PHYSICS 320: modern physics, fall 2009
Tim Gfroerer, Davidson College
Assignments
* Read the assigned material before class discussion on the dates indicated.
* Hand in homework at the beginning of class on the dates indicated.
** Refresh for current listing! **
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Date |
Chapter |
Assignment |
| 8/27 | 1 | Review Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, Sections 1 - 5. |
| 9/1 | 2 | Read Chapter 2, Sections 6 - 14. Preclass Exercise. |
| 9/3 | 2 | Chapter 2 Homework Set #1: P's: 32, 36, 46, 47, 48 |
| 9/8 | 3 | Review Chapter 3, especially Sections 5 and 8 (other sections will be useful in lab) |
| 9/10 | 4,5 | Review Chapter 4 (especially Section 5, other sections will be useful in lab) and Chapter 5, Sections 1-3 |
| 9/11 | HAND IN LABBOOKS (BY NOON) FOR GRADING. | |
| 9/14 | NO LAB. | |
| 9/15 | NO CLASS. | |
| 9/18 | (DUE @ 9am Friday) Chapter 2 Homework Set #2: P's: 57, 69, 76, 84, 86. Read Chapter 5, Sections 4-8. | |
| 9/22 | 3 | Chapter 3 Homework Set #3: Q's: 18 and 21 and P's: 24, 25, 39, 47 |
| 9/24 | HAND IN LABBOOKS FOR GRADING. | |
| 9/24 | Read Physical Review Focus story on What's wrong with quantum mechanics?, pp. 349-350 in the text, and Spooky Actions at a Distance (especially pp. 3-28 and 46-52). | |
| 9/29 | 4, 5 | Homework Set #4: Q's: 5.4, 5.17 (for example, velocity ~ length/time), 5.20 and P's: 4.48, 5.42, 5.48, and 5.61 |
| 10/1 | Hand in Review #1 | |
| 10/6 | 6 | Read Sections 1 - 2. |
| 10/8 | HAND IN LABBOOKS FOR GRADING. | |
| 10/8 | 6 | Read Sections 3 - 4 and 6. |
| 10/15 | 6 | Homework Set #5: P's: 7, 8 (prove SD equality generally, not just numerically), 10 (see appendix 3), 13, 21 |
| 10/20 | 7 | Read Sections 1 - 3. |
| 10/22 | 6 | Homework Set #6: P's: 23, 30, 32, 36, 37 (see equation 10.4), 41 |
| 10/22 | HAND IN LABBOOKS FOR GRADING. | |
| 10/27 | 7 | Read Sections 4 - 6. |
| 10/29 | Hand in Review #2 (no class) | |
| 11/3 | 8 | Read Section 2. |
| 11/5 | 7 | Homework Set #7: P's: 2, 8, 14, 21, 31, 44 |
| 11/5 | HAND IN LABBOOKS FOR GRADING. | |
| 11/10 | 11 | Read Section 1 |
| 11/12 | 7, 8 | Homework Set #8: P's: 7.33, 7.35, 7.38, 7.40, and 8.21 |
| 11/17 | 15 | Read Sections 1 - 3. |
| 11/19 | 11 | Homework Set #9: Q9, Q12, P17, P18, P26, and Web Problem (counts double!) |
| 11/19 | HAND IN LABBOOKS FOR GRADING. | |
| 11/24 | Hand in Review #3 (no class) | |
| 12/1 | 16 | Read Sections 1-2 and 5-7. |
| 12/3 | 15 | Homework Set #10: Q5, Q12, and P's 3, 7, and 17 |
| 12/17 | Final Exam due @ noon |