Physics 1020 Assignment, Homework, and Lab Page

Dr. Brian A. Raue

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All reading should be done before lecture.
Some of the required reading material may not be discussed in the lecture. You are still responsible for this material.
Practice problems are not required but are useful in prepairing for exams.
The book has "Problem-Solving Examples" which are very useful.

Unless otherwise noted, homework due at 10:00 PM on the due date.
Access to each homework set is available immediately after the due date of the previous set.

All dates, topics, and assignments are tentative and subject to change.

The corresponding section of the lab manual should be read before the lab.

Online Resources: This link goes to a page with links to a number of sites that have Java applets demonstating some of the things we discuss in class. These are fun and informative. Some sites are defunct and I am not responsible for links that no longer work.

Note: You will need a pdf reader to view homework solutions.

Dates and topics are subject to change!

Week
Lecture date Topic Chapter Reading (pages) Practice Questions & Problems Homework Due Homework Solutions Lab

1
1: 8/30 Scientific Method 1 1-22 Q:3, P:31 Wednesday
Sept. 8 homework 1 1: Determining pi

2: 9/1 Language of Science/Simple Motion 2 & 3 23-58 Ch 2: Q:1,14,15; P:4,11,16

2
3: 9/8
Physics of Hurricanes
(homework is simple motion)

See websites

Wednesday
Sept. 15
homework 2
No lab due to holiday

3
4: 9/13
Motion with acceleration 3 58-78 Q:2,9,14; P:1,18,26 Monday
Sept. 20
homework 3
2: Measuring Velocity

5: 9/15
Newton's Laws 1 & 2
4
79-86
Q:2,9; P:1,4

4

6: 9/20
Newton's 3rd Law 4
87-95
Q:1,13; P:6 Monday
Sept. 27
homework 4
3: Measuring g

7: 9/22
Gravity & Circular Motion 5
96-116
Q:1,3,22,23; P:4,6,11

5
8: 9/27
Momentum 6
117-137
Q:3,6,11; P:3,9,5 Monday
Oct. 4
homework 5 4: Friction

9: 9/29
Work and Energy
8
162-183
Q:1,7,17; P:1,9,15,18

6
10: 10/4
Exam Review, Rotational Motion 7
138-161 Q:4,6; P:2,6,7
Monday
Oct. 11
homework 6
6: Torque

EXAM 1: Chapters 1-8, Wednesday Oct. 6. Front Page of Exam

7
11: 10/11
Atoms & Phases of Matter
9
184-202
Q:1,9,12
Monday
Oct. 18 homework 7 5: Ballistic Pendulum

12: 10/13
Density, Pressure, Bouyancy 10
203-226
Q:4,6,10,16,20,23,35; P:1,8,9

8
13 10/18
Temperature and Heat
11
227-250
Q:2,4,5,25; P:1a,2a,3a,6 Monday
Oct. 25

homework 8
7: Archimedes Principle

14 10/20
Laws of Thermodynamics
12 & 13
251-287
Ch 12: Q:2,7,1316, P:1,4
Ch 13: Q:8,10; P:1

9
15 10/25
Waves
14
288-310
Q:3,4,11,14
Monday
Nov. 1
homework 9
8: Thermal Expansion

16 10/27
Sound
15
311-322
Q:3,6,12,15,16; P:2,6,12

10
17 11/1
Exam Review &Resonances video

10: Waves on a string

EXAM 2: Chapters 9-15, Wednesday Nov. 3. Front Page of Exam

11
18 11/8
Electric Forces
16
333-343
Q:2,3,4,8; P:2
Monday
Nov. 15
homework 10
9: Sound Levels

19 11/10
Black Holes with Dr. Webb

12
20 11/15
Magnetism
16
343-372
Ch 16: Q:15,18
Monday
Nov. 22 homework 11
12: e/m

21 11/17
Electromagnetic Interactions
17
373-397
Ch 17: Q:3,7,15; P:2

13
22 11/22
Electromagnetic Waves
19
398-417
Q:6,7,12
Monday
Dec. 6 homework 12
No Lab

23 11/24
Optics 1: Reflection
20
418-426
Q:1,2,3,22

14
24 12/6
Optics 2: Refraction
20
426-434
Q:8,13; P:1,2
Monday
Dec. 13 homework 13 13: Interference of light waves

25 12/8
The Eye and Rainbows 20
434-445
Q:25

time permitting
Atoms & Inside the Nucleus
21,26 & 27
446-470,
552-602
Ch 21: Q:7,10
Ch 26: Q:3,15,19; P:1,2,4,10
Ch 27: Q:4,5; P:3,6

FINAL EXAM: Wednesday Dec. 15, 12:30-3:15. Front Page of Exam

How to Submit Homework: CAPA Instructions

The homework is to be done on the web using a Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach, or CAPA. You have been assigned CAPA ID numbers which you must use, in addition to your student ID number, to log onto the system. The homework are mostly textbook problems with the different values for the variables randomly chosen for each student. Solutions to the homework are accessible through the above links once the due date has passed.

Access via web
1. Point your browser to http://capa.fiu.edu
2. Choose phy10201 from the pop-up menu.
3. Enter your Student Number and your CAPA ID (get your CAPA ID number here) .
4. Click on the appropriate button to try your set.

Special Notes and helpful hints

You may repeat the problems you missed, usually up to four times.

Entering the wrong units and the wrong number of significant figures don't count against your four attempts but you have to get them right to get the problem right.

Do not open multiple sessions or browsers. Be sure to exit properly each time to terminate a session.

You may log on as many times as it takes to get the set done.

Avoid using your browser's Reload button as it may re-submit an incorrect answer and use up one of your tries. Use the Reload button at the top the assignment.

Always use basic SI units unless otherwise specified. Units such as "micro-Coulombs" are entered as "uC", "kilograms" are entered as "kg", "Newtons/Coulomb" are entered as "N/C", and "meters per second squared" are entered as "m/s^2".

Answers requiring scientific notation such as 3.0× 10^-8 can be entered as "3.0E-8".

Hints may come up for some problems if you submit an incorrect answer.