Physics 141, Fall 2026.

Usefull documents, additional reading, and usefull links.

Academic honesty:

• Academic honesty contract

Supplemental materials:

• Gases and Heat Engines

Problems discussed during recitations:

• Week of 9/7/26: Chapter 1: 1.2-Q-01, 1.9-P-15, 1.7-P-07, 1.6-P-01
• Week of 9/14/26: Chapter 2: 2.2-Q-05, 2.2-p-06, 2.2-P-05, 2.7-P-10
• Week of 9/21/26: Chapter 4: 4.2-Q-02, 4.6-P-04, 4.8-P-10, 4.8-P-08
• Week of 10/5/26: Chapter 5: 5.2-P-02, 5.2-P-04, Challange Problem 4, 5.5-P-11
• Week of 10/19/26: Chapter 6: 6.6-Q-01, 6.7-Q-01, 6.3-P-13, Chapter 5, 5.5-P-14
• Week of 11/2/26: Chapter 9:
• Week of 11/9/26: Chapter 8:
• Week of 11/16/26: Chapter 9:
• Week of 11/30/26: Chapter 11:
• Week of 12/7/26: Chapter 12:

Homework assignments:

• Homework Set # 1 (solutions)
• Homework Set # 2 (solutions)
• Homework Set # 3 (solutions)
• Homework Set # 4 (solutions)
• Homework Set # 5 (solutions)
• Homework Set # 6 (solutions)
• Homework Set # 7 (solutions)
• Homework Set # 8 (solutions)
• Homework Set # 9 (solutions)
• Homework Set # 10 (solutions)
• Homework Set # 11 (solutions)

Labs:

• Lab 1: experiment 1 and experiment 2
• Lab 2: experiment 1 and experiment 2
• Lab 3: experiment 1 and experiment 2
• Lab 4:
• Lab 5:

Exams:

• Exam 1 and Solutions Exam 1 (Equation Sheet Exam 1)
• Exam 2 and Solutions Exam 2 (Equation Sheet Exam 2)
• Exam 3 and Solutions Exam 3 (Equation Sheet Exam 3)
• Final Exam and Solutions Final Exam (Equation Sheet Final Exam )

Practice Exams:

• Exam 1 and Solutions Exam 1 (Equation Sheet Exam 1)
• Exam 2 and Solutions Exam 2 (Equation Sheet Exam 2)
• Exam 3 and Solutions Exam 3 (Equation Sheet Exam 3)
• Final Exam and Solutions Final Exam (Equation Sheet Final Exam)

Useful links:

• Glowscript
• Capstone Help
• The Rochester Chapter of the Society of Physics Students
• A brief introduction ot the Standard Model of Particle Physics
• New York Yankees

Useful documents and links:

• Fundamental Particles and Interaction Chart (Created by the Contemporary Physics Education Project)
• Introduction to VPython (pdf document)
• Igor Manual (pdf format)
• Introduction to Error Analysis (pdf document)
• The weighted average (pdf document)
• Definition of the kilogram (pdf format)
• Dutch Directness (pdf format)

Documents referred to in class:

• CNN - "NASA's metric confusion caused Mars orbiter loss" (pdf document)

Igor Pro software (protected):

• Download Installer for Macintosh
• Download Installed for Windows

Capstone software (protected):

• Download Installer for Macintosh
• Download Installed for Windows

Other links:

• Wheel chair test
• Wheel chairs in Hoyt
• Wheel chairs and Hover Crafts

Last updated on Monday, August 24, 2026 11:36