Suggested list of problems
Mechanics (NYA)

For Serway 6th edition

Last modifications: Tue, Aug 18, 2009


Physics and Measurement:

Serway Chapter 1 Question: 5, 11
Problems: 6, 11, 15, 17, 20, 24, 30, 45, 49, 51

Vectors:

Appendix B.2 to B5.5 (pA22) Problems: 1, 2, 3

Chapter 3 (p70) Question: 1, 6
Problems: 1, 6, 15, 18, 27, 29, 32, 35, 43, 44, 49, 53

Static Equilibrium:

Chapter 5 (p138), Newton's laws and translational equilibrium, (sections 5.1 to 5.6) Question: 1, 3, 5, 7, 17
Problems: 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 21

Chapter 5 (p138), Static Friction (section 5.8)
Problems: 46

Chapter 10.6 (p325), Torque Problems: 30, 31

Chapter 12.1 to 12.3 (p377), Static Equilibrium
Question: 4, 6, 7, 12
Problems: 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 23, 25, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 63

Kinematics:

Chapter 2.1 to 2.6 (p49), 1D Kinematics Question: 1, 2, 10, 11
Problems: 1, 3, 6, 7, 12, 20, 25, 27, 29, 37, 38, 42, 43, 46, 49, 51, 52, 57, 63, 65, 66, 70

Chapter 4.1 to 4.3 (p100), 2D Kinematics
Question: 10, 13
Problems: 2, 7, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 22, 24, 47(a, b, c), 50, 51, 54, 55, 67, 71

Chapter 10.1 to 10.3 (p322), Rotational Kinematics
Problems: 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 16, 17

Dynamics:

Chapter 5 (p138) Question: 3, 4, 5, 7, 14, 17, 19, 20, 22
Problems: 1, 3, 6, 11, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 41, 43, 44, 45, 50, 54, 55, 57, 58, 61, 64, 68

Chapter 6.1 to 6.3 (p171), Dynamics of circular motion
Question: 1, 6, 9, 12
Problems: 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 57, 58, 60, 62, 65, 68, 71

Chapter 13.1 to 13.4 (p411), Gravitation and satellites
Question: 1, 2, 6, 10, 12, 17
Problems: 1, 5, 10, 15, 18, 19, 25, 51

Rotational Dynamics of Rigid Objects

ch. 10.5 and 10.7 (p321)
Question: 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24
Problems: 23, 25, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 71

Work and Energy

ch. 7.1 to 7.8 (p209) Question: 1, 6, 10,18
Problems: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 13, 19, 28, 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42

ch.8 (p239) Question: 1, 6, 9, 10, 12
Problems: 2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 21, 24, 29, 31, 33, 45, 46, 54, 57, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 72

ch. 10.4 and 10.8 (p321) Question: 16, 24
Problems: 21, 22, 46, 47, 49, 61, 70

Momentum and Collisions

ch. 9.1 to 9.4 (p281) Question: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 21
Problems: 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 67, 69

ch. 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.6 (p353) Question: 14, 15, 17, 19
Problems: 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 42, 49