Reading Response Week 2 – Classical Mechanics Reading Response - Week 2 Classical Mechanics Reading Response - Week 2 Classical Mechanics Submit by 9am Mon. Oct. 3. Your answers should be brief! Otherwise this will take hours to complete. Type up your answers in a separate text file that you should save with a useful file name, then copy and paste those answers into the text boxes below. I have the sense that this might be too big an assignment, so I'll ask you about your experience on Monday. It might be the case that trying to cover the whole week's reading on one Reading Response is not actually manageable, in which case we'll figure out a new plan. Last Name * 2.4 Quadratic Air Resistance 1) Big Concept: For this section, what are the main physics concepts/ideas? Make sure to also note which (if any) physics concepts are new to you. (Try to just use words here and minimize invoking equations, but don't stress if you find it more convenient to use or refer to an equation.) 2) For this section, what are the major mathematical tools/formulas? Make sure to also note which (if any) math concepts or methods are new to you. Here, feel free to refer to equation numbers or page numbers, and do your best to convey the meaning of the equations in everyday language. Again, don't stress if you need to be technical. You should make sure that you have the important equations clearly written out and explained in your notes, though. 3) Examples: Consider Example 2.5 and Example 2.6. As specifically as you can, describe any challenges you had in understanding the Examples. 4) Questions: Describe in detail your questions/confusions from this section. 2.5 Motion of a Charge in a Uniform Magnetic Field, 2.6 Complex Exponentials, 2.7 Solution for the Charge in a B Field 1) Big Concept: For these sections, what are the main physics concepts/ideas? Make sure to also note which (if any) physics concepts are new to you. (Try to just use words here and minimize invoking equations, but don't stress if you find it more convenient to use or refer to an equation.) 2) Big Math: For these sections, what are the major mathematical tools/formulas? Make sure to also note which (if any) math concepts or methods are new to you. Here, feel free to refer to equation numbers or page numbers, and do your best to convey the meaning of the equations in everyday language. Again, don't stress if you need to be technical. You should make sure that you have the important equations clearly written out and explained in your notes, though. 3) Examples: There aren't any examples in these sections. That makes me sad. 4) Questions: Describe in detail your questions/confusions from these sections. 3.1 Conservation of Momentum, 3.2 Rockets 1) Big Concept: For these sections, what are the main physics concepts/ideas? Make sure to also note which (if any) physics concepts are new to you. (Try to just use words here and minimize invoking equations, but don't stress if you find it more convenient to use or refer to an equation.) 2) Big Math: For these sections, what are the major mathematical tools/formulas? Make sure to also note which (if any) math concepts or methods are new to you. Here, feel free to refer to equation numbers or page numbers, and do your best to convey the meaning of the equations in everyday language. Again, don't stress if you need to be technical. You should make sure that you have the important equations clearly written out and explained in your notes, though. 3) Examples: As specifically as you can, describe any challenges you had in understanding Example 3.1. 4) Questions: Describe in detail your questions/confusions from these sections. 3.3 The Center of Mass 1) Big Concept: For this section, what are the main physics concepts/ideas? Make sure to also note which (if any) physics concepts are new to you. (Try to just use words here and minimize invoking equations, but don't stress if you find it more convenient to use or refer to an equation.) 2) Big Math: For this section, what are the major mathematical tools/formulas? Make sure to also note which (if any) math concepts or methods are new to you. Here, feel free to refer to equation numbers or page numbers, and do your best to convey the meaning of the equations in everyday language. Again, don't stress if you need to be technical. You should make sure that you have the important equations clearly written out and explained in your notes, though. 3) Examples: As specifically as you can, describe any challenges you had in understanding Example 3.2. 4) Questions: Describe in detail your questions/confusions from this section. 3.4 Angular Momentum for a Single Particle, 3.5 Angular Momentum for Several Particles 1) Big Concept: For these sections, what are the main physics concepts/ideas? Make sure to also note which (if any) physics concepts are new to you. (Try to just use words here and minimize invoking equations, but don't stress if you find it more convenient to use or refer to an equation.) 2) Big Math: For these sections, what are the major mathematical tools/formulas? Make sure to also note which (if any) math concepts or methods are new to you. Here, feel free to refer to equation numbers or page numbers, and do your best to convey the meaning of the equations in everyday language. Again, don't stress if you need to be technical. You should make sure that you have the important equations clearly written out and explained in your notes, though. 3) Examples: As specifically as you can, describe any challenges you had in understanding Example 3.3 and 3.4. 4) Questions: Describe in detail your questions/confusions from these sections. 4.1 Kinetic Energy and Work, 4.2 Potential Energy and Conservative Forces 1) Big Concept: For these sections, what are the main physics concepts/ideas? Make sure to also note which (if any) physics concepts are new to you. (Try to just use words here and minimize invoking equations, but don't stress if you find it more convenient to use or refer to an equation.) 2) Big Math: For these sections, what are the major mathematical tools/formulas? Make sure to also note which (if any) math concepts or methods are new to you. Here, feel free to refer to equation numbers or page numbers, and do your best to convey the meaning of the equations in everyday language. Again, don't stress if you need to be technical. You should make sure that you have the important equations clearly written out and explained in your notes, though. 3) Examples: As specifically as you can, describe any challenges you had in understanding Example 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3. 4) Questions: Describe in detail your questions/confusions from these sections. Δ
