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

CQ denotes end-of-chapter conceptual questions

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

Date Assignment Additional Practice & Extra Credit
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August 29 Introduction and Orientation .
August 31 Read Chapter 1 Sections 1 - 4 SW Sections 1.1 - 1.4
September 2 Read Chapter 1 Sections 5 - 8 SW Sections 1.5 - 1.8

MP Chapter 1: Extra Credit

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September 5 Labor Day – no class .
September 7 Read Chapter 2 Sections 1 - 3 SW Sections 2.1 - 2.3
September 9 K-Day – no class .
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September 12 Chapter 2 CQ 4, 5, 7; E&P 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 25, 27, 29, 56 MP Chapter 2: Extra Credit
September 13 MasteringPhysics: Homework 1 – Chapter 1 .
September 14 Read Chapter 2 Sections 4 - 7 SW Sections 2.4 - 2.7
September 16 Chapter 2 CQ 9, 11, 12; E&P 9, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 35, 47, 51, 63, 68 MP Chapter 2: Extra Credit
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September 19 Read Chapter 3 Sections 1 - 4 SW Sections 3.1 - 3.4
September 20 MasteringPhysics: Homework 2 – Chapter 2 .
September 21 Chapter 3 CQ 1, 2, 6, 7; E&P 1, 3, 5, 9, 16, 19, 26, 33, 37, 43, 44 MP Chapter 3: Extra Credit
September 22 Exam I Chapters 1 - 3 .
September 23 optional class - work exam from previous evening .
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September 26 Read Chapter 4 Sections 1 - 3 SW Sections 4.1 - 4.3
September 27 MasteringPhysics: Homework 3 – Chapter 3 .
September 28 Read Chapter 4 Sections 4 - 7 SW Sections 4.4 - 4.7
September 30 Chapter 4 CQ 3, 4, 12, 14, 16; E&P 1, 6, 12, 13, 19, 21, 27, 30, 34, 52, 56, 65 MP Chapter 4: Extra Credit
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October 3 Read Chapter 5 Sections 1 - 3 SW Sections 5.1 - 5.3
October 4 MasteringPhysics: Homework 4 – Chapter 4 .
October 5 Read Chapter 5 Sections 4 - 7 SW Sections 5.4 - 5.7
October 7 Chapter 5 CQ 4, 7, 11, 13; E&P 3, 8, 13, 18, 19, 26, 29, 30, 41, 47, 50, 54, 56 MP Chapter 5: Extra Credit
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October 10 Read Chapter 6 Sections 1 - 3 SW Sections 6.1 - 6.3
October 11 MasteringPhysics: Homework 5 – Chapter 5
October 12 Read Chapter 6 Sections 4 - 6 SW Sections 6.4 - 6.6
October 14 Chapter 6 CQ 1, 7, 11, 16, 17; E&P 1, 7, 9, 15, 17, 20, 25, 37, 41, 49, 51 MP Chapter 6: Extra Credit
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October 17 Read Chapter 7 Sections 1 - 3 SW Sections 7.1 - 7.3
October 18 MasteringPhysics: Homework 6 – Chapter 6 .
October 19 Chapter 7 CQ 1, 7, 8; E&P 1, 10, 20, 26, 29, 31, 33, 46 MP Chapter 7: Extra Credit
October 20 Exam II Chapters 4 - 7.3 .
October 21 optional class - work exam from previous evening .
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October 24 Read Chapter 7 Sections 4 - 5 SW Sections 7.4 – 7.5
October 25 MasteringPhysics: Homework 7 – Chapter 7 Sections 1 - 3 .
October 26 Chapter 7 CQ 11, 13, 15; E&P 14, 22, 30, 36, 37, 39, 44, 51 MP Chapter 7: Extra Credit
October 28 Read Chapter 8 Sections 1 - 3 SW Sections 8.1 – 8.3
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October 31 Chapter 8 CQ 1, 2, 3 E&P 1, 5, 7, 8, 28, 35, 36, 40, 46, 61 MP Chapter 8: Extra Credit
November 1 MasteringPhysics: Homework 8 – Chapter 7 Sections 4 - 5 .
November 2 Read Chapter 13 Sections 1 – 4, 6 (thru Kepler’s 3rd Law) SW Sections 13.1 – 13.4, 13.6
November 4 Chapter 13 CQ 2, 4, 6, 9; E&P 1, 5, 7, 11, 21, 24, 27, 44, 52, 56 MP Chapter 13: Extra Credit
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November 7 Read Chapter 8 Sections 4 - 7 SW Sections 8.4 - 8.7
November 8 MasteringPhysics: Homework 9 – Chapters 8 and 13 .
November 9 Chapter 8 CQ 5, 8, 10; E&P 11, 13, 14, 19, 38, 41, 43, 49, 51 MP Chapter 8: Extra Credit
November 11 Read Chapter 9 Sections 1 - 2 SW Sections 9.1 - 9.2
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November 14 Read Chapter 9 Sections 3 - 6 SW Sections 9.3 - 9.6
November 15 MasteringPhysics: Homework 10 – Chapter 8 .
November 16 Chapter 9 CQ 1, 8, 13, 14, 15; E&P 5, 7, 12, 15, 19, 20, 24, 26, 38, 39, 41, 57 MP Chapter 9: Extra Credit
November 17 Exam III Chapters 7.4 - 9, 13 .
November 18 optional class - work exam from previous evening .
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November 28 Read Chapter 10 Sections 1 - 4 SW Sections 10.1 - 10.4
November 29 MasteringPhysics: Homework 11 – Chapter 9 .
November 30 Read Chapter 10 Sections 5 - 7 SW Sections 10.5 - 10.7
December 2 Chapter 10 CQ 5, 6, 8, 11, 13; E&P 3, 7, 12, 18, 21, 28, 29, 34, 44, 53, 56 MP Chapter 10: Extra Credit
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December 5 Read Chapter 11 Sections 1 - 4 SW Sections 11.1 - 11.4
December 6 MasteringPhysics: Homework 12 – Chapter 10
December 7 Read Chapter 11 Sections 5 - 9 SW Sections 11.5 - 11.9
December 9 Chapter 11 CQ 5, 7, 8, 12; E&P 1, 7, 11, 14, 19, 24, 29, 31, 41, 50, 55 MP Chapter 11: Extra Credit
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December 12 Final Exam Chapters 1 -11, 13 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. .