PHYSICS 1403 Quiz 1, September 4, 2009

This should be TRIVAL, if you were in class this week and/or if you read Chs. 1 & 2!

Please write NEATLY & LARGE ENOUGH for me to read! Thanks.

YOUR Name: ______________________

In class & also on the Announcement Web Page, I asked you to read Chs. 1 & 2. Also, Wed., Sept. 2, I finished discussing Ch. 1 & started Ch. 2. So you should be able to answer the following.

1. (5 points) What is my last name? Incorrect spellings will have points deducted!

2. (5 points) Ch. 1 discusses several topics. Among those topics is the system of UNITS we will use this semester. What is the NAME of this system of units?

Note: Answering Questions 3 using only the word “Physics” will earn you zero credit!

3. (5 points) In addition to the system of units we will use, Ch. 1 also discusses several other topics. Tell me what any ONE of these other topics is.

4. (5 points) The title of Ch. 2 is “Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension”. Using a brief English sentence or two, DEFINE the term “Kinematics”.


PHYSICS 1403 Quiz 1, September 4, 2009

This should be TRIVAL, if you were in class this week and/or if you read Chs. 1 & 2!

Please write NEATLY & LARGE ENOUGH for me to read! Thanks.

YOUR Name: ______________________

In class & also on the Announcement Web Page, I asked you to read Chs. 1 & 2. Also, Wed., Sept. 2, I finished discussing Ch. 1 & started Ch. 2. So you should be able to answer the following.

1. (5 points) What is my last name? Incorrect spellings will have points deducted!

2. (5 points) Ch. 1 discusses several topics. Among those topics is the system of UNITS we will use this semester. What is the NAME of this system of units?

Note: Answering Question 3 using only the word “Physics” will earn you zero credit!

3. (5 points) In addition to the system of units we will use, Ch. 1 also discusses several other topics. Tell me what any ONE of these other topics is.

4. (5 points) The title of Ch. 2 is “Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension”. Using a brief English sentence or two, DEFINE the term “Kinematics”.