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course Phy 231

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Question: `qExplain in your own words how the standard deviation of a set of numbers is calculated.

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Your solution:

Is the square of the deviations divided by 1 less than their quaintly of points. Then take the square root.

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Question: Briefly state what you think velocity is and how you think it is an example of a rate.

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Your solution:

Velocity is displaced distance per displaced time.

60miles/hr

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Given Solution:

A rate is a change in something divided by a change in something else.

This question concerns velocity, which is the rate of change of position: change in position divided by change in clock time. **

NOTE ON NOTATION

Students often quote a formula like v = d / t. It's best to avoid this formula completely.

The average velocity on an interval is defined as change in position / change in clock time.

• The symbol d doesn't look like a change in anything, nor does the symbol t.

• And the symbol v doesn't distinguish between initial velocity, final velocity, average velocity, change in velocity and instantaneous velocity, all of which are important concepts that need to be associated with distinct symbols.

In this course we use `d to stand for the capital Greek symbol Delta, which universally indicates the change in a quantity. If we use d for distance, then the 'change in distance' would be denoted `dd. Very confusing to have two different d's, with two different meanings, in the same expression.

We generally use s or x to stand for position, so `ds or `dx would stand for change in position. Change in clock time would be `dt. Thus

v_Ave = `ds / `dt

(or alternatively, if we use x for position, v_Ave = `dx / `dt).

With this notation we can tell that we are dividing change in position by change in clock time.

For University Physics students (calculus-based note):

If x is the position then velocity is dx/dt, the derivative of position with respect to clock time. This is the limiting value of the rate of change of position with respect to clock time. You need to think in these terms.

v stands for instantaneous velocity. v_Ave stands for the average velocity on an interval.

If you used d for position then you would have the formula v = dd / dt. The dd in the numerator doesn't make a lot of sense; one d indicates the infinitesimal change in the other d.

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Question: Given average speed and time interval how do you find distance moved?

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Your solution:

Multiply average speed by time interval

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Given Solution:

** You multiply average speed * time interval to find distance moved.

For example, 50 miles / hour * 3 hours = 150 miles. **

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Question: Given average speed and distance moved how do you find the corresponding time interval?

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Your solution:

Distance divided by average speed

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Given Solution:

** time interval = distance / average speed. For example if we travel 100 miles at 50 mph it takes 2 hours--we divide the distance by the speed.

In symbols, if `ds = vAve * `dt then `dt = `ds/vAve.

Also note that (cm/s ) / s = cm/s^2, not sec, whereas cm / (cm/s) = cm * s / cm = s, as appropriate in a calculation of `dt. **

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Question: Given time interval and distance moved how do you get average speed?

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Your solution:

Distance divided by time interval

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Given Solution:

** Average speed = distance / change in clock time. This is the definition of average speed.

For example if we travel 300 miles in 5 hours we have been traveling at an average speed of 300 miles / 5 hours = 60 miles / hour. **

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Question: A ball rolls from rest down a book, off that book and onto another book, where it picks up speed before rolling off the end of that book. Consider the interval that begins when the ball first encounters the second book, and ends when it rolls of the end of the book.

For this interval, place in order the quantities initial velocity (which we denote v_0), and final velocity (which we denote v_f), average velocity (which we denote v_Ave).

During this interval, the ball's velocity changes. It is possible for the change in its velocity to exceed the three quantities you just listed? Is it possible for all three of these quantities to exceed the change in the ball's velocity? Explain.

Note that the change in the ball's velocity is denoted `dv.

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Your solution:

It is possible to exceed all expect the V_F in the given example.

No it is not in the given example the V_O would never be more.

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