Physics 211 - Fall 2009

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Phone 756-2065
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Course Information

Relativistic Pictures

Assignments

  1. Due Thursday, October 1 Reading: Chapter 1, through section 10, including the examples and/or Mermin Chapters 1-7
    TZD Chapter 1: 20, 23, 26a&b, 30
    And these Relativity Problems : 3, 4, 5, 10 (we did #1 in class)

  2. Due Monday, October 12 Read TZD: Finish Ch 1 and read Ch 2
    Relativity Problems : 2, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Plus: TZD Ch 1: 45 & 48 (also read problems 28 & 34; we did 51), Ch 2: 17, 19, 20b, 24 (we did 37, 38, 42 in class)
    Problems to do in the privacy of your notebook: Ch 2 - 3, 7, 9, 16

  3. Test problem - due Thursday October 22 (see email)

  4. Due Wednesday October 28 Reading: Chapter 3 - review sections 1-4 & 6, we covered #5, skip 7-9, 10-12 are optional
    Chapter 4 - 1-3, 6, 7
    Problems: Chapter 4 - 4, 6, 12, 18, 27, 31 and
    If a typical photon from the sun has a wavelength given by Lambda(max) = .29/T cm, find the number of photons (all assumed to have wavelength = Lambda(max)) radiated by the sun each second. How many of those photons hit the earth?
     Reading: Chapter 5 - 1-8
    Problems: Chapter 5 - 10, 11, 16, 18 (we did 9 & 21 in class)

  5. Due Wednesday, November 4 Reading: Chapter 6 - 1-6
    Problems: Chapter 6 - 2, 3, 4, 10, 13a, 15
    (and some simple one you don't have to hand in: 18-23)

    and some more: Ch 6 - 28, 31a, 42a, 48
  6. Due Thursday, November 12 Reading: Chapter 7.1-7.10
    Some video links: PhET Simulations - You can also check out Photoelectic Effect, and Quantum Bound States - and the Black Body simulation under light and radiation
    And, The Double Slit - with Dr. Quantum

    Problems: Ch 7 - 20, 30, 32, 35b-e, 45, 49, 50 or 51, 53, 54

  7. Due Tuesday, December 1
    Chapter 8 - 10, 12 (a or b or c, but think about all of them), 23 or 24 or 25, 36, 38a, 42, 43, 51
    Read and think about 29, 33, 37, 41

  8. Read Chapter 9, sections 1-3 (9.8 on MRI for fun)
    Chapter 10 - sections 1-4, 6, 7, (8)
    Problems to do before the final -- but no need to hand in -- I will post the answers:
    Chapter 9 - 1, 4 and read 2 and 8
    Chapter 10 - 6, 7ab, 8, 14, and we did 18 in class

Homework Solutions

  1. Relativity Problems: 3, 4, 4 con't, 5, 10
    TZD Chap 1

  2. More Relativity Problems: 2, 6&7, 8, 9
    TZD Chap 2

  3. Relativity Test Question -- was sent to you

  4. TZD Chapter 4
    TZD Chapter 5

  5. TZD Chapter 6

  6. TZD Chapter 7, more chapter 7

  7. TZD Chapters 8 , More of 8 & 9

  8. TZD Chapter 10

Exams

  1. Exam I - Thursday, October 15 - Chapters 1&2, and here is the Formulae sheet

  2. Exam II - Monday, November 16 - Chapters 3 - 7
    draft Formulae

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