Department of Physics and Astronomy
Michigan State University
PHY231 Fall 1997

Lecture 21: October 17

Homework Set 8 due before class

Reading before class: C/J 11.1 - 11.4

Topics and Concepts

• Mass density
• Pressure
• Units of pressure
• Relationship between pressure and depth in a static fluid

Equations

Examples

• Blood as a fraction of body weight (C/J example 1, page 315)
• Blood pressure (C/J example 5, page 321)
• Pumping water (C/J example 6, page 321)

Handouts

• Homework set 9

Reading for next class: C/J 11.5 - 11.7

PHY 231

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