This is the web page for College Physics I at the Oklahoma City Community College taught by Dr. Edward Mansell (Fall 2004, Section 4).

Office Hours: 12-1 MW in the Adjunct Office (next to 1C8) or in 1C8.

PDF format download of course syllabus and class/lab schedule.

Current Stuff:

Answers (PDF file) to the Unit VII hand-out problems (Answers also available as html).

Unit VII Sample Test (PDF file) (with answers)

Upcoming stuff:

Exam 7: In class on Monday, Dec. 13.

I will attempt to contact you if you are close enough to a grade boundary that retaking your lowest test could improve your grade. (The retake will act as a ninth test, it will not replace the lower grade.)

Old Stuff:

Unit I Homework assignment (book problems):
Chapter 1: 4, 17, 21, 37, 43, 47, 51, 60, 63, 65 (see Appendix I), 66 (6.3 cm), 75, 81
Chapter 3: 25, 27, 29, 33b, 43 (47 and 49 removed from assignment)

Unit II Book problems:
Chap 2: 11, 18, 19, 23 (use 4.0s instead of 4.5s), 24 (55s, 55mi/hr), 26 (32 min), 37, 39, 43, 52 (10m/s, 25m), 82 (11m), 87
Chap 3: 60 (60m, 240m), 63, 68 (0.075m/s, 30°), 76 (17m), 77, 79, 85, 105

Unit II Hand-out answers (Homeworks #4, 5, and 6)

Unit III homework book problems (due Oct. 11):
Chapter 4: 15, 35, 39, 54 (a: 735 N, b: 735 N, c: 885 N), 59, 65, 67, 85

Answers to the Unit III Sample exam 3 (The sample exam is here if you need it.)

Answers to the Unit III hand-out problems (8 and 9). Also available as a PDF file.
Exam 3: In the testing center from Mon. Oct. 4 (3 p.m.) through Mon. Oct. 11 (noon). (Homework for unit III due on Oct. 11 in class)

Answers to the Unit IV Sample exam 4 (PDF format) or HTML version (The sample exam is here if you need it.) There are corrections to the answers on problems 1 and 2 on the handout!

Unit IV homework book problems (due Oct. 18):
Chapter 5: 9, 11, 15, 25, 27, 29, 43, 44 (-1.5x10³ N), 45, 53, 55, 67, 72 (15 m/s), 76 (0.33m, 0.28m), 87
Chapter 6: 1, 10 (31m/s), 13, 15, 17, 19, 30 (15m/s), 31, 49, 51, 73, 100 (0.94m, Hint: find KE immediately after the collision and use energy conservation), 101.

Answers to the Unit IV hand-out problems (PDF file) or html.

Exam 4: In class Mon. Oct. 18 (1 p.m.)

Answers to the Unit V Sample exam 5 (PDF format) or HTML version (Sample Exam 5 is here if you need it.)

Answers (PDF file) to the Unit V hand-out problems (Answers also available as html).

Unit IV homework book problems (due Nov. 8):
Chapter 7: 47, 60 (3.6 rad/s), 67, 101 (use energy conservation)
Chapter 8: 22 (170 N), 32 (33.2 N, 10.5 kg; don't need to use torques, just use force equilibrium), 35, 51, 115.

Exam 5: In the Testing Center from Mon., Nov 1 (after class) through Mon., Nov 8 (12:50 pm deadline -- no extension beyond that!!!)

Unit VIII homework book problems (due Nov. 22):
Chapter 13: 11, 35, 37, 45, 63, 97
Chapter 14: 15, 20 (85 m), 35, 43, 66 (431 Hz, 373 Hz), 82 (0.675 m), 89 (first find the length of the pipe)

Answers (PDF file) to the Unit VIII hand-out problems (Answers also available as html).

Unit VIII Sample Test (PDF file)
Exam 8: In the Testing Center from Mon., Nov 15 (after class) through Mon., Nov 22 (12:50 pm deadline)

Answers (PDF file) to the Unit VI hand-out problems (Answers also available as html).

Now with answers: Unit VI Sample Test (PDF file)
Exam 6: In class on Dec. 1.

The Mastery Lab due date has been postponed to Wed., Dec. 1 (it will be accepted early, naturally)

This page maintained by Dr. Edward Mansell, Adjunct Prof. of Physics at OCCC