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johns123
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A "concept" problem in "overpressure"
Here's the kind of physics problem that really drives
me crazy:
The overpressure in a tire is 2.4 atm on a day
when the atmospheric pressure is .95 atm. So,
on a day when the atmospheric pressure reads 1.01 atm,
what will the overpressure be ?
This is a trick question. It makes me want to strangle
a certain physics professor. The problem seems simple,
but it is not. It is a definition problem, plus it is
a real world problem. There is a "concept" worth
learning here. The professor's answer is 2.34 atm :-)
Here's the kind of physics problem that really drives
me crazy:
The overpressure in a tire is 2.4 atm on a day
when the atmospheric pressure is .95 atm. So,
on a day when the atmospheric pressure reads 1.01 atm,
what will the overpressure be ?
This is a trick question. It makes me want to strangle
a certain physics professor. The problem seems simple,
but it is not. It is a definition problem, plus it is
a real world problem. There is a "concept" worth
learning here. The professor's answer is 2.34 atm :-)