PHYSICS 701 PHYSICS 701, FALL 2007

(updated Dec. 13, 2007)

  • INTERMEDIATE GRADES and MIDTERM SCORES
    Intermediate grades have been calculated based on 1/3 homework and 2/3 midterm, and are estimates only. They are listed by your SFSU student ID, followed by the score on the midterm (out of a maximum of 50). The average grade is a B; the average on the midterm was 38 out of 50 points, maximum 46, minimum 22.
    Click here: grades

  • FINAL (take home) will be made available on Dec. 11, and will be due on December 18, before 6 pm in my mailbox in the department office. No exceptions -- (parts of) final exams which are late will not be graded!
    The final will consist of a number of problems similar to the homework problems, and it covers the material we covered from chapters 1 through 13 of the textbook. You may use the textbook, your own notes, including your homework assignments and solution sets that have been handed out. You may not use any other material, and you may not consult with anyone about the exam.
    Please download the final from the link below. NOTE: there was a typo in problem 2! Please download the new, corrected version!

  • DOWNLOAD FINAL: (postscript) (pdf)

  • course syllabus: (postscript) (pdf)


    Sofar, we have covered the material of the textbook:
    chapter 1 (except section 16),
    chapter 2,
    chapter 3, sections 1 to 10 and 12,
    chapter 4,
    chapter 5, sections 1 to 5, 8, 9, 13,
    chapter 6, sections 1 to 3,
    chapter 7, sections 1 to 18,
    chapter 8, sections 1 to 12, 14 to 20, 24 to 27,
    chapter 9, sections 1 to 8, 13, 14, 16 to 21,
    chapter 10, sections 1 to 7, 9 and 10,
    chapter 11, sections 1 to 8,
    chapter 13, sections 1 to 3,
    chapter 15, sections 1 to 11, 13 to 15,
    chapter 16, sections 1 to 5.
    (recommended reading: chapter 14, sections 1 to 7.)

  • homework set #1; due: September 6
    Problems 1.6, 1.8, 1.13 and 1.14 of the textbook (Johns).
    Note that problem 1.14 part (c) has a typo: the 3 and the 2 under the square root should be interchanged.

  • homework set #2; due: September 13
    Problems 2.3, 2.7, 2.9 and 2.12 of the textbook.
    Note that problem 2.3 is relevant for problem 2.7.

  • homework set #3; due: September 20
    Problems 3.2, 3.7 and 4.2 of the textbook.

  • homework set #4; due: September 27
    Problems 4.8, 4.9 and 5.3 of the textbook.

  • homework set #5; due: October 4
    Problems 5.6, 5.9(a,b,c) of the textbook.
    Problem 5.9 requires a fair amount of work -- start early!

  • homework set #6; due: October 11
    Problems 7.1(a) and 7.4 of the textbook.

  • homework set #7; due October 18
    Problems 7.2 and 7.9 of the textbook.

  • homework set #8; due: October 25
    Problems 8.1, 8.8 and 8.14 of the textbook. To do problem 8.8, study sections 8.30-8.32.

  • There is no homework due on November 1. Please use this week to study for the midterm!

  • homework set #9; due: November 15
    Problems 9.2, 9.4 and 9.8 of the textbook. To do problem 9.8, study sections 9.9 and 9.10.

  • homework set #10; due: December 4
    Problems 9.3, 9.11 and 10.1 of the textbook. To do problems 9.3 and 9.11, study section 9.22.

  • (final) homework set #11; due: December 11
    Problems 11.6 and 13.1 of the textbook. To do problem 11.6 part (c), study section 11.9.