Homework and Recitation Section Problems

Homework and Recitation Section Problems

Introduction to Physics, 95.141

Recitation A : First recitation of the week, either Mon. or Tues.

Recitation B: Second recitation of the week, either Wed. or Thurs.

*All Labview Assignments must be e-mailed to AND before the recitation section in which they are due. The Labview assignment files should be saved as “firstname_lastname_LV#.vi”. Where LV# refers to the Labview Assignment being turned in.

WEEK OF: / RECITATION A / RECITATION B / HW PROBLEMS
8/31 / N/A / Ch.1, Question10, Problems 19, 22, 28, 37
Labview Assignment 1 (LV1): Complete Labview tutorial. Write a Labview program that performs conversion between m-yds, m-ft, km-miles, cm-in, kg-lbs, mph-km/hr, and m/s-mph.
9/7 / Math Review:
Derivatives, Integrals, Basic Algebra / Ch. 2: 8,11, 27, 36, 60 / HW1, Due Rec. B
Ch.1: 3, 6, 9, 11, 15, 21, 25, 32, 45, 57.
*LV1
LV2: For the expression in problem 2-16, write a Labview program which calculates the instantaneous velocity, position, and acceleration as a function of time. This program should also be able to calculate the average velocity between two times.
9/14 / Ch. 3: 5, 7, 16, 72, 75 / Ch.3: 22, 61, 62, 94 / HW2, Due Rec. B
Ch.2: 3, 16, 21, 25, 41, 81, 83
Ch. 3: 6, 8, 14, 73.
*LV2
LV3: Write a Labview program which calculates the range of a projectile as a function of: launch angle, launch height, and initial velocity.
9/21 / Ch. 3: 31, 41, 46, 51 / Ch. 4:
Questions: 2, 17
Problems: 12, 19, 22 / HW3: Due Rec. B
Ch. 3: 17, 21, 26, 57, 63, 34, 44, 45, 53, 85.
*LV3
LV4: Write a program which allows you to input a Force in the x-y plane. The Force acts on a mass of 0.1kg. The x and y components of the Force should be of the form Fx = A*x and Fy = B*y. For an initial velocity in the xy plane (input), plot the position (in x and y) of the mass as a function of time for t=0 to 2s. Try both positive and negative A,B.
9/28 / Ch. 4: 33, 39, 46, 51 / Ch. 5: 9, 20, 23, 69, 70 / HW 4: Due Rec. B
Ch. 4: 2, 6, 10, 25, 30, 35, 36, 48, 50, 67, 74.
*LV4
10/5 / EXAM POST-MORTEM / Ch. 5: 37, 41, 49, 64 / NO HW
LV5: Write a program that calculates the position as a function of time for a block on an inclined plane. The inputs to the program should be: coefficients of kinetic and static friction, the mass of the block, and the angle of the inclined plane. Assume the block is placed on the plane at t=0s.
10/12 / Instructor’s Choice / Ch. 6: 9, 17, 27, 40, 70 / HW 5: Due Rec. B
Ch. 5: 2, 6, 26, 32, 66, 74, 35, 40, 48, 54, 62, 81.
*LV5
LV6: Write a program that calculates the paths of two objects sitting on a horizontal frictionless plane. The inputs for each object should be initial velocity, initial position, and mass. Once the program is written, determine a set of input values that will cause the objects to orbit one another. Put these values into your program, describe the results, and why you see what you see.
10/19 / Ch. 7: 5, 12, 20, 40, 47 / Ch. 7: 66, 91
Ch. 8: 3, 5, / HW 6: Due Rec. B
Ch. 6: 2, 8, 20, 23, 32, 38, 74
Ch. 7: 9, 18, 32, 57, 63.
*LV6
LV7: Write a program that plots the gravitational potential and kinetic energy, as well as thermal energy dissipated, as a function of position for a 1000kg roller coaster rolling down a slope of constant angle 23º. Assume a coefficient of kinetic friction µk=0.4. Next, write a program which adds a velocity dependent air resistance force Fair=bv. Plot the same three energies as before, but make sure you include the thermal energy associated with wind resistance in your thermal energy plot.
10/26 / Ch. 8: 14, 20, 21, 27 / Ch. 8: 39, 42, 49, 71 / HW 7: Due Rec. B
Ch. 8: 6, 12, 14, 18, 22, 23, 26, 36, 80, 85.
*LV7
11/2 / EXAM POST-MORTEM / Ch. 9: 5, 19, 23, 85, 96 / NO HW
LV8: Write a program which allows you to input the position of a billiard ball and a cue ball any where on opposite sides of a pool table. The program should then determine the cue ball velocity required to sink the billiard ball in one of the two nearest corner pockets.
11/9 / Ch. 9: 37, 41, 51, 99 / Instructor’s Choice / HW 8: Due Rec. A
Ch. 8: 40, 47, 50, 62, 70
Ch. 9: 7, 10, 14, 20, 88, 90.
*LV8
LV9: A table leg is designed with a thickness given by t=Asin(w*z)+B*z and with a material density given by ρ(z)=4-1.3*z. The leg has circular symmetry around the z axis and is 2m long. Write a program which plots the leg shape and density, and then calculates the center of mass of the leg.
11/16 / Ch. 9: 56, 69, 77, 107 / Ch. 10: 11, 15, 19, 20, 23 / HW 9: Due Rec. B
Ch. 9: 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 59, 64, 66, 103.
*LV9
LV10: Write a program that calculates the rotational and vibrational frequencies of CO2, NO3 and H2O.
11/23 / Ch. 10: 25, 33, 47, 51, 91 / Instructor’s Choice / HW 10: Due at Exam
Ch. 10: 4, 12, 16, 22, 30, 40, 44, 52, 58, 66.
*LV10
LV11: Write a program to solve problem 11-70, with R,d and vz as your inputs.
11/30 / Ch. 11: 3, 13, 27, 33, 40 / EXAM POST-MORTEM / HW 11: Due Rec. B
Ch. 10: 90, 102
Ch. 11: 2, 10, 18, 22, 24, 32, 36.
*LV11
LV12: Write a program to solve problem 14-94.
12/7 / Ch. 11: 51
Ch. 14: 9, 19, 25, 35, 71 / Ch. 14: 43, 45, 59, 64, 89 / HW 12: Due Rec. B
Ch. 11: 38, 48, 50
Ch. 14: 2, 4, 17, 24, 28, 36, 74.
*LV12
LV13: Write a program that allows you to plot, separately, up to 4 different waves with varying A, ω, and k. Your plot should show amplitude vs. position and change as a function of time. Add a plot which shows the superposition of these waves.
12/14 / Ch. 15: 2, 19, 26, 31 / N/A / HW 13: Due Rec. A
Ch. 14: 42, 53, 56, 63, 86
Ch. 15: 4, 7, 15, 22, 24, 35, 76
*LV13