 81% +- 14%) (total possible = 60)
  6. Quiz 6: Feb 19, 2014, covers upto and including chapter 9-4. (average: 83% +- 18%)
  7. Quiz 7: Feb 26, 2014, covers upto and including chapter 10-3. (average: 85% +- 11%)
  8. Last Quiz 8: Mar 5, 2014, covers upto and including chapter 12-2. (average: 84% +- 14%)
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