Illustrative Examples

Chapter 1 Units and Measurement

Chapter 2 1-D motion

Chapter 3 Vectors


Chapter 4 2-D and 3-D motion

cannon ballistics problem with quadratic

ballistic motion


Chapter 5 Forces

block sliding without friction


Chapter 6 Using Newton's Laws

car on banked turn finding an angle

car on banked turn finding the radius of the turn

car on an unbanked turn

friction on a sliding block

car turning a banked corner max & min speeds


Chapter 7 Kinetic Energy and Work

low earth orbit


Chapter 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy

roller coaster by conservation of energy





Chapter 9 Momentum


Chapter 10 Rotation


Chapter 11 More rotation

pulley with a hanging mass


Chapter 12 Statics

leaning ladder

ladder with man at top

ladder with man climbing

table falling over

torque on a sign


Chapter 13 Fluids


Chapter 14 Oscillations


Chapter 15 Waves


Chapter 16 Sound