Physics 251: Dynamics of Particles

Westminster College

Fall 2007

Homework

• Reading: Fowles & Cassiday Chap. 1.1-3 and all of Chap. 2 Due August 31

  The smallest problem set you will get Due Monday Sept. 3 :

  • Using only dimensional analysis estimate the mass of a particle for which gravity, relativity, and quantum mechanics will be relevant.
• Reading: Finnish Chap. 2 for Sept. 3

  Problem set Due Wednesday Sept. 5:

  • Problem 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, and 2.10
• Reading: Start Chap. 3 for Sept. 7

  Problem set Due Monday Sept. 10:

  • Problem 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, and 2.18.
• Reading: Chap. 1.4-12 for Sept. 17

  Problem set Due Wednesday Sept. 19:

  • Problem 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 3.8, and 3.10.

• Problem set Due Monday Sept. 24:

  • Problem C2.1, C3.1, and C3.3.
• Reading: Chap. 4.1-4.3 for Sept. 24

  Problem set Due Friday Sept. 28:

  • Problem 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5.
• Reading: Finish Chap. 4 for Oct. 5

  Problem set Due Monday Oct. 8:

  • Problem 1.1, 1.7, 1.14, 1.18, 1.20, 1.24.
  • Problem 4.7, 4.9, 4.12, 4.19, 4.20, 4.21.
• Reading: Finish Chapter 1 From Unit R for Oct. 8
• Reading: R2 for Oct. 12

  Problem set Due Monday Oct. 15:

  • Problem R1b.4, R1S.2, R1S.9, and R1S.10.
• Reading: R3 for Oct. 15
• Reading: R4 for Oct. 17

  Problem set Due Friday Oct. 19:

  • Problem R2S.5, R2S.7, R2R.2, R3S.4, and R3S.6.
• Reading: R5 for Oct. 19

  Problem set Due Wednesday Oct. 24:

  • Problem R4S.1, R4S.3, R4S.5, R4S.7, and R4R.2.
• Reading: R6 for Oct. 24

  Problem set Due Friday Oct. 26:

  • Problem R5S.1, R5S.4, R5S.7, R5R.2, and
  • Example R5.2 can be expressed in such a way that we can use Mathematica to solve it. Do so and verify that you get the same result as the text. Once you have done so you can now analyze a more interesting problem without worrying about the difficulty of the integral. Consider the following:
• Reading: R7 for Oct. 26

  Problem set Due Monday Oct. 29:

  • Problem R6S.1, R6S.4, R6S.5, and R6S.6
• Reading: R8 for Oct. 29

  Problem set Due Friday Nov. 2:

  • Problem R7S.2, R7S.9, R8S.3, R8S.7, R8S.13, and R8A.1
• Reading: R9 for Oct. 31
• Reading: R10 for Nov. 2
• Reading: Chapter 5.1-5.3 for Nov. 5

  Problem set Due Wednesday Nov. 7:

  • Problem R9S.2, R9S.4, R9R.1, R9R.3, R10S.2, R10S.6, and R10R.1
• Reading: Chapter 6.1-6.3 for Nov. 16

  Problem set Due Friday Nov. 16:

  • Chapter 5: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 11.
• Reading: Finnish Chapter 6 for Nov. 28

  Problem set Due Monday Dec. 3:

  • Chapter 5: 12 and 13. Chapter 6: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

  Extra Credit and worth equivalant to 1 HW Due Monday Dec. 10:

  • Option A: Problem 5.16-- No approximations using mathematica.
  • Option B: Measure the universal gravitational constant.
• Reading: Chapter 8 for Dec. 7

  Problem set Due Monday Dec. 10:

  • Chapter 8: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 12.