Other resources for PHYS 104:
Dr. Rowan's PHYS 104 class website
Walker Physics textbook website
(Select a chapter from the drop-down menu at the top--there are chapter summaries and practice problems!)
HyperPhysics
, a useful "web" of physics topics--start by clicking on
Mechanics
The Physics Tutorial Center (PTC)
in Phillips 245
(You can drop in with your homework or questions and there are grad student TAs on duty to help.)
Free peer tutoring from the UNC Learning Center
in Dey Hall
(Click on "Spring 2010 schedule" and scroll down to "PHYSICS")
Worked examples from the lectures:
"The speeding car and policeman problem"
"The toy rocket problem"
"The 2D cannon problem"
"The weight on a clothesline problem"
"The curling example"
Other stuff:
Practice "quiz" on chapters 6 & 7
(Note: I used g = 10 m/s^2 because I'm lazy... if you use g = 9.8 m/s^2 your answers will vary slightly.)
Also, assume that the blocks are released from rest at t = 0.
"The complete guide to perfect force diagram solutions"
Online unit converter
Study guide template
(.docx)