All assignments are from Serway and Faughn, 5th Edition
Homework # 1 - Due Tuesday Sept. 14
Chapter 15, Questions C5, C11, problems 8, 9, 10, 20, 24, 25
Homework #2 - Due Tuesday Sept. 21
Chapter 16, Questions C10, C11, problems 1, 8, 11, 17,
19, 21
Homework # 3 - Due Tuesday Sept. 28
Chapter 17, Questions C5, C16, problems 4, 10, 17, 22, 35
Homework # 4 - Due Tuesday October 5
Chapter 18, Questions C3, C7, C19, problems 3, 6, 8, 12
Homework # 5 - due Tuesday October 19
Chapter 19, Questions C2, C10, problems 7, 14, 46
Chapter 20, Questions C5, C6, problems 2, 10, 18
Homework # 6 - due Tuesday October 26
Chapter 22, Questions C4, C8, problems 5, 14, 16, 21, 32
Homework #7 - due Tuesday November 2
Chapter 23, Questions C4, C12, problems 6, 14, 22, 30, 50
Homework #8 - due Tuesday November 9
Chapter 24, Questions C2, C8, C12, problems 8, 12, 20, 28, 36
Homework #9 - due Tuesday November 16
Chapter 27, Questions C4, C12, problems 3, 4, 14, 30, 34, 44
Homework # 10 - due Tuesday December 7
Chapter 28, Questions C4, C10, problems 26, 36
Chapter 29, Questions C1, C8, problems 10, 24, 34, 42
Sample Questions for Study about Chapter 30
1. What is the difference between fission and fusion ?
2. How do stars generate energy ?
3. How does a nuclear reactor generate energy ?
4. What are quarks ?
5. What are the four fundamental forces ? Give an example of each.
6. Define leptons, hadrons, baryons, and mesons.
7. For a given mass of fuel, why is more energy released in a fission
or fusion
reaction than in a chemical reaction such as burning
gasoline ?