General Physics II,
University of Alabama
Dr. LeClair
"The views, opinions, and conclusions expressed in this page are those of the author or organization and not necessarily those of The University of Alabama or its officers and trustees. The content of this page has not been reviewed or approved by the University of Alabama, and the author or organization is solely responsible for its content."
Unless otherwise noted, © Copyright 2007-2012 by Patrick R. LeClair.
This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forward in the Open Publication License, v1.0 or later (the latest version is
presently available at:
http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/
Distribution of substantively modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. Distribution of the work or derivative of the work in any standard (paper) book form is prohibited unless prior permission is obtained from the copyright holder.
4 comments:
Dr. Leclair,
I'm not sure if I've done something wrong or skipped something, but I have no idea where to even start when it comes to solving these HW problems. I read through the notes and understand the concepts decently, but I don't have any examples in my notes to reference for help on these problems. Any advice?
I know what you mean. I have read and went back over the notes it seems like a million times and I am having difficulty deciding which equation to use. The only problem I am somewhat certain about is #2. Plus, #4 deals with time dilation and proper time. I know how to solve for velocity in normal circumstances, but I am unsure whether to use r for distance in this case since we are earth (circle). Basically, I am confused???
I had a ton of trouble too, but then I looked at the prior homework link and found some helpful problems and solutions very, VERY similar to the ones assigned. Hope this helps!
The last commenter is correct - the best way to learn how to do the problems is to look at as many example problems as possible. Read through the solutions of old HW problems, and it will make more and more sense. Some of the problems are nearly or exactly the same as ones that I've asked before too ...
We'll go over most of the HW questions in lecture tomorrow, they are not due until the lab period.
Post a Comment