PC 124 Homework Assignments
| Date due | Source | problems and questions |
| Mon, Sep 29 | Casper and Noer, Chap 12 | start reading; q 12.1, 3 |
| Tue, Sep 30 | Chap 12; read Chap 13 | q 12.8, 9 |
| Wed, Oct 1 | Chap 13 | q 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 |
| Thu, Oct 2 | You may find that doing problem 13.13 clears up your understanding of chapter 13. Once that's done, go on to read chapter 14. |
Carefully write up a solution to question 13.13; be prepared to discuss this and to turn in your writeup. Ch 14: 2, 7, 8 |
| Fri, Oct 3 | Read the Mr Tompkins, re-read chap 14 as needed |
q 9, 10; also, remember the class discussion: the government is willing to give you the fuel needed to accelerate your spaceship to .95c, but you want to travel at .99c. QUANTITATIVELY, why do you want to travel at .99c? And, how much more fuel do you need to do so? (this may be harder to calculate.) |
| Mon, Oct 6 | book, notes, etc. | Try the sample test. |
| Wed, Oct 8 | the Kip Thorne book | Read through the end of chapter 1. |
| Thu, Oct 9 | Thorne | Read chapters 2 & 3 (at least) |
| Frri, Oct 10 | Thorne | Read chap 3&4; ponder Katrina's question. Think up some good questions of your own. |
| Mon, Oct 13 | sample test 2 | Be prepared with any pre-test questions you hope to have answered. |
| Wed, Oct 15 | Thorne | read through chapter 9 (You can do this reading on the day you're not taking the second test.) |
| Thu, Oct 16 | Thorne and other | Be prepared, at 8am, to watch the movie attentively. |
| Fri, Oct 17 | Thorne | Try to have read the whole book by today. |
| Mon, Oct 20 | Thorne | Especially the chapters on time travel and reality. You'll probably need to read earlier chapters, especially on what happens inside the black hole. |