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Homework details: Policy, Assignments, and Solutions
Fall 2003, Section 1


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Homework are assigned in ten separate sets, each consisting of  6 - 10 problems. The assigned problems are listed at the end of this page along with the dates they are due.  Any relevant new issues about homework will be posted at the "What's New?" section of the Course main page.

Homework should be handed in before lecture on the due date. You will be credited with all problems credibly attempted, and one problem per chapter will be graded in detail. See Grading policy for details of the course grading. Note that

  1. no late homework is accepted, and
  2. homework has minimal weight toward your grade (10%).

Exams (which provide the bulk of the grade weight) consist of problems similar to (but different in detail) from the homework. You will not be able to do well on exams unless you are able to do homework problems on your own.

If you have specific physics questions about  the homework, you are encouraged to e-mail me directly. I will try to reply within about a day, if possible. If I deem it to be of general use, I will post question and answer at the website page Hmwork Feedback (with your name deleted). The page will provide *.pdf files, labeled by problem set, with the correspondence.  You may find this web page of questions and answers useful.

The Help & Contacts web page discusses specifics on assistance in doing problems.  You are encouraged to take advantage of any of the following optional possibilities to effectively utilize homework to learn:

  1. Work with your classmates and others.
  2. E-mail to Prof. Sciulli about specific problem issues.
  3. Get assistance from the Help Room graduate teaching assistants.
  4. Use the textbook examples and the metro media CD associated with the text.
  5. See the assigned problems worked out in detail (after the due date) at recitation sessions.
  6. Obtain help during Prof. Sciulli's scheduled office hours,
  7. Use any other ways you find personally useful.



It must be emphasized that, ultimately, you must be able to do problems on your own during in-class examinations in order to succeed in the course.  The homework is an essential tool in demonstrating to yourself that you can do this, or to show yourself areas that require further work.. If you have arrived at a solution with help, take the final step of doing the problem by yourself and without aids to make sure you understand it well, and then try similar problems in the text. Frankly, if you don't treat homework as a serious tool, you won't learn much and also won't do very well in the course!

Solutions will be posted through this page soon after the homework assignment is handed in. Be sure to check that you did the problems correctly. Your ability to solve homework problems is a demonstration to yourself that you understand the material in preparation for exams.  The exam grades are much more important than  homework grades.


Homework is to be placed before lecture in a (labelled) box at the front of the lecture hall.  

Make sure your homework is in correct page order and STAPLED together. Include prominently at the top of the first page  

  1. Your name: first name followed by family name

  2. Your Columbia ID number
  3. The class and section: C1401(001)
Getting Your Problem Set Back
Graded problem sets will be returned approximately 7 days after they are turned in. (If you think you will need your homework for study purposes before this, you should make a copy for yourself before handing it in.)  Returned  homework should be found on the shelf outside the third floor entrance to 301 at the lecture one week after they are collected. If they are not picked up then, they will be filed in the alphabetically marked boxes at the campus level entry to Pupin on the fifth floor.

Homework Grader
The grader for the problem sets is: Contact grader directly by email if you have questions about your homework grades.

Problem sets assigned for homework

... All problems are in the textbook under "Exercises and Problems" at the ends of chapters.

... Solutions will be posted after the homework is collected.  Click on Solutions "problem set" icon.

No. Dates Problems Solutions
1 Due       9/15 CH 2 - 4, 32, 38, 52, 64
CH 3 - 8, 24

CH 4 - 19,30

 Prob. set 1
2 Due       9/22 CH 4 - 50,58
CH 5 - 24,38, 50, 56

CH 6 - 8, 24,34, 45

 Prob. set 2
9/29   MIDTRM 1 CH 1-6 Exam specifics
3 Due       10/1 CH 7 - 14, 22, 32, 34
CH 8 - 6,16		 Prob. set 3
4 Due       10/8 CH 8 - 23,36, 42,48,58,62(parts a and b only) Prob. set 4
5 Due       10/15 CH 9 - 7,12,24,38,42
CH 10 - 2,16,20		 Prob. set 5
6 Due       10/22 CH 10 - 30,44,50,54
CH 11 - 7,32,44,57,64		 Prob. set 6
7 Due       10/29 CH 12 - 14,26,38,48
CH 13 - 2,28,36		 Prob. set 7
11/5   MIDTRM 2 CH 7-13 Exam specifics
8 Due       11/17 CH 14 - 30,34,48,51
CH 15 - 12,18,28,40,57		 Prob. set 8
9 Due       11/26 CH 19 - 24,42,52,58,63
CH 20 - 2,12,17		 Prob. set 9
10 Due       12/8 CH 20 - 26,38,48
CH 21 - 7,16,29,40		 Prob. set 10
12/15   FINAL
1:00-4:00pm		 CH 1-15, 19-21 Exam specifics

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Last updated: 9/19/03