ASTR120 HOMEWORK # 5 - Due October 8


1) Do #3 in the Thought Questions in Chapter 7.




2) Do #8 in the Thought Questions in Chapter 7.




3) Do #15 in the Problems section in Chapter 7.




4) Do #18 in the Problems section in Chapter 7.




5) Do #1 in the Thought Questions in Chapter 8. Use numerical values in your answer. How would you redesign this experiment to make a more accurate measurement? What would you change and by how much?




6) Do #13 in the Problems section of Chapter 8.




7) You are in a jet fighter traveling at 1450 miles per hour. Calculate how much shorter your 12 inch ruler appears to an observer on the ground.