Matter & Interactions Practice Problems: Contact Forces and the Momentum Principle

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This web page contains problems that supplement Chapter 4 on contact forces and the momentum principle, in the introductory textbook Matter and Interactions by Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood. Topics include tension, normal forces, uniform circular motion, tangential forces, and 2-D and 3-D ball-and-spring models. Modern physics is introduced as students calculate approximate length and stiffness of an interatomic bond in a simple cubic lattice. Each problem can be viewed separately, with solutions, or downloaded as a pdf file.

The site includes videos showing solutions to many of the problems. These can be followed with RSS or as podcasts from iTunes. Instructors are encouraged to submit their own problems and solutions to the web site. Problems should be submitted in LaTex.

SEE RELATED ITEMS ON THIS PAGE to link to an article discussing the Matter and Interactions approach in detail.

http://linus.highpoint.edu/~atitus/mandi/index.php?dcsid=1400

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Classical Mechanics - Gravity = Orbits - Linear Momentum - Newton's Second Law = Force, Acceleration Modern Physics - Atomic Physics = Atomic Models Oscillations & Waves - Oscillations = Simple Harmonic Motion = Springs and Oscillators	- Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Collection - Instructional Material = Problem/Problem Set

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License:: This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license. Problems are free for educational use and redistribution. Commercial use is not allowed without the permission of the author.
Rights Holder:: Aaron Titus
Keywords:: atomic bond, ball-and-spring, contact force, lattice, momentum, normal force, simple cubic lattice, tension
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created December 9, 2009 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: January 11, 2010 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: July 9, 2008
Other Collections:: The Physics Source

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Is Based On http://www.matterandinteractions.org/Content/Articles/AJP-mechanics.pdf

American Journal of Physics article which discusses the pedagogy behind the Matter and Interactions curriculum, authored by Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood. May be freely downloaded in pdf format.

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