WileyPLUS
Homework problems from the textbook will be assigned weekly via the WileyPLUS online learning and evaluation system, and will be listed below. Assignments will be posted on Fridays starting on Sept 17, and will be due a week from the following Monday. There will be 10 assignments. Non-credit practice assignments are already available, and more will be posted as we progress through the course. Go to the WileyPLUS web site (link above) to register. (See here for more detailed instructions.)
Policies:
• 3 chances
• lose 30% after the first attempt
• lose 20% after the tip
• complete step-by-step solution available after the due date, so no extensions
Assignment 1:
Chapter 1, problems 6, 24, 50; Chapter 2, problems 11, 50, 62 80
Available Friday 17 Sept at 4 pm, due Monday 27 Sept at 11 pm
Assignment 2:
Chapter 3, problems 9, 16, 34, 62; Chapter 4, problems 6, 11, 17
Available Friday 24 Sept at 4 pm, due Wednesday 6 Oct at 11 pm
Assignment 3:
Chapter 4, problems 30, 43, 62, 64, 90; Chapter 5, problems 12, 18
Available Friday 1 Oct at 4 pm, due Tuesday 12 Oct at 11 pm
Assignment 4:
Chapter 5, problems 20, 28, 38, 44, 50; Chapter 6, problems 10, 14
Available Friday 8 Oct at 4 pm, due Monday 18 Oct at 11 pm
Assignment 5:
Chapter 6, problems 24, 46, 50, 58, 60, 68, 75
Available Friday 15 Oct at 4 pm, due Monday 25 Oct at 11 pm
Assignment 6:
Chapter 7, problems 10, 22, 36, 38, 44, 52, 60
Available Friday 22 Oct at 4 pm, due Monday 1 Nov at 11 pm
Assignment 7:
Chapter 8, problems 14, 26, 28
Chapter 9, problems 8, 26, 62, 66
Available Friday 29 Oct at 4 pm, due Monday 15 Nov at 11 pm
Assignment 8:
Chapter 10, problems 8, 12, 20, 22, 40, 76, 90
Available Friday 5 Nov at 4 pm, due Tuesday 23 Nov at 11 pm
Assignment 9:
Chapter 11, problems 28, 40, 56, 70, 96, 100, 106
Available Friday 19 Nov at 4 pm, due Wednesday 1 Dec at 11 pm
Assignment 10:
Chapter 12, problems 8, 22, 34, 52, 68, 70, 72
Available Friday 26 Nov at 4 pm, due Wednesday 8 Dec at 11 pm
Assignment 11: (non-credit)
Chapter 14, problems 8, 24, 42, 58, 62, 64
Available Friday 3 Dec at 4 pm, no due date
Other recommended problems
A selection of conceptual problems is given in the textbook, others are to be found online. Additional recommended problems from the textbook will be listed below. You are encouraged to solve as many as you can. Be aware that reading solutions prepared by someone else is no substitute for working them out yourself.
Note that numerical answers for odd-numbered questions are given in the back of the textbook. Note also that copies of exams from previous years and answer keys for them are provided for your reference on the Exams page.
Suggested Problems (10th & 11th Edition of C&J):
Chapter 1: 6, 63, 16, 65, 69
Chapter 2: 6, 9, 75, 40, 53, 63, 86, 42
Chapter 3: 6, 7, 68, 71, 36, 27, 59
Chapter 4: 9, 113, 25, 27, 86, 65, 82, 91, 94, 117
Chapter 5: 15, 24, 30, 33, 40, 48, 34, 12, 23, 48
Chapter 6: 6, 12, 21, 31, 34, 43, 49, 50, 60, 64, 69, 83
Chapter 7: 12, 62, 34, 40, 45, 21
Chapter 8: 5, 3
Chapter 9: 3, 1, 22, 30, 68
Chapter 10: 10, 13, 75, 23, 90, 45, 44
Chapter 11: 12, 20, 78, 53, 95, 61, 75, 87, 24
Chapter 12: 10, 19, 21, 99, 95
Chapter 13: 1, 19, 2
Chapter 14: 3, 16, 21, 64, 58, 53
Suggested problems from earlier editions, and correspondence between problem numbers are here. In fact, the only difference between the lists for the 9th and 10th editions is 10.90 (10th) = 10.91 (9th).
Tutorial Questions (11th edition of C&J)
Solutions will be presented for selected problems, during the scheduled tutorials in the lab time slots. The selected problems will be listed below in the week before the tutorial.
No credit depends on the tutorials, and attendance is not required.
Problems 1.16, 1.41, 1.63, 1.65, 2.9, 2.78, 2.63
Tutorial 2 (Oct 18 - 22)
Problems 3.37, 4.110, 5.11, 5.21, 5.30
Tutorial 3 (Nov 22 - 26)
Problems include:
6.50, 2018 Final Q14, 2017 Final Q16, 2019 Final Q18
Homework
Perhaps the most important thing you will learn from this course is how to think logically and solve problems. This is an important skill that can be applied to any subsequent area of study. Solving problems yourself and discussing them with your instructor and your classmates is the best way to learn.
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A survey of classical mechanics and thermodynamics
Fall 2021