Physics 130 Midterm 2

Review
NUPP
Nicholas Mucia

Outline
Review of Material (4.8-7)

Friction and Free-Body Diagrams

Circular Motion
Work and Energy
Momentum

Sample Problems ( I have some example problems

but feel free to ask me about others

Friction and Free-Body Diagrams

Friction
Friction- the microscopic bumps between objects when they are in
contact with eachother.
Can only oppose motion
Coefficient of friction times normal force

Free Body Diagram

practice problems

Circular Motion
Uniform circular motion speed is constant but
direction changes to stay in a circle
Magnitude stays the same
Direction changes

Centripetal acceleration center-pointing

acceleration
Radial acceleration

v is velocity and r is radius of the circle

Period and frequency

Period T is the time it takes for one revolution
Frequency f number of revolutions per second
T=1/f

Forces with centripetal acceleration

Universal Gravitation
The force between any two masses.
Cavendish experiment

Weightlessness

Keplers Law

Work and Energy

Work
Work-what is accomplished by a force acting on an
object that moves a distance d
Work and energy are expressed in Joules (J)
Work is a scalar

Kinetic energy
Work-energy theorem the net work done on an
object is equal to the change in the objects kinetic
energy
Energy from moving

Potential Energy
Gravitational Potential Energy

Sprint Potential Energy

Hookes Law
K is spring constant

Energy Conservation
A closed system has no energy being transferred
into or out of the system
The carts in lab
The Earth revolving around the sun

Dissipative Forces (friction) will lower the energy of any

system

Power
Power is the rate at which work is done
Power is given in units of Watts (Joule/sec)
Sometimes given in horsepower

Efficiency- ratio of useful power outputted from

total power input

Linear Momentum

Is a vector

Conservation of Momentum
Always true in a closed system for all collisions

Elastic and inelastic collisions

Elastic
KE conserved
Momentum conserved

Inelastic
KE NOT conserved
Momentum conserved

Completely inelastic
Objects stick together after collision

impulse
Impulse is the change in momentum that an object
receives

End of Review

Ten Test Taking Tips

1) Dont freak out!
2) If you dont know something, dont be afraid to ask Art
3) RTFQ (Read the full question)
4) Analyze the question
5) Manage your time well (do not get stuck on one question)
6) Leave no question unanswered. PARTIAL CREDIT
7) Check your answers against your intuition
8) The best preparation is solving the old exams
9) It is just a test. Dont fret. Make sure to relax afterwards.
10) Graders make mistakes. When you get the exam back, check it!

Practice Problems

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Practice 4

Practice 5

Free Body Diagram