Essential University Physics: Volume 1;...3rd EditionRichard Wolfson Publisher: PEARSONISBN: 9780134197319
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Problem 1FTD:
Explain why measurement standards based on laboratory procedures are preferable to those based on...Problem 4FTD:
To raise a power of 10 to another power, you multiply the exponent by the power. Explain why this...Problem 6FTD:
How would you determine the length of a curved line?Problem 7FTD:
Write 1/x as x to some power.Problem 8FTD:
Emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil-fuel combustion are often expressed in gigatonnes per year,...Problem 9FTD:
In Chapter 3, youll learn that the range of a projectile launched over level ground is given by...Problem 10FTD:
What is meant by an explicit-constant definition of a unit?Problem 11FTD:
Youre asked to make a rough estimate of the total mass of all the students in your university. You...Problem 12E:
The power output of a typical large power plant is 1000 megawatts (MW). Express this result in (a)...Problem 13E:
The diameter of a hydrogen atom is about 0.1 nm, and the diameter of a proton is about 1 fm. How...Problem 15E:
In nanoseconds, how long is the period of the cesium-133 radiation used to define the second?Problem 16E:
Lake Baikal in Siberia holds the worlds largest quantity of fresh water, about 14 Eg. How many...Problem 17E:
A hydrogen atom is about 0.1 nm in diameter. How many hydrogen atoms lined up side by side would...Problem 18E:
How long a piece of wire would you need to form a circular are subtending an angle of 1.4 rad, if...Problem 19E:
Making a turn, a jetliner flies 2.1 km on a circular path of radius 3.4 km. Through what angle does...Problem 21E:
You have postage for a 1-oz letter but only a metric scale. Whats the maximum mass your letter can...Problem 23E:
How many cubic centimeters are in a cubic meter?Problem 26E:
Highways in Canada have speed limits of 100 km/h. How does this compare with the 65 mi/h speed limit...Problem 27E:
One m/s is how many km/h?Problem 29E:
A radian is how many degrees?Problem 30E:
Convert the following to SI units: (a) 55 mi/h: (b) 40.0 km/h; (c) 1 week (take that 1 as an exact...Problem 31E:
The distance to the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest large neighbor galaxy of our Milky Way, is about...Problem 32E:
Add 3.63105 m and 2.13103 km.Problem 34E:
Add 5.131022 cm and 6.83103 mm. and multiply the result by 1.83104 N (N is the SI unit of force).Problem 35E:
Find the cube root of 6.4 1019 without a calculator.Problem 36E:
Add 1.46 m and 2.3 cm.Problem 37E:
Youre asked to specify the length of an updated aircraft model for a sales brochure. The original...Problem 38E:
Repeat the preceding exercise, this time using 41.05 m as the airplanes original length. 37. Youre...Problem 39P:
To see why its important to carry more digits in intermediate calculations, determine (3)3 to three...Problem 40P:
Youve been hired as an environmental watchdog for a big-city newspaper. Youre asked to estimate the...Problem 41P:
The average dairy cow produces about 104 kg of milk per year. Estimate the number of dairy cows...Problem 42P:
How many Earths would fit inside the Sun?Problem 43P:
The average American uses electrical energy at the rate of about 1.5 kilowatts (kW). Solar energy...Problem 44P:
Youre writing a biography of the physicist Enrico Fermi, who was fond of estimation problems. Heres...Problem 45P:
(a) Estimate the volume of water going over Niagara Falls each second, (b) The falls provides the...Problem 48P:
Youre working in the fraud protection division of a credit-card company, and youre asked to estimate...Problem 49P:
Bubble gums density is about 1 g/cm3. You blow an 8-g wad of gum into a bubble 10 cm in diameter....Problem 50P:
The Moon barely covers the Sun during a solar eclipse. Given that Moon and Sun are. respectively. 4 ...Problem 51P:
The semiconductor chip at the heart of a personal computer is a square 4 mm on a side and contains...Problem 53P:
When we write the number 3.6 as typical of a number with two significant figures, were saying that...Problem 54P:
Continental drift occurs at about the rate your fingernails grow. Estimate the age of the Atlantic...Problem 55P:
Youre driving into Canada and trying to decide whether to fill your gas tank before or after...Problem 56P:
In the 1908 London Olympics, the intended 26-mile marathon was extended 385 yards to put the end in...Problem 57P:
An environmental group is lobbying to shut down a coal-burning power plant that produces electrical...Problem 58P:
If youre working from the print version of this book, estimate the thickness of each page.Problem 59P:
Estimate the area of skin on your body.Problem 61P:
Express the following with appropriate units and significant figures: (a) 1.0 in plus 1 mm, (b) 1.0...Problem 63P:
Caf Milagro sells coffee online. A half-kilogram bag of coffee costs 8.95, excluding shipping. If...Problem 64P:
The world consumes energy at the rate of about 500 EJ per year, where the joule (J) is the SI energy...Problem 65P:
The volume of a sphere is given by V=43r3, where r is the spheres radius. For solid spheres with the...Problem 66PP:
The human body contains about 1014 cells, and the diameter of a typical cell is about 10 m Like all...Problem 67PP:
The human body contains about 1014 cells, and the diameter of a typical cell is about 10 m Like all...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - Doing PhysicsChapter 1.2 - Measurements And UnitsChapter 1.3 - Working With NumbersChapter 2 - Motion In A Straight LineChapter 2.1 - Average MotionChapter 2.2 - Instantaneous VelocityChapter 2.3 - AccelerationChapter 2.5 - The Acceleration Of GravityChapter 2.6 - When Acceleration Isn't ConstantChapter 3 - Motion In Two And Three Dimensions
Chapter 3.1 - VectorsChapter 3.2 - Velocity And Accelerations VectorsChapter 3.3 - Relative MotionChapter 3.4 - Constant AccelerationChapter 3.5 - Projectile MotionChapter 3.6 - Uniform Circular MotionChapter 4 - Force And MotionChapter 4.2 - Newton's First And Second LawsChapter 4.4 - The Force Of GravityChapter 4.5 - Using Newton's Second LawChapter 4.6 - Newton's Third LawChapter 5 - Using Newton's LawsChapter 5.1 - Using Newton's Second LawChapter 5.2 - Multiple ObjectsChapter 5.3 - Circular MotionChapter 5.4 - FrictionChapter 6 - Energy, Work, And PowerChapter 6.2 - Working With NumbersChapter 6.3 - Forces That VaryChapter 6.4 - Kinetic EnergyChapter 7 - Conservation Of EnergyChapter 7.1 - Conservative And Nonconservative ForcesChapter 7.2 - Potential EnergyChapter 7.3 - Conservation Of Mechanical EnergyChapter 7.4 - Nonconservative ForcesChapter 7.5 - Conservation Of EnergyChapter 7.6 - Potential-Energy CurvesChapter 8 - GravityChapter 8.2 - Universal GravitationChapter 8.3 - Orbital MotionChapter 8.4 - Gravitational EnergyChapter 9 - Systems Of ParticlesChapter 9.1 - Center Of MassChapter 9.2 - MomentumChapter 9.3 - Kinetic Energy Of A SystemChapter 9.4 - CollisionsChapter 9.5 - Totally Inelastic CollisionsChapter 9.6 - Elastic CollisionsChapter 10 - Rotational MotionChapter 10.1 - Angular Velocity And AccelerationChapter 10.2 - TorqueChapter 10.3 - Rotational Inertia And The Analog Of Newton's LawChapter 10.4 - Rotational EnergyChapter 10.5 - Rolling MotionChapter 11 - Rotational Vectors And Angular MomentumChapter 11.1 - Angular Velocity And Acceleration VectorsChapter 11.2 - Torque And Vector Cross ProductChapter 11.3 - Angular MomentumChapter 11.4 - Conservation Of Angular MomentumChapter 11.5 - Gyroscopes And PrecessionChapter 12 - Static EquilibriumChapter 12.1 - Conditions For EquilibriumChapter 12.2 - Center Of GravityChapter 12.3 - Examples Of Static EquilibriumChapter 12.4 - StabilityChapter 13 - Oscillatory MotionChapter 13.1 - Describing Oscillatory MotionChapter 13.2 - Simple Harmonic MotionChapter 13.3 - Applications Of Simple Harmonic MotionsChapter 13.4 - Circular Motion And Harmonic MotionChapter 13.5 - Energy In Simple Harmonic MotionChapter 13.6 - Damped Harmonic MotionChapter 13.7 - Driven Oscillations And ResonanceChapter 14 - Wave MotionChapter 14.1 - Waves And Their PropertiesChapter 14.2 - Wave MathChapter 14.3 - Waves On A StringChapter 14.4 - Sound WavesChapter 14.5 - InterferenceChapter 14.6 - Reflection And RefractionChapter 14.7 - Standing WavesChapter 14.8 - The Doppler Effect And Shock WavesChapter 15 - Fluid MotionChapter 15.1 - Desnsity And PressureChapter 15.2 - Hydrostatic EquilibriumChapter 15.3 - Archimedes' Principle And BuoyancyChapter 15.4 - Fluid DynamicsChapter 15.5 - Applications Of Fluid DynamicsChapter 16 - Temperature And HeatChapter 16.1 - Heat, Temperature, And Thermodynamic EquilibriumChapter 16.2 - Heat Capacity And Specific HeatChapter 16.3 - Heat TransferChapter 16.4 - Themal-Energy BalanceChapter 17 - The Thermal Behavior Of MatterChapter 17.1 - GasesChapter 17.2 - Phase ChangesChapter 17.3 - Thermal ExpansionChapter 18 - Heat, Work, And The First Law Of ThermodynamicsChapter 18.2 - Thermodynamic ProcessesChapter 18.3 - Specific Heats Of An Ideal GasChapter 19 - The Second Law Of ThermodynamicsChapter 19.1 - Reversibility And IrreversibilityChapter 19.2 - The Second Law Of ThermodynamicsChapter 19.3 - Applications Of The Second LawChapter 19.4 - Entropy And Energy Quality
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