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"Outline of Physics" Book I, Chapter 1, including section review questions.
Title: "Outline of Physics" Book I, Chapter 1, including section review questions.
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"Outline of Physics" Book I, Chapter 1, including section review questions.
Chapter 1: The Science of Physics (Page 3 - 37)
1-1 What is Physics?
The Topics of Physics.
-Physics is simply the study of the physical world.
- Goal of physics is to use a small number of basic concepts, equations, and assumptions to describe the physical world.
Physics is Everywhere:
Areas within Physics (Name / Subjects / Examples)
- Mechanics - Motion and its causes - Falling Objects, Friction, Weight, Spinning Objects
- Thermodynamics - Heat and temperature - Melting and freezing processes, engines, refrigerators
- Vibrations and Wave …showed first 75 words of 1475 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1475 total…measure the density of a piece of lead three times. The density of lead is actually 11.34 g/cm3. Considering all of the results, which person's results were accurate? Which were precise? Were any both accurate and precise?
a) Rachel: 11.32 g/cm3 , 11.35 g/cm3 , 11.33 g/cm3
b) Daniel: 11.43 g/cm3 , 11.44 g/cm3 , 11.42 g/cm3
c) Leah: 11.55 g/cm3 , 11.34 g/cm3 , 11.04 g/cm3
4) Perform these calculations, following the rules for significant figures.
a) 26 x 0.02584 =
b) 15.3 / 1.1 =
c) 782.45 - 3.5328 =
d) 63.258 + 734.2 =
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