PHYS 101 Mechanics - Suggested Problems

Solutions will be posted via Owl-Space after the due date and these solutions may be used as a resource for solving pledged problems. Those who wish to turn these problems in for redemption credit should do so by 5 pm on the due date in the boxes marked Phys101/102 in the Physics Lounge.

• SP1= 1-55, 1-56, 1-61, 1-62, 1-84, 1-85, 2-6, 2-9, 2-13, 2-14, 2-21
Due: Friday, 9/4, by 5 PM in the "Physics 101/102" dropbox in the lounge outside HZ AMP

These problems are from Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Fishbane, Gasiorowicz and Thornton, 3rd Edition. Please do try the highlighted or conceptual problems in each section also. The problems are listed so that 3-8 means problem 8 from the end of chapter 3.

Note that unlike for the pledged problems, for these suggested problems we strongly encourage you to get as much help as you need to be able to do them -- from fellow students, in tutorial sessions, from your instructors, or other sources.

So you want to see more worked problems? Check out these problems worked in the Fall of '99, a good year for physics. All problem numbers are from Physics by Tipler, 4th edition. You can get that book from the library or check with Dr. Gilheart to borrow a copy. The problems are listed so that 3-8 means problem 8 from the end of chapter 3.

SP and Solutions for Fall 1999

• Vectors: Problems 3-8,3-16,3-20,6-25,6-28,10-9. Solutions in four parts: 1, 2, 3, 4.

• One-dim motion: Problems 2-13,2-25,2-73,2-84,2-87,2-122. Solutions in six parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

• Two-dim motion: Problems 3-43,3-47,3-70,3-77,3-87,3-110.Solutions in eight parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

• Newton's Laws: Problems 4-47,4-50,4-51,4-58,4-78,4-79.Solutions in eight parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

• More Newton's Laws: Problems 5-22, 5-33, 5-40, 5-63, 5-76. Solutions in five parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

• Energy: Problems 6-18, 6-63, 6-85, 6-94, 7-28, 7-49, 7-57, 7-89. Solutions in eight parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

• Center of Mass etc: Problems 8-9, 8-22, 8-36, 8-119, 8-123, 8-125, 8-138. Solutions in ten parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

• Rotation: Problems 9-15, 9-22, 9-24, 9-37, 9-58, 9-64. Solutions in four parts: 1, 2, 3, 4.

• Rotation 2 and statics: 9-92, 9-96, 9-125, 10-23, 10-36, 10-40, 10-54, 12-22, 12-34, 12-44. Solutions in eleven parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

• Simple harmonic motion: 14-11, 14-26, 14-42, 14-65, 14-107, 14-119, 14-122. Solutions in one PDF file.