Homework Assignments for PHY-252 Spring 2005

          About 98% of all Homework assignments are to be completed 
        using Mastering Physics (MP).  You may expect approximately 
        7 Mastering Physics HW problems per lecture.  You can only
        find the Mastering Physics problems at masteringphysics.com.
        The due dates for all Mastering Physics assignments will be
        posted on your Mastering Physics assignment list.  

          Approximately 2% of the HW problems will have to be 
        written up and handed in at recitation.  You will find those 
        problems, along with due dates, on this web page.
        Each HW assignment should be worth a total of 50 points;
        so if the Mastering Physics part of an assignment is worth
        less than 50 points, check here to find the problem which
        must be written up and handed in.


     Day Date Topics                                               Problems
Lecture                               
                                
   1. W 1/19: Wave Equation for Waves on a String                    MP only
   2. F 1/21: Harmonic Waves; Energy Transmission; Superposition     MP only
   3. M 1/24: Standing Waves on a String                             MP only
   4. W 1/26: Density and Pressure; Pascal's Principle               MP only
   5. F 1/28: Archimedes' Principle; Equation of Continuity          MP only
   6. M 1/31: Bernoulli's Principle                                  MP only
   7. W 2/02: Wave Equation for Sound Waves in Air                   MP only
      F 2/04: EXAMINATION #1 (lectures 1-6)                         
   8. M 2/07: Intensity of Sound Waves                               MP only
   9. W 2/09: Interference of Sound Waves                            MP only
  10. F 2/11: Wave Equation for Electromagnetic Waves                MP only
  11. M 2/14: Intensity of EM Waves; Polarization                    MP only
  12. W 2/16: Interference of Light Waves I                          MP only
  13. F 2/18: Interference of Light Waves II                         MP only
  14. M 2/21: Single-Slit Diffraction                                MP only
      W 2/23: EXAMINATION #2 (lectures 7-13)                    
      F 2/25: No Lecture; 2 Hour Lab
  15. M 2/28: The Diffraction Limit; Ray Model of Light              MP only
16-17 W 3/02: Light at Boundaries; Mirror Optics (Double Lecture)    MP only
  18. F 3/04: Lens Optics I                                          MP only
  19. M 3/07: Lens Optics II                                         MP only
  20. W 3/09: No Lecture; 2 Hour Lab                    
      F 3/11: EXAMINATION #3 (lectures 14-20)
      3/14-3/18   Spring Break
  21. M 3/21: Temperature; Thermal Expansion                         MP only
  22. W 3/23: Kinetic Theory of Gases                                MP only
  23. F 3/25: The Ideal Gas Law                                      MP only
  24. M 3/28: Heat and Internal Energy                               MP only
  25. W 3/30: Specific Heat; Phase Changes                           MP only
  26. F 4/01: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation                  MP only
  27. M 4/04: First Law of Thermodynamics                            MP only
  28. W 4/06: Isobaric, Isochoric, and Isothermal Processes        8 MP Problems
      F 4/08: EXAMINATION #4 (lectures 21-27)                    
  29. M 4/11: Adiabatic Processes                                  7 MP Problems
  30. W 4/13: Heat Engines                                         6 MP Problems
  31. F 4/15: Refrigerators and Heat Pumps                7 MP Problems;W22.63
  32. M 4/18: Second Law of Thermodynamics                         7 MP Problems
  33. W 4/20: Entropy I                                   7 MP Problems;W22.67
  34. F 4/22: Entropy II                                  4 MP Problems;W22.45
  35. M 4/25: Speed of Sound                                       6 MP Problems
  36. W 4/27: Doppler Effect                                       6 MP Problems
  37. F 4/30: Invariance of the Speed of Light                     3 MP Problems
      M 5/02: EXAMINATION #5 (lectures 28-37)
     
    FINAL EXAM (40 Multiple Choice Questions) Wed May 11   2:40-4:30 PM