Physics 301: Homework Assignments

Hw #

Chapt.

Problems

Date due

1

1



2

chapter 1: 2.1, 2.2, 6.21, 10.3, 10.18, 

13.26 (also, plot in one figure: f(x), 0th and 2nd order Taylor series approximation)


chapter 2: 4.4, 5.10, 5.15, 5.30

Fri, Jan 23

2

2

3 

chapter 2: 5.43, 5.64, 6.3, 7.15, 9.13, 9.23


chapter 3: 2.3, 2.17, 

 3.2 (for same matrix: calculate determinant of the transposed matrix; multiply one row by k and add this row to another row, and then calculate determinant)

 3.17, 4.18, 5.8,  5.15,  5.21

Fri, Jan 30

3

3

5.17, 5.32, 6.8, (6.22 calculate the inverse in two ways), 6.30, 

7.13b, 7.25, 7.27,7.29 (dont use rotational matrices, construct matrix from scratch), 

8.2, 8.14, 8.25,

Fri, Feb 6

4

3



4

8.23, 10.5a, 

include a geometric interpretation for all of these problems: 11.15, 11.17, 11.31, 11.33, 11.43


1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 1.21, 2.5, 

Fri, Feb 13


 

NO HW this week, time to practice for exam on friday


5 

4


5

5.3, 6.2, 6.7, 7.4, 7.8, 7.28, 11.2



2.11 [do it both ways: 1) integrate in x first, and 2) integrate in y first];  2.21, 3.2, 3.5, 3.11(only setup the integrals), 4.1b

Fri, Feb 27

6

3

5

6


Fri, Mar 6



SPRING BREAK


7

3


6


6



Fri, Mar 20

8


6


8


4


Fri, Mar 27


 

NO HW this week, time to practice for exam on friday


9


8



Fri, April 10

10

8


12


7


Fri, April 17

11

7

13

8

4


Friday, April 24


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.. that's it !!!