Study Tips for Exam 2

 

Exam is closed books, closed notes, no collaboration.

NOTE: You many not use the textbook or photocopies of any portion of the textbook during the exam.

 

Exam 2 will test your knowledge of the topics covered since Exam 1:

 

            Applications of Newton’s Laws

                       

                        Equilibrium Problems (e.g. block hanging by two chains)

                        Friction (static, kinetic, rolling, air resistance)

                        Elastic Forces (e.g. F = -kx)

 

            Circular Motion and Gravitation

 

                        Acceleration of an object in circular motion (a = v2/r  inward)

                        Understanding universal law of gravity (F = - GMm/r2)

                        Acceleration of due gravity (g = GM/r2)

                        Calculation of orbital velocity (Use r = (radius of Earth) + (height above Earth)!)

                        Calculation of orbital period

 

            Work and Energy

                       

                        Definition of work (W = Fxcosθ)

                        Definition of kinetic energy (EK = mv2/2)

                        Definition of potential energy (EP formula depends on system)

                        Conservation of Energy (EP + EK = ETotal)

                                    Energy is conserved (ETotal is constant ) in systems without friction

                                    Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy as system moves(and vice versa)    

                                    Total energy of a system decrease when system does work, increase when work done on system

                        Definition of Power (P = ΔE/Δt, where ΔE is change in energy, i.e. work done or received, by system in time Δt)

                        Inelastic Collision:  Kinetic energy not conserved

                        Elastic Collision: Kinetic energy conserved

 

            Momentum

                        Definition of momentum (P = mv)

                        Conserved in both elastic and inelastic collisions

                        Definition of Impulse (FΔt = Δp)

                       

Sample problems:

 

Applications of Newton’s Laws

            Example 5.2. p.  131

            Example 5.8  p.  141

            Example 5.9  p.  142

            Example 5.11 p. 143

 

Circular Motion and Gravitation

            Example 6.1   p. 164

            Example 6.3   p. 166

            Example 6.7   p. 172

            Example 6.10 p. 177

 

Work and Energy

            Example 7.2   p. 195

            Example 7.10 p. 211

            Example 7.11 p. 212

            Example 7.12 p. 213

            Example 7.16 p. 217

 

Momentum

            Example 8.2 p. 236

            Example 8.3 p.237