Physics 103 Assignments

Physics 103 Problems

Assignment 1: Due Tuesday, Sept. 15, beginning of class (absolute deadline: 5PM, Clapp 423):

Problems 2.1, 2.2: do graphically, and also arithmetically
Problems 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10

Assignment 2: Due Tuesday, Sept. 22

Problems 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 (all very short)
Problems 2.19, 2.20, 2.23, 2.27, 2.30

The values in problem 2.30 are important to memorize!

Assignment 3: Due Tuesday, Sept. 29

Problems 3.4, 3.5, 3.15, 3.18, 3.19, 3.22, 3.23, 3.29, 3.30
Extra credit: 3.32, 3.33

Assignment 4: Due Tuesday, Oct. 6

Problems 4.1, 4.4, 4.6, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.21, 4.23, 4.26

Assignment 5: Due Tuesday, Oct. 20

Problems 5.2, 5.5, 5.7, 5.9, 5.12, 5.13, 5.15

Assignment 6: Due Tuesday, Oct. 27

Problems 6.2, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.10, 6.11, 6.14

Assignment 7: Due Tuesday, Nov. 3

Problems 6.12, 6.15, 6.16, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.8

Assignment 8: Due Tuesday, Nov. 10

Problems 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13

Problem 7.12 is almost the same as 6.15, just with a slightly different starting point. Take it one more step: knowing that the sun has a radius about 100 times that of Earth, find the average mass density of the Sun. Is it reasonable?

Assignment 9: Due Tuesday, Nov. 17

Problems 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.9, 8.12, 8.13

Assignment 10: Due Tuesday, Dec. 1

Problems 8.14, 8.17, 8.18, 8.19
Problems 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.5