Department of Physics and Astronomy

Physics 111

Mathematica Exercises for Introductory Physics V3.0:

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The files on this Web page are Mathematica Notebooks for useful for the study of introductory and intermediate physics.

To read these Mathematica notebooks you must have on your home computer

1. either Netscape (or America On Line) or MS Internet Explorer AND

2. have either MathReader (free) or Mathematica ($140).

How to get MathReader or Mathematica:

1. MathReader is a "read only" version of Mathematica that is free and can be downloaded from Wolfram Research at http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathreader/

MathReader will allow to you read the notebooks on this webpage but you will not be able to do the calculations yourself.

2. Mathematica may be purchased from Wolfram Research at http://www.wolfram.com/products/

The student version currently (Oct. 2001) costs $140 and you need to prove you are a student. Mathematica will allow you to do the calculations in these notebooks yourself.

Once you have either MathReader or Mathematica on your PC, you will need to CONFIGURE (or setup) your Netscape or MS Internet Explorer. After you have CONFIGURED your Netscape (or Explorer), you will be able to click on one of the notebooks of this page and the notebook will automatically download to your computer and Mathematica (or MathReader) will automatically startup so you can immediately read and use the notebook.

CONFIGURING your computer is not hard and can be learned at the site (that follows ) that is appropriate for you:

1. Learn how to configure Netscape (or AOL) for Macintosh at http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathreader/macnetscape.html

2. Learn how to configure Netscape (or AOL) for Windows at http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathreader/winnetscape.html

3. Learn how to configure MS Explorer for Macintosh at http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathreader/macexplorer.html

4. Learn how to configure MS Explorer for Windows at http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathreader/winexplorer.html

Alternatively, the notebooks on this web page can be downloaded to your Personal Computer using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software (e.g. Fetch on the Macintosh) and opened provided you have the Mathematica (or MathReader) software on your computer.

1. Introduction.nb	11. The Pendulum.nb	21. Particles Magnetic Field
2. The Slope & Derivative.nb	12. Planetary Motion.nb	22. RC Circuits
3. Constant Velocity Motion.nb	13.Coupled Harmonic Oscillator.nb	23. LCR Circuits
4. Gravitational Fall of a Mass.nb	14.Wave Motion.nb	24. Diffraction from Slits
5. Projectile Motion.nb	15.Wave Addition & Interference.nb
6. Air Resistance.nb	16.The Ideal Gas.nb
7. The Area and Integral.nb	17.The Carnot Engine.nb
8. Collisions.nb	18.Potential of Charges
9. The Motion of a Mass on a Spring.nb	19. Particles & ElectricField
10. The Driven Harmonic Osc.nb	20. Circuit Analysis