Physics 1121C Fall 2002
Homework Assignments
Last Updated 7 Oct 2002

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Text: Lillian McDermott, Physics by Inquiry, Vols. 1 & 2

Week
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 1
Aug 19-23

 

Week 2
Aug 26-30

 

27

 

29

 

Week 3
Sept 2-6

 

3

  • Supplemental Problems
    1.1 & 1.2, page 129

5

in your notebook + on a paper to turn in

  • What things can you change that do affect the balance?
  • What things can you change that do not affect the balance?
  • What observations/experiments did you do in class that support your findings?
  • Do the predictions for Experiment 2.7, parts (a) and (b). Be ready to test your predictions at the start of class on Thursday

Week 4
Sept 9-13

 

10

in notebook+on paper to turn in

  • Exercise 2.14
  • Exercise 2.15

12

Supplemental Problems, pages 130-132
Problems 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, & 2.8

Week 5
Sept 16-20

 

17

  • Exercise 4.4 (in your class notebook)
  • Supplemental Problems, pages 132-133
    Problems 3.2, 4.2, & 4.3 (on paper)

19

 

Week 6
Sept 23-27

 

24

on paper

  • Ex. 5.7 (in notebook too)
  • Supplemental Problem 5.1 (page 133)
    Final Operational Definition for balance

26

  • Exercises 6.11 & 6.12

 

Week 7
Sept 30-Oct 4

 

1

  • Supplemental Problems 6.1, 6.2, & 6.4
    (pages 133-135 in text -- on paper)
  • Exercises 7.5 & 7.6 (on paper and in notebook)

3

  • Exercises 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, & 9.6 (on paper and in your notebook)

Week 8
Oct 7-11

 

 

8

  • Supplemental Problems 7.2 & 9.1

10

  • Experiment 13.10

Week 9
Oct 14-18


15

Project 1: Write a 5 page paperon how you would teach the ideas of mass and volume. Specify who you are teaching and what you would hope they would learn. (typed & double-spaced, uncertainty +/-- 2 pages)

17

  • PBI Heat and Temperature
    Supplementary Problems, page 202
    1.1 + 1.2
  • Homework H2.2 (from board)

Week 10
Oct 21-25

 

22

  • Read Heat & Temperature: Section 3 (pp. 172 - 176 in Physics by Inquiry)
  • Exercises 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

 

24

  • H3.3 Mixtures and Specific Heat
    (Handout page 164)

Week 11
Oct 28-Nov 1


29

  • Read Focus on Science Handouts H3.4 (page 159), H4.1 (page 160), & H4.2 (page 161).
  • Design an experiment for Activity H3.4 (page 148)
    (In notebook and on paper).
  • Physics by Inquiry Supplemental Problems on Heat & Temperature
    (pages 218-219) Problems 7.15 and 7.16 (paper only
    )

 

31

Week 12
Nov 4-8

 

   

Week 13
Nov 11-15

 

no class
 

Week 14
Nov 18-22

 

   

Week 15
Nov 25-29

 

 
no class

Week 16

Last Class