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Everything that was covered in the curriculum of class PHY 221 at the University of Miami. The guide was made form a direct reference to the textbook "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by Douglas Giancoli, edition 5e. The class touches on basic kinematics, forces, energy, momentum, and is more detailed in more complex topics like angular quantities and rotational motion.

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Unit 1 -
Measurement +
Estimating
Uncertainty , Significant Figures
No is
absolutely
·
measurement precise

/expected
-
measured
·
Percent Error =
expected
1 :
100 %




Significant figure
·
known
reliably digit in a number
-




·

leading zeros are not
significant (0 0622 sig figs
.




digit
·
the final is the that holds
one
uncertainty

·
multiplying/dividing >
-
inherits # of
digits that the number with less
digits has


11 3 .
:



6 .
8=
adding/subtracting #
·
>
-
inherits of decimal places that the number with less places has


36 + 8 2 .
=
44 .




Converting Units

·
Conversion factor -
I unit = X Units


·

multiply out factors so that units Cancel in the numerator/denominator

ex .
21 inchest am 21 ich .



(m) :
54 6.




Dimension Analysis
·
position
= L,
velocity
=
L/T, acceleration =
/Th

·
units in an equation must balance on both sides

,Unit 1 Hand In HW-#52, 55 65, 68
,




d + R2 =
(r + h)
14 / 2R(1 5)
= 2


(4400m) + = + .
+
(1 5).




1 93
.
.


10 m 3 R =
R =
6 45
.
.
10 'm




2) A = B =* (where v =)

b) A = B = (where v
=)




ghuman lun
=
23




Vice =
17 .
.
100 km2 ·
2 5km
.
=
4 . 25 .
106 km

Searth =
Mir = 4h (6371)
2
=
S1
.
.

100 km2 . 5 =
3 4 100 km2
.
.




4 .
25 .
106 km
Ah =
34 .
.
100 km2 " - 0125km or 12 Sm
.

,Pearson HW.




235 37 2 %
.


.
=
87

, 10-2m kg/m3. 10
1200 cars 4
100 kg
.
= .
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