Homework for MA 146
Assignment #1:
Review of differential equations (due
April. 2)
Review sections 1.3.1-1.4.2
Hand in the following problems.
pg.40: 1a, 1b, 1h (now optional), 1n, 6,7
pg.52: 2,4a,4b,4c
pg.62: 3,4
pg.67: 1b,1d
Assignment #2: (due
April.
9)
pg 7: 1 ,5 <-- Typo on last part of p.1, should say
show that P = C*\sqrt{l/g}, where P is period and l is length and C is
a dimensionless constant.
pg17: 3, 7, 14
pg 30: 5,6,7,9
Assignment
#3:
(due
April. 16)
pg 30: 15
pg 101:1, 2, 3, 5abcj, 7, 11 (8ab will
be moved to assignment #4, 7 is now extra credit)
Assignment
#4:
(due
April. 23)
pg 101: 8ab, 12, 13, 18 (for 12e you
will need to use a numerical solver, dsolve command for maple or
mathematica is easiest but you can use any solver you like. For 13 a
comparison to the numeric solution can help you decide the accuracy of
the approximation)
pg 111: 1abd,2,4
Assignment
#5:
(due
April. 30)
pg 121:1abh, 2, 5, 6
Assignment
#6: (due May 10)
pg 122:7,9,12ade
pg133: 1,3,2,4
Assignment
#7:
(due May 14)
pg133: 5ab,7,8
pg141: 1,2,4,6
Assignment
#8:
(due May 21)
pg 141: 8
pg 158:2
pg 166: 1ac,2,4,5be,6,7bf,8
Assignment
#9:
(due May 28, may be handed in on June 4
with assignment #10)
pg 166: 9, 11, 12
pg 175:1ac, 3, 6, 9,12, 14
Assignment
#10:
(due June 4)
pg 184: 1bd, 2,3,5abe
pg 196: 1,2,4
pg204:1,5