You should have ordered and received your Lab Materials
Package. If not, please contact the bookstore and arrange to get that
package. If you have not submitted the
Lab Materials
Form you should do so now.
NOTE:
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All students should do
assignments which are not labeled for any specific course.
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If you are in Principles of
Physics, you do not need to do the assignments which are specifically
designated for General College Physics or University Physics students.
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If you are in General College
Physics, you do not need to do the assignments which are specifically designated
for Principles of Physics or University Physics students. However if you
need practice on some less challenging problems, the problems indicated for
Principles of Physics students would be a good choice.
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If you are in University Physics,
you do not need to do the assignments which are labeled for Principles of
Physics or General College Physics students.
Distance Students should have completed Orientation and
Startup according to instructions received through student's VCCS email
account. If instructions have not been received, email the instructor
immediately.
The first two Assignments correspond to the first week of
content assignments and are focused on lab exercises that can be done
without the text, initial materials package or disks. This is to
accommodate distance students who experience delays in registration,
orientation to this course and in receiving materials. Typical total
time reported by students for these lab exercises is about 7 hours.
However note that the time of completion varies from student to student and
can range from half the typical time to double. The remainder of these
two assignments consists of questions which are mostly related to the lab
exercises. Students who have recently completed their first semester
of physics at this institution will have completed most or all of these lab
exercises and are not required to repeat them; these students should,
however, review their work on these labs, which is posted at the access
site, and be prepared to use these ideas and techniques in this semester's
lab work.
The lab portion of Assignments 2-4 (the typical second
week of content assignments) are correspondingly shorter, with average
reported completion time around 1 hour, with more emphasis on problems and
theory.
Lab assignments in subsequent weeks are reported to
average around 4 hours; some weeks average as little as 2 hours and others
as much as 6 hours, balanced by greater or lesser emphasis on problems and
theory
You will also soon be using vectors to analyze forces
between charged particles. Second-semester students typically require
a review of how vector magnitude, direction, and components are related, and
of the basic process of vector addition and resolution of vectors. It
is recommended that you begin a review of vectors as soon as possible,
though this review isn't assigned until Assignment 2; see Assignment 2 for
more information.
Assignment 1:
Assignment 2: See also Class Notes #03
Assignment 3
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`pPrinciples of Physics: Chapter 13 problems 26 -
30
`gGeneral College Physics:
Chapter 13 problems 30, 33, 38, 48, 55
`uUniversity Physics:Chapter 17 Problems
103, 106, 109, 111, 114, 115, 116
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 4: See also Class Notes #04
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View each of the
experiments 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 on the CD and read the instructions for each to
familiarize yourself with the different situations. You don't need to
conduct the experiments or write anything up. (Experiment setup demonstrated
on CD #0 under Experiments 1-9):
Experiment
1: Measuring temperatures with an uncalibrated thermometer and a ruler
Experiment
2: Thermal content of water, steel, rock
Experiment
3: Heat of fusion of water; specific heats by deflection of temperature
relaxation curve
Experiment
4: Measuring Temperature using Pressure
Experiment
7: Terminal Velocity of an Object in a Fluid
`pPrinciples of Physics: Chapter 14 Problems 1,
2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13
`gGeneral College Physics: Text
Problems Chapter 14, #'s 3, 6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 18
`uUniversity Physics: Chapter 18 Problems
54, 57, 60, 62, 67, 75, 76, 79
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 5: See also Class Notes #05
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Principles of Physics students are not required to do this
experiment. All other should perform the experiment
Raising Water in a Vertical Tube. This experiment requires a
plastic bottle to accommodate the stopper and tubes in your lab kit.
See the note at the top of the form.
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`pPrinciples of Physics: Text Chapter
10, Problems 1-4, 7-9, 22, 23, 25
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`gGeneral College Physics: Text Chapter
10, Problems 7, 8, 15, 20, 25
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`uUniversity Physics:
Chapter 12 Problems 45, 48, 51, 55, 56, 57 (prior to 13th edition Chapter 14
rather than Chapter 12)
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 6: See also Class Notes #06
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Kinetic
Model Experiment ("Billiard-ball" experiment: simulation of gas atoms):
Do preliminary observations then submit a request to the instructor
as directed (better to use the Submit Work form than email, but either is
OK); you will receive
instructions as to which of the subsequent experiments to do. The choice will depend
on your preliminary observations but will probably be #3.
`Principles of Physics: Text Chapter 10,
Problems 35-38, 40
`gGeneral College Physics: Text Chapter 10,
Problems
35, 38, 40, 43, 46
`uUniversity Physics: Chapter 12
Problems 65, 68, 71, 74, 77 (prior to 13th edition Chapter 14 rather than
Chapter 12)
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 7: See also Class Notes #07
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`uUniversity Physics: Chapter 12 Problems
80, 83, 89, 90, 93 (prior to 13th edition Chapter 14 rather than Chapter 12)
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 8: See also Class Notes #08, #09
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`pPrinciples of Physics Text Chapter 15, 1-5
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`gGeneral College Physics Text Chapter
15, Problems 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12
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`uUniversity Physics: Ch. 19, Problems
39, 43, 44, 51, 56, 59, 62, 64
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 9: See also Class Notes #10, 11
Do the
experiment
Measuring Atmospheric
Pressure, Part 1. Note that the experiment
Bottle Thermometer
is assigned in Assignment 10, and uses essentially the same setup.
`pPrinciples of Physics Text Chapter
15, Problems 17-20
`gGeneral College Physics Text Chapter
15, Problems 19, 20, 23, 25, 26
`uUniversity Physics: Ch. 20, Problems
38, 44, 45, 48, 51, 52
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 10: See also Class Notes #12
Introductory
Problem Set 6, Problems 1-10 (phy 122 only 1-8). In this
assignment and the next you will encounter introductory ideas on waves and
their representation while you finish up your work on fluids and thermal
energy.
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A test is coming up after
Assignment 11. There is a
Practice
Test. It is not in qa format, but you are welcome to insert
answers, questions and comments into the document, mark them before and
after with &&&& so I can distinguish your comments from the rest of the
document, and submit it for my feedback. Having submitted a practice
test, you are also welcome to submit additional questions that appear on the
randomly-generated tests.
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Along with the Introductory
Problem Sets, view but do not actually conduct the two experiments listed
below. In Assignment 22 you will be doing a modified version of these
experiments using a chain made of rubber bands and paper clips.
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 11: See also Class Notes
#13
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General College Physics and University Physics students
(optional for Principles of Physics students): Perform the lab
Measuring Atmospheric Pressure, Part
2. (Note that the Measuring Atmospheric Pressure Part 1 experiment
has been moved, as of 2/23/10, to Assignment 9; in case you missed it during
the move, that experiment needs to be done prior to this one).
View
Video Experiment 8, Bottle Engine I , and
Video Experiment 9: Bottle Engine II, so you will understand the
bottle engine situations in Class Notes, and for reference on Test 1.
`pPrinciples of Physics:
Read Text Chapter 11, Sections 7-12, Excluding Section 10
`gGeneral College Physics:
Read Text Chapter 11, Sections 7-12, Excluding Section 10
`uUniversity Physics:
Ch. 15, Problems 50, 52, 55, 59, 64, 68
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 12: See also
Class Notes #13
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Complete Test 1 on Fluids and
Thermodynamics.
`gGeneral College Physics: Read Text
Chapter 11, Sections 7-12, Excluding Section 10 //
`uUniversity Physics:
Ch. 15, Problems 69, 76, 77
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 13: See also Class Notes
#14
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`gChapter 11 Text Problems 35, 38, 52, 55,
57//
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 14: See also Class Notes
#15
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`gRead Chapter 12 //
View but do not perform Experiment 12: Doppler Shift of a
Buzzer
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Not Presently Assigned: Notes on
Pond Rock Chuckin
(Doppler Shift, Huygen's Principle, etc.)
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`uUniversity Physics: Ch. 16
Problems 54, 62, 66, 67, 71
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 15: See also Class Notes
#16
View but do not do
Experiment 13: Frequency of
Transverse and Longitudinal Disturbances in an Aluminum Rod
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`pPrinciple of Physics Chapter
12 Problems 1-3, 8, 9, 24-27
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`gChapter 12 Problems 1-5, 8-10, 12, 25,
26, 30
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`uUniversity Physics:
Ch. 16 Problems 72, 74, 79, 80
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 16:
Experiment 14: Tuning Tubular Chimes
(view but do not do the experiment and read the instructions for the experiment)
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Principles of Physics Ch. 12
Problems 39-41, 49, 50
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General College Physics Chapter 12 Problems
39-42, 46, 48-50, 52, 53
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 17: See also Class Notes #17, 18
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Experiment
25: Snell's Law (do the experiment but don't write it up--just respond to
the query program)
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Principles of Physics: Ch. 23
Problems 1, 2, 7, 8
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`gCh. 23 Problems 1-4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20
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`uUniversity Physics: Ch. 33, Problems
35, 38, 41, 44, 50, 52, 55
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 18: See also Class Notes #19
Note: You will need the following
starting with Assignment 23.
- The Physics II Electricity and
Magnetism package, if it wasn't included with your initial lab
materials. This package includes wire leads, bulbs, resistors, magnets,
and additional items, is not particularly expensive, and is not
returnable.
- The capacitor-generator set, which you
will need to rent from the VHCC bookstore (you may also purchase the
set). Terms of rental or purchase can be obtained from the bookstore.
- A multimeter (reads resistance,
voltage and current) capable of reading current on a full-scale
deflection of 1 milliAmp
or less (the meter will therefore be able to read currents down to .01
milliamp with some accuracy). An analog meter is preferable; digital meters tend to 'drift'
a bit, making them more difficult to read accurately. Building supply
stores (e.g., Lowes, Home Depot) often carry analog meters of this
description for $15 or less. If you wish, the VHCC bookstore will add a meter to the
capacitor-generator set and/or the lab materials package for a
reasonable rental price or a slightly higher purchase price; unless you
specify otherwise the back cover of the meter will duct-taped to the
front along with a spare fuse so you won't have to hunt a tiny
screwdriver if you blow the fuse (very likely, almost inevitable if you
haven't used meters before).
Contact the VHCC bookstore for details.
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Principles of Physics: Ch. 23
Problems 23, 24, 26-29
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`gCh. 23 Problems 23-29, 32, 35, 41, 46
`uUniversity Physics: Ch. 34,
Problems 62, 71, 79, 86, 92, 97, 105
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 19: See also Class Notes #20
Note: You will need the following starting
with Assignment 23. See the note in Assignment 18.
(see note in Asst 18 regarding lab materials for
electricity and magnetism experiments)
Experiment
27: Thin Lenses (do the experiment but don't write it up--just respond to the
query program)
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Principles of Physics: Ch. 23
problems 36, 37, 43-46
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General College Physics Ch. 23 Problems
36-40, 43-48; Ch. 24
Problems 4, 7, 10
`uUniversity Physics: Ch. 35, Problems
41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 20:
Note: You will need the following starting
with Assignment 23. See the note in Assignment 18.
(see note in Asst 18 regarding lab materials for
electricity and magnetism experiments)
A test is coming up after Assignment
21. There is a
Practice Test.
It is not in qa format, but you are welcome to insert answers, questions and
comments into the document, mark them before and after with &&&& so I can
distinguish your comments from the rest of the document, and submit it for
my feedback. Having submitted a practice test, you are also welcome to
submit additional questions that appear on the randomly-generated tests.
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Experiment
28: Image Formation; Combinations of Lenses (write up and submit
this experiment)
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Principles of Physics Ch. 24 Problems 1, 2,
14, 17, 18, 27, 28
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General College Physics Ch. 24 Problems
1-7, 10, 14, 15, 17 - 20, 23, 26, 30, 33, 36 //
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`uUniversity Physics: Ch. 36, Problems
50, 55, 56, 59, 61
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 21: See also Class Notes #21
Note: You will need the following starting
with Assignment 23. See the note in Assignment 18.
(see note in Asst 18 regarding lab materials for
electricity and magnetism experiments)
Experiment
29: Interference (do the experiment but don't write it up--just respond to
the query program)
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Principles of Physics Ch. 24 Problems
39, 40, 53, 54
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`gCh. 24 Problems 39-41, 44, 47, 52-54, 58,
61
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 22:
(see note in Asst 18 regarding lab materials
for electricity and magnetism experiments)
Complete Test 2 on Waves and Optics
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 23: See also Class Notes #26
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You will use vectors in this
course, and should have learned basic vector concepts and operations in
Physics I. However most Physics II students require a review of
vectors. For this reason you should work through
Physics I Initial Problem Sets: Vectors. The recommended way
to work through this assignment is as follows:
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Solve each problem in this set before you
look at its solution; always at least make your best attempt at a
solution before reading the given solution. Then
read the solution and take notes.
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Keep practicing until you can completely solve the
problems, which change every 5 minutes, without consulting the solutions.
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Be sure you
understand every given solution, including all the reasoning and not just the shortest way to
get a right answer. Everything in this course builds
on things you have learned before, so begin the course with good mastery
of the ideas presented in the given solutions.
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Refer to the document
Overview of
Electrostatic Forces, Fields and Energy for an introduction and overview
of the ideas in Introductory Problem Set 1. You should take a few
minutes and conduct the 'introductory experience' and then scan the
document, which you can use as a reference in the Introductory Problem Set
assignment below.
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After you are comfortable with
the Vectors set and have at least scanned the content of the Overview of
Electrostatic Forces ... document from the preceding instruction, you should
then move on to Physics II Introductory
Problem Set 1, Problems 1-5 on forces experienced by electric charges.
Following a similar procedure to that in the previous instruction, master
these problems.
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 24: See also Class Notes #27
Physics II Introductory
Problem Set 1, Problems 6-9 on electric fields created by by electric
charges. Following a similar procedure to that in the previous
instruction, master these problems.
Text Assignment:
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Principles of Physics: Text Chapter 16, Problems 1-5 (read
text sections sufficient to do these problems)
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General College Physics: Text Chapter 16, Problems
1-5, 8, 12, 15,
17 (read text sections sufficient to do these problems)
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`uUniversity Physics: Read
Chapter 21 and do Chapter 21 Problems
66, 68, 70, 72, 76, 78, 80, 83, 91, 95, 99, 102, 104
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 25: See also Class Notes #28
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Physics II Introductory
Problem Set 1, Problems 10-17 on work and energy related to electric
charges and electric fields. Following a similar procedure to that in
the previous instruction, master these problems.
Submit the
open query for this assignment.
Assignment 26: See also
Class Notes #22
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`pPrinciples of Physics Text Chapter
16, Problems 23 - 26
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`gGeneral College Physics Text Chapter 16, Problems
23 - 27, 32, 35,
38
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`uUniversity Physics: Read
Chapter 22 and do Chapter 22 Problems 32, 34, 37, 40, 45, 47, 52, 53,
58, 61
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 27: See also Class Notes #30,
31
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Most of the labs you submitted during the first week are now posted
to your access page in a readable format. You should verify that the
labs as posted are readable, and that they do represent the data and the
explanations you submitted. Please go to the form
Are Your
Labs Posted in Readable Format? to verify that you have reviewed those
documents and to report any errors, omissions or difficulties in
readability.
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`pPrinciples of Physics Text Chapter 17,
Problems 1, 2, 4, 7, 8
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`gGeneral College Physics Text Chapter 17, Problems
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 18,
24, 27
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`uUniversity Physics: Chapter 23 Problems
46, 49, 50, 55, 50, 58, 61, 62, 66, 69, 78, 80
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 28: See also Class Notes #22
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`pPrinciples of Physics Text Chapter 17,
Problems 31-34
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`gText Chapter 17, Problems 31-35, 37, 39,
48, 50
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`uUniversity Physics: Chapter 24 Problems
48, 50, 51, 56, 59, 60, 63, 68
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 29: See also Class Notes #23
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`pPrinciples of Physics Text Chapter
18, Problems 1-5, 26-29
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`gText Chapter 18, Problems 1-5, 8, 9, 10,
12, 26-29, 33, 39
`uUniversity Physics: Chapter 25 Problems
56, 59, 62, 67, 72, 73
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open query for this assignment.
open query for this assignment.
Assignment 30: See also Class
Notes #24, 25
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`pPrinciples of Physics Text Chapter 20,
Problems 1-3 and 9-13
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`gText Chapter 20, Problems 1-3, 6, 8,
9-13, 16, 13, 18,
21, 32
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`uUniversity Physics: Chapter 27 Problems 55, 56, 60, 66, 71, 72,
74, 78, 81, 84; Chapter 28 Problems 55, 58, 63, 68, 70
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open query for this assignment.
Assignment 31: See also Class Notes
#31, 32
`pPrinciples of Physics Text Chapter
17, Problems 1-5
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`gText Chapter 21, Problems 1-5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 23
`uUniversity Physics: Chapter 29 Problems
47, 54,
59, 64
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open query for this assignment.
NOTE: After completing this assignment you should
review and prepare to take Test #3 on
Electricity and Magnetism, according to Testing Instructions on the
Supervised Study Current Semester pages under Course Information. This
test will be assigned as part of Assignment 34, and should be completed at
some time during the week in which that assignment is made, or early the
following week.
Assignment 34: See also Class Notes #34
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Complete Test #3 according to Testing instructions. This test is still
labeled Test #3 because of the former ordering of this course, but it is
actually Test #1 for this course as it is presently ordered.
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Assignment 35: See also Class Notes #35
Assignment 36: See also Class Notes #36
Assignment 37: See also Class Notes #37
Assignment 38: See also Class Notes #38
Assignment 39:
Distance Students
need to have the Query program installed according to instructions and to use it as
directed after each assignment. Submit the dated SEND***.txt file
using the Submit Work Form.
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