Solutions for College Physics
Problem 1CQ:
Models are particularly useful in relativity and quantum mechanics, where conditions are outside...Problem 2CQ:
How does a model differ from a theory?Problem 3CQ:
If two different theories describe experimental observations equally well, can one be said to be...Problem 4CQ:
What determines the validity of a theory?Problem 5CQ:
Certain criteria must be satisfied if a measurement or observation is to be believed. Will the...Problem 6CQ:
Can the validity of a model be limited, or must it be universally valid? How does this compare to...Problem 7CQ:
Classical physics is a good approximation to modern physics under certain circumstances. What are...Problem 9CQ:
Can classical physics be used to accurately describe a satellite moving at a speed of 7500 m/s?...Problem 10CQ:
Identify some advantages of metric units.Problem 12CQ:
Prescriptions for vision correction are given in units called diopters (D). Determine the meaning of...Problem 1PE:
The speed limit on some interstate highways is roughly 100 km/h. (a) What is this in meters per...Problem 2PE:
A car is traveling at a speed of 33 m/s. (a) What is its speed in kilometers per hour? (b) Is it...Problem 3PE:
Show that 1.0m/s=3.6Km/h. Hint: Show the explicit steps involved in converting 1.0m/s=3.6Km/h.Problem 4PE:
American football is played on a 100-yd-long field, excluding the end zones. How long is the field...Problem 5PE:
Soccer fields vary in size. A large soccer field is 115 long and 85 m wide. What are its dimension...Problem 6PE:
What is the height in meters of a person who is 6 ft 1.0 in. tall? (Assume that 1 meter equals 39.37...Problem 7PE:
Mount Everest, at 29,028 feet, is the tallest mountain on the Earth. What is its height in...Problem 9PE:
Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose that one such...Problem 10PE:
(a) Refer to Table 1.3 to determine the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. Then...Problem 11PE:
Suppose that your bathroom scale reads your mass as 65 kg with a 3% uncertainty. What is the...Problem 12PE:
A good-quality measuring tape can be off by 0.50 cm over a distance of 20 m. What is its percent...Problem 13PE:
(a) A car speedometer has a 5.0% uncertainty. What is the range of possible speeds when it reads 90...Problem 14PE:
An infant's pulse rate is measured to be 1305 beats/min. What is the percent uncertainty in this...Problem 15PE:
(a) Suppose that a person has an average heart rate of 72.0 beats/min. How many beats does he or she...Problem 17PE:
State how many significant figures are proper in the results of the following calculations: (a)...Problem 18PE:
(a) How many significant figures are in the numbers 99 and 100? (b) If the uncertainty in each...Problem 19PE:
(a) If your speedometer has an uncertainty of 2.0 km/h at a speed of 90 km/h, what is the percent...Problem 20PE:
(a) A person's blood pressure is measured to be 1202 mm Hg. What is its percent uncertainty? (b)...Problem 21PE:
A person measures his or her heart rate by counting the number of beats in 30 s. If 401 beats are...Problem 22PE:
What is the area of a circle 3.102 cm in diameter?Problem 23PE:
If a marathon runner averages 9.5 mi/h, how long does it take him or her to run a 26.22-mi marathon?Problem 24PE:
A marathon runner completes a 42.188-km course in 2 h, 30 min, and 12 s. There is an uncertainty of...Problem 25PE:
The sides of a small rectangular box are measured to be 1.800.01,2.050.02, and 3.10.1 cm long....Problem 26PE:
When non-metric units were used in the United Kingdom, a unit of mass called the pound-mass (lbm)...Problem 27PE:
The length and width of a rectangular room are measured to be 3.9550.005 m and 3.0500.005 m....Problem 28PE:
A car engine moves a piston with a circular cross section of 7.5000.002 cm diameter a distance of...Problem 29PE:
How many heartbeats are there in a lifetime?Problem 30PE:
A generation is about one-third of a lifetime. Approximately how many generations have passed since...Problem 31PE:
How many times longer than the mean life of an extremely unstable atomic nucleus is the lifetime of...Problem 32PE:
Calculate the approximate number of atoms in a bacterium. Assume that the average mass of an atom in...Problem 33PE:
Approximately how many atoms thick is a cell membrane, assuming all atoms there average about twice...Problem 34PE:
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Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Nature Of Science And PhysicsChapter 2 - KinematicsChapter 3 - Two-dimensional KinematicsChapter 4 - Dynamics: Force And Newton's Laws Of MotionChapter 5 - Further Applications Of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, And ElasticityChapter 6 - Uniform Circular Motion And GravitationChapter 7 - Work, Energy, And Energy ResourcesChapter 8 - Linear Momentum And CollisionsChapter 9 - Statics And TorqueChapter 10 - Rotational Motion And Angular Momentum
Chapter 11 - Fluid StaticsChapter 12 - Fluid Dynamics And Its Biological And Medical ApplicationsChapter 13 - Temperature, Kinetic Theory, And The Gas LawsChapter 14 - Heat And Heat Transfer MethodsChapter 15 - ThermodynamicsChapter 16 - Oscillatory Motion And WavesChapter 17 - Physics Of HearingChapter 18 - Electric Charge And Electric FieldChapter 19 - Electric Potential And Electric FieldChapter 20 - Electric Current, Resistance, And Ohm's LawChapter 21 - Circuits And Dc InstrumentsChapter 22 - MagnetismChapter 23 - Electromagnetic Induction, Ac Circuits, And Electrical TechnologiesChapter 24 - Electromagnetic WavesChapter 25 - Geometric OpticsChapter 26 - Vision And Optical InstrumentsChapter 27 - Wave OpticsChapter 28 - Special RelativityChapter 29 - Introduction To Quantum PhysicsChapter 30 - Atomic PhysicsChapter 31 - Radioactivity And Nuclear PhysicsChapter 32 - Medical Applications Of Nuclear PhysicsChapter 33 - Particle PhysicsChapter 34 - Frontiers Of Physics
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