Announcements
29 December | Office Hours this semester.
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29 December | Course materials:
Both are available at the bookstore. |
8 January | The Festival of Scholars Coordinating Committee makes the following announcement:
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21 January | Homework Day 1: Exercise 1.1 due Friday 23 January Special procedure: Submit to folder outside Paul’s office door. |
21 January | Homework Day 2: Exercises 2.1, 2.4, 2.6 due Monday 26 January. Submit in SQRC |
24 January | Typo Exam 1 is on Friday 13 February, the 11th day of class. Please correct page 14 of the packet. |
26 January | Class meets in Dubach Mac Lab today:
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29 January | Optional help sessions, Thursdays 12:30-1:30 in Howard 122 |
30 January | Exercises 4.4, 4.6, 4.9 due in SQRC.
Be sure to look at Exercise 4.7 |
2 February | Exercises 5.1, 5.4, 5.5, 5.10, 5.12 due in SQRC |
2 February | Please work through the LaTeX tutorial before class. |
2 February | Some Mathematica code to complement today’s lecture:
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2 February | Announcements:
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4 February | Exercises 6.1, 6.3, 6.5 due in SQRC |
4 February | Some Mathematica code relevant to today’s lecture:
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6 February | Exercises 7.3, 7.5, 7.6, 7.8, 7.9 due in SQRC
Remember, SQRC closes early on Fridays |
6 February | Here is some code for today’s class
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9 February | Exercises 8.1, 8.3, 8.4 due in SQRC |
9 February | Here is a link to code for today’s lecture. |
9 February | Reminder: I am not collecting homework for Days 9 and 10. However, you are still responsible for learning the material. |
11 February | Code for today’s lecture. |
Day 12 | Exercises 12.3, 12.5 due 18 February
Announcement: Report 2 due 20 March |
Day 13 | Exercises 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4 due 20 February |
Day 14 | Exercises 14.2, 14.4 due 23 February |
Day 15 | Exercises 15.3, 15.4, 15.5 due Wednesday 25 February |
Day 16 | Exercises 16.1, 16.2 due Friday 27 February Sunday 1 March |
Day 17 | Exercises 17.3, 17.4, 17.6 due Monday 2 March |
Day 18 | Exercises 18.2, 18.3, 18.6 due Wednesday 4 March |
Day 19 | Exercises 19.1, 19.2 due Friday 6 March Sunday 8 March |
Day 20 | Exercises 20.1, 20.2 due Monday 9 March |
8 March | Comments about Report 1 |
Day 21 (9 March) |
Complete Exercises 21.1 and 21.2 today. You do not need to submit them. |
9 March | Selected solutions to Day 19 Exercises and Day 20 Exercises. |
Day 22 (March 11) |
Exercise 22.5, parts (3),(4),(5) due Friday 13 March (Sunday 15 March is OK) |
Day 23 (March 13) |
Exercises 23.2, 23.3, 23.4 23.5 due Monday 16 March |
Day 24 (March 16) |
Exercises 24.1, 24.3, 24.6 due Wednesday 18 March |
Day 25 (March 18) |
Exercise 25.1 due Friday 20 March |
March 18 | Some tips for using Manipulate in Mathematica |
Day 26 (March 20) |
No homework! |
Day 27 (March 30) |
Exercises 27.1, 27.3 due Wednesday
Report: Gravitation, due 20 April |
Day 28 (April 1) |
Exercises 28.1, 28.2, 28.3 due Friday |
Day 29 April 3 |
Exercises 29.1 and 29.2 due Monday I encourage you to think about Exercise 29.3 |
TYPO ALERT | There is a typo in the formula for the gravitational report. Equation 26.1 should read:
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Day 30 April 6 |
Exercises 30.2, 30.3 due Wednesday |
Day 31 April 8 |
Code for today’s class:
Manipulate[Show[ Plot[.5 x^2, {x, -4, 4}, PlotRange -> {0, 4}, AspectRatio -> Automatic], StreamPlot[{Sqrt[2 H - x^2], -b (2 H - x^2)}, {x, -4, 4}, {H, 0, 4}]], {b, 0, 3}] and Manipulate[Show[ Plot[-Cos[x], {x, -5, 5}, PlotRange -> {-2, 3}, AspectRatio -> Automatic], StreamPlot[{Sqrt[2 H + 2 Cos[x]], -b (2 H + 2 Cos[x])}, {x, -5, 5}, {H, -2, 3}]], {b, 0, 1}] |
Day 31 April 8 |
Exercises 31.1, 31.3 due Friday |
Day 32 April 10 |
Problems 1(c), 1(d) 1(e), 4, 5 due Monday Updated April 13 to correct typo. (Assignment was correct as given in class.) |
Day 33 April 13 |
Problems (2) and (3) due Wednesday. |
Day 34 April 15 |
Exercises 34.2, 34.3, 34.7 due Friday Sunday. Due date extended due to SQRC closure (Festival of Scholars). |
Day 35 April 17 |
Festival of Scholars — no homework. I encourage you to be working on your report “Gravitation”! |
Day 36 April 20 |
Exercises 36.1, 36.4 due Wednesday |
Day 37 April 22 |
Exercises 37.2, 37.4, 37.5 due Friday |