PHY 105      General Physics 1
Dr. Richard Di Dio

Assigned Problems from Halliday, Resnick, Walker: Fundamentals of Physics, 7th ed.



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Chapter 1 - Measurement
solutions
Questions  
Length 1-5, 9
Time 10-14
Mass 19, 20, 23
Additional Problems  

Chapter 2 - Motion Along a Straight Line
solutions
Questions 1-5
avg velocity and speed 2,3,5,9
instant vel and speed 12,13
acceleration 14,15,16
constant acceleration 20,21,23,27,31,33,34
free fall 39, 40, 43, 48
graphical analysis of motion 59, 60
Additional Problems  

Chapter 3 - Vectors

solutions
Questions 2,4,6
Components of Vectors 1,4,5,7
Adding Vectors by Components 8,9,13,17,19,23
Additional Problems 39,51,74

Chapter 4 - Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
solutions
Questions 2,4,6,8,9,11,13
position and Displacement 3,4
Average v and instantaneous v 5,7,8
Average a and instantaneous a 9,10,11, 14,15
Projectile Motion Analyzed 17,18,21,22,25,30,34
Uniform Circular Motion 44,45,53
Relative Motion in 1-D 55,56
Relative Motion in 2-D 59,60
Additional Problems 69,71,88,103

Chapter 5 - Force and Motion I
solutions
Questions 1,5,6,10,11
Newton's Second Law 1,4,5
Some Particular Forces

9,11,12

Applying Newton's Laws 13,14,15,17,19,22,23,24,27,29,31,33,34,
37,41,43,46,50,51,53
Additional Problems ---

Chapter 6 - Force and Motion II
solutions
Questions 2,3,4,6,9,10,11
Properties of Friction 3,5,6,7,9,13,15,16,17,21,22,28
Drag Force and Terminal Speed

32

Uniform Circular Motion 36,37,39,41,42,45,49
Additional Problems 55,56,58,60,70,73,95,102

Chapter 7 - Kinetic Energy and Work
solutions
Questions 3,4,6,9
Kinetic Energy 2,3,4
Work and Kinetic Energy 6,7,10,11,13
Work done by Gravity 17,19,21
Work done by Spring Force 24,27,29
Work done by a General Variable Force 31,35,37,39
Power 40,41,42,43
Additional Problems 49,50,54,57,63,70

Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
solutions
Questions 2,3,4,6
Determining Potential Energy 2,3,5,7
Conservation of Mechanical Energy 9,11,13,16,17,21,22,25,29,33
Reading a Potential Energy Curve 37
Work done on System by External F 42,43
Conservation of Energy 44,45,48,49,50,51,54,55,57,58
Additional Problems 65,89,105,107,112,119,121,128

Chapter 9 - Center of Mass and Linear Momentum
solutions
Questions 1, 3,7
The Center of Mass 1,2,4,5
Newton 2 for a System of Particles 9, 11,13,15
Linear Momentum of a System 19,21
Collision and Impulse 23,24,25,27,32
Conservation of Linear Momentum 35,36,37,43
Inelastic Collisions in 1-D 45,46,48,50,51,52
Elastic Collisions in 1-D 55,56,58,59,60
Additional Problems 75,79,89,110,119

Chapter 14 - Fluids
solutions
Questions 1, 3,7
Density and Pressure 1,3,5,7
Fluids at Rest 8,10,11,12,17
Measuring PRessure 20
Pascal's Principle 22
Archimedes' Principle

25,26,29,35

Equation of Continuity

41,42,43

Bernoulli's Equation 45,46,47,54
Additional Problems 66,70,76,79