Physics 50 example problems podcast

Physics 50 example problems

Peter Beyersdorf

This is a video podcast of solutions to example problems from Dr. Beyersdorf's Physics 50 class at San Jose State University. Several episodes will be published each week including solutions to the previous week's homework and examples that may be useful in understanding current homework or preparing for upcoming exams.

89 Episodes

14-51 Tube of Mercury-fluid mechanics
11/15/2006
4:27
For a tube containing mercury and water, find the difference in height of the mercury and water using Pascal's law
14-47 Mass of a Planet-fluid mechanics
11/15/2006
4:14
Given some measurements of the pressure in a fluid taken on the surface of an unknown planet, use Pascal's law and the universal law of gravitation to find the mass of the planet.
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14-37 Airplane Wing-fluid mechanics
11/15/2006
5:51
Use Bernoulli's Equation to find the force on an airplane wing and then find the net force acting on the airplane.
14-29 Shower Head-fluid mechanics
11/15/2006
2:26
Use the continuity equation to find the exit velocity for water in a shower head
14-25 Wood Floating in Oil-fluid mechanics
11/15/2006
5:16
For a block of wood floating on top of a layer of water and below a layer of oil, find its mass and density given how high it is floating
14-7 Gauge Pressure-fluid mechanics
11/15/2006
2:12
Determine the gauge pressure at a given distance below the surface of a fluid using Pascal's law
14-3 Density of Gold-fluid mechanics
11/15/2006
1:35
Find the density of a piece of metal given its mass and volume. Is the metal gold?
13-33 Cheese on a Spring-simple harmonic motion
11/10/2006
5:45
For a piece of cheese oscillating on the end of a spring, find out how far the spring will be stretched when the oscillations stop.
12-9 Gravitational Force Acting on the Moon-gravitation
11/10/2006
10:13
Find the gravitational force acting on the moon from the Earth and Sun for moon at three different points in the lunar orbit
11-13 Beam in Equilibrium-equilibrium
11/6/2006
13:16
Find the tension in ropes holding up a beam in equilibrium.

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