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Physics 312, Section 03, University Physics II: Spring 2006-2007

This material can be found online at URL

http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys312/phys312.html

The final homework set, number 27, is now available. The due date is Monday at noon, and I'll post solutions at that time.

This is a special homework set: every problem you do correctly will replace the score of a problem you missed earlier this quarter. This is a chance for you to improve your score and review material for the exam at the same time!

Outline for the course, class schedule, etc.

Syllabus, including chapter assignments.

Scores on Test 2

Workshops


Homework sets

In order to use the on-line homework system, you need to know your login name and your initial password. Your "login name" should be the same as your RIT E-mail address, something like abc1234. Your initial password should be the final 4-digits of your student RIT ID number, so if your ID number is 12345-6789, the initial password would be 6789. You can change your password from the default after you log in for the first time.
  1. Introduction to Webwork system due Wednesday, Dec 5, at 7:59 AM.
  2. Angular kinematics due Thursday, Dec 6, at 7:59 AM.
  3. Moment of inertia and torque due Monday, Dec 10, at 7:59 AM.
  4. A difficult moment of inertia problem due Wednesday, Dec 12, at 7:59 AM.
    Before you try problem number 1 on this homework set, you might want to read this example problem involving the moment of inertia of a disk.
  5. Rolling motion due Thursday, Dec 13, at 7:59 AM.
  6. Vector torque and work done in rotational motion due Monday, Dec 17, at 7:59 AM.
  7. Angular momentum due Wednesday, Dec 19, at 7:59 AM.
  8. Conservation of Angular momentum due Thursday, Dec 20, at 7:59 AM.
  9. More angular momentum, and static equilibrium due Monday, Jan 7, at 7:59 AM.
  10. Simplified precession due Wednesday, Jan 9, at 7:59 AM.
  11. Center of gravity and elasticity due Friday, Jan 11, at 7:59 AM.
  12. Simple Harmonic Motion due Monday, Jan 14, at 7:59 AM.
  13. Pendula and SHM due Wednesday, Jan 16, at 7:59 AM.
  14. Damped (and regular) SHM due Friday, Jan 18, at 7:59 AM.
  15. Still more SHM due Monday, Jan 21, at 7:59 AM.
  16. Waves due Wednesday, Jan 23, at 7:59 AM.
  17. Mathematics of Waves due Friday, Jan 25, at 7:59 AM.
  18. Standing Waves due Monday, Jan 28, at 7:59 AM.
  19. Lab report for "Waves on a string" experiment due at start of class on Wednesday, Jan 30.

  20. Interfering waves due Thursday, Jan 31, at 7:59 AM.
  21. Waves and music due Friday, Feb 1, at 7:59 AM.
  22. Decibels, echoes, the Doppler effect due Monday, Feb 4, at 7:59 AM.
  23. No homework due on Wednesday, Feb 6. Study for Test 2 instead.

  24. Refraction and lenses due Friday, Feb 8, at 7:59 AM.
  25. Telescopes and polarization due Monday, Feb 11, at 7:59 AM.
  26. Two-slit interference due Wednesday, Feb 13, at 7:59 AM.
  27. Thin films due Friday, Feb 15, at 7:59 AM.
  28. Diffraction due Monday, Feb 18, at 7:59 AM.
  29. Diffraction gratings due Wednesday, Feb 20, at 7:59 AM.
  30. Bonus review set! due Monday, Feb 25, at 12:01 PM.


Extra Credit Projects

  1. Measure the Moment of inertia of a human body. Due Friday, Dec 14, at 5 PM.
  2. Spinning the Great Pyramid Due Friday, Dec 21, at 5 PM.
  3. Measure Period vs. Length for a Pendulum. Due Friday, Jan 18, at 5 PM.
  4. Record the motion of a wave. Due Friday, Jan 25, at 5 PM.
  5. Measure the speed of sound in air. Due Friday, Feb 1, at 5 PM.
  6. Measure the index of refraction of a substance. Due Friday, Feb 15, at 5 PM.
  7. Measure the wavelength of a special light. Due Friday, Feb 22, at 5 PM.

Prof. Trayling's web page for Physics 312 has notes and examples with another point of view.

Both Professor Lindberg and I have tried to explain the rules for dealing with uncertainties in measurements.


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