Known Errors in the Second Printing of Unit
Q, 1/e
NOTE:
In all that follows I will use <letter name> to
represent a Greek-letter variable, ^ to indicate that the next
quantity is superscripted, _ to indicate that the next quantity is
subscripted, and boldface to indicate a vector quantity. I will also
go against typographical convention and put punctuation
outside of quotation marks to make whatever is enclosed in
quotes exactly reflect what is (or should be) in the
text.
Error notices added most recently (1/23/99 and 2/9/99) are marked
in red.
- page xiv, second line above section 6:
"about how design" should be "about how to design".
- page xv, second line of section 8:
"snapshot of work" should be "snapshot of a work".
- page 37, example Q3.3, first line of
solution: capital <theta> should be a lower-case
<theta>.
- page 70, equation Q5.23: delete the
"alpha".
- page 76, figure Q6.5: this diagram will
be replaced by something more realistic in the next
printing.
- page 123, summary, item IV.C.1, second
line: separate "fieldwill".
- page 125, problem Q9B.8, second and
third lines: delete "on the x axis".
- page 125, problem Q9B.9, second line:
delete "on the y axis".
- page 125, problem Q9S.8, fourth line
from the end: make isolated "n" italic.
- page 138, problem Q10T.1: put a question
mark at the end of the third line.
- page 139, the first problem Q10S.5,
next-to-last line: "5.4 eV" should be "-5.4 eV".
- page 139, the three problems after
Q10S.5: should be numbered Q10S.6 through Q10S.8.
- page 151, problem Q11S.3: specify that
Z
= 47 and A = 107 for silver.
- page 152, problem Q11S.9: third line:
change "moons orbit" to "moon's orbit".
- page 152, problem Q11S.9: the (sidereal)
period of the moon's orbit is 27.3 days, not 28.3.
- page 152, problem Q11R.2: specify that
the battery has an emf of 1.5 V.
- page 152, equation Q11.21: the 3 should
be in the numerator, not the denominator.
- page 160, first line below exercise Q12X.8: reference should
be to exercise Q12X.8, not Q12.6.2.
- page 165, problem Q12S.1, next-to-last line: add "and" between
"neutron" and "emits."
- page 165, problem Q12S.3, third line:
change "Give at least two reasons" to
"Give at least one reason".
- page 170, second full paragraph, second
through sixth lines: change "atomic mass" to "atomic rest
energy".
- page 180, problem Q13T.2, second line: the atomic mass of
Kr-79 is 78.920084 u, not 79.920084.
- page 193, equation Q14.8c: the two hydrogens combine to form
He-4, not H-4.
- page 197, equation Q14.10: this reaction
produces 4 neutrons finally, not 3.
- page 197, problem Q14B.4, second line:
"equation Q14.7a" should be "Q14.8a".
- page 197, problem Q14B.5, last line:
change "gas would have to" to "gas must have to". Make a similar
change in problem Q14B.6 also.
- page 209, problem Q15S.6, second line: the potential energy
should be -ke^2/x not ke^2/x.
- page 209, problem Q15S.7, third line:
change "0.2 nm" to "0.02 nm" and "0.99" to "1.0". In the fourth
line, change "0.2 nm" to "0.02 nm" as well.
- page 225, problem Q16B.6: horizontal
line should be labeled E_4 not
E_3.
- page 225, problem Q16S.3, sixth line
from the bottom: change "energy as the electron shown in Figure
Q16.6." to "energy in that bar as the electron shown in Figure
Q16.6 has in the left bar."
- page 225, problem Q16R.1, sixth line
from the bottom: delete "(see example Q4.6.1)".
- page 225, problem Q16R.1, last line:
change "Q16.2.4" to "Q16X.4".
- page 230, index item "neutron decay":
change "b^-" to "<beta>^-" and lower the following
parenthesis.
- page 232, index item "proton decay":
change "b^+" to "<beta>^+" and lower the following
parenthesis.
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