Sonoma State University
Spring 2006
Physics 320
J.S. Tenn

Homework Assignments

All problems from the text: Analytical Mechanics, 7th ed., by Grant R. Fowles & G. Cassiday (Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2004), unless otherwise stated.


Assignment Due
#1 See Assignment sheet (Solutions) M Feb 6
#2 See Assignment sheet (Solutions) M Feb 13
#3 C2.1 (Solutions) F Feb17
#4 2.3, 2.4 (Do not set k and A equal to 1, but instead plot dimensionless ratios), 2.14, 3.5, 3.12. (Solutions)M Feb 27
#5C3.1 (a), (b), 4.3, 4.4, 4.11, 4.16 (Solutions) M Mar 6
 First midterm exam on all material through Chapter 4F Mar 10
#6 Redo midterm exam, open book. Solve the equations of Problem 3. (Solutions) W Mar 15
#7 5.2, 5.5, 5.8, 5.16, 5.17 (Solutions)W Mar 22
#8 5.7, 10.4, 10.5, 10.8, 10.21 (Use ρ for the cylindrical coordinate on this problem; use Lagrangian method on all in Ch. 10) (Solutions)M Apr 3
#9 10.20 (a), 10.27, 10.28, 10.29. Use Pq for generalized momenta. You may substitute completion (solution) of the problem started in class for any one of the above problems. (Solutions)M Apr 10
 Second midterm exam on all material covered in Chapters 1-5, 10W Apr 12
#10 Redo midterm exam, open book. F Apr 14
#11 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.9, 6.17 (Solutions)W May 3
#12 6.21, 7.4, 7.7, 7.12, 7.14 (Solutions)
Extra credit: C7.3 (may be handed in any time until May 19)
W May 10
 Final exam Part I (take-home) (Solutions) W May 17
 Final exam Part II (in class)
This will be a mixture of short answer (sample) and multiple choice (samples: GRE exams linked from bottom of page)
M May 22 11:00–1:00

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joe.tenn@sonoma.edu
JST
2006-05-19