Download Chapter 1 Quick Review

TA: Tomoyuki Nakayama
February 15th – February 16th, 2010
PHY 2048: Physics 1 with Calculus, Spring 2010
Review: Chapter 8.1-8.8
The purpose of this review is to refresh your memory. Physics is a cumulative subject, so make it
sure that you understand basic concepts and typical problem solving techniques in previous chapters
before moving on to a new chapter.
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A. Work-Energy Theorem
1. Write down the work-energy theorem in two ways.
2. A figure on the right shows a mass m attached to a string of negligible mass. What
initial velocity do you need to give at the lowest point for the mass to take a circular
path?
3. Two blocks of masses M = 2.0 kg and 2M are connected to a spring of
spring constant k = 150 N/m. The horizontal surface is frictionless. The blocks
are released from rest with the spring relaxed. What maximum distance does
the hanging block fall before it momentarily stops?
B. Potential Energy Function
1. The figure on the right shows a plot of potential energy U versus
position x of 1-kg particle that can travel only along an x axis, where UA =
15 J, UB = 35 J and UC = 45 J. The particle is released at x = 0 with an
initial velocity of 4 m/s, headed in the +x direction. What is the turning
point of the particle?
C. Thermal Energy
1. Express thermal energy in terms of work done by friction.
2. A 1-kg block with an initial velocity v = 5 m/s slides along a track
that descends through a vertical distance h = 1 m. The track is
frictionless except for the lower section; there the block slides to a
stop in a distance D = 4 m due to friction. What is the change in
thermal energy of the system? What is the coefficient of kinetic
friction?
TA: Tomoyuki Nakayama
February 15th – February 16th, 2010
PHY 2048: Physics 1 with Calculus, Spring 2010
Practice Exam Problems (Chapter 8.1-8.8)
Working on this problem set is optional, but it is strongly recommended. It is highly likely that some
of these problems will appear in the exams. Do it on a weekly basis. Cramming is tiring and
sometimes it ends up in a disaster.
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1. A force on a particle is conservative if (Conservative Force) a. its work equals the change in the
kinetic energy of the particle b. it obeys Newton’s second law c. it obeys Newton’s third law d.
its work depends on the end points of every motion, not on the path between e. it is not a frictional
force
2. A ball is held at a height H above a floor. It is then released and
falls to the floor. If air resistance is negligible, which of the five
graphs below correctly gives the mechanical energy E of the
Earth-ball system as a function of the altitude y of the ball?
(Mechanical Energy)
3. A 0.50-kg block attached to an ideal spring with a spring constant of 80 N/m oscillates on a
horizontal frictionless surface. When the spring is 4.0 cm longer its equilibrium length, the speed of
the block is 0.50 m/s. The greatest speed of the block is (Spring Potential Energy) a. 0.23 m/s b.
0.32 m/s c. 0.55 m/s d. 0.71 m/s e. 0.93 m/s
4. A small ball of mass ma starts from rest at the position shown
and slide along the frictionless loop-the-loop track of radius R.
What is the smallest value of y such that the object will slide
without losing contact with the track? (Gravitational Potential
Energy) a. R/4 b. R/2 c. R d. 2R e. zero
4. A 700-N man jumps out of a window into a fire net 10 m below. The net stretches 2 m before
bringing the man to rest and tossing him back into the air. The maximum potential energy of the net,
compared to its unstretched potential is: (Conservation of Energy) a. 300 J b. 710 J c. 850 J d.
7000 J e. 8400
6. The potential energy of a 0.20-kg particle moving along the x axis is given by U(x) =
(8.0J/m2)x2+(2.0J/m4)x4. When the particle is at x = 1.0 m it is traveling in the positive x direction
with a speed of 5.0 m/s. It next stops momentarily to turn around at x = : (Potential Energy Function)
a. 0 b. -1.1 m c. 1.1 m d. -2.3 m e. 2.3 m
7. A 0.75-kg block slides on a rough horizontal table top. Just before it hits a horizontal ideal spring
its speed is 3.5 m/s. It compresses the spring 5.7 cm before coming to rest. If the spring constant is
1200 N/m, the thermal energy of the block and the table top must have: (Thermal Energy) a. not
changed b. decreased by 1.9 J c. decreased by 2.6 J c. increased by 1.9 J e. increased by 2.6 J
Answers: 1-d 2-e 3-d 4-b 5- e 6-c 7-e