Physics 303K pi questions
From the Peer Instruction book by Eric Mazur
Section 1: Kinematics
Section 2: Forces
Section 3: Energy, Work, and Conservation of Energy
Section 4: Gravitation
Section 5: Inertial Mass, Momemntum, Collisions
Section 6: Interactions
Section 7: Reference Frames
Section 8: Rotations
Section 9 Oscilllations
Section 10: Sound
Section 11: Fluid Statics
Section 1: Kinematics
Question 1.1
: Position vs. Time Graphs
Question 1.2
: Definition of Displacement
Question 1.3
: Bird and Runner
Question 1.4
: Definition of Gravitational Acceleration
Question 1.5
: Throwing a Ball
Question 1.6
: Velocity from Position/Time Graphs
Question 1.7
: Position vs. Time Graphs -- 2
Question 1.8
: Velocity and Acceleration of a Thrown Ball
Question 1.9
: Velocity and Acceleration of a Roller Coaster
Question 1.10
: Inertial Reference Frames
Question 1.11
: Shooting a Falling Criminal
Question 1.12
: Time to Complete Two Trajectories
Section 2: Forces
Question 2.1
: Final Velocity related to Applied Force -- 1
Question 2.2
: Final Velocity related to Applied Force -- 2
Question 2.3
: Final Velocity related to Applied Force -- 3
Question 2.4
: Normal Force in an Elevator
Question 2.5
: Force in a Line of Train Cars
Question 2.6
: Net Force on a Car Rounding a Curve
Question 2.7
: Von Guricke's Experiment
Question 2.8
: Friction Related to Surface Area
Question 2.9
: Tilting an Inclined Plane
Question 2.10
: Car Turning a Curve
Question 2.11
: Interaction Pairs -- 1
Question 2.12
: Interaction Pairs -- 2
Section 3: Energy, Work, and Conservation of Energy
Question 3.1
: Work in Lifting a Bowling Ball
Question 3.2
: Kinetic Energy of a Moving Ball
Question 3.3
: Conservation of Energy over Two Different Paths
Question 3.4
: A Rope-Pulley System -- 1
Question 3.5
: A Rope-Pulley System -- 2
Question 3.6
: Conservation of Energy on a Ramp
Question 3.7
: Conservation of Energy with a Spring
Question 3.8
: Power in a Sports Car
Question 3.9
: Conservation of Energy with Friction
Question 3.10
: Force of a Dropped Rock
Question 3.11
: Defining a System
Question 3.12
: Defining a System -- 2
Question 3.13
: Defining a System -- 3
Question 3.14
: Effect of Air Resistance
Section 4: Gravitation
Question 4.1
: Inertial vs. Gravitational Mass
Question 4.2
: Centripetal Force vs. Radius
Question 4.3
: Tangential Speed vs. Radius
Question 4.4
: Firing a Ball from the top of Mt. Everest
Question 4.5
: Why Doesn't the Moon Fall?
Question 4.6
: Change in Pendulum due to Gravity and Earth's Rotation
Question 4.7
: Inertial vs. Gravitational Mass -- 2
Section 5: Inertial Mass, Momentum, Collisions
Question 5.1
: Inertial Mass in Space
Question 5.2
: Two Body Collision
Question 5.3
: Isolated System
Question 5.4
: Conservation of Momentum for a Car/Earth System
Question 5.5
: Conservation of Energy for a Car/Earth System
Question 5.6
: The jump of world population -- 1
Question 5.7
: The jump of world population -- 2
Question 5.8
: Rain and open cart - part 1
Question 5.9
: Rain and open cart - part 2
Question 5.10
: Changing ball's momentum
Question 5.11
: Pushing carts on an air track - part 1
Question 5.12
: Pushing carts on an air track - part 2
Question 5.13
: Ping-Pong ball vs. bowling ball - part 1
Question 5.14
: Ping-Pong ball vs. bowling ball - part 2
Question 5.15
Question 5.16
: Inelastic collision of two carts
Question 5.17
: Two balls and a pin
Question 5.18
: Two head on collisions
Question 5.19
: Three collisions - part 1
Question 5.20
: Three collisions - part 2
Question 5.21
: A golf ball and a bowling ball - part 1
Question 5.22
: A golf ball and a bowling ball - part 2
Question 5.23
: Throw balls at a partition on the cart
Question 5.24
: A compact car and a large truck - part 1
Question 5.25
: A compact car and a large truck - part 2
Question 5.26
: A comparison between the initial and final momentum of the target
Section 6: Interactions
Question 6.1
: Two carts and a piston
Question 6.2
: Two carts and a piston - part 2
Question 6.3
: Two carts and a piston - part 3
Question 6.4
: Roller blading
Question 6.5
: Roller bladers: part 2
Question 6.6
: Weight-spring and eggs
Question 6.7
Question 6.8
: Heavy car and light car
Question 6.9
: Heavy car and light car - part 2
Section 7: Reference Frames
Question 7.1
: Small ball vs. Massive ball
Question 7.2
: Rubber ball and volley ball
Question 7.3
: Room in a hovercraft
Question 7.4
: Cart, Spring and an air track
Question 7.5
: Cart, Spring and an air track - part 2
Question 7.6
: Inelastic collision
Section 8: Rotations
Question 8.1
: Lady bug on a merry-go-round
Question 8.2
: Lady bug on a merry-go-round - part 2
Question 8.3
: Lady bug on a merry-go-round - part 3
Question 8.4
: Lady bug on a merry-go-round - part 4
Question 8.5
: A barrel of fun
Question 8.6
: Two people on a merry-go-round
Question 8.7
: Stuck door
Question 8.8
: Wrench and a rusty nut
Question 8.9
: Dumbbell speed
Question 8.10
: Dumbbell energy
Question 8.11
: Object hits a dumbbell
Question 8.12
: Balancing Rock
Question 8.13
: Box on an Incline
Question 8.14
: Puck on a String
Question 8.15
: Spinning Figure Skater
Question 8.16
: Two Rolling Cylinders
Question 8.17
: Solid Disk and a Ring
Question 8.18
: Two wheels with fixed hubs
Question 8.19
: Two wheels on an inclined plane
Question 8.20
: Angular velocity as a vector
Question 8.21
: Tennis Ball on a String
Question 8.22
Question 8.23
: Spinning Flywheel in a Suitcase
Section 9: Oscilllations
Question 9.1
: Object in Equilibrium
Question 9.2
: Oscillating Object
Question 9.3
: Oscillating Object - part 2
Question 9.4
: Oscillating Mass on a Spring
Question 9.5
: Oscillating Mass on a Spring - part 2
Question 9.6
: Potential Energy Sums
Question 9.7
: Person on a Swing
Question 9.8
: Person on a Swing - part 2
Question 9.9
: Beats of Two Waves
Question 9.10
: Beats of Two Waves - part 2
Question 9.11
: Circular Object and a Camera
Question 9.12
: Moving Pulse Wave
Question 9.13
Question 9.14
: Shaking a String
Question 9.15
: Single Pulse on a String
Question 9.16
: Mass on a String over a Pulley with a Pulse (huh?)
Question 9.17
: Destructive Interference of Two Pulses
Question 9.18
: Standing Mode
Question 9.19
: Standing Mode - part 2
Section 10: Sound
Question 10.1
: Sound Waves Emitted by a Moving Source
Question 10.2
: Who Hears What?
Question 10.3
: Sonic Boom
Section 11: Fluid Statics
Question 11.1
: Bricks Under Water
Question 11.2
: Hole in a Container
Question 11.3
: Car and a Piston
Question 11.4
: Ship in a Canal
Question 11.5
: Which weight more?
Question 11.6
: Which Level is Higher?
Question 11.7
: Which weighs more? - part 2
Question 11.8
: Floating Lead
Question 11.9
: Floating Lead - part 2
Question 11.10
: Boulder in a Boat
Question 11.11
: Oil and Water
Question 11.12
: Floating Object in an Elevator
Question 11.13
: Flux Through a Hoop
Question 11.14
: Flux in an Artery
Question 11.15
: Flow Speed
Question 11.16
: Two Hoses and Water Flow
Question 11.17
: Speed of Platelets
Question 11.18
: Pressure on Platelets