(forces and motion) explain in 3-2 sentences why acceleration is interesting.

The volume of a gas is halved during an adiabatic compression that increases the pressure by a factor of 2.5. what is the specific heat ratio? show the math steps .

The man of mass m1 and the woman of mass m2 are standing on opposite ends of the platform of mass m0 which moves with negligible friction and is initially at rest with s = 0. the man and woman begin to approach each other. derive an expression for the displacement s of the platform when the two meet in terms of the displacement x1 of the man relative to the platform.

At the negative terminal of the battery the electron has electric potential energy. what happens to this energy as the electron jumps from the negative to the positive terminal?