NMT Physics 321 (Intermediate Mechanics), Fall 2009

Calendar of events:

• Homework due Thursday, Nov 19: Ch 11, problems 2*, 5*, 8, 9, 12, 14*, 32.
  
• Homework due Thursday, Nov 12: Ch 10, problems 5, 13*, 14*, 18*, 22, 37, 39.
  
• Test on Ch 5-9, Tuesday, Nov 3.  Here are some good review problems:
• ch 5, # 19, 25, 27, 33
• ch 6, # 3, 7, 12, 18, 22
• ch 7, # 1, 3, 11, 15, 21, 23, 31, 33, 34
• ch 8, # 1, 6, 13, 15, 19, 23, 27
• ch 9, # 15, 17, 26
  
• Homework due Thursday, October 29: Ch 9, problems 9*, 13, 14*, 19*, 25, 27, 29.
  
• Homework due Friday, October 23: Ch 8, problems 9*, 12*, 18*, 20, and 29 plus an extra one which isn't in the book.  It's on this handout. hw8.pdf  Since we will have no class on Tuesday (Oct 20), you should work on the homework problems during regular class time and we will discuss them in class on Thursday (Oct 22).
  
• Homework due Thursday, October 15: Ch 7, problems 8*, 19, 22, 28, 29*, 37*, 44.
  
• Homework due Thursday, October 8: Ch 6, problems 1, 5*, 6, 11, 15*, 16, 19*.
  
• Homework due Thursday, October 1: Ch 5, problems 4*, 7, 13*, 29*, 37, 38, 43.
  
• Test on Ch 1-4 on Thursday Sept 24.  Bring a page of notes that you have written yourself (ie. not photocopied).  Bring your calculator.  If you want to study for the test by working some extra problems, have a look at these:
• ch 1, # 28 37 43
• ch 2, # 13 15 19 21 24 25 27 29 31 35 39 41
• ch 3, # 3 7 9 15 17 25 27 31 33
  
• ch 4, #  5 17 19 21 29 31 35 37 47 53
  
• Homework due Thursday, September 17: Ch 4, problems 3, 4*, 8*, 23, 30, 34, 36*.
  
• Homework due Thursday, September  10: Ch 3, problems 4*, 12, 13, 21, 29, 34*, 35*.
• Homework due Thursday, September 3: Ch 1, problems 39*, 41, 45; Ch 2, problems 11*, 28, 36, 40, 42*, 44.  Note that problem 2.44 is a numerical solution of a quadratic drag problem.  If you want to use Matlab, here is a nice code by Dr. Richard Sonnenfeld which solves something like 2.44.  You'll have to figure out just what problem it does solve and then figure out how to modify it.   Thanks to Dr. Sonnenfeld.  QuadraticDrag3.m

* starred problems to be discussed in class on the Tuesday before they are due