[ Thinker ] Arts and Sciences

Ideas of Physics

0447-A03-0

Winter Quarter 1998
Department of Physics and Astronomy


Instructor: G.W. Anderson       ·     Office: Tech F146
Lectures: MWF at 2 PM, in Lecture Room 8 of Tech.
Textbook: Conceptual Physics; P.G. Hewitt; 8th Edition.
Office Hours: W 3:00-4:20, F 3:00-4:30, and by appointment.
Welcome to Ideas of Physics.

Revised Syllabus - html

Problem Set and Exam Solutions are posted weekly outside the Physics Department Office: Tech 1378

Final Scores and Grades have been posted outside my office

Virtual Demonstration Java Applets

Fundamental Particles

Figures from the last lecture

Problem Sets

  1. Problem Set for Week 1

    2. Chapter 2: Problems # 2,3,5,7,10.
    Chapter 3: Problems # 1,3,5,7,10.
    Solutions - pdf file- postscript file.

  2. Problem Set for Week 2

    3. Chapter 4: Problems # 1,4,7.
    Chapter 5: Problems # 4,6,7.
    Chapter 6: Problems # 1,4,6.
    Solutions - pdf file- postscript file.

  3. Problem Set for Week 3

    4. Chapter 7: Problems # 2,3,5,6.
    Chapter 8: Problems # 3,4,6,8.
    Chapter 9: Problems # 1,2,5.
    Solutions - pdf file- postscript file.

  4. Problem Set for Week 4

    5. Chapter 10: Problems # none
    Chapter 18: Problems # 1,3,5,8.
    Solutions - pdf file - postscript file.

  5. Problem Set for Week 5

    6. Chapter 21: Problems # 1,2,5.
    Chapter 22: Problems # 2,7,8.
    Chapter 23: Exercises # 27,30,40.
    Solutions - pdf file - postscript file.

  6. Problem Set for Week 6

    7. Chapter 24: Problems # 1,2,4.
    Chapter 25: Problems # 1,2,4,5.

  7. Problem Set for Weeks 7-9

    8. See Class Handouts I & II
    Solutions I - pdf file - postscript file.
    Solutions II - pdf file - postscript file.

Reading Assignments

Please refer to the course syllabus.

Midterm #1

Midterm #2

Final Point Totals
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