Homework 1

DUE Tue. Feb. 7
at the beginning of class
Homeworks turned in after lecture has begun will be considered late.

All problems are from the text, Universe (7th edition) by Freedman & Kaufmann.


# ChapterQuestion
1.1932
2.1933*
3.1934
4.1937
5.1938
6.1940
7.1941
8.1945
9.1948
10.1952
X** 1946

* In addition to the problem in the book, consider the effect of uncertainty in the measurement. What range of distances do you obtain if the uncertainty in the parallax angle is ± 0.01&Prime?
(i.e., p = 0.153&Prime ± 0.01&Prime means p is in the range 0.143&Prime < p < 0.163&Prime).
What happens if the uncertainty is ± 0.1&Prime?

** Extra credit.

Be sure to show your work. A simple "Yes" does not constitute a complete answer. You must write in complete sentences and show all mathematical computations to receive full credit. Your homework must be legible for us to grade it - please be neat!