Homework page for PHYS 7590; Winter 2024

 

The homework problems will be posted on this web page, the most recent ones on top. You will receive the assignments also on Crowdmark and you will have to submit the solutions on Crowdmark too; to learn how to do that please click on this link https://crowdmark.com/help/completing-and-submitting-an-assignment/.

 


·         Monday, April 8: Finish reading the lecture notes on Special Relativity and start preparing for the final exam.


·         Friday, April 5: Continue reading the lecture notes on Special Relativity until page 61.

·         Wednesday, April 3: Continue reading the lecture notes on Special Relativity until page 54.

·         Monday, April 1: Continue reading the lecture notes on Special Relativity until page 47.


·         Assignment # 5 Solutions

·         Wednesday, March 27: Continue reading the lecture notes on Special Relativity until the end of Section 7 on page 41 and work on Assignment # 5 (due on Wednesday, April 10th, on Crowdmark).

·         Monday, March 25: Continue reading the lecture notes on Special Relativity until page 28 and do problems 1-4 of Assignment # 5 (due on Wednesday, April 10th, on Crowdmark).


·         Wednesday, March 20 and Friday, March 22: Read Sections 1-5 of the lecture notes on Special Relativity

·         Monday, March 18: Finish reading Section 7.1 and read Section 7.2.


·         Friday, March 15: Read Section 6.3 and start reading Section 7.1.

·         Wednesday, March 13: Read Sections 5.15, 6.1 and 6.2.

·         Monday, March 11: Read Sections 4.4, 5.8 and 5.9.


·         Friday, March 8: Read Sections 5.4 and 4.3.

·         Wednesday, March 6: Read Sections 5.1-5.3.

·         Assignment # 4 Solutions

·         Monday, March 4: Finish reading Section 3.8 and do Problems 3.9, 3.10 and 3.22 (Due on Monday, March 18; this is your Assignment 4 which you will receive on Crowdmark.)


·         Friday, March 1: Start reading Section 3.8.

·         Wednesday, February 28: Finish reading Section 3.7.

·         Monday, February 26: Start reading Section 3.7.


·         Assignment # 3 Solutions

·         Friday, February 16: Read Section 3.10 and do Problems 3.13 and 3.26 (Due on Monday, March 4; you will receive the complete Assignment 3 on Crowdmark today.)

·         Wednesday, February 14: Read Sections 3.6 and 3.9, and do Problems 3.1 and 3.7 (Due on Monday, March 4; you will receive the complete Assignment 3 on Crowdmark on Friday.)

·         Monday, February 12: Read Section 3.5.


·         Friday, February 9: Read Section 3.3.

·         Wednesday, February 7: Read Section 3.2.

·         Monday, February 5: Read Sections 2.11 and 3.1.


·         Friday, February 2: Read Section 2.10.

·         Assignment # 2 Solutions

·         Wednesday, January 31: Read Section 2.9; and do problem 2.23 (a,c) (Due on Friday, February 16).

·         Monday, January 29: Read Section 2.8.


·         Friday, January 26: Read Section 2.7 and do problem 2.22 (a,b) (Due on Friday, February 16).

·         Wednesday, January 24: Read Section 2.6 and start reading Section 2.7.

·         Monday, January 22: Read Sections 2.4-2.5, and do problem 2.7 (Due on Friday, February 16).


·         Friday, January 19: Read Sections 2.2 and 2.3; and do problem 2.3 (Due on Friday, February 16).

·         Wednesday, January 17: Read Sections 2.1 and 2.2.

·         Assignment #1 Solutions

·         Monday, January 15: Read pages 36-41 of Chapter 1; and do Problems 1.10, 1.12 and 1.14 (Due on Monday, January 29; you will receive the complete Assignment 1 on Crowdmark today.)


·         Friday, January 12: Read pages 29-35 of Chapter 1; and do Problem 1.5 (Due on Monday, January 29.)

·         Wednesday, January 10: Read pages 24-28 of Chapter 1 and do Problem 1.4 (Due on Monday, January 29.)


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