2000 Fall Semester PHY 113 MWF 11
Reading and Problem Assignments

The Reading Assignment is from Physics for Scientist and Engineers by Serway & Beichner. Don't forget to do the online Warmup Quiz after doing the Reading Assignment.

Problem assignments are made at every class. Before starting on the problems, look at the assignment on WebAssign. For some problems, the numbers will be different from the numbers in the book. After you have solved your problems, submit your answers to WebAssign.
 

DUE DATE
READING ASSIGNMENT
PROBLEM ASSIGNMENT
WARMUP ANSWERS
PROBLEM SOLUTIONS
Sep 1
WebAssign Tutorial; pp xxiv-xxix & ch 1 of Serway
"Intro to WebAssign for Physics Students" quiz at WebAssign and these Serway problems: ch 1: 3, 16, 39, 58
Sep 4
Secs 2.1-2.4
ch 1: 10, 37, 53, 59
Sep 6
Secs. 2.5-2.6
ch 2: 2, 3, 4, 13, 19
Sep 8
Secs 3.1-3.4
ch 2: 31, 34, 39, 44, 59
 pages 1, 2, 3
Sep 11
Secs 4.1-4.3
ch 2: 69; ch 3: 3, 19, 28, 53
Sep 13
Secs 4.4-4.6
ch 4: 7, 9, 11, 12, 58
pages 1, 2, 3
Sep 15
Secs 5.1-5.6
 ch 4:  24, 29, 30, 46, 59
Sep 18
Secs 5.7-5.8
ch 4: 39, 43; ch 5: 1, 9, 15, 60
pages 1, 2, 3
Sep 20

Test 1
Test covers pages 1-122.
 
Sep 22
Secs 6.1-6.4
ch 5: 24, 34, 35, 45, 51
Sep 25
Review chs 5 & 6
ch 5: 28; ch 6: 9, 13, 46, 60
Sep 27
Secs 7.1-7.3
ch 5: 39, 49, 53; ch 6: 21, 49
Sep 29
Secs 7.4-7.7
ch 7: 4, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18
Oct 2
Secs 8.1-8.5 (thru p. 226)
ch 7: 23, 32, 35, 39, 55
Oct 4
Secs 8.5-8.9
ch 8: 6, 8, 14, 19, 24, 26
Oct 6
Secs 9.1-9.4
ch 8: 11, 27, 32, 37, 57
Oct 9
Secs 9.5-9.7
ch 9: 6, 15, 17, 21, 24
Oct 11
Secs 10.1-10.5
ch 9: 26, 33, 40, 41, 48
Oct 13
Test 2 (chs 5-8)
Omit Secs 6.4, 6.5, 7.6, 7.7, 8.9, 8.10
 
Oct 16
Secs 10.4-10.7
ch 9: 47; ch 10: 6, 9, 16, 53
Oct 18
Secs 10.6-10.8, 11.1-11.2
ch 10: 23, 32, 35, 38, 41
Oct 23
No assignments over
Fall Break
   
Oct 25
Secs 11.3-11.6
ch 10: 43; ch 11: 1, 6, 7, 13
Oct 27
Secs 12.1-12.3
ch 11: 19, 20, 24, 30, 36
Oct 30
Secs 12.4, 13.1-13.2
ch 11: 39; ch 12: 4, 13, 16, 65
pages 1, 2, 3
Nov 1
Secs 13.2-13.5
ch 12: 28, 34; ch 13: 1, 3, 4
Nov 3
Secs. 13.6-13.7, 14.1-3
ch 13: 9, 11, 12, 15, 23
Nov 6
Secs 14.1-14.6
ch 13: 19, 21, 30, 33, 63
Nov 8
Secs 14.5-14.8
ch 14: 2, 6, 12, 22, 55
Nov 10
Secs 15.1-15.4
ch 14: 15, 28, 35, 38, 65
Nov 13
Secs 15.5-15.8
ch 15: 7, 10, 18, 21, 28
Nov 15
Test 3 (Secs 9.6-9.7 + ch 10-13)
omit Secs11.6, 11.7, 13.6, 13.7
 
Nov 17
Secs 16.1-16.7 (to p 505)
ch 15: 33, 34, 38, 44, 54
Nov 20
All of Ch 16 except Sec 9
ch 16: 3, 6, 8, 10, 15
Nov 27
No assignments over
Thanksgiving Break    
Nov 29
Secs 17.1-17.7
ch 16: 29, 38, 42; ch 17: 10, 33
Dec 1
Secs 18.1-18.4 & 18.6
ch 17: 24, 25, 28, 34, 37
Dec 4
Secs 18.4, 18.5, 18.7, 18.8
ch 18: 4, 9, 10, 16, 18
Dec 6
Secs 19.1-19.3, 19.5
ch 18: 22, 33, 38, 41, 50
Dec 8
Sec 21.1
ch 21: 2, 3, 9, 11
         
       
Dec 14
Final Exam
Olin 101, 2 pm
Bring problem notebooks to final