Homework
Assignments:
You should do problems every night. The following
select list of problems should be started on the given evening and
finished by the given due date. (These problems will be set up and graded in
WileyPLUS. So, you can practice using
the textbook version. In WileyPLUS you will see the same problems
but with different values given.)
You are further encouraged to go over other problems on your own.
Answers to Even-numbered problems:
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HW# |
Start |
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Chap |
Problems |
Due By |
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1 |
Aug |
20 |
R |
1 |
4 6 9 13 16 18 |
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|
|
|
25 |
T |
1 |
23 31 35 45 47 |
8/27 |
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2 |
|
27 |
R |
2 |
3 8 11 14 18 25 28 35 |
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|
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Sep |
1 |
T |
2
3 |
46 49 53 59 65 68
2 6 9 |
9/3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
R |
3
4 |
12 15 16 27 29 39 45
1 5 11 14
|
9/8 |
|
|
|
7 |
M |
|
Labor Day |
|
|
4 |
|
8 |
T |
4 |
27 28 32 40 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
R |
4 |
46 47 48 53 59 61 62 71 76 |
9/15 |
|
|
|
15 |
T |
|
Exam I |
|
|
5 |
|
17 |
R |
5 |
1 5 8 13 15 21 25 32 36
41 60 |
9/22 |
|
6 |
|
22 |
T |
6 |
4 6 8 15 24 |
|
|
|
|
24 |
R |
6 |
33 40 42 45 54 60 63 |
9/29 |
|
7 |
|
29 |
T |
7 |
2 5 12 13 18
20 23 |
|
|
|
Oct |
1 |
R |
7 |
29 31 35 38 50 52 |
10/8 |
|
|
|
5 |
M |
|
Fall Vacation |
|
|
|
|
6 |
T |
|
Fall Vacation |
|
|
8 |
|
8 |
R |
8 |
3 9 12 15 16 21 27 30 |
|
|
|
|
13 |
T |
8 |
37 40 42 46 54 56 61 |
10/15 |
|
9 |
|
15 |
R |
9 |
3 5 12 13 18 22 32 |
|
|
|
|
20 |
T |
9 |
44 46 52 57 60 64 |
10/22 |
|
|
|
22 |
R |
|
Exam II |
|
|
10 |
|
27 |
T |
10 |
1 4 7 12 15 18 24 27 |
|
|
|
|
29 |
R |
10 |
43 45 51 56 57 60 |
11/3 |
|
11 |
Nov |
3 |
T |
11 |
1 11 14 20 22 27
34 40 48 50 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
R |
12 |
3 11 18 19 44 45 57 59 65 |
11/10 |
|
12 |
|
10 |
T |
13
14 |
2 5 13 24 29
1 3 9 11 13 16 33 36 |
11/12 |
|
13 |
|
12 |
R |
15 |
3 6 8 13 20 22 23 29 35 36 |
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|
|
|
17 |
T |
15 |
45 52 55 57 65 77 78 80 |
11/19 |
|
|
|
19 |
R |
|
Exam III |
|
|
14 |
|
24 |
T |
16 |
1 3 12 18 26 52 55 65 71 |
12/1 |
|
|
|
25 |
W |
|
Thanksgiving |
|
|
|
|
26 |
R |
|
Thanksgiving |
|
|
|
|
27 |
F |
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Thanksgiving |
|
|
15 |
Dec |
1 |
T |
17 |
1 7 8 20 29 32 33 43 51 |
12/2 |
BONUS REPORTS
These will be reports which are
typed with double-spacing
and 12 pt font. You will be expected to use correct English grammar and
punctuation. Do not just list the answers, but put everything into proper
sentence and paragraph form. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE text from the Internet.
You should show that you have read and digested the material. All work that
is not yours is supposed to be supported with a bibliography whenever write.
Grades are typically given based upon proper, answering questions, and
evidence of the effort made. The grades earned will be added to your
homework grade. You are expected to list references, including
non-electronic library materials.
Bonus #1 Manhattan Project -
Due September 24th
What was the Manhattan Project?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwpgmEvlRpM
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When did the
project take place? Where was the project located?
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Who were the key players in the project?
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Who was the youngest (famous,
PhD) physicist on the project?
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Who was Robert J.
Oppenheimer and what was his fate after the project?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/oppenheimer/
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What were the results of the project and how does this
project impact the world today?
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What is the
Doomsday clock and what time is it?
http://www.thebulletin.org/
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yUxqkUPVKE
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What data/facts did you find interesting
about the Manhattan project?
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What did you learn that you did not know before?
Bonus #2 Nobel Prize -
Due October 29th Again - make sure you follow
the general directions for the format, including that you are not just
listing the questions and answering them, but writing an essay of
substantial length. You might want to check out
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/, the interviews
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/video_interviews.html and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nt1or4tHD4
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Who won this year's physics prize and what for?
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Steven Chu won in 1997
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1997/index.html.
What has he been doing lately?
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What were the origins of the establishment of the Noble
Prizes.
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What fields are awarded Noble Prizes?
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What were the top five countries from which Nobel
(physics) winners
came.
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How many women have received Nobel prizes in physics?
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Has anyone received more than two physics prizes?
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Pick and describe at length in your own words an area
awarded a Nobel Prize in physics during the last 20 years and which you find particularly
interesting.
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What have you learned that you did not know before?
Bonus #2 Physical Cosmology -
Due November 24th
While answering the following, try to see how they are connected, who the
key players were/are and how this is connected with physics. Possible videos
to watch:
TED Talks - Relatively Short
Longer Video Series
Other
Questions:
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What is physical
cosmology?
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What is the Big
Bang and when did it take place? What proof is there for the Big Bang? In
this context what is Cosmic Inflation?
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What is the cosmic
microwave background (CMBR)? When was it first discovered? Why is it
important today? What were COBE and WMAP?
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What are dark
energy and dark matter? How are they related to the above?
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What is the
current state of understanding of the ultimate fate of the universe?
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What are some of
the way out ideas? string theory, parallel universes, etc.
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What does the
LHC (Large Hadron Collider) have to do with cosmology?
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