Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 5, Problem 9

By idan on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 15:20

I see how the formula no longer has m in it. However, doesn't friction increase with greater mass which then changes the maximum velocity?

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 11, Problem 21

By chaegyunkang on Tue, 08/01/2017 - 04:47

This question is the answer for question 20 not 21.

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 11, Problem 20

By chaegyunkang on Tue, 08/01/2017 - 04:46

This question is the answer for question 19 not 20.

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 11, Problem 19

By chaegyunkang on Tue, 08/01/2017 - 04:43

For part a) it is asking for the amplitude of the motion. The video solved for the wrong question and the answer is also wrong.

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 20, Problem 28

By eptrottier on Tue, 07/25/2017 - 12:38

where do you get the formula in the blue?

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 3, Problem 30

By choianchoi on Sun, 07/23/2017 - 20:44

Hello, why is the acceleration -9.8 m/s^2 when after the ball reaches the top, the acceleration is +9.8m/s^2?

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 3, Problem 18

By choianchoi on Sun, 07/23/2017 - 02:44

Hi, as the question asked how far from its base shouldn't the answer be square root (x ^2+y^2)? (displacement between landing point and the jump point)

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 2, Problem 59

By choianchoi on Sat, 07/22/2017 - 00:57

From 30 s to 50 s why is it curved and not straight?

Thanks

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 4, Problem 8

By chris010727 on Sun, 07/09/2017 - 07:53

Why did you set the initial velocity as 0. Isn't it supposed to be 13 instead because the shot will eventually come to a rest.

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 23, Problem 51

By arielle.lab on Wed, 07/05/2017 - 06:01

Hi! How do you know that do is positive?

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 4, Problem 57

By idan on Thu, 06/22/2017 - 14:40

I found a good explanation online so I'm all set!

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 4, Problem 57

By idan on Thu, 06/22/2017 - 14:16

How do you know the angle theta used to resolve the components is the same as the angle the incline makes with the horizontal? Please refresh my geometry!

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 16, Problem 30

By aheumangutman on Mon, 06/05/2017 - 19:27

Hi Professor Dychko,
I'm confused on why you would not solve for the x and y components of both electric fields and then take the magnitude of the net electric field.
Thanks!

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 16, Problem 30

By aheumangutman on Mon, 06/05/2017 - 19:27

Hi Professor Dychko,
I'm confused on why you would not solve for the x and y components of both electric fields and then take the magnitude of the net electric field.
Thanks!

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 28, Problem 2

By kbick on Sun, 05/07/2017 - 11:33

Hi! Just wondering when we can use the small angle approximation - you say here that it is when theta is less than zero, but how can that be?

By Mr. Dychko on Sat, 05/13/2017 - 13:03

Hi kbick, this is a good question since the small angle approximation is often a very useful trick to make the algebra much easier. Yes, I know it seems unbelievable that you can just replace $sin(x)$ with simply $x$, so what you should do to convince yourself that it's acceptable when $x$ is small (I'm saying $x$, but $\theta$, or whatever variable represents the angle in your equation) is this: plot the graph of $y=x$ and $y=sin(x)$ on the same graph, but there's a catch. Zoom in on the graph so that you can only see $x$ between, say, -1 and 1. You'll notice the graphs look the same! This is the reason the approximation works, is that within this restricted domain of $-1 \leq x \leq 1$, both functions $y=x$ and $y=sin(x)$ give the same result. When you zoom out and look at larger values of $x$, then of course the graphs do not look the same, and you can no longer claim that $x \approx sin(x)$, like you can for small $x$.

All the best,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 31, Problem 14

By fridley.26 on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 11:46

Your video says released and the answer says required. Just wanted to point it out was confused at first but then after watching the video I understood what happened.

By Mr. Dychko on Fri, 04/28/2017 - 12:24

Ah, thanks fridley.26! Sorry for the confusion. I've updated the quick answer to say released.

Cheers,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th "Global" Edition, Chapter 8, Problem 19

By lina09037788 on Tue, 04/25/2017 - 06:04

angular position should be in radians, so it's 23*2*3.14 not 23 revolutions.

By Mr. Dychko on Fri, 04/28/2017 - 12:22

Hi flsktkd, thanks for the comment. Putting angular position in radians is often the better choice, and it's the official best unit for expressing angular position, that's true. However, revolutions are still used frequently since it's a unit that people can better understand. When looking at the tachometer in a car, it shows the engine speed in revolutions per minute, for example. Since this question asks for the final angular speed in rpm, it makes sense to use revolutions throughout, although it doesn't specify units for part (a) so I suppose it would be fine to use radians per second squared there.

Best wishes,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 6, Problem 43

By suriyak786 on Sat, 04/22/2017 - 21:22

if the elevator is falling, wouldn't H be negative?

By Mr. Dychko on Fri, 04/28/2017 - 12:14

Hi suriyak786, thanks for the question. Yes, since we haven't specified the coordinate system, it's true that up is the positive direction, and down is negative. The elevator would have a negative velocity while it's falling. However, it's initial displacement is positive since we've done one unconventional thing here: the origin (in other words the location where the vertical position is zero) is not where the elevator starts. Instead we've chosen the origin, also called the reference level when talking about vertical position, to be at the height of the fully compressed spring, which is below where the elevator starts. This choice of reference level simplified our algebra a bit. $h$ is the displacement of the elevator compared to the reference level, and it is positive since it's above the reference level, and we have the conventional coordinate system with up being positive.

All the best,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 11, Problem 4

By dshadowalker on Thu, 04/20/2017 - 10:14

My answer comes out to 316N/m can you show how to input into the calculator? I like when you show the calculator because this assists me in using the calculator and making sure I have the equation right.

By Mr. Dychko on Fri, 04/28/2017 - 12:04

Hi dshadowalker, thanks for the question. I get 316 N/m too! :) The difference is that I've rounded it to two significant figures, which explains why the answer is $320 \textrm{ N/m}$. Yes, showing calcs. with the on-screen calculator is nice, but it was getting very time consuming doing that so I included it only for a few chapters.

Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 21, Problem 44

By julia.wolfe on Sun, 04/16/2017 - 09:00

Why don't you subtract the potential due to the inductance of the coil? I thought the minus sign in the E = -L (dI/dt) formula was meant to indicate that the voltage would be in the opposite direction following Lenz's law (current increasing > flux increasing > induced current needs to decrease flux to compensate > current flows in other direction > voltage drop in other direction). What am I missing?

By Mr. Dychko on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 06:10

Hi julia.wolfe, thanks for the question. What's important to notice is that the sign of the potential difference will be the same across the resistor as it is across the inductor. In both cases, the circuit element causes a potential drop. (I say "circuit element" since it's OK to model this circuit as containing a single resistor and a single inductor connected by zero-resistance wires). Recall that when using Kirchoff's Laws to analyze a circuit, you make the potential across a resistor negative (it's a potential drop, in other words) when traversing the resistor in the same direction as the current. Because the inductor opposes the change in current, as you correctly mentioned, this inductor also causes a potential drop to oppose the change (note that, contrary to what you mentioned, the current does not end up flowing in the other direction. Rather, it's increase is opposed, and the inductor would disappear once the current stops changing). It would be fine to call both potential drops negative if you wish, but the question isn't specific about direction, so calling both positive is fine when answering a question asking for a "potential difference".

Hope that helps,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 13, Problem 47

By elkinsk on Sat, 04/15/2017 - 18:32

i think the temperature is 22° not 20°?

By Mr. Dychko on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 06:18

Hi elkinsk, thank you for noticing that! You're quite correct that the temperature should be $22^\circ\textrm{C}$ instead of $20^\circ\textrm{C}$. It turns out that the final answer is the same in either case since the 22 or 20 get added to 273 in order to convert to Kelvin, and the percent difference between 295 and 293 is small. I'll put a note for other students about this, and thanks again.

Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 14, Problem 3

By girondebordeaux92 on Sun, 04/09/2017 - 03:19

I think specific heat capacity of 4.186 is missing in the calculation? Can you please clarify

By Mr. Dychko on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 06:33

Bonjour girondebordeaux92, thanks for the question. The 4.186 figure you're quoting is, with units, $4.186 \dfrac{\textrm{kJ}}{\textrm{kg} \cdot \textrm{C}^\circ}$. Understanding units answers your question, since if you consult table 14-1 you'll notice that an alternative way to mention the specific heat of water is to write $1.00 \dfrac{\textrm{kcal}}{\textrm{kg} \cdot \textrm{C}^\circ}$. It turns out that the "kcal" way of writing specific heat, as shown in the video, if just convenient in this case since the energy of the candy bar is giving in kcal.

All the best,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 18, Problem 35

By cj_vana on Mon, 04/03/2017 - 01:41

For part b, should the 120V be squared?

By Mr. Dychko on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 06:35

Hi cj_vana, thanks for pointing this out. It turn out that I did, in fact, square the $120 \textrm{ V}$ when doing the calculation, even though I forgot to write that the number is squared in the working. I'll make a note about this for other students.

All the best,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 6th Edition, Chapter 5, Problem 21

By thesouthportschool on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 22:17

FN = ... +mgcosO

By Mr. Dychko on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 06:45

Hi thesouthportschool, I'm not really sure what the comment is here. I could maybe help if the comment was more specific.

All the best,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 19, Problem 19

By brian7989 on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 17:06

From step 2 to step 3, how do you know whether you should combine Req2 with the R on the right of Req2 or R that's below Req 2?

By Mr. Dychko on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 06:41

Hi brian7989, thanks for the question. It's important to combine series resistances before parallel resistances. From step 2 to step 3, Req2 needs to be combined wi the R on the right since it's in series with it. It isn't possible to combine Req2 with the resistor below since it's in parallel with the R below, and it's necessary to know the total resistance of each branch when combining them in parallel. We don't yet know the total resistance of the branch containing Req2 until we add it to the R on the right.

Best wishes,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 6th Edition, Chapter 21, Problem 6

By thesouthportschool on Wed, 03/15/2017 - 18:34

I believe you may have gotten the answer wrong and it is 0.036V and not 0.048V.

By Mr. Dychko on Fri, 03/17/2017 - 08:04

Hi thesouthportschool, things look fine after double checking, so please let me know if you're still noticing a discrepancy.

Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 4, Problem 60

By suriyak786 on Sun, 03/12/2017 - 15:45

If the box is moving up and my positive x component is to the right. Then the Fgx would be going up?

By Mr. Dychko on Fri, 03/17/2017 - 07:58

Hi suriyak786, thanks for this question. The direction of gravity is unaffected by the direction of motion of the box, and it's also unaffected by the coordinate system (whether right is positive or negative). The component of gravity along the ramp will always point down the ramp. Whether that component gets a negative or positive sign is determined by your personal choice of coordinate system (whether "right" is positive or negative, in other words), but the arrow will always point down the ramp.

Hope that helps,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 3, Problem 37

By suriyak786 on Sat, 03/11/2017 - 20:04

For part b why didn't we also find out Vx. Why did we find Vy

By Mr. Dychko on Sun, 03/12/2017 - 13:17

Hi suriyak786, thank you for your question. At 3:20 we made use of $v_x$ to create an expression for $t$ in terms of things that we know, such as $x$ and $\theta$, and the one thing we don't know, $v$. That was then substituted into the vertical displacement formula, which only has $v_y$ in it since only the vertical component of velocity affects the vertical displacement of the car. Does that help?

All the best,
Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 13, Problem 10

By rdattafl on Sat, 03/11/2017 - 18:00

Mr. Dychko,

The range of temperatures stated in the problem are from -30 degrees C to 50 degrees C. Thus, shouldn't the change in temperature, or delta(T), be 80 degrees C?
With this value of delta(T), the width of the expansion cracks become 12 mm.

By Mr. Dychko on Sun, 03/12/2017 - 13:49

Hi rdattafi, thank you for your question. It turns out that this question calls for a very careful reading since the way it's worded is a bit sneaky. It mentions wanting to know the expansion gap needed at $15^\circ\textrm{ C}$. This expansion gap is needed to deal with the concrete slabs becoming bigger as they get hotter on hot days. The temperatures cooler than $15^\circ\textrm{ C}$ don't concern us since the slabs will only get smaller as they get cooler. $-30^\circ\textrm{ C}$ is a red herring and we can ignore it. The question is not asking "by how much will the concrete expand when changing temperature from $-30^\circ\textrm{ C}$ to $50^\circ\textrm{ C}$". Rather, it's asking for how much of a gap should be left between slabs that are $15^\circ\textrm{ C}$ so that they don't touch and then buckle when they reach $50^\circ\textrm{ C}$.

Mr. Dychko

Giancoli 7th Edition, Chapter 2, Problem 36

By suriyak786 on Fri, 03/10/2017 - 21:59

why is there Vmax? Can we just write normal V

By Mr. Dychko on Sun, 03/12/2017 - 13:39

Hi suriyak786, yes, you could write $v$ instead of $v_{max}$, just so long as there's an understanding of what $v$ (or $v_{max})$ is: it's the speed the car reaches after the period of acceleration.

All the best,
Mr. Dychko