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[HW#14] Week of 12/5/2005 -- Final Homework

Read Chapter 10.1-10.9
Taylor: 10.2, 10.14, 10.22, 10.23, 10.25, 10.34, 10.35
Supplement H
Supplement H is the three problems on the lecture notes for Class 28, 29, 30
Due Friday 12/9 -- 5 pm.

Prior Assignments

[HW#13] Week of 11/28/2005

Read Chapter 9.
Taylor: 9.2, 9.3, 9.8, 9.9, 9.13, 9.19, 9.25, 9.27
Additional problem: L25-1,L25-2,L25-3
Due Friday 12/2 -- noon.

[HW#12] Week of 11/14/2005

Read Taylor Ch. 8
Taylor: 8.3, 8.12, 8.15, 8.16, 8.18, 8.19, 8.28, 8.29
Due Thursday 11/17.

[HW#11] Week of 11/7/2005

Read Taylor Ch. 8
Taylor: 8.2, 8.7
Matlab Supplement E (from HW#10) due 11/8
Lecture Notes -- L23-1, 2, 3 due 11/10
Due Thursday 11/10.

[Project] Week of 11/21/2005

Project Due
No other homework.
Due Tuesday 11/22.

[HW#10] Week of 10/24/2005

Read Taylor Ch. 7.6-7.8
Taylor: 7.16, 27, 31, 34
Matlab Supplement E
Due Thursday 10/27. (Supp E due later)

[HW#9] Week of 10/17/2005

Read Taylor Ch. 7.1-7.5 (read rest next week)
Lecture notes: 16-1, 16-2, 16-3
Taylor -- 7.3, 7.22, 7.23, 7.29
Due Thursday 10/20.

[HW#8] Week of 10/10/2005

Read Taylor Ch. 6.
Lecture notes: 13-2, 13-3, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3
Also derive the solutions for an undriven damped harmonic oscillator for the 3 important cases for Beta.
Derive the amplitude and phase for the driven harmonic oscillator.
Due Thursday 10/13.

[HW#7] Week of 10/3/2005

Read Taylor Ch. 5.
Taylor 5.2, 5.5, 5,8, 5.9, 5.23, 5. 29, 5.37
Lecture notes: 12-1, 12-3, 12-4
Due Thursday 10/6.

[HW#6] Week of 9/26/2005

Skim Ch. 5-6 Pratap. The goal is to see what features Matlab has so you know to look when you need them.
Taylor 4.2, 4.3, 4.10, 4.20, 4.23, 4.30, 4.35, 4.37
Due Thursday 9/29.

[HW#5] Week of 9/19/2005

Read Remainder of Chapter 4 in Taylor.
Do problems 8-1, 8-2, 8-3 from handout in class on 9/15 also do Taylor 3.21, 3.33, 4.4, 4.8 and 4.15.
Review for test -- Correct prior homework assignments.
Due Thursday 9/22.

[HW#4] Week of 9/12/2005

Read Chapter 4.1-4.6 in Taylor.
Taylor problems -- 3.4, 3.7, 3.11, 3.12, 3.17 also do Supplement "D"
Due Thursday 9/15.

[HW#3] Week of 9/5/2005

Read Chapter 3 in Taylor.
Read Chapter 4 of "Getting Started with Matlab".
Taylor problems -- 2.6, 2.8, 2.10, 2.20, 2.26, 2.36 also do Supplement "C"
Due Thursday 9/8.

[HW#2] Week of 8/29/2005

Read Chapter 2 in Taylor.
Read Chapter 1-2 of "Getting Started with Matlab".
Taylor problems -- 1.4, 1.10, 1.18, 1.30, 1.36 also
do Supplement "B" (Matlab problems)
Due Thursday 9/1.

[HW#1] Week of 8/22/2005 [FIRST WEEK of CLASS]

Read Chapter 1 in Taylor.
Do Supplement "A" (handout from class)
Due Thursday 8/25.

Last updated: 09-16-2005.