Physics 408 - Fall 2009


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Course Syllabus


Assignments

  1. Due Friday, October 2 Chapter 1 - 6, 13, 16, 33, 34

  2. Reading: Finish Chapter 1, and begin chapter 2

    Due Monday, October 12
    Problems: Choose one of the following

    • Work out the form of the divergence in spherical coordinates - start with the definition (flux per volume) as we did for cylindrical coordinates.

    • Work out the form of the curl in cylindrical coordinates - start with the definition (circulation per area) and follow the scheme alluded to in class.

    Textbook problems: Chapter 2 - 4,5,6,10 (find the flux through EACH face of the cube),14,16
  3. Reading - finish Chapter 2

    due Tuesday, October 20

    Chapter 2 - 22, 33, 35, 36, 39, 40

    First Exam - Wednesday, October 21 - Chapters 1 & 2

  4. Reading - Chapter 3

    due Tuesday, November 3

    Chapter 3 - 8, 9, 12, 15 and
    Chapter 2-32a,b and compare with your answer to 33 (done last week)

  5. Reading - finish Chapter 3 and begin Chapter 4

    In the privacy of your notebook, complete the Legendre Polynomial exercises handed out in class

    Problems due Friday, November 13

    Chapter 3 - 18, 31, 38
    Chapter 4 - 1, 4, 10
    and the problem handed out in class
  6. Exam II - Monday, November 23 - Chapters 3 & 4 (skip 4.4.3-3)

    Some problems to look at before the exam:

    Chapter 3: 26,28,40
    Chapter 4: 18,19,21


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