Physics 213             Homework sets            Spring 2003

Set 1

 

Required reading: Griffiths sections 1.1-1.6

Problems:

            For Wednesday 1/15:  1.3, 1.4, 1.10

            For Friday 1/17: 1.31

            For Wednesday 1/22: 1.16, 1.24, 1.25, 1.27

Hand in solutions on Wednesday, January 22nd .

 

Optional reading: Schey chapters 1 and 2.

Optional problems:

            For Wednesday 1/15: I-1, I-6

 

Set 2

 

Required Reading: Griffiths, sections 1.4-1.6 and Appendix A

Problems:

            For Friday 1/24: 1.26, 1.33, 1.38

            For Monday 1/27: 1.37, 1.46

            For Wednesday 1/29: 1.53, 1.61

Hand in solutions on Wednesday, January 29th .

 

 

Optional reading: Schey chapter 3

Optional problems:

            For Friday 1/24: II-28

            For Monday 1/27: III-1, III-9

 

Set 3

 

Required Reading: Griffiths, sections 2.1-2.3

Problems:

            For Friday 1/31: 2.1, 2.2

            For Monday 2/3: 2.3, 2.8, 2.43

            For Wednesday 2/5: 2.10, 2.11, 2.12

Hand in solutions on Wednesday, February 5th.

Optional problems:

            For Friday 1/31: 2.41

            For Monday 2/3: Schey, problem II-8

Extra-credit problem:

            For Wednesday 2/5:  2.50

 

Set 4

 

Required Reading: Griffiths, sections 2.4-2.5

Problems:

            For Friday 2/7: 2.16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.22

            For Monday 2/10: 2.26, 2.30

Hand in solutions on Monday, February 10th.

 

 

Exam #1:  In-class Wednesday February 12th. Format is closed book, closed notes, no calculators.  Bring a table of integrals.

 

Set 5

 

Problems:

            For Wednesday 2/19: 2.32, 2.34, 2.36

Optional problem: 2.38

Extra credit on exam score: 2.28, 2.29

Hand in solutions on Wednesday, February 19th.

 

 

Set 6

 

Required Reading: Griffiths, sections 3.1-3.3

Problems:

            For Friday 2/21: 2.39

            For Monday 2/24: 3.7, 3.9, 3.10

            For Wednesday 2/26: 3.12

Hand in solutions on Wednesday, February 28th.

 

Set 7

 

Required Reading: Griffiths, sections 4.1-4.2

Problems:

            For Friday 2/28: 3.13, 3.15

            For Monday 3/3: 3.43, 3.44

            For Wednesday 3/5: 4.6, 4.7, 4.8

Extra credit problem:

(a)    Compare the potential at the center of the box in problem 3.15 to the average potential of its faces.

(b)   Use Mathematica or other software to plot your result for problem 3.15.  Make 3D plots of the potential in the x-y plane at z = a/4, z = a/2, z = 3a/4, and z = a.

Hand in solutions on Wednesday, March 5th.

 

Set 8

 

Required Reading: Griffiths, sections 4.3-4.4

Problems:

            For Friday 3/7: 4.10, 4.14

            For Monday 3/10: 4.15

Hand in solutions on Monday, March 10th.

 

 

Exam #2 Tuesday March 11th [3:15-5:15 or 6:30-8:30].  Please show up for the time that you requested in class.

 

 

Set 9

 

Problems:

            For Wednesday 3/26: 4.17, 4.19, 4.27, 4.28

Hand in solutions on Wednesday, March 26th.

 

Extra-credit problems: 4.12, 4.29, 4.38

Set 10

 

Required Reading: Griffiths, sections 5.1-6.2

Problems:

            For Friday 3/28: 5.4, 5.8, 5.11

            For Monday 3/31: 5.12, 5.15

            For Wednesday 4/2: 5.25, 5.31, 5.36

            For Monday 4/7: 6.3, 6.5

            For Wednesday 4/9: 6.9

Extra credit problem: 5.39

Hand in solutions on Wednesday, April 9th.

 

Set 11

 

Required Reading: Griffiths, Chapters 6 and 7

Problems:

            For Friday 4/11: 6.12, 6.14, 6.16

            For Monday 4/14: 6.21, 6.24

            For Monday 4/21: 7.6, 7.11, 7.16

            For Wednesday 4/23: 7.22, 7.29

Hand in solutions on Wednesday, April 23rd.

 

Extra credit problem 6.25

 

Exam #3 Friday 4/18 at 6pm to 8pm.  Cook A402.

 

Set 12

 

Problems:

            For Friday 4/15: 7.33, 7.36

            For Monday 4/28: 7.42

 

 

Final Exam: Friday 5/2, 8am – 11am in Cook A402. Format is closed book, closed notes, no calculators.  Bring a table of integrals.