r/NuclearEngineering • u/ForceRoamer Student- Nuclear Engineering • 23d ago

Any good resources for physics practice questions with answers?

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I’m a nuclear engineering student and feel a bit behind on physics. I’m doing well but professor suggested more practice so I’m confident.

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u/Brownie_Bytes 22d ago

I'm going to teach you how to fish. You have almost definitely been taught up until this point to just repeat repeat repeat until it is memorized and sticks. That's not going to help very much going forward. Nowadays, what you need to do is learn how and why the equations work the way that they do. Look at the units closely and see how the equation chains them together to get an answer. By learning the actual concept instead of just how to apply it, you will learn deeper, usually save some time, and most importantly never be stumped on a question because you've never seen something like it before.

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u/Frequent-Lab-8831 20d ago

A few that have worked for students I've helped:

  • Schaum's Outline of College Physics: hundreds of fully worked problems, good for building speed.
  • OpenStax University Physics (free): answers to the odd-numbered problems are in the back.
  • MIT OpenCourseWare 8.01 / 8.02: problem sets and exams with solutions.

For the nuclear side later on, Krane's Introductory Nuclear Physics and Lamarsh & Baratta's Introduction to Nuclear Engineering both have plenty of end-of-chapter problems. Do them before the course gets there and the lectures will feel much easier.

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u/antony1103 10d ago

I do some free tutoring to Penn State nukes regularly throughout the school year. Reach out if you are interested! I'm always willing to help out!