PHYS 2010 Written HW 1 Name: ___________________

Section Number:

Instructions: Please print this out and fill in your answers, showing your work in order to receive
full credit. Turn it in either directly to your TA, or to the cabinet in the Helproom.
1) A centrifuge is spinning at a rate of 2000 revolutions per minute (rpm). How many
milliseconds (ms) will it take to complete 5 revolutions?

!
2) Suppose you were given the equation "
$ %" + ' = ) * and that you know the units
of most of these variables:
[$] = kg (meaning “the units of A are kilograms”)
[% ] = m/s
[' ] = kg ⋅ m" /s "
[* ] = m

For the equation to be valid, what must be the units of )? Your answer should be
written in the form [) ] = ___ (you fill in the blank).

3) Consider the following graph of an object’s position vs time. (Questions on next page)
PHYS 2010 Written HW 1 Name: ___________________

i) [Referring to the graph on the previous page] At which time(s) is the magnitude of
the object’s velocity zero? How can you tell?

ii) Make a sketch of the object’s velocity vs time graph, covering the entire range of
times shown (from before A to after E).

iii) At which time(s) is the magnitude of the object’s acceleration zero? How can you
tell?

iv) Is this motion well described by the phrase “constant acceleration”? Explain.
PHYS 2010 Written HW 1 Name: ___________________

4) Consider the following graph of an object’s velocity vs. time

i) Consider the following statement: “The object starts off moving to the left, then
it stops, and finally it moves to the right”. Is this statement consistent with the
graph? If not, rewrite the statement so that it is consistent with the graph.

ii) Consider the following statement: “Because the slope of the velocity graph is
always positive, the object is always speeding up”. Is this statement consistent
with the graph? If not, rewrite the statement so that it is consistent with the
graph.