Physics 10 -- Spring 2009

Paul Graham
pagraham {at} cabrillo {dot} edu

Course Syllabus

Paul's Phys 10 Office Hours:

Tue, 4:00 - 5:40 pm, in MESA (rm 714)
Thuy, 3:00 - 5:00 pm, in MESA (rm 714)

Additional times I can be found in MESA (rm 714):

Thu, 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Sat, 11:00 - 6:00 pm

Stuff related to final exam:

The exam will be on Tuesday, June 2, from 7pm to 10pm (not our usual 6-9 class time!) It will be comprehensive, and cover everything we have done in the class.

Review Sessions:
Sat, May 30: 6pm - 8pm in rm. 825
Sun, May 31: 2pm - 4pm in rm. 825
Mon, June 1: 7pm - 9pm in rm. 712

Solutions to midterms:
Midterm #1 Solutions
Midterm #2 Solutions

Here are solutions to Problem sets #1 through #11:
Solution Set #1
Solution Set #2
Solution Set #3
Solution Set #4
Solution Set #5
Solution Set #6
Solution Set #7
Solution Set #8
Solution Set #9
Solution Set #10
Solution Set #11

Problem Sets:

Set #1 (Due Tuesday, Feb 17):
Chap 1, Ex. 8, 9
Chap 2, Ex. 7, 11, 13, 16, 33, 46, 49

Set #2 (Due Tuesday, Feb 24):
Chap 3, Ex. 4, 5, 6, 15, 32, 40 and Prob. 6
Chap 4, Ex. 3, 7, 18, 59

Set #3 (Due Tuesday, Mar 3):
(Note:
Since I posted this set late, there is no penalty if you turn it in late. Still, bring me as many problems as you have finished this Tuesday.)
Chap. 5, Ex. 7, 11, 17, 20, 24, 31, 33, 45, 50

Set #4 (Due Tuesday, March 10):
Chap 9, Ex. 3, 15, 17, 28, 38
Chap 10, Ex. 8, 9, 10, 18, 19, 34, 46

Set #5 (Due Tuesday, Mar 17):
Chap 7, Ex. 4, 5, 7, 28, 30, 31, 34, 36, 45, and Prob. 1

Set #6 (Due Tuesday, Mar 24, but can be turned in a week late with no loss of honour.):
Chap 13, Ex. 2, 10, 23, 24, 30, 45, 47
Chap 14, Ex. 9, 13, 26, 36, 48, 52

Set #7 (Due Tuesday, April 21):
Chap 22, Ex. 1, 9, 20, 24, 29, 43, 54
Chap 23, Ex. 8, 9, 10, 16, 18, 28, 46, and Prob. 3

Set #8 (Due Tuesday, April 28):
Chap 24, Ex. 3, 8, 9, 25, 31, 34, 41, 44
Chap 19, Ex. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Set #9 (Due Tuesday, May 12):
Chap 19, Ex. 20, 21, 22, 29, 31, 34, 36, 40, 44
Chap 20, Ex. 6, 16, 24, 33

Set #10 (Due Tuesday, May 19):
Chap 35, Ex. 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 37, 47

Set #11 (Don't need to turn in write-up, but these problems will check your understanding of quantum mechanics for the test):
Chap 31, Ex. 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 25