Physics 50 example problems

Peter Beyersdorf
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Physics 50 example problems

This is a video podcast of solutions to example problems from Dr. Beyersdorf's Physics 50 class at San Jose State University. Several episodes will be published each week including solutions to the previous week's homework and examples that may be useful in understanding current homework or preparing for upcoming exams.

  1. 11/15/2006 · VIDEO

    14-51 Tube of Mercury-fluid mechanics

    For a tube containing mercury and water, find the difference in height of the mercury and water using Pascal's law

    4 min

  2. 11/15/2006 · VIDEO

    14-47 Mass of a Planet-fluid mechanics

    Given some measurements of the pressure in a fluid taken on the surface of an unknown planet, use Pascal's law and the universal law of gravitation to find the mass of the planet.

    4 min

  3. 11/15/2006 · VIDEO

    14-37 Airplane Wing-fluid mechanics

    Use Bernoulli's Equation to find the force on an airplane wing and then find the net force acting on the airplane.

    6 min

  4. 11/15/2006 · VIDEO

    14-29 Shower Head-fluid mechanics

    Use the continuity equation to find the exit velocity for water in a shower head

    2 min

  5. 11/15/2006 · VIDEO

    14-25 Wood Floating in Oil-fluid mechanics

    For a block of wood floating on top of a layer of water and below a layer of oil, find its mass and density given how high it is floating

    5 min

  6. 11/15/2006 · VIDEO

    14-7 Gauge Pressure-fluid mechanics

    Determine the gauge pressure at a given distance below the surface of a fluid using Pascal's law

    2 min

  7. 11/15/2006 · VIDEO

    14-3 Density of Gold-fluid mechanics

    Find the density of a piece of metal given its mass and volume. Is the metal gold?

    2 min

  8. 11/10/2006 · VIDEO

    13-33 Cheese on a Spring-simple harmonic motion

    For a piece of cheese oscillating on the end of a spring, find out how far the spring will be stretched when the oscillations stop.

    6 min
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This is a video podcast of solutions to example problems from Dr. Beyersdorf's Physics 50 class at San Jose State University. Several episodes will be published each week including solutions to the previous week's homework and examples that may be useful in understanding current homework or preparing for upcoming exams.

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