Semester: Oct 2021 – Feb 2022

Course: PHY433 Fundamental Physics: Mechanics and Heat

Text books: Jewett, J.W. and Serway, R.A. (2014). Physics for Scientists and Engineers
with Modern Physics, 9th Edition, Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning.
Serway, R. A. and Vuille, C. (2016). College Physics, 10th Edition, Cengage
Technology Edition.

Assignment 1 (Topic 1 – 5)

Question Topic Problem

1 Conversion of No 16 (Softcopy) p.16 (Jewett & Serway)

Units
An ore loader moves 1200 tons/h from a mine to the surface.
Convert this rate to pounds per second, using
1 ton = 2 000 lb.

2 Vector No 20 (Softcopy) p.73 (Jewett & Serway)

A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by travelling

3.00 m blocks west, 4.00 m blocks north, and then 6.00 m
blocks east. What is her resultant displacement?

3 1 Dimensional No 44 (Softcopy) p.54 (Jewett & Serway)

Motion
A hockey player is standing on his skates on a frozen pond
when an opposing player, moving with a uniform speed of
12.0 m/s, skates by with the puck. After 3.00 s, the first
player makes up his mind to chase his opponent. If he
accelerates uniformly at 4.00 m/s2, (a) how long does it take
him to catch his opponent and (b) how far has he travelled
in that time? (Assume the player with the puck remains in
motion at constant speed.)

4 1 Dimensional No 49 (Softcopy) p.55 (Jewett & Serway)

Motion
It is possible to shoot an arrow at a speed as high as 100 m/s.
(a) If friction can be ignored, how high would
an arrow launched at this speed rise if shot straight up? (b)
How long would the arrow be in the air?

5 Projectile No 33 (Hardcopy) p.83 (Serway & Vuille)

Motion
A projectile is launched with an initial speed of 60.0 m/s at
an angle of 30.0° above the horizontal. The projectile lands
on a hillside 4.00 s later. Neglect air friction. (a) What is the
projectile’s velocity at the highest point of its trajectory? (b)
What is the straight-line distance from where the projectile
was launched to where it hits its target?
6 Relative No 33 (Hardcopy) p.83 (Serway & Vuille)
Velocity
A jet airliner moving initially at 3.00 x 102 km/h due east
enters a region where the wind is blowing 1.00 x 102 km/h
in a direction 30.0° north of east. What are the speed and
direction of the aircraft relative to the ground?

7 Some No 19 (Hardcopy) p.119 (Serway & Vuille)

Applications of
Newton’s Laws A 150-N bird feeder is supported by three cables as shown
in Figure P4.39. Find the tension in each cable (vertical
cable, right-side cable and left-side cable).

8 Forces of No 61 (Softcopy) p.144 (Jewett & Serway)

Friction
A 3.00-kg block starts from rest at the top of a 30.0° incline
and slides a distance of 2.00 m down the incline in 1.50 s.
Find (a) the magnitude of the acceler ation of the block, (b)
the coefficient of kinetic friction between block and plane,
(c) the friction force acting on the block, and (d) the speed
of the block after it has slid 2.00 m.