Daily (almost) homework
The daily assignments are small, but if not done, will quickly accumulate. Most assignments are not graded on correctness, but on effort. WebWork assignments will generate their grades automatically.

Due date Homework
Mar.9
  • Spring Break homework: select a topic/trick for the final presentations; prepare a script
Mar.8
Mar.7
  • extended from Mar.5
Mar.6
  • PhysicsBowl 2003, problems 1-5,10-13,24-26,29,37-38.
Mar.5
  • read the lab handout, extract/measure all the necessary data for our version of the Cavendish experiment; be ready to calculate G
Mar.2
  • complete and hand-in self-evaluations on the Interim Student Evaluation form
Feb.29
  • complete homework for Feb.14
Feb.27
  • extended from Feb.24
Feb.24
Feb.22
  • complete the SHO (mass/spring) data analysis
Feb.21
  • append the new data to the pendulum macro; attempt to make (at least start) a SHO macro
  • design a kinematics problems that is difficult (start with an easy one, hide a needed piece of information)
  • complete the well solution analytically, program it into the calculator
Feb.15
  • design a kinematics problems that is difficult (start with an easy one, hide a needed piece of information)
  • memorize our three trig identities
Feb.14
  • a stone is dropped into a well, a splash is heard 3.2s later. How deep is the well?
Feb.13
  • find an assumption made in a derivation of $$T=2\pi\sqrt{l/g}$$
  • understand/modify the physica macro, where do we expect the breakdown of the above assumption to show up? what further experiments we could do to get data in this region?
Feb.10
  • HP35s small manual review (all); large manual: stats and equations
Feb.8
  • use units to derive $$T=T(l,m,g)$$ for a simple pendulum
  • propose a method of estimating $$R_{_{\rm Earth}}$$
Feb.7
  • email your instructor