Assignment #1 Problems
For Exam 1, you will be expected to do problems of difficulty similar to those below without reference to the text or to any notes. Make sure that you can do this before you move on to the next assignment!
(1) Do Questions 4, 5, and 10 on p. 17 of Serway & Jewett.
(2) Do Problems 2, 5, 10, 16, 26, 46, 49, and 60 on pp. 18-21 of Serway & Jewett.
(3) Do Questions 11 and 16 on p. 49 of Serway & Jewett.
(4) Do Problems 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 16, 18, 20, 25, 38, 41, 44, 47, 52, 53, 56, 66, and 71 on pp. 50-56 of Serway & Jewett.
(5) Two neutral atoms have the same atomic number, but different mass numbers. Describe how they differ. If they had the same mass number but different atomic numbers, how would they differ?
(6) Describe an object that is undergoing purely translational motion.
(7) Determine the frequency and period of the Earth's revolution around the Sun.
(8) Define what is meant by a "scalar" quantity, and give an example of one.
(9) Describe a situation in which the predictions of Special Relativity would agree significantly better with experiment than would those of Classical Mechanics. In the situation that you describe, estimate the percentage by which the predictions of the two theories would differ.
(10) Describe a situation in which the predictions of Quantum Mechanics would agree significantly better with experiment than would those of Classical Mechanics. In the situation that you describe, estimate the percentage by which the predictions of the two theories would differ.
(11) How many different "flavors" of quarks are there, and what are their names? Of the following particles, which are believed to be composed of quarks: proton, neutron, electron, photon. For the particles that are composed of quarks, what quarks are they composed of?