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Assignments

This section includes assignments in the textbook, as well as a collection of special problems.
Problem Sets

Problem Set #1

  • K+K 1.12, 1.13, 1.16, 1.21, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.12, 2.13

Problem Set #2

  • K+K 1.14, 1.19, 2.6, 2.9, 2.11, 2.17, 2.18, 2.26, 2.28, 2.31

Problem Set #3

  • K+K 2.20, 2.21, 2.34, 2.37, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10

Problem Set #4

  • Part 1: K+K 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.16
  • Part 2: K+K 3.19, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6

Problem Set #5

  • K+K 4.8, 4.9, 4.11, 4.14, 4.15, 4.20, 4.24, 4.25, 4.27, 4.29

Problem Set #6

  • K+K 1.6, 1.11, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.8, 9.10, 9.11

Problem Set #7

  • Part 1: K+K 9.12, 8.1, 8.2 8.3, 8.10
    • Hint for 8.1 and 8.2: The energy of a uniform rod of length L and mass M, when it is pivoting at angular velocity w around its endpoint, is ML²w²/6. (You should prove this!)
  • Part 2: K+K 8.8, 8.9, 8.11, 8.12, 6.1

Problem Set #8

  • K+K 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.17, 6.20

Problem Set #9 (and last)

  • K+K 6.11, 6.15, 6.16, 6.18, 6.19, 6.21, 6.23, 6.27, 6.29, 6.30
Special Problems

SP #1: Ant-Chase (PDF)


SP#2: Jean Valjean's Feat (PDF


SP #3: Astronaut Arthur and the Planet Shmoo (PDF)


SP #4: Sky Hook (PDF)


SP #5: Falling Chain (PDF)


SP #6: The Long Voyage Home (PDF)


SP #7: The Simplest Shock Wave (PDF)