Physics 204: Assignments

Course: General Physics I, Spring Quarter 1998
Book: Physics for Scientists and Engineers,
2nd Edition, by Wolfson & Pasachoff

Reading and Problem Assignments

Reading assignments are the material listed for a lecture. Problem assignments are the questions (Qs) and problems (Ps) listed for a recitation. Answers can be found here.

Monday Lecture Tuesday Recitation Wednesday Lecture Thursday Recitation
March 9
Chapter 1:
Doing Physics 		March 10
Q1.8, Q1.15
P1.7, P1.8, P1.16, P1.35, P1.44, P1.49, P1.56 		March 11
Chapter 2:
Motion in a Straight Line 		March 12
Q2.10, Q2.22
P2.13, P2.21, P2.22, P2.48, P2.59, P2.69, P2.95
March 16
Chapter 3:
Vector Description of Motion 		March 17
Q3.3, Q3.16
P3.8, P3.15, P3.16, P3.23, P3.35, P3.44, P3.59 		March 18
Chapter 4:
Motion in More Than One Dimension 		March 19
Q4.16, Q4.22
P4.11, P4.28, P4.36, P4.49, P4.54, P4.73, P4.79
March 23
Chapter 5:
Dynamics: Why Do Things Move? 		March 24
Q5.8, Q5.26
P5.11, P5.29, P5.33, P5.44, P5.59, P5.68, P5.79 		March 25
Chapter 6:
6.1 - 6.3; Newton's Laws 		March 26
Q6.14, Q6.15
P6.7, P6.11, P6.18, P6.21, P6.25, P6.36, P6.38
March 30
Chapter 6:
6.4; Newton's Laws (continued); Friction 		March 31
Q6.8
P6.43, P6.44, P6.88
Hour Exam I , 6 pm 		April 1
No Class
April 2
Review Exam I
Rework Session
April 6
Chapter 7:
Work, Energy, and Power 		April 7
Q7.8, Q7.22
P7.10, P7.24, P7.27, P7.46, P7.48, P7.67, P7.72 		April 8
Chapter 8:
Conservation of Energy 		April 9
Q8.3, Q8.11
P8.14, P8.23, P8.32, P8.44, P8.61, P8.68, P8.84
April 13
Chapter 9:
Gravitation 		April 14
Q9.2, Q9.7
P9.3, P9.13, P9.26, P9.28, P9.34, P9.46, P9.65 		April 15
Chapter 10:
Systems of Particles 		April 16
Q10.6, Q10.18
P10.6, P10.10, P10.20, P10.23, P10.33, P10.42, P10.63
April 20
Chapter 11:
Collisions 		April 21
Q11.8, Q11.10
P11.1, P11.14, P11.16, P11.17, P11.27, P11.38, P11.64 		April 22
Chapter 12:
12.1 - 12.3; Rotation: Torque and Inertia 		April 23
Q12.4, Q12.7
P12.5, P12.12, P12.16, P12.25, P12.27, P12.39, P12.45
April 27
Chapter 12:
12.4, 12.5; Rotation: Energy and Rolling Motion 		April 28
Q12.18, Q12.20
P12.46, P12.53, P12.54, P12.64
Hour Exam II, 6 pm 		April 29
No Class:
April 30
Review Exam II
Rework Session
May 4
Chapter 13:
13.1, 13.2; Rotation: Angular Velocity, Acceleration 		May 5
Q13.2, Q13.12
P13.5, P13.6, P13.8, P13.11, P13.13, P13.16, P13.24 		May 6
Chapter 13:
13.3 - 13.6; Rotation: Angular Momentum 		May 7
Q13.21, Q13.24
P13.30, P13.31, P13.32, P13.33, P13.34, P13.35, P13.48
May 11
Chapter 15:
Oscillatory Motion 		May 12
Q15.8, Q15.18
P15.7, P15.11, P15.23, P15.25, P15.27, P15.40, P15.45 		May 13
Chapter 16:
Wave Motion 		May 14
Q16.17, Q16.20
P16.1, P16.13, P16.21, P16.30, P16.32, P16.35, P16.38
May 18 May 19 May 20
Final Exam, 7:30 pm 		May 21