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Physics
Physics
all
engineering
and
No engineer could design a flat-screen TV, an
technology.
interplanetary spacecraft, or even a better
mousetrap without first understanding the
basic laws of physics.
Solving Physics
Problems
I understand the
concepts, but I just cant
solve the problems!!!!!!!
Idealized Model
In physics a model is a simplified version of a
Uncertainty and
Significant
Figures
Uncertainty is indicated
by the number of
meaningful digits, or significant figures.
Components of
Vectors
Measuring a diagram offers only very limited
accuracy, and calculations with right triangles
work only when the two vectors are
perpendicular. So we need a simple but
general method for adding vectors. This is
called the method of components.
Doing Vector
Calculations Using
Components
1. Finding a vectors magnitude and direction
Unit Vectors
A unit vector is a vector that has a