P1.1

Physics

Problem

For the distribution of ages in the example in Section 1.3.1: (a) Compute

\langle j^2 \rangle

and

\langle j \rangle^2

. (b) Determine

\Delta j

for each

j

, and use Equation 1.11 to compute the standard deviation. (c) Use your results in (a) and (b) to check Equation 1.12.