Physics 214b-2008 Assignment 10

Due: Wed, 4-21-08, 4 pm

Reading: Finish Townsend Ch. 6, also appendices B2 and B3

10A. Get started on your independent project. This should be something that takes 6-8 hours of work. It could be a 2-3 page paper on a scientific or historical topic relating to the course, a web page of useful links relating to one of the topics we’ve covered, a song, etc. You should plan to complete this by the end of classes. I have reduced the intensity of this assignment somewhat to give you time to get started, and will also reduce the intensity of next week’s assignment somewhat to give you time to finish.

6.6 (individual problem)

6.8

10B. (Do 6.8 first.) Starting with eqn. 6.22 (p. 223), show that is indeed given as claimed in equation 6.30 (p. 224).

6.10

6.14 parts a-c only