| Homework #2 | | Date Created: Sep 26, 2004, 03:56 PM |
Homework #2 is online at our class website. The secrets to solving these problems are: (1) understand conservation of momentum, (2) be aware that it is often easier to solve scattering problems in the frame of reference of one (or the other) particles. (For example, Prob. 5-1 should be solved in the rest-frame of the alpha particle), (3) be sure to read the textbook, and (4) use approximations. In the last problem, I expect your answer to be "qualitative" more than "quantitative."
As always, send email if you have questions. mauel@columbia.edu. |
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