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Assignment Schedule

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Assignments are taken from the textbook Physics for Scientists and Engineers Volume1 by Randall D. Knight.

E&P denotes end-of-chapter Exercises and Problems from the textbook.

SW denotes suggested practice exercises found in the Student Workbook.

MP denotes skill-builder and self-tutoring problems using MasteringPhysics.

 

Reminder: MasteringPhysics assignments are due each Thursday at 8:00 a.m. starting January 20.

 

 

 

Date

Assignment

Additional Practice

 

 

 

January 10

Introduction and Orientation

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January 12

Read Chapter 1 Sections 1 - 4

SW Sections 1.1 - 1.4

January 14

Read Chapter 1 Sections 5 - 9

SW Sections 1.5 - 1.9

MP Chapter 1: Additional Practice

 

 

 

January 17

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - no class

MasteringPhysics Assignment 1 due 11 p.m.

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January 19

Read Chapter 2 Sections 1 - 4

SW Sections 2.1 - 2.4

January 21

Chapter 2 E&P 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 29, 31, 34

MP Chapter 2: Additional Practice

 

 

 

January 24

Read Chapter 2 Sections 5 - 8

SW Sections 2.5 - 2.8

January 26

Chapter 2 E&P 13, 17, 19, 24, 25, 43, 53, 69

MP Chapter 2: Additional Practice

January 28

Read Chapter 3 Sections 1 - 4

SW Sections 3.1 - 3.4

 

 

 

January 31

Chapter 3 E&P 3, 9, 17, 22, 25, 34, 45, 47

MP Chapter 3: Additional Practice

February 1

Exam I – 6:00 p.m. – Chapters 1 - 3

 

February 2

Read Chapter 4 Sections 1 - 3

SW Sections 4.1 - 4.3

February 4

Read Chapter 4 Sections 4 - 7

SW Sections 4.4 - 4.7

 

 

 

February 7

Chapter 4 E&P 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 23, 25, 28, 30, 37, 41, 47, 50

MP Chapter 4: Additional Practice

February 9

Read Chapter 5 Sections 1 - 3

SW Sections 5.1 - 5.3

February 11

Winter Carnival- No Class

 

 

 

 

February 14

Read Chapter 5 Sections 4 - 6

SW Sections 5.4 - 5.6

February 16

Chapter 5 E&P 1, 5, 7, 12, 15, 19, 21, 31, 45, 49, 51, 55

MP Chapter 5: Additional Practice

February 18

Read Chapter 6 Sections 1 - 3

SW Sections 6.1 - 6.2

 

 

 

February 21

Read Chapter 6 Sections 3 - 4

SW Sections 6.3 - 6.4

February 23

Chapter 6 E&P 2, 5, 11, 14, 24, 27, 35, 54, 61

MP Chapter 6: Additional Practice

February 25

Read Chapter 7 Sections 1 - 3

SW Sections 7.1 - 7.3

 

 

 

February 28

Chapter 7 E&P 2, 5, 10, 11, 32, 36, 38, 41

MP Chapter 7: Additional Practice

March 1

Exam II – 6:00 p.m. – Chapters 4 - 6

 

March 2

Read Chapter 12 Sections 1 - 4, 6

(thru Kepler's 3rd Law)

SW Sections 12.1 - 12.4

March 4

optional class - work exam II

 

 

SPRING BREAK

 

March 14

Chapter 12 E&P 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 33, 39, 52

MP Chapter 12: Additional Practice

March 16

Read Chapter 7 Sections 4 - 6

SW Sections 7.4 - 7.6

March 18

Chapter 7 E&P 17, 19, 24, 27, 29, 43, 46, 54

MP Chapter 7: Additional Practice

 

 

 

March 21

Read Chapter 8 Sections 1 - 3

SW Sections 8.1 - 8.3

March 23

Chapter 8 E&P 1, 3, 5, 10, 17, 23, 26, 32, 44

MP Chapter 8: Additional Practice

March 25

No Class

 

 

 

 

March 28

Read Chapter 8 Sections 4 - 5

SW Sections 8.4 - 8.5

March 30

Chapter 8 E&P 13, 19, 28, 30, 33, 35, 40, 42

MP Chapter 8: Additional Practice

April 1

Read Chapter 9 Sections 1 - 2

SW Sections 9.1 - 9.2

 

 

 

April 4

Read Chapter 9 Sections 3 - 6

SW Sections 9.3 - 9.7

April 5

Exam III – 6:00 p.m. – Chapter 7 - 8, 12

 

April 6

Chapter 9 E&P 3, 9, 13, 18, 27, 31, 35, 36, 43

MP Chapter 9: Additional Practice

April 8

Read Chapter 10 Sections 1 - 4

SW Sections 10.1 - 10.4

 

 

 

April 11

Read Chapter 10 Sections 5 - 7

SW Sections 10.5 - 10.7

April 13

Chapter 10 E&P 6, 12, 15, 19, 27, 29, 34, 44, 53

MP Chapter 10: Additional Practice

April 15

No Class

 

 

 

 

April 18

Read Chapter 11 Sections 1 - 4

SW Sections 11.1 - 11.4

April 20

Read Chapter 11 Sections 5 - 9

SW Sections 11.5 - 11.9

April 22

Chapter 11 E&P 1, 5, 9, 12, 17, 23, 29, 39, 48, 53

MP Chapter 11: Additional Practice

 

 

 

April 26

Final Exam – 12:30 p.m. – Chapters 1 - 12

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