Physics
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Physics.
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Units --
The Role of Units in Problem Solving --
Trigonometry --
Scalars and Vectors --
Vector Addition and Subtraction --
The Components of a Vector --
Addition of Vectors by Means of Components --
Concept Summary --
Displacement --
Speed and Velocity --
Acceleration --
Equations of Kinematics for Constant Acceleration --
Applications of the Equations of Kinematics --
Freely Falling Bodies --
Graphical Analysis of Velocity and Acceleration --
Concept Summary --
Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration --
Equations of Kinematics in Two Dimensions --
Projectile Motion --
Relative Velocity --
Concept Summary --
The Concepts of Force and Mass --
Newton's First Law of Motion --
Newton's Second Law of Motion --
The Vector Nature of Newton's Second Law of Motion --
Newton's Third Law of Motion --
Types of Forces: An Overview. Note continued: The Gravitational Force --
The Normal Force --
Static and Kinetic Frictional Forces --
The Tension Force --
Equilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion --
Nonequilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion --
Concept Summary --
Uniform Circular Motion --
Centripetal Acceleration --
Centripetal Force --
Banked Curves --
Satellites in Circular Orbits --
Apparent Weightlessness and Artificial Gravity --
Vertical Circular Motion --
Concept Summary --
Work Done by a Constant Force --
The Work-Energy Theorem and Kinetic Energy --
Gravitational Potential Energy --
Conservative Versus Nonconservative Forces --
The Conservation of Mechanical Energy --
Nonconservative Forces and the Work-Energy Theorem --
Power --
Other Forms of Energy and the Conservation of Energy --
Work Done by a Variable Force --
Concept Summary --
The Impulse-Momentum Theorem. Note continued: The Principle of Conservation of Linear Momentum --
Collisions in One Dimension --
Collisions in Two Dimensions --
Center of Mass --
Concept Summary --
Rotational Motion and Angular Displacement --
Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration --
The Equations of Rotational Kinematics --
Angular Variables and Tangential Variables --
Centripetal Acceleration and Tangential Acceleration --
Rolling Motion --
The Vector Nature of Angular Variables --
Concept Summary --
The Action of Forces and Torques on Rigid Objects --
Rigid Objects in Equilibrium --
Center of Gravity --
Newton's Second Law for Rotational Motion About a Fixed Axis --
Rotational Work and Energy --
Angular Momentum --
Concept Summary --
The Ideal Spring and Simple Harmonic Motion --
Simple Harmonic Motion and the Reference Circle --
Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion --
The Pendulum. Note continued: Damped Harmonic Motion --
Driven Harmonic Motion and Resonance --
Elastic Deformation --
Stress, Strain, and Hooke's Law --
Concept Summary --
Mass Density --
Pressure --
Pressure and Depth in a Static Fluid --
Pressure Gauges --
Pascal's Principle --
Archimedes' Principle --
Fluids in Motion --
The Equation of Continuity --
Bernoulli's Equation --
Applications of Bernoulli's Equation --
Viscous Flow --
Concept Summary --
Common Temperature Scales --
The Kelvin Temperature Scale --
Thermometers --
Linear Thermal Expansion --
Volume Thermal Expansion --
Heat and Internal Energy --
Heat and Temperature Change: Specific Heat Capacity --
Heat and Phase Change: Latent Heat --
Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter --
Humidity --
Concept Summary --
Convection --
Conduction --
Radiation --
Applications. Note continued: Concept Summary --
Molecular Mass, the Mole, and Avogadro's Number --
The Ideal Gas Law --
Kinetic Theory of Gases --
Diffusion --
Concept Summary --
Thermodynamic Systems and Their Surroundings --
The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics --
The First Law of Thermodynamics --
Thermal Processes --
Thermal Processes Using an Ideal Gas --
Specific Heat Capacities --
The Second Law of Thermodynamics --
Heat Engines --
Carnot's Principle and the Carnot Engine --
Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps --
Entropy --
The Third Law of Thermodynamics --
Concept Summary --
The Nature of Waves --
Periodic Waves --
The Speed of a Wave on a String --
The Mathematical Description of a Wave --
The Nature of Sound --
The Speed of Sound --
Sound Intensity --
Decibels --
The Doppler Effect --
Applications of Sound in Medicine. Note continued: The Sensitivity of the Human Ear --
Concept Summary --
The Principle of Linear Superposition --
Constructive and Destructive Interference of Sound Waves --
Diffraction --
Beats --
Transverse Standing Waves --
Longitudinal Standing Waves --
Complex Sound Waves --
Concept Summary --
The Origin of Electricity --
Charged Objects and the Electric Force --
Conductors and Insulators --
Charging by Contact and by Induction --
Coulomb's Law --
The Electric Field --
Electric Field Lines --
The Electric Field Inside a Conductor: Shielding --
Gauss' Law --
Copiers and Computer Printers --
Concept Summary --
Potential Energy --
The Electric Potential Difference --
The Electric Potential Difference Created by Point Charges --
Equipotential Surfaces and Their Relation to the Electric Field --
Capacitors and Dielectrics. Note continued: Biomedical Applications of Electric Potential Differences --
Concept Summary --
Electromotive Force and Current --
Ohm's Law --
Resistance and Resistivity --
Electric Power --
Alternating Current --
Series Wiring --
Parallel Wiring --
Circuits Wired Partially in Series and Partially in Parallel --
Internal Resistance --
Kirchhoff's Rules --
The Measurement of Current and Voltage --
Capacitors in Series and in Parallel --
RC Circuits --
Safety and the Physiological Effects of Current --
Concept Summary --
Magnetic Fields --
The Force That a Magnetic Field Exerts on a Moving Charge --
The Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field --
The Mass Spectrometer --
The Force on a Current in a Magnetic Field --
The Torque on a Current-Carrying Coil --
Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents --
Ampere's Law --
Magnetic Materials. Note continued: Concept Summary --
Induced Emf and Induced Current --
Motional Emf --
Magnetic Flux --
Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction --
Lenz's Law --
Applications of Electromagnetic Induction to the Reproduction of Sound --
The Electric Generator --
Mutual Inductance and Self-Inductance --
Transformers --
Concept Summary --
Capacitors and Capacitive Reactance --
Inductors and Inductive Reactance --
Circuits Containing Resistance, Capacitance, and Inductance --
Resonance in Electric Circuits --
Semiconductor Devices --
Concept Summary --
The Nature of Electromagnetic Waves --
The Electromagnetic Spectrum --
The Speed of Light --
The Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves --
The Doppler Effect and Electromagnetic Waves --
Polarization --
Concept Summary --
Wave Fronts and Rays --
The Reflection of Light. Note continued: The Formation of Images by a Plane Mirror --
Spherical Mirrors --
The Formation of Images by Spherical Mirrors --
The Mirror Equation and the Magnification Equation --
Concept Summary --
The Index of Refraction --
Snell's Law and the Refraction of Light --
Total Internal Reflection --
Polarization and the Reflection and Refraction of Light --
The Dispersion of Light: Prisms and Rainbows --
Lenses --
The Formation of Images by Lenses --
The Thin-Lens Equation and the Magnification Equation --
Lenses in Combination --
The Human Eye --
Angular Magnification and the Magnifying Glass --
The Compound Microscope --
The Telescope --
Lens Aberrations --
Concept Summary --
The Principle of Linear Superposition --
Young's Double-Slit Experiment --
Thin-Film Interference --
The Michelson Interferometer --
Diffraction --
Resolving Power. Note continued: The Diffraction Grating --
Compact Discs, Digital Video Discs, and the Use of Interference --
X-Ray Diffraction --
Concept Summary --
Events and Inertial Reference Frames --
The Postulates of Special Relativity --
The Relativity of Time: Time Dilation --
The Relativity of Length: Length Contraction --
Relativistic Momentum --
The Equivalence of Mass and Energy --
The Relativistic Addition of Velocities --
Concept Summary --
The Wave-Particle Duality --
Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Constant --
Photons and the Photoelectric Effect --
The Momentum of a Photon and the Compton Effect --
The De Broglie Wavelength and the Wave Nature of Matter --
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle --
Concept Summary --
Rutherford Scattering and the Nuclear Atom --
Line Spectra --
The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom. Note continued: De Broglie's Explanation of Bohr's Assumption About Angular Momentum --
The Quantum Mechanical Picture of the Hydrogen Atom --
The Pauli Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table of the Elements --
X-Rays --
The Laser --
Medical Applications of the Laser --
Holography --
Concept Summary --
Nuclear Structure --
The Strong Nuclear Force and the Stability of the Nucleus --
The Mass Defect of the Nucleus and Nuclear Binding Energy --
Radioactivity --
The Neutrino --
Radioactive Decay and Activity --
Radioactive Dating --
Radioactive Decay Series --
Radiation Detectors --
Concept Summary --
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation --
Induced Nuclear Reactions --
Nuclear Fission --
Nuclear Reactors --
Nuclear Fusion --
Elementary Particles --
Cosmology --
Concept Summary --
Appendix A Powers of Ten and Scientific Notation. Note continued: Appendix B Significant Figures --
Appendix C Algebra --
Appendix D Exponents and Logarithms --
Appendix E Geometry and Trigonometry --
Appendix F Selected Isotope.
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