Physics 124 - General Physics I - Fall 2018

Homework assignments

Homework assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date.
Do all the problems on regular-sized 8.5" x 11" notebook paper.
Our grader will usually grade only 3 of the problems and each will get up to 5 points for a total of 15 points.
This list will be updated as I assign the new problem sets.
Late homework can only be turned in during class or during lab or put in the folder by my office door, Currens 532.
Please do not give homework sets or late lab reports to the secretary in the Physics office.

Set # 1  -  Ch. 1 - Exercises 7, 9, 23, 26, 34, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 and Ch. 2 - Exercises 15, 23, 25, 34 - due Tues. Aug. 28

Set # 2  -  Ch. 2 - Exercises 38, 40, 44, 59, 64, 65 and Ch. 3 - Exercises 2, 4, 5 - due Wed. Sept. 5

Set # 3  -  Ch. 3 - Exercises 22, 25, 29, 46, 47, 49, 70, 71, 78 - due Wed. Sept. 12

Set # 4  -  Ch. 4 - Exercises 16, 23, 28, 32, 36, 40, 42, 55, 62, 64, 68 - due Tues. Sept. 18

Set # 5  -  Ch. 5 - Exercises 2, 3, 11, 12, 19, 23, 30, 31, 37, 38, 45, 46, 51, 54, 64, 69  -  due Mon. Oct. 1

Set # 6  -  Ch. 6 - Exercises 3, 5, 11, 12, 21, 31, 38, 46, 48, 57, 76 - due Tues. Oct. 9

Set # 7  -  Ch. 7 - Exercises 4, 8, 18, 23, 31, 36, 44, 49 - due Mon. Oct. 15

Set # 8  -  Ch. 9 - Exercises 6, 7, 20, 27, 30, 34, 39, 44, 46, 50, 59 - due Mon. Oct. 29

Set # 9  -  Ch. 10 - Exercises 19, 22, 23, 27, 32, 41, 45, 47 - due Mon. Nov. 5

Set # 10 - Ch. 11 - Exercises 1, 3, 4, 6, 17, 25, 26, 30 - due Wed. Nov. 7

Set # 11 - Ch. 12 - Exercises 1 through 7, 10, 32, 37, 40, 42, 43, 49, 58 - due Mon. Nov. 26

Set # 12 - Ch. 13 - Exercises 4, 10, 12, 20, 21, 28, 34, 48, 52, 56, 64, 70 - due Tues. Dec. 4

Set # 13 - Ch. 14 - Exercises 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 21, 29, 37, 47, 51, 63, 67 - not to be turned in - for practice only - answers to these are in the back of the book so you can check your work

For additional practice, you could try these exercises:

Ch. 12 - Exercises 9, 33, 35, 41, 45, 51, 53 (with answers in the back of the book)

Ch. 13 - Exercises 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 23, 27, 49, 51, 55, 61, 65 (with answers in the back of the book)

The Final Exam is on Monday, December 10, at 10 a.m. It covers Ch. 12-14. The final exam period is longer (1 hour, 50 minutes) than the previous exams, but the exam is about the same length, so you should be able to do all the problems at a reasonable pace.


The Physics Tutoring Center is located in Currens 515 (southeast corner on the top floor). The hours are from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Mon. through Thursday. The tutors are upper-level physics majors and graduate students, who can help you with your homework and with general physics questions.