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Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Description of Motion
    • 1.1: Trajectory of a Particle
    • 1.2: Speed (9)
    • 1.3: Displacement
    • 1.4: Vector Algebra (6)
    • 1.5: Components of Vectors (7)
    • 1.6: Velocity (5)
    • 1.7: Problem Solving Strategy
    • 1: Additional Problems (6)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 2: Motion in a Straight Line
    • 2.1: Acceleration in One Dimension (7)
    • 2.2: Linear Motion at Constant Acceleration (8)
    • 2.3: Free Fall (8)
    • 2.4: Graphical Analysis of Linear Motion (2)
    • 2: Additional Problems (7)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 3: Motion in a Plane
    • 3.1: Acceleration on a Curved Path (7)
    • 3.2: Projectile Motion (7)
    • 3.3: Circular Motion (4)
    • 3.4: Reference Frames and Relative Motion (6)
    • 3: Additional Problems (11)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 4: Newton's Laws of Motion
    • 4.1: Classical Mechanics (2)
    • 4.2: Force
    • 4.3: Newton's First Law
    • 4.4: Mass
    • 4.5: Newton's Second and Third Laws (11)
    • 4.6: Force Laws (2)
    • 4.7: The Concept of Force
    • 4.8: Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion (16)
    • 4: Additional Problems (5)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 5: Friction and Other Applications of Newton's Laws
    • 5.1: Friction (12)
    • 5.2: Centripetal Force (5)
    • 5.3: Center of Mass (5)
    • 5: Additional Problems (11)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 6: Gravitation
    • 6.1: Universal Gravitation (12)
    • 6.2: Gravitational Attraction of the Earth (9)
    • 6.3: Noninertial Reference Frames (4)
    • 6: Additional Problems (7)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 7: Energy
    • 7.1: Work and Kinetic Energy (10)
    • 7.2: Gravitational Potential Energy; Constant Gravitational Force (5)
    • 7.3: Gravitational Potential Energy; Variable Gravitational Force (4)
    • 7.4: Spring Potential Energy; Conservation of Energy (5)
    • 7.5: Conservative and Non.Conservative Forces (4)
    • 7.6: Power (4)
    • 7.7: Energy of a System of Particles (3)
    • 7: Additional Problems (6)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 8: Momentum
    • 8.1: Impulse and Linear Momentum (9)
    • 8.2: Momentum of a System of Particles; Conservation of Linear Momentum (7)
    • 8.3: Collisions and Kinetic Energy (9)
    • 8: Additional Problems (5)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 9: Rotation
    • 9.1: Description of Rotational Motion (5)
    • 9.2: Torque (6)
    • 9.3: Dynamics of Rotation About a Fixed Axis (6)
    • 9.4: Rotational Kinetic Energy (4)
    • 9.5: Angular Momentum (4)
    • 9.6: Energy Analysis of Running
    • 9: Additional Problems (6)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 10: Static Equilibrium
    • 10.1: Conditions for Static Equilibrium (10)
    • 10.2: Center of Gravity (11)
    • 10.3: Stress and Strain (4)
    • 10: Additional Problems (5)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 11: Fluids
    • 11.1: Properties of Fluids
    • 11.2: Pressure in a Fluid at Rest (10)
    • 11.3: Archimedes' Principle (7)
    • 11.4: Surface Tension and Capillarity (3)
    • 11.5: Fluid Dynamics; Bernoulli's Equation (6)
    • 11.6: Viscosity (2)
    • 11.7: Poiseuille's Law (2)
    • 11: Additional Problems (5)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 12: Temperature and Kinetic Theory
    • 12.1: Temperature Measurement (4)
    • 12.2: Ideal Gas Law (10)
    • 12.3: Kinetic Theory; Model of an Ideal Gas (5)
    • 12.4: Derivation of the Ideal Gas Law
    • 12.5: Vapor Pressure and Humidity (4)
    • 12.6: Thermal Expansion (5)
    • 12: Additional Problems (6)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 13: Heat
    • 13.1: Definition of Heat
    • 13.2: Calorimetry (9)
    • 13.3: Radiation (7)
    • 13.4: Convection (5)
    • 13.5: Conduction (6)
    • 13: Additional Problems (5)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 14: Thermodynamics
    • 14.1: Thermodynamic Systems (4)
    • 14.2: First Law of Thermodynamics (14)
    • 14.3: Heat Engines and Refrigerators (4)
    • 14.4: Second Law of Thermodynamics (7)
    • 14.5: Human Metabolism (3)
    • 14: Additional Problems (3)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 15: Harmonic Motion
    • 15.1: Simple Harmonic Motion (11)
    • 15.2: Relationship Between SHM and Circular Motion (5)
    • 15.3: Mass and Spring (8)
    • 15.4: The Pendulum (5)
    • 15.5: Damped and Forced Oscillations (2)
    • 15: Additional Problems (5)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 16: Mechanical Waves; Sound
    • 16.1: Description of Waves (3)
    • 16.2: Wave Speed (7)
    • 16.3: The Doppler Effect (6)
    • 16.4: Power and Intensity; the Decibel Scale (4)
    • 16.5: Time Dependence of the Displacement of a Particle of a Medium (1)
    • 16.6: Superposition of Waves; Beats; Standing Waves (6)
    • 15: Additional Problems (3)
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 17: The Electric Field
    • 17.1: Electric Charge
    • 17.2: Coulomb's Law
    • 17.3: The Electric Field
    • 17.4: Field Produced by Continuous Distributions of Charge
    • 17.5: Field Lines
    • 17: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 18: Electric Potential
    • 18.1: Electrical Potential Energy and Electric Potential
    • 18.2: Capacitance
    • 18.3: Dielectrics
    • 18.4: The Oscilloscope
    • 18: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 19: Electric Current
    • 19.1: Electric Current
    • 19.2: Ohm's Law
    • 19.3: Electric Power; Batteries and AC Sources
    • 19.4: Electric Current and Ohm's Law on the Microscopic Level
    • 19: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 20: Direct Current Circuits
    • 20.1: Description of Circuits
    • 20.2: Kirchhoff's Rules
    • 20.3: Equivalent Resistance
    • 20.4: Multiloop Circuits
    • 20.5: Measurement of Current, Potential Difference, and Resistance
    • 20.6: RC Circuits
    • 20.7: Electric Shock and Household Electricity
    • 20: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 21: Magnetism
    • 21.1: The Magnetic Field
    • 21.2: Magnetic Forceson Current-Carrying Conductors
    • 21.3: Motion of a Point Charge in a Magnetic Field
    • 21.4: Magnetic Fields Produced by Electric Currents
    • 21.5: Magnetic Fields Produced by Permanent Magnets
    • 21: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Induction and AC Circuits
    • 22.1: Faraday's Law
    • 22.2: Inductance
    • 22.3: AC Circuits
    • 22: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 23: Light
    • 23.1: Electromagnetic Waves
    • 23.2: The Nature of Light
    • 23.3: The Propogation of Light
    • 23.4: Reflection and Refraction
    • 23: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 24: Geometrical Optics
    • 24.1: Plane Mirrors
    • 24.2: Spherical Mirrors
    • 24.3: Lenses
    • 24: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 25: The Eye and Optical Instruments
    • 25.1: The Human Eye
    • 25.2: The Magnifier
    • 25.3: The Microscope
    • 25.4: The Telescope
    • 25.5: Factors Limiting Visual Activity
    • 25: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 26: Wave Optics
    • 26.1: Wave Properties of Light
    • 26.2: Interference
    • 26.3: Diffraction
    • 26.4: Polarization
    • 26: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 27: Relativity
    • 27.1: Measurement of Time; Einstein's Postulates
    • 27.2: Time Dilation
    • 27.3: Length Contraction
    • 27.4: Relative Velocity
    • 27.5: Relativistic Mass and Energy
    • 27: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 28: Quantum Concepts
    • 28.1: Photons
    • 28.2: Wave-Particle Duality
    • 28.3: The Uncertainty Principle
    • 28: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 29: The Atom
    • 29.1: Atomic Spectra and the Bohr Model of the Atom
    • 29.2: Wave Properties of Electrons; Quantum Mechanics
    • 29.3: Quantum Theory of Atomic Structure and Spectra; X Rays
    • 29: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

  • Chapter 30: Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles
    • 30.1: Nuclear Structure
    • 30.2: Radioactive Decay
    • 30.3: Nuclear Reactions; Fission and Fusion
    • 30.4: Biological Effects of Radiation
    • 30.5: Elementary Particles
    • 30: Additional Problems
    • Worked Examples
    • Conceptual Questions

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Chapter 21: Magnetism
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Chapter 23: Light
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Chapter 29: The Atom
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Chapter 30: Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles
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