Problem Set 11

Due Wednesday, December 12, 1pm

All problems are worth 10 points.

Consider a cannon pointing due north that fires a projectile with initial velocity v_o at an angle theta above the horizontal. The cannon is located at a latitude angle lambda. When the projectile hits the ground, how far has it drifted in the transverse direction (i.e. the east-west direction)? Does it drift to the east, or to the west? You may do your calculation to linear order in the angular velocity of the earth (as in the examples done in lecture).
Problem 11-12 in the text.
Problem 11-17 in the text. Note: the shape of the plate in the x₁-x₂ plane is arbitrary.
Problem 11-18 in the text.

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