Week 27 Schedule, Reading, and Problem Sets

Subject/Reading Assignment Notes
CM: 11.6-11.7

CM PS#16: 11.18, 11.24, 11.26, 11.27, 11.28, 11.35

CM PS#17 (due next week): stay tuned
  • Lagrangians for CM PS#16
  • For 11.27, why isn’t the non-zero ω just sqrt[k/m]? (Hint: what do spherical cows in two-body central-force motion say? “μ”)
  • Does 11.28 look familiar? (Hint: yes)
EM: 12.1-12.2

EM PS#16: 12.8, 12.16, 12.20, 12.33, 12.36, 12.41

EM PS#17 (due next week): 12.44, 12.46, 12.47, 12.48, 12.66, 12.68
  • For 12.48(c) (due next week), review/look up Doppler shift for light
  • For for 12.66 (due next week), you may find it convenient to choose a coordinate system so that E points in the z direction and B is in the yz plane, such that E = (0, 0, E) and B = (0, B cos φ, B sin φ).
QM: 11.5-11.8 QM PS#15: 11.6, 11.10, 11.12, 11.16
  • Final QM PS for the program!
  • Note: Problem 11.16 cancelled
  • There won’t be a separate quiz on this material.
ALP: Presentations  

PSAM Community folder, available by clicking here.

Class Schedule (unless otherwise indicated, all class meetings in the Cave, *indicates deviation from standard schedule)

  • No Tutoring on Sun. May 12
  • Mon. May 13, 9:30 – 11:30 (CAL): Qu¡xam! E8 & Workshop (PSNs check); E8 covers Griffiths Ch. 9
  • Mon. May 13, 1 – 3: EM lecture
  • Tue. May 14, 9:30 – 11:30: QM lecture (Quizhome Q12 due)
  • *Tue. May 14, 1 – 3: CM workshop (Qu¡xam! C8 revision due)
  • Wed. May 15, 9 – 1: ALP (presentations 9 – 10:30, open lab 10:30 – 1)
  • *Wed. May 15, 1:30 – 4: Mentoring Day
  • *Wed. May 15, 3 – 6: Tutoring Time w/Pyxie
  • Wed. May 15, 4 – 6: Academic Fair
  • Thu. May 16, 9:30 – 11:30: QM workshop
  • Thu. May 16, 12:30 – 2: EM workshop
  • *Thu. May 16, 2 – 3:30: Academic Planning & Statement Workshop (check back)
  • ** Thu. May 16 – Sat. May 18: APS NW @ WWU **
  • *Fri. May 17, 3 – 6: Tutoring Time w/ Pyxie Tutoring moved to Wed. May 15 from 3 – 6
  • Fri. May 17, 7pm: CM PS#16 CSS contributions due
  • Sun. May 19, 4 – 6: Tutoring Time w/ Slade