This course will cover at least chapters 16 through 27 and 29 through 31 in Physics, 3rd edition, by Cutnell and Johnson, John Wiley & Sons publishers. Homework is also assigned on Ch's 32 and 28, Special Relativity and Ionizing Radiation. These topics may even be covered in lecture if time permits. The pace will be frenetic; we will cover on average slightly more than one chapter per week. There will be three hour exams: one at the end of chapter 20 on Feb. 21, one at the end of chapter 25 on Mar. 27, and one at the end of the course on May 1. The final will be comprehensive. It will be held Monday, May 6, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. No calculators or notes will be permitted during any examination; blank paper and/or answer sheets will be provided, so you only need to bring with you to each exam a pencil and an eraser. Each exam will emphasize testing your problem solving skills.
Homework is assigned below and will be collected each Monday as listed below. At least two of the problems from each chapter will be graded on a scale of 0 to 10. A penalty of 20% of the maximum possible score will be assessed for homework turned in late.
| Due Date | Chapters | Problems | ||||||||||
| Jan. 29 | 16, 17 | 16- | 10 | 18 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 84; | 17- | 08 | 16 | |
| Feb. 05 | 17, 18 | 17- | 22 | 34 | 42 | 55; | 18- | 16 | 20 | 32 | 50 | |
| Feb. 12 | 18, 19 | 18- | 54 | 56; | 19- | 04 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 50 | |
| Feb. 19 | 20 | 20- | 28 | 38 | 48 | 50 | 66 | 82 | 92 | 102 | ||
| Feb. 26 | 21, 22 | 21- | 10 | 22 | 36 | 42 | 56 | 68; | 22- | 08 | 22 | |
| Mar. 04 | 22, 23 | 22- | 34 | 44 | 54 | 62; | 23- | 06 | 14 | 20 | 24 | |
| Mar. 18 | 23, 24 | 23- | 30 | 36; | 24- | 04 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 40 | |
| Mar. 25 | 25, 26 | 25- | 08 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 38; | 26- | 18 | 32 | |
| Apr. 01 | 26, 27 | 26- | 46 | 54 | 68 | 80 | 92 | 98; | 27- | 08 | 14 | |
| Apr. 08 | 27, 29 | 27- | 24 | 28 | 38 | 44; | 29- | 10 | 22 | 30 | 34 | |
| Apr. 15 | 29, 30 | 29- | 38 | 42; | 30- | 04 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 40 | 56 | |
| Apr. 22 | 31, 32 | 31- | 08 | 16 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 56; | 32- | 10 | 16 | |
| Apr. 28 | 32, 28 | 32- | 26 | 34 | 40 | 48; | 28- | 06 | 16 | 32 | 36 | |
The formula used to compute your numeric grade is the following:
Note that each quiz is equally weighted, that the quizzes constitute 45 percent of your final grade, that the final is 35 percent, and that you can gain 20 points by doing all of the homework correctly. That's usually more than the difference between a C and an A.
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