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# Assignments

When this course was taught in 1999, we used:

Ohanian, Hans C. Physics. Vol. 1. 2nd ed., expanded. New York, NY: Norton, 1989. ISBN: 0393957500.

This book has recently been replaced with a new edition:

Ohanian, Hans C., and John T. Markert. Physics for Engineers and Scientists. Vol. 1. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Norton, 2007. ISBN-10: 0393930033; ISBN-13: 9780393930030. (Available Fall 2006.)

The problem sets and readings in this course are drawn from the 2nd edition of the textbook. The new 3rd edition of this book has different page and problem numbers. The table at the bottom of this page shows how the reading pages and problem numbers from the 2nd edition correspond with those in the 3rd edition. Where possible, each reading and problem from the 2nd edition is mapped with the equivalent resource in the 3rd edition of the book. The lack of an equivalent resource is indicated by 'xx'.

It is important to note that the solutions given correspond with the 2nd edition of the textbook, and may not be valid for problems from the 3rd edition, as those problems have been superficially altered in some instances.

The solutions were developed with inputs from Dave Pooley and Dru Renner and are used with permission.

Assignments files.
ASSIGNMENTS | SOLUTIONS
--- | ---
Assignment 1 (PDF) | (PDF)
Assignment 2 (PDF) | (PDF)
Assignment 3 (PDF) | (PDF)
Assignment 4 (PDF) | (PDF)
Assignment 5 (PDF) | (PDF)
Assignment 6 (PDF) | (PDF)
Assignment 7 (PDF) | (PDF)
Assignment 8 (PDF) | (PDF)
Assignment 9 (PDF) | (PDF)
Assignment 10 (PDF) | (PDF)

Assignment table.
RESOURCEs | READINGs IN 2ND EDITION | PROBLEM # IN 2ND EDITION | READINGs IN 3RD EDITION | PROBLEM # IN 3RD EDITION
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Assignment 1
Readings | Prelude, pp. 1-18 |  | pp. 1-21 |
Readings | Chapter 1, pp. 1-20 |  | pp. 1-27 |
Readings | pp. 25-43 |  | pp. 28-57 |
Readings | pp. 53-68 |  | pp. 69-88 |
Readings | pp. 74-81 |  | pp. 94-112 |
Readings | pp. 74-84 |  | pp. 94-112 |
Readings | pp. 86-90 |  | pp. 115-118 |
Problem 1.1 |  | 1.01 |  | 1.01
Problem 1.2 |  | 1.14 |  | 1.17
Problem 1.5 |  | 1.08 |  | 1.10
Problem 1.6 |  | 1.10 |  |
Problem 1.7 |  | 1.26 |  | 1.38
Problem 1.8 |  | 1.29 |  | 1.43
Problem 1.9 |  | 1.37 |  | 1.56
Problem 1.9 |  | 1.38 |  | 1.57
Problem 1.11 |  | 2.35 |  | 2.71
Assignment 2
Readings | pp. 84-86 |  | pp. 112-115 |
Readings | pp. 99-112 |  | pp. 130-150 |
Readings | pp. 123-134 |  | pp. 191, xx |
Readings | pp. 134-140 |  | pp. 173-181 |
Problem 2.1 |  | 2.51 |  | 2.98
Problem 2.3 |  | 3.08 |  | 3.10
Problem 2.4 |  | 3.26 |  | 3.34
Problem 2.5 |  | 3.27 |  | 3.35
Problem 2.8 |  | 3.25 |  | 3.25
Problem 2.11 |  | 4.10 |  | 4.17
Problem 2.12 |  | 4.24 |  | 4.38
Problem 2.13 |  | 4.30 |  | 4.44
Problem 2.14 |  | 4.67 |  | 4.67
Problem 2.15 |  | 4.49 |  | 4.71
Assignment 3
Readings | pp. 140-142 |  | pp. 182-184 |
Readings | pp. 379-387 |  | pp. 468-479 |
Readings | pp. 160-176 |  | pp. 204-223 |
Readings | pp. 185-190 |  | pp. 235-243 |
Readings | pp. 9.1, 9.2,and 9.5 (excluding orbits) |  | pp. 271-277, 288-292 |
Readings | pp. 142-146 and 190 |  | pp. xx, 243 |
Problem 3.1 |  | 5.17 |  | 5.81
Problem 3.2 |  | 5.26 |  | 5.48
Problem 3.3 |  | 5.29 |  | 5.52
Problem 3.4 |  | 5.31 |  | 5.90
Problem 3.5 |  | 6.04 |  | 5.39
Problem 3.6 |  | 6.13 |  | 5.69
Problem 3.7 |  | 6.40 |  | 6.30
Problem 3.11 |  | 6.15 |  | 5.71
Problem 3.12 |  | 6.43 |  | 6.33
Problem 3.14 |  | 6.47 |  | 6.37
Assignment 4
Readings | pp. 184-194 (pp. 185-6, no match) |  | pp. 235-247 |
Readings | pp. 387-389 |  | pp. 480-483 |
Readings | pp. 211-228 |  | pp. 271-292 |
Readings | pp. 194-201 |  | pp. 248-258 |
Readings | pp. 113-114 |  | xx |
Readings | pp. 245-261 |  | pp. 305-328 |
Problem 4.3 |  | 15.01 |  | 15.03
Problem 4.4 |  | 15.04 |  | xx
Problem 4.6 |  | 15.11 |  | 15.27
Problem 4.7 |  | 15.43 |  | 15.72
Problem 4.9 |  | 7.08 |  | 7.23
Problem 4.10 |  | 7.10 |  | 7.11
Problem 4.11 |  | 7.52 |  | 7.76
Assignment 5
Readings | pp. 272-288 |  | pp. 338-353 |
Readings | pp. 272-276 |  | pp. 338-344 |
Readings | pp. 261-264 |  | xx |
Problem 5.1 |  | 8.22 |  | 8.28
Problem 5.2 |  | 8.25 |  | 8.36
Problem 5.3 |  | 8.43 |  | 8.105
Problem 5.6 |  | 9.15 |  | 9.34
Problem 5.7 |  | 9.16 |  | 9.35
Problem 5.8 |  | 9.28 |  | 9.55
Problem 5.9 |  | 9.30 |  | 9.56
Problem 5.10 |  | 10.12 |  | xx
Problem 5.11 |  | 10.13 |  | 10.26
Problem 5.12 |  | 10.27 |  | 10.44
Problem 5.13 |  | 10.45 |  | 10.62
Problem 5.14 |  | 10.50 |  | xx
Assignment 6
Readings | pp. 296-309 |  | pp. 365-383 |
Readings | pp. 310-317 and 327-329 |  | pp. 399-405 |
Readings | pp. 336, exersice 7 |  | xx |
Readings | pp. 338, exersice 9 |  | xx |
Problem 6.1 |  | 11.13 |  | 11.45
Problem 6.2 |  | 11.23 |  | 11.79
Problem 6.8 |  | 11.38 |  | xx
Problem 6.11 |  | 10.54 |  | xx
Assignment 7
Readings | pp. 325-334 and 394-396 |  | pp. 394-405 and 484-488 |
Readings | pp. 218-229 |  | pp. 282-292 |
Readings | pp. 446-450 |  | pp. 547-553 |
Readings | pp. 335-336 and 339-345 |  | pp. 406-10 and 399-405 |
Problem 7.1 |  | 10.55 |  | xx
Problem 7.3 |  | 12.23 |  | 12.48
Problem 7.4 |  | 12.23 |  | 12.48
Problem 7.5 |  | 12.41 |  | 12.65
Problem 7.6 |  | 12.45 |  | 12.69
Problem 7.7 |  | 12.59 |  | xx
Problem 7.8 |  | 13.11 |  | 13.96
Assignment 8
Readings | pp. 354-364 |  | pp. 429-444 |
Readings | pp. 365-369 |  | pp. 445-449 |
Readings | pp. 466-478 |  | pp. 565-578 |
Readings | pp. 478-483 |  | pp. 580-586 |
Problem 8.5 |  | 13.45 |  | 13.41
Problem 8.6 |  | 34 |  | 15.62
Problem 8.10 |  | 13.50 |  | 13.79
Problem 8.11 |  | 13.51 |  | xx
Assignment 9
Readings | pp. 389-395 |  | pp. 484-488 |
Readings | pp. 396-397 |  | xx |
Readings | pp. 399-403 |  | pp. 488-491 |
Readings | pp. 438-445 |  | pp. 536-40 and 543-46 |
Readings | pp. 515-527 |  | pp. 628-641 |
Problem 9.2 |  | 14.16 |  | 14.33
Problem 9.3 |  | 14.18 |  | 14.35
Problem 9.4 |  | 14.50 |  | 14.74
Problem 9.5 |  | 15.31 |  | xx
Problem 9.6 |  | 18.17 |  | 18.30m
Problem 9.7 |  | 18.18 |  | 18.31
Problem 9.8 |  | 18.24 |  | 18.45
Problem 9.9 |  | 18.35 |  | 18.61
Problem 9.10 |  | 18.5 |  | 18.82
Assignment 10
Readings | pp. 494-504 |  | pp. 602-615 |
Problem 10.5 |  | 14.63 |  | 14.85
Problem 10.6 |  | 20.13 |  | xx
Problem 10.7 |  | 19.17 |  | 19.28
Problem 10.8 |  | 19.24 |  | 19.35
Problem 10.9 |  | 19.16 |  | 19.27
Problem 10.10 |  | 19.21 |  | 19.32
Problem 10.11 |  | 19.28 |  | 19.40m
Problem 10.12 |  | 20.05 |  | xx