Useful Info
Useful Information for Homework Problems and Exams
Various sources of information you may find helpful when doing homework
(mostly PDF documents):
Good site for math help! http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm
How to solve word problems
How to do ratio problems
How to do unit conversions
Figuring out significant figures
Formulae and table of frequently-used constants
Table of useful unit conversion factors
(html file)
"Helpsheet" of formulae and constants handed out with exams
Helpful material from Discussion Sections: (PDF documents):
Radians and the Small Angle Formula
Proof of Newton's Form of Kepler's 3rd Law
Formation of Emission & Absorption Line Spectra From the Same Cloud
Explanation of Flux vs. Brightness
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Jeff Kenney
Last modified: 1/11/19