Answers to the practice problems appear at the end of the Practice Problem document. Answers to the supplemental problems (in parantheses) appear after each problem in the Supplememntal Problem document. Go back to the course page if you want to get those documents.
(Chapter numbers are from Serway & Jewett, Physics For Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics (7th ed.)
[ISBN-10: 0-495-11245-3 / ISBN-13: 978-0-495-11245-7]
| Part 1: Introduction & 1-D Kinematics (Ch. 1-3) | |
| 1. Dimensional Analysis/Units | 1.1.1,2,3,4 |
| 2. Vectors | 1.21,2,3,4,5 (1A,1B) |
| 3. 1-D Translational Motion | |
| A. Velocity & Acceleration | 1.3.1,2,3,4,5 |
| B. Constant Acceleration Motion | 1.3.6,7,8,9 |
| C. Free Fall Motion | 1.3.10,11,12,13 (1C) |
| Part 2: 2-D Kinematics & Mechanics (Ch. 4-6, 13) | |
| 1. 2-D Translational Motion | |
| A. Projectile Motion | 2.1.1,2,3 (2A) |
| B. Uniform Circular Motion | 2.1.4,5 (2B,2C,2D) |
| C. Relative Motion | 2.1.6,7 (2E) |
| 2. Translational Mechanics | |
| A. Force | 2.2.1,2,3 |
| B. Motion without Friction | 2.2.4,5,6,7 |
| C. Motion with Friction | 2.2.8,9,10,11 (2F) |
| 3. Gravity | 2.3.1,2 |
| A. Weight in General | 2.3.3 |
| 4. Circular Motion Mechanics | 2.4.1,2,3,4,5 (2G,2H) |
| 5. Drag Forces | 2.5.1 (2I,2J) |
| 6. Nonconstant Forces | (2K) |
| Part 3: Energy & Linear Momentum (Ch. 7-9, 13) | |
| 1. Work | 3.1.1,2,3,4 |
| 2. Power | 3.2.1,2 |
| 3. Kinetic Energy (Work-Energy Theorem) | 3.3.1,2,3 (3A) |
| 4. Potential Energy & Conservation of Energy | |
| A. No Resistive Forces | 3.4.1,2,3,4 |
| B. With Resistive Forces | 3.4.5,6,7 (3B,3C) |
| C. Escape Velocity | 3.4.8,9 |
| 5. Linear Momentum & Impulse | 3.5.1,2,3 (3D) |
| 6. Conservation of Linear Momentum | |
| A. 1-D Collisions | 3.6.1,2,3,4 (3E) |
| B. 2-D Collisions | 3.6.5 |
| C. Rocket Propulsion | 3.6.6,7 |
| Part 4: Rotational Motion & Oscillations (Ch. 10-11, 15) | |
| 1. Rotational Motion | |
| A. Constant Angular Acceleration | 4.1.1,2,3 (4A,4B) |
| B. Mechanics (Torque) & Energy | 4.1.4,5,6,7,8 (4C) |
| C. Static Equilibrium | 4.1.9,10 |
| 2. Rolling Motion | 4.2.1,2,3 (4D,4E,4F) |
| 3. Angular Momentum | 4.3.1,2,3 |
| 4. Simple Harmonic Motion | 4.4.1,2,3,4 (4G) |