Physics 114 - Newtonian Mechanics

Sections

Section Objectives and Suggested HW

Demonstrating mastery of these areas is necessary but not sufficient for a stellar grade in Physics 114.

(You should be able to...)

Kinematics

Objective-linked Homework suggestions 

(solutions on reserve in the library)

Find vector components from magnitude and direction, and vice-versa

Ch.2: Q 1, 2, 11; E 3, 5, 9, 15, 19, 26, 30, 32; P 9

Define position, velocity, and acceleration

Ch. 3: Q 2; E 3, 15, 19, 20, 23, 38; P 2

Apply kinematic equations to solve problems of motion in one dimension

Ch. 3: Q 10; E 38, 42, 45, 57, 62; P 6, 15

Create and mine for meaning graphs of x(t), v(t), and a(t)

Ch. 3: Q 6; E 6, 11, 26, 27, 35; P 1

Apply kinematic equations to solve problems of motion in two dimensions

Ch. 4: Q 10 (read special topic, pg. 71); E 3, 7, 10, 17, 22, 35; P 10
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Newton's Laws of Motion

Objective-linked Homework suggestions 

(solutions on reserve in the library)

Define inertia and momentum

Ch. 4: Q 1, 2, 9; E 37, 41; P 12

Understand Newton's First Law

Ch. 4: Q 3  Ch. 5: Q 13

Understand Newton's Third Law

Ch. 5: Q 1, 9; E 31

Understand and Apply Newton's Second Law to solve problems

Ch. 5: Q 4, 10; E 2, 5, 7, 10, 16, 36, 39, 43, 45; P 7


Ch 6: Q 2, 5; E 1, 3, 6, 10, 27, 28, 31, 39; P1

Ch 13:  Q 5; E 15

Create complete and clear force diagrams

Use the gravitational force near earth's surface

Use Newton's Law of Universal gravitation

Use tension in a string as a force

Use the normal force of contact

Use a friction force proportional to normal force

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Work, Energy, and Momentum


Define work from force and displacement

Ch. 7: Q 3, 7, 10, 12; E 1, 4, 6; P 7

Relate work to kinetic energy of a system

Ch. 7: Q 1; E 23, 29, 31, 36; P 11

Define power

Ch. 7: E 46, 49, 50, 54   Ch. 8: E 23

Understand Conservation of Energy

Ch 8: Q 4, 8

Define potential energy

Ch 8: Q3; P1

Use gravitational potential energy

Ch 8: E 2, 5, 9, 15, 21, 23; P10

Use spring potential energy

Ch. 7: E 13, 17, 18; P 4
Ch. 8: E 9, 15,

Use Conservation of Mechanical Energy to solve mechanics problems

see above (Ch. 8 Exercises)
Solve problems involving nonconservative forces
Ch. 8: Q 5; E 30, 33, 69

Define and understand Impulse

Ch. 9: Q 15; E 39, 44, 52

Understand Conservation of Linear Momentum

Ch. 9: Q1, 5; E 3, 5, 9, 20, 36, 56, 69; P 5, 14, 20


Use Conservation of Linear Momentum to solve problems in 1-d and 2-d

Use a combination of Conservation Laws to solve problems

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Rotation


Describe motion in the angular sense

Ch. 4: Q 1; E 37, 41, 45, 56, 61; P 12
Ch. 11: Q 8, 9, 12; E 3, 5, 10, 19
Define and calculate center of mass
Ch. 10: Q 3, 4; E 1, 14, 19

Define torque

Ch. 11: E 46
Ch. 12: Q 3; E 26, 39, 42

Define rotational inertia

Ch. 11: Q 4, 11; E 23, 25, 29, 33, 32 (may be tougher than 33)

Understand and apply Newton's Second Law to Rotation problems

Ch. 11: E 51, 56, 57
Ch. 12: E 9

Understand Translational and Rotational motion in Rolling

Ch. 11: E 40, 45, 56, 59

Use Conservation of Energy in Rotation problems

Ch. 11: E 56

Use Conservation of Momentum in Rotation problems

Ch. 12: Q 4, 8; E 1, 14, 16, 19, 20
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