Physics 132-02 Homework Assignments, Spring 2024

A VERY effective way to study physics is to do the homework as the material is covered in class and then do additional problems when you study for an exam. See the course website below for the latest updates on assigned homework problems.

https://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~ggilfoyl/genphys.html

Solutions for the assigned problems can be found on the course website several days after they are assigned. These solutions are password-protected and are solely for the use of students in Physics 132-02 and are not be shared with people outside this class. The solutions are not to be downloaded, printed, or archived in any way. Sharing, saving, or archiving these solutions are Honor code violations.

The items labeled `C' below refer to the text Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th ed. by Knight (Kn). Items labeled with an `L' refer to the laboratory manual Physics For Doing by Belk et al. The other labels refer to sections of the homework problems: T (temperature), KT (kinetic theory), ES (Einstein solid), En (entropy), El (electricity), Ma (magnetism), Ra (radioactivity), W (waves), and Q (quanta).

Help With Physics Homework

If you have trouble with homework help is available from me during my office hours (see page 1 of the syllabus) and at other times when I'm available. Please feel free to stop by. The Physics Department is also arranging tutoring sessions. More on that as the schedule develops. The Academic Skills Center (http://asc.richmond.edu, 289-8626 or 289-8956) provides several services including tutoring. A list of their services is at http://asc.richmond.edu along with other information.

Date Assignment Date Assignment Date Assignment
Jan 15 MLK Day Jan 17 Read the syllabus; Read C18.1-18.3,18.5; T - 3,4,5,6,7; finish Lab 1 analysis. Jan 19 T - 1,2,8,9,10; Read C19.1-19.4.
Jan 22 T - 11,13,14,15,16,17; I-1; finish Lab 2 analysis; Read C19.5-19.6, C10.4-10.5. Jan 24 T - 24,25,26,34; Finish Lab 2 analysis and get value for LV; Read C18.6-18.7. Jan 26 T - 29,30,31,32, finish Lab 3 and get specific heats.
Jan 29 KT - 1,2,3,4,5; I2; read C11.1-11.3, C20.1-20.2. Jan 31 KT - 6,7,9,10,33; finish analysis for Lab 5. Feb 2 KT - 8,11,12,13,14; finish Lab 6.
Feb 5 KT - 24,28,29,31,33; I3; Finish Lab 7; Read C20.2-20.5. Feb 7 KT - I4; ES - 1,2,3,4,5,6; Read T2.1-2.4. Feb 9 ES - 7,8,9,10,13,15; multiplicity.
Feb 12 EN - 1,2,4,5,7 Feb 14 EN - 9,10,12; Complete Act 1-2 in Lab 9. Feb 16 Test 1; EN - 14,15;
Feb 19 EL - 1,3,5,6, I5; Read C22.1-22.5; lab notebooks are due on Friday Feb 23. Feb 21 EL - 8,9,11,14; I6; read C23.1-23.2: lab notebooks due Fri, Feb 23. Feb 23 Read C23.3-23.4, C25.1-25.2; EL - 12,15,18,23,59; finish Lab 12.
Feb 26 EL - 16,17,24,25,26; Read C25.3-25.4, 25.6-25.7 Feb 28 Read C23.4-23.6, 25.5; EL - 27,32,34,35. Mar 1 EL - 22,23,24,30
Mar 4 EL - 26,28,29; I-7; read C27.1-27.3. Mar 6 Read C27.4-27.5; EL - 33,38,54 I-8. Mar 8 Read C28.3-28.4; EL - 40,41,47,48,49.
Mar 11 Spring Break Mar 13 Spring Break Mar 15 Spring Break
Mar 18 MA - 1,3,4,5,6; read C29.1-29.2,29.5,29.7. Mar 20 MA - 7,8,9,10,13; I-9; read C29.3. Mar 22 MA - 14,16,22,23,24; I-10; read C29.4.
Mar 25 MA - 15,18,19,25,26; I-11. Mar 27 MA - 17,20,21,34; Finish Lab 25 analysis. Mar 29 Test 2, RA - 1,2,3; Read C42.1-42.3, C42.5-42.7, lab notebooks will be collected Wed, Apr 3.
Apr 1 Apr 3 Apr 5
Apr 8 Apr 10 Apr 12
Apr 15 Apr 17 Apr 19 Test 3
Apr 22 Apr 24 Apr 26

Final Exam: Wednesday, May 2, 9-12 noon.



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