UNITS‚ PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND VECTORS 1 1.1. IDENTIFY: Convert units from mi to km and from km to ft. SET UP: 1 in. = 2.54 cm ‚ 1 km = 1000 m ‚ 12 in. = 1 ft ‚ 1 mi = 5280 ft . ⎛ 5280 ft ⎞⎛ 12 in. ⎞⎛ 2.54 cm ⎞⎛ 1 m ⎞⎛ 1 km ⎞ EXECUTE: (a) 1.00 mi = (1.00 mi) ⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟⎜ 2 ⎟⎜ 3 ⎟ = 1.61 km ⎝ 1 mi ⎠⎝ 1 ft ⎠⎝ 1 in. ⎠⎝ 10 cm ⎠⎝ 10 m ⎠ 1.2. ⎛ 103 m ⎞⎛ 102 cm ⎞ ⎛ 1 in. ⎞⎛ 1 ft ⎞ 3 (b) 1.00 km = (1.00 km) ⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟ = 3.28 × 10 ft 1 km ⎠⎝ 1 m ⎠ ⎝ 2.54 cm ⎠⎝ 12 in. ⎠ ⎝ EVALUATE: A mile is
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Application Of Physics In Medicine Medical physics is generally speaking the application of physics concepts‚ theories and methods to medicine. A medical physics department may be based in either a hospital or a university. Clinical medical physicists are often found in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology‚ Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology. However‚ areas of specialty are widely varied in scope and breadth e.g.‚ clinical physiology‚ neurophysiology (Finland)‚ and audiology
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Daily Use of Physics Jason L. McDuffy University of Memphis Physics 1 (online) Project 1 Daily Use of Physics Physics is considered to be a powerful lens that helps people view the everyday world. Physics is reflected in the everyday phenomena‚ puzzles and toys that offer a variety of interesting challenges leading to deep and interesting problems that derive from science and mathematics. It provides us an understanding of energy‚ motion and explains these facts as
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Public Works and Services Safety Program ACCIDENT PREVENTION MANUAL 2002 Public Works and Services Government of the Northwest Territories Box 1320 Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9 Canada If you have comments or corrections‚ write to PWSfeedback@gov.nt.ca 1. PWS Safety Policy PWS is committed to providing safe and healthy working conditions and to promoting positive attitudes toward safety and health. Department managers will work actively with employees and contractors to identify and correct
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How to Excel in Your Physics Course Most students realize that putting off studying until the day before the exam and then cramming at the last minute is not efficient. Some students do this anyway‚ because so far they have gotten away with it. Perhaps most of the other students you previously competed with had poor study skills. This may have allowed you to adopt poor or non-existent study habits and still keep up‚ or even get good grades if you are naturally a better student. Now that you
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De’Untre’ Griggs Mr. Hooks 30 September 2014 Physics/4 The Physics Of Dance Essay Physics and dance represent remarkably complementary approaches to human body movement. Those involved with dance and science can easily find the many aspects of science incorporated into the beauty of dance. With its graceful moves‚ jumps‚ turns‚ and kicks‚ dance is a representation of physics at its best and most elegant. Two dance moves in particular come to mind when I think of physics and its effects on dance. They are the grand jeté & projectile motion
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Erica Salas Triplet USU-1360 March 20‚2012 Reliance on Fossil Fuels and consequences Our “energy crisis” has been the big talk of politics ever since the early 1970’s. In 2007‚ the United States of America Energy Information Administration researched that eighty seven percent of global energy consumption comes from fossil fuels. The worlds most reliable industries provide fuel and electricity to modern societies and have made millions. People have high consumption lifestyle revolving around
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In soccer‚ the length of the ball in air when it is kicked is the hang time. Air resistance or adding a curve to the ball will increase its hang time. Hang time can be calculated by H= 1/2 g(gravitational acceleration)times t(time) times 1/2. As the player kicks the ball with the inside of his foot he creates a curve on the ball and increases hang time due to air resistance acting on it. Kicking the ball straight will have a low hang time and just keep it low to the ground. The higher the ball is
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Chapter 6. Uniform Acceleration Problems: Speed and Velocity 6-1. A car travels a distance of 86 km at an average speed of 8 m/s. How many hours were required for the trip? [pic] [pic] t = 2.99 h 6-2. Sound travels at an average speed of 340 m/s. Lightning from a distant thundercloud is seen almost immediately. If the sound of thunder reaches the ear 3 s later‚ how far away is the storm? [pic] t = 58.8 ms 6-3. A small rocket leaves its pad and travels a
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PHY 305/601 Classical Mechanics Assignment No. 1 1. Consider a particle of mass m constrained to move on a frictionless cylinder of radius R‚ given by the equation ρ=R in cylindrical polar coordinates (ρ‚ φ‚ z). Besides the force of constraint‚ the only force on the mass is force F=-kr directed toward the originUsing z and φ as generalized coordinates find the Lagrangian L‚ solve Lagrange’s equations and describe the motion. 2. Show that the kinetic energy of any holonomic mechanical system has
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