Homework Assignments for PHY-121 Spring 2003
About one assignment out of three will not be returned
before the TEST occurs which covers that material. If you
like to use your homework problems for study material, you
should make a copy for yourself before turning in those
assignments. DUE DATES are given on page 2 of the syllabus.
Lecture Day Date Reading Problems
Chapter:Sections Chapter:Numbers Changes
1. T 1/21: 1:1-6 2:1-3 1:20 2:4,6
3:1-6 4:1-3 3:7,18,24^a,28 4:8,P78
2. TH 1/23: 2:3-8 2:12,17,18,32,38,44,50,52,64
3. T 1/28: 4:3-6 4:11,14,15,20,26,28,
38,S3:62,F3:14
4. TH 1/30: 4:7-9 4:46,48,52,56,P93,
P96,P98 F3:28,60
5. T 2/04: 5:1-7 5:4,6,8,12,14,22,26,27,28
6. TH 2/06: 5:6-8 5:23,24,25,30,34,36,
52,F4:24,26
7. T 2/11: 5:6-8 5:16,32,40,41,44,50,54,56,P66
8. TH 2/13: 6:1-2 6:8,14,16,20,24,25, Drop P49, Add 20
S5:46,F5:28,32
T 2/18: TEST #1 (assignments 1-7)
9. TH 2/20: 6:4 6:38,42,44,P49,P51,P57,
P61,P70,A1
10. T 2/25: 7:1-3,6 7:2,4,6,9,10,12,24,26,28
11. TH 2/27: 7:4-5 8:2 7:15,16,22,P43,P49,
P50,S7:22,26,A2
12. T 3/04: 7:7 8:1-3 7:36,38,P41 8:2,P80,P92,
F6:57,63,65
13. TH 3/06: 8:4-5 8:16,18,20,24,26,28,34,36,38^b
T 3/11: TEST #2 (assignments 8-12)
14. TH 3/13: 8:6-7 8:40,42,57,58,60,63,
S7:59,F7:63,S8:56
3/17-3/21 Spring Break
15. T 3/25: 9:1-6,8 10:1-2 9:4,14,16,31,34,38
10:10,18,32
16. TH 3/27: 10:3-6 10:26,30,34,38,40,44,48,52,54
17. T 4/01: 11:1-7 11:4,14,16,26,32,37,40,P78,P89
18. TH 4/03: 11:8-10 11:48,54,57,58,58^c,64,66
19. T 4/08: 12:6 13:1-5 12:23,34 13:12,20,25,30,32
F9:45,F10:13
20. TH 4/10: 12:1-4 12:1,2,4,6,8,10,11,14,16
T 4/15: TEST #3 (assignments 13-19)
21. TH 4/17: 12:5-10 12:24,28,46,50,54,
56,57,58^d,F9:50
22. T 4/22: 14:1-4,6 14:8,A3,16,32,34,36,P66,P74,P88
23. TH 4/24: 14:7,8 14:54,58,61,62,P90
F8:6,F12:35,S12:49,F12:55 (F12:3->F12:35)
24. T 4/29: 16:1-4,7 16:1,6,16,18,20,30,32,34,38
25. TH 5/01: 16:5-6,9 16:25,36,40,48,52,58,64
T 5/06: TEST #4 (assignments 20-25)
(*) Problems with prefixes P,F,A, or S are available at the
class web page (http://www.public.asu.edu/~gbadams)
^a Also find the solution by the graphical method.
^b For parts (c) and (d), estimate from graph to two sig figs.
^c You must do problem 58 twice, once using Newton's Laws, and
once using Conservation of Energy
^d Also find the angle to which the rod swings after collision.