Homework Problems for Halliday, Resnick, and Walker's Fundamentals of Physics

Chapter   Questions Problems
1: Measurement Minimum: -- 1,5,12*,14,20,21,26,35,57,59
Recommended: -- 6,8,13,18,23,24,39,43
Interesting Challenges: -- 19
*The equation given is for percent error, not percent difference.
2: Motion Along a Straight Line Minimum: 2,5 4,13,15,18,26,33,35,49,55,67,83,99,114
Recommended: 1*,3,4 1,16,22,30,44,47,53,57,71,86,102,111
Interesting Challenges: -- 11,12,63
*Be sure to note clearly any ties.
3: Vectors Minimum: 4,7,9 1,8,13,30,32,33,37,41,48
Recommended: 6,10 4,7,9,12,20,22,34,38,61
Interesting Challenges: 1 64
4: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions Minimum: 7*,12 7,14,27,34,60,70,74,86,99,116
Recommended: 4,11,13* 16,23,26,33,36,57,61,62,63,78,86,91,105,119,126,127
Interesting Challenges: 5 17,49,84,85
*Be sure to note clearly any ties.
Test 1: Thursday, 6/5/08
5: Force and Motion I Minimum: 7,8*,10 4,24,32,39,47,51,53,55,59
Recommended: 5,6,12* 5,7,13,15,21,22,30,37,42,45,57,60a-b,65,69,76,81
Interesting Challenges: 11 12,63,93
*Be sure to note clearly any ties.
6: Force and Motion II Minimum: 1,9 7,17,25,28,32,36,41,47,55,58,60
Recommended: 3,4,11 5,10,20,22,23,29,32,43,50,56,67,70,84,87,88,100,108
Interesting Challenges: - 2,39,61,19
Test 2: Thursday, 6/19/08
7: Kinetic Energy and Work Minimum: 2*,8 1,10,13,17,28,30,34,47,61,71
Extra Practice: 1,6,7,10 7,16,20,23,26,32,33,39,35,36,46,49,74,79
Interesting Challenges: - 52,65,76
*Explain your reasoning.
Note: all problem numbers in italics deal with power, which will be discussed with Chapter 8. These problems are due WITH THE NEXT ASSIGNMENT (Chapter 8).
8: Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy Minimum: 2,8 7,15,26,27,39,47,56,75,79
Recommended: 4,9 4abcf,8,12,16,19,21,25,29,38,45ac,53,60,65,68,69,71,86
Interesting Challenges: - 32,35,36
9: Center of Mass and Linear Momentum Minimum: 2,6 3,17,36,47,50,52,61,85,96,101,115
Recommended: 3,11 4,7,10,19,20,24,40,49,51,54,73,104
Interesting Challenges: - 8,41,69,86,112
Test 3: Thursday, 7/3/08
10: Rotation Minimum: 1 1,4,10,17ab,26,30,40,43,63,66,100
Recommended: 2,3 2,6,12,15,20,22,29,31,35,39,42,58,60,67,68,77,93
Interesting Challenges: - 7,72
Note: there will be some questions/problems relating to torque from this chapter, that will be due with next chapter's homework.
11: Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum Minimum: Ch.10:8,10  Ch.11:2,6 Ch.10:52,54,59,75  Ch.11:2,7,28,37,43,65,69
Recommended: Ch.10:5,9  Ch.11:4,9* Ch.10:61,69,87,93,96  Ch.11:5,18,21,23,29,41,43,51,53,55
Interesting Challenges: Ch. 11:3 Ch. 11:13
*The disk is on a frictionless axle.
12: Equilibrium and Elasticity Minimum: 1,5,6 5,6,19,24,30,63,78
Recommended: 3,7,9 4,7a-d,8,9,19,27*,53,56,59,62,68
Interesting Challenges: - -
*Find the tension in the angled cable on the left (not the vertical cable on the right: there are 2 different cables).
Test 4: Thursday, 7/17/08
13: Gravitation Minimum: * 2ac,5 2,6,17,23,24,35,36,43,60,77,82
Recommended: * 1,4,8,9 1,4,5,12,25ab,30,37,41,45,52,64,70,76,80b,81
Interesting Challenges: 7 13,16,53,58,66,75,98,99
*Note: for all of the "Questions," show/explain your reasoning.
15: Oscillations Minimum: 6*,9 5,7,29,33,43,65,72abc,91,94
Recommended: 4,10,11 2,4,16,22a,28,31,44,45,77,78,90,92,96,97,98b
Interesting Challenges: - 23,106
Combination Problems:
These problems combine a number of different concepts, similar to many final exam problems.
- 14,17,21,24,35,36,69
*Be sure to have the proper sign.
Final Exam: Tuesday, 7/29/08