Physics: Principles with Applications 7th edition

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Douglas C. Giancoli
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  • Chapter 1: Introduction, Measurement, Estimating
    • 1.1: The Nature of Science
    • 1.2: Physics and its Relation to Other Fields
    • 1.3: Models, Theories, and Laws
    • 1.4: Measurement and Uncertainty; Significant Figures (5)
    • 1.5: Units, Standards, and the SI System
    • 1.6: Converting Units (8)
    • 1.7: Order of Magnitude: Rapid Estimating (4)
    • 1.8: Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis (2)
    • 1: General Problems (10)
    • 1: Questions (1)
    • 1: Search and Learn
    • 1: Extra Problems (6)

  • Chapter 2: Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
    • 2.1: Reference Frames and Displacement
    • 2.2: Average Velocity
    • 2.3: Instantaneous Velocity (11)
    • 2.4: Acceleration (3)
    • 2.5: Motion at Constant Acceleration
    • 2.6: Solving Problems (9)
    • 2.7: Freely Falling Objects (8)
    • 2.8: Graphical Analysis of Linear Motion (4)
    • 2: General Problems (14)
    • 2: Questions
    • 2: Search and Learn (1)
    • 2: Extra Problems (7)

  • Chapter 3: Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors
    • 3.1: Vectors and Scalars
    • 3.2: Addition and Vectors—Graphical Methods
    • 3.3: Subtraction of Vectors, and Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar
    • 3.4: Adding Vectors by Components (11)
    • 3.5: Projectile Motion
    • 3.6: Solving Projectile Motion Problems (11)
    • 3.7: Projectile Motion Is Parabolic
    • 3.8: Relative Velocity (6)
    • 3: General Problems (8)
    • 3: Questions (6)
    • 3: Search and Learn
    • 3: Extra Problems (9)

  • Chapter 4: Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion
    • 4.1: Force
    • 4.2: Newton's First Law of Motion
    • 4.3: Mass
    • 4.4: Newton's Second Law of Motion
    • 4.5: Newton's Third Law of Motion
    • 4.6: Weight—the Force of Gravity; and the Normal Force (9)
    • 4.7: Solving Problems with Newton's Laws: Free-Body Diagrams (7)
    • 4.8: Problems Involving Friction, Inclines (17)
    • 4: General Problems (16)
    • 4: Questions
    • 4: Search and Learn
    • 4: Extra Problems (10)

  • Chapter 5: Circular Motion; Gravitation
    • 5.1: Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion
    • 5.2: Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
    • 5.3: Highway Curves: Banked and Unbanked (11)
    • 5.4: Nonuniform Circular Motion (1)
    • 5.5: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation (4)
    • 5.6: Gravity Near the Earth's Surface (3)
    • 5.7: Satellites and "Weightlessness (6)
    • 5.8: Planets, Kepler's Laws, and Newton's Synthesis (4)
    • 5.9: Moon Rises an Hour Later Each Day
    • 5.10: Types of Forces in Nature
    • 5: General Problems (11)
    • 5: Questions (1)
    • 5: Search and Learn (2)
    • 5: Extra Problems (11)

  • Chapter 6: Work and Energy
    • 6.1: Work Done by a Constant Force (7)
    • 6.2: Work Done by a Varying Force (1)
    • 6.3: Kinetic Energy, and the Work-Energy Principle (8)
    • 6.4: Potential Energy
    • 6.5: Conservative and Nonconservative Forces (4)
    • 6.6: Mechanical Energy and Its Conservation
    • 6.7: Problem Solving Using Conservation of Mechanical Energy (12)
    • 6.8: Other Forms of Energy and Energy Transformations; The Law of Conservation of Energy
    • 6.9: Energy Conservation with Dissipative Forces; Solving Problems (8)
    • 6.10: Power (6)
    • 6: General Problems (10)
    • 6: Questions
    • 6: Search and Learn
    • 6: Extra Problems (17)

  • Chapter 7: Linear Momentum
    • 7.1: Momentum and Its Relation to Force
    • 7.2: Conservation of Momentum (8)
    • 7.3: Collisions and Impulse (6)
    • 7.4: Conservation of Energy and Momentum in Collisions
    • 7.5: Elastic Collisions in One Dimension (6)
    • 7.6: Inelastic Collisions (5)
    • 7.7: Collisions in Two Dimensions (2)
    • 7.8: Center of Mass (CM) (4)
    • 7.9: CM for the Human Body
    • 7.10: CM and Translational Motion (1)
    • 7: General Problems (8)
    • 7: Questions
    • 7: Search and Learn (1)
    • 7: Extra Problems (5)

  • Chapter 8: Rotational Motion
    • 8.1: Angular Quantities (8)
    • 8.2: Constant Angular Acceleration
    • 8.3: Rolling Motion (Without Slipping) (6)
    • 8.4: Torque (4)
    • 8.5: Rotational Dynamics: Torque and Rotational Inertia
    • 8.6: Solving Problems in Rotational Dynamics (9)
    • 8.7: Rotational Kinetic Energy (4)
    • 8.8: Angular Momentum and Its Conservation (8)
    • 8.9: Vector Nature of Angular Quantities (1)
    • 8: General Problems (6)
    • 8: Questions
    • 8: Search and Learn (1)
    • 8: Extra Problems (5)

  • Chapter 9: Static Equilibrium; Elasticity and Fracture
    • 9.1: The Conditions for Equilibrium
    • 9.2: Solving Statics Problems (17)
    • 9.3: Applications to Muscles and Joints
    • 9.4: Stability and Balance
    • 9.5: Elasticity; Stress and Strain (7)
    • 9.6: Fracture (2)
    • 9.7: Spanning a Space: Arches and Domes (1)
    • 9: General Problems (9)
    • 9: Questions
    • 9: Search and Learn (1)
    • 9: Extra Problems (6)

  • Chapter 10: Fluids
    • 10.1: Phases of Matter
    • 10.2: Density and Specific Gravity (3)
    • 10.3: Pressure in Fluids
    • 10.4: Atmospheric Pressure and Gauge Pressure
    • 10.5: Pascal's Principle
    • 10.6: Measurement of Pressure; Gauges and the Barometer (9)
    • 10.7: Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle (8)
    • 10.8: Fluids in Motion; Flow Rate and the Equation of Continuity
    • 10.9: Bernoulli's Equation
    • 10.10: Applications of Bernoulli's Principle: Torricelli, Airplanes, Baseballs, Blood Flow (7)
    • 10.11: Viscosity
    • 10.12: Flow in Tubes: Poiseuille's Equation, Blood Flow (4)
    • 10.13: Surface Tension and Capillarity (3)
    • 10.14: Pumps, and the Heart
    • 10: General Problems (12)
    • 10: Questions
    • 10: Search and Learn
    • 10: Extra Problems (4)

  • Chapter 11: Oscillations and Waves
    • 11.1: Simple Harmonic Motion—Spring Oscillations
    • 11.2: Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
    • 11.3: The Period and Sinusoidal Nature of SHM (18)
    • 11.4: The Simple Pendulum (6)
    • 11.5: Damped Harmonic Motion
    • 11.6: Forced Oscillations; Resonance
    • 11.7: Wave Motion
    • 11.8: Types of Waves and Their Speeds: Transverse and Longitudinal (5)
    • 11.9: Energy Transported by Waves (4)
    • 11.10: Reflection and Transmission of Waves
    • 11.11: Interference; Principle of Superposition
    • 11.12: Standing Waves; Resonance (7)
    • 11.13: Refraction (3)
    • 11.14: Diffraction
    • 11.15: Mathematical Representation of a Traveling Wave
    • 11: General Problems (18)
    • 11: Questions
    • 11: Search and Learn
    • 11: Extra Problems (18)

  • Chapter 12: Sound
    • 12.1: Characteristics of Sound (4)
    • 12.2: Intensity of Sound: Decibels (9)
    • 12.3: The Ear and Its Response; Loudness (1)
    • 12.4: Sources of Sound: Vibrating Strings and Air Columns (10)
    • 12.5: Quality of Sound, and Noise; Superposition
    • 12.6: Interference of Sound Waves; Beats (4)
    • 12.7: Doppler Effect (4)
    • 12.8: Shock Waves and the Sonic Boom (2)
    • 12.9: Applications: Sonar, Ultrasound, and Medical Imaging
    • 12: General Problems (11)
    • 12: Questions
    • 12: Search and Learn (1)
    • 12: Extra Problems (9)

  • Chapter 13: Temperature and Kinetic Theory
    • 13.1: Atomic Theory of Matter (1)
    • 13.2: Temperature and Thermometers (3)
    • 13.3: Thermal Equilibrium and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
    • 13.4: Thermal Expansion (7)
    • 13.5: The Gas Laws and Absolute Temperature
    • 13.6: The Ideal Gas Law
    • 13.7: Problem Solving with the Ideal Gas Law (7)
    • 13.8: Ideal Gas Law in Terms of Molecules: Avogadro's Number (2)
    • 13.9: Kinetic Theory and the Molecular Interpretation of Temperature (5)
    • 13.10: Distribution of Molecular Speeds
    • 13.11: Real Gases and Changes of Phase
    • 13.12: Vapor Pressure and Humidity (3)
    • 13.13: Diffusion (1)
    • 13: General Problems (11)
    • 13: Questions
    • 13: Search and Learn (3)
    • 13: Extra Problems (7)

  • Chapter 14: Heat
    • 14.1: Heat as Energy Transfer (6)
    • 14.2: Internal Energy
    • 14.3: Specific Heat
    • 14.4: Calorimetry—Solving Problems (12)
    • 14.5: Latent Heat (11)
    • 14.6: Heat Transfer: Conduction
    • 14.7: Heat Transfer: Convection
    • 14.8: Heat Transfer: Radiation (10)
    • 14: General Problems (20)
    • 14: Questions
    • 14: Search and Learn (2)
    • 14: Extra Problems (7)

  • Chapter 15: The Laws of Thermodynamics
    • 15.1: The First Law of Thermodynamics
    • 15.2: Thermodynamic Processes and the First Law (9)
    • 15.3: Human Metabolism and the First Law (3)
    • 15.4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics—Introduction
    • 15.5: Heat Engines (12)
    • 15.6: Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps (5)
    • 15.7: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics (10)
    • 15.8: Order to Disorder
    • 15.9: Unavailability of Energy; Heat Death
    • 15.10: Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law
    • 15.11: Thermal Pollution, Global Warming, and Energy Resources (3)
    • 15: General Problems (14)
    • 15: Questions
    • 15: Search and Learn (1)
    • 15: Extra Problems (7)

  • Chapter 16: Electric Charge and Electric Field
    • 16.1: Static Electricity: Electric Charge and Its Conservation
    • 16.2: Electric Charge in the Atom
    • 16.3: Insulators and Conductors
    • 16.4: Induced Charge; the Electroscope
    • 16.5: Coulomb's Law
    • 16.6: Solving Problems Involving Coulomb's Law and Vectors (12)
    • 16.7: The Electric Field
    • 16.8: Electric Field Lines (16)
    • 16.9: Electric Fields and Conductors
    • 16.10: Electric Forces in Molecular Biology: DNA Structure and Replication (1)
    • 16.11: Photocopy Machines and Computer Printers Use Electrostatics
    • 16.12: Gauss's Law (6)
    • 16: General Problems (12)
    • 16: Questions
    • 16: Search and Learn (1)
    • 16: Extra Problems (10)

  • Chapter 17: Electric Potential
    • 17.1: Electric Potential Energy and Potential Difference
    • 17.2: Relation between Electric Potential and Electric Field
    • 17.3: Equipotential Lines and Surfaces
    • 17.4: The Electron Volt, a Unit of Energy (11)
    • 17.5: Electric Potential Due to Point Charges (9)
    • 17.6: Potential Due to Electric Dipole; Dipole Moment (3)
    • 17.7: Capacitance (9)
    • 17.8: Dielectrics (3)
    • 17.9: Storage of Electric Energy (7)
    • 17.10: Digital; Binary Numbers; Signal Voltage
    • 17.11: TV and Computer Monitors: CRT's, Flat Screens (2)
    • 17.12: Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
    • 17: General Problems (17)
    • 17: Questions
    • 17: Search and Learn (1)
    • 17: Extra Problems (3)

  • Chapter 18: Electric Currents
    • 18.1: The Electric Battery
    • 18.2: Electric Current
    • 18.3: Ohm's Law: Resistance and Resistors (11)
    • 18.4: Resistivity (14)
    • 18.5: Electric Power
    • 18.6: Power in Household Circuits (16)
    • 18.7: Alternating Current (6)
    • 18.8: Microscopic View of Electric Current (3)
    • 18.9: Superconductivity
    • 18.10: Electrical Conduction in the Human Nervous System (3)
    • 18: General Problems (25)
    • 18: Questions
    • 18: Search and Learn (2)
    • 18: Extra Problems (7)

  • Chapter 19: DC Circuits
    • 19.1: EMF and Terminal Voltage (3)
    • 19.2: Resistors in Series and in Parallel (10)
    • 19.3: Kirchhoff's Rules (8)
    • 19.4: EMF's in Series and in Parallel; Charging a Battery (1)
    • 19.5: Circuits Containing Capacitors in Series and in Parallel (9)
    • 19.6: RC Circuits—Resistor and Capacitor in Series (4)
    • 19.7: Electric Hazards
    • 19.8: Ammeters and Voltmeters—Measurement Affects the Quantity Being Measured (8)
    • 19: General Problems (17)
    • 19: Questions
    • 19: Search and Learn
    • 19: Extra Problems (8)

  • Chapter 20: Magnetism
    • 20.1: Magnets and Magnetic Fields
    • 20.2: Electric Currents Produce Magnetic Fields
    • 20.3: Force on an Electric Current in a Magnetic Field; Definition of B (8)
    • 20.4: Force on an Electric Charge Moving in a Magnetic Field (11)
    • 20.5: Magnetic Field Due to a Long Straight Wire
    • 20.6: Force between Two Parallel Wires (14)
    • 20.7: Solenoids and Electromagnets (4)
    • 20.8: Ampère's Law
    • 20.9: Torque on a Current Loop; Magnetic Moment
    • 20.10: Applications: Motors, Loudspeakers, Galvanometers (4)
    • 20.11: Mass Spectrometer (4)
    • 20.12: Ferromagnetism: Domains and Hysteresis (2)
    • 20: General Problems (20)
    • 20: Questions
    • 20: Search and Learn
    • 20: Extra Problems (8)

  • Chapter 21: Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law
    • 21.1: Induced EMF
    • 21.2: Faraday's Law of Induction; Lenz's Law
    • 21.3: EMF Induced in a Moving Conductor
    • 21.4: Changing Magnetic Flux Produces an Electric Field (15)
    • 21.5: Electric Generators (3)
    • 21.6: Back EMF and Counter Torque; Eddy Currents (2)
    • 21.7: Transformers and Transmission of Power (8)
    • 21.8: Information Storage: Magnetic and Semiconductor; Tape, Hard Drive, RAM
    • 21.9: Applications of Induction: Microphone, Seismograph, GFCI
    • 21.10: Inductance (5)
    • 21.11: Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field (2)
    • 21.12: LR Circuit (1)
    • 21.13: AC Circuits and Reactance (5)
    • 21.14: LRC Series AC Circuit (6)
    • 21.15: Resonance in AC Circuits (3)
    • 21: General Problems (14)
    • 21: Questions
    • 21: Search and Learn
    • 21: Extra Problems (7)

  • Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
    • 22.1: Changing Electric Fields Produce Magnetic Fields; Maxwell's Equations (2)
    • 22.2: Production of Electromagnetic Waves (4)
    • 22.3: Light as an Electromagnetic Wave and the Electromagnetic Spectrum (10)
    • 22.4: Measuring the Speed of Light (1)
    • 22.5: Energy in EM Waves (7)
    • 22.6: Momentum Transfer and Radiation Pressure (1)
    • 22.7: Radio and Television; Wireless Communication (7)
    • 22: General Problems (9)
    • 22: Questions
    • 22: Search and Learn
    • 22: Extra Problems (3)

  • Chapter 23: Light: Geometric Optics
    • 23.1: The Ray Model of Light
    • 23.2: Reflection; Image Formation by a Plane Mirror (5)
    • 23.3: Formation of Images by Spherical Mirrors (10)
    • 23.4: Index of Refraction (3)
    • 23.5: Refraction: Snell's Law (6)
    • 23.6: Total Internal Reflection; Fiber Optics (4)
    • 23.7: Thin Lenses; Ray Tracing
    • 23.8: The Thin Lens Equation (14)
    • 23.9: Combinations of Lenses (5)
    • 23.10: Lensmaker's Equation (5)
    • 23: General Problems (9)
    • 23: Questions
    • 23: Search and Learn
    • 23: Extra Problems (9)

  • Chapter 24: The Wave Nature of Light
    • 24.1: Waves vs. Particles; Huygens' Principle and Diffraction
    • 24.2: Huygens' Principle and the Law of Refraction
    • 24.3: Interference—Young's Double-Slit Experiment (12)
    • 24.4: The Visible Spectrum and Dispersion (3)
    • 24.5: Diffraction by a Single Slit or Disk (8)
    • 24.6: Diffraction Grating
    • 24.7: The Spectrometer and Spectroscopy (10)
    • 24.8: Interference in Thin Films (6)
    • 24.9: Michelson Interferometer (2)
    • 24.10: Polarization (9)
    • 24.11: Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD)
    • 24.12: Scattering of Light by the Atmosphere
    • 24: General Problems (12)
    • 24: Questions
    • 24: Search and Learn (1)
    • 24: Extra Problems (9)

  • Chapter 25: Optical Instruments
    • 25.1: Cameras: Film and Digital (4)
    • 25.2: The Human Eye; Corrective Lenses (9)
    • 25.3: Magnifying Glass (6)
    • 25.4: Telescopes (10)
    • 25.5: Compound Microscope (5)
    • 25.6: Aberrations of Lenses and Mirrors (1)
    • 25.7: Limits of Resolution; Circular Apertures
    • 25.8: Resolution of Telescopes and Microscopes; the λ Limit
    • 25.9: Resolution of the Human Eye and Useful Magnification (2)
    • 25.10: Specialty Microscopes and Contrast
    • 25.11: X-Rays and X-Ray Diffraction (2)
    • 25.12: X-Ray Imaging and Computed Tomography (CT Scan)
    • 25: General Problems (12)
    • 25: Questions
    • 25: Search and Learn
    • 25: Extra Problems (1)

  • Chapter 26: The Special Theory of Relativity
    • 26.1: Galilean-Newtonian Relativity
    • 26.2: Postulates of the Special Theory of Relativity
    • 26.3: Simultaneity
    • 26.4: Time Dilation and the Twin Paradox
    • 26.5: Length Contraction (11)
    • 26.6: Four-Dimensional Space-Time
    • 26.7: Relativistic Momentum (4)
    • 26.8: The Ultimate Speed
    • 26.9: E = mc2; Mass and Energy (12)
    • 26.10: Relativistic Addition of Velocities (5)
    • 26.11: The Impact of Special Relativity
    • 26: General Problems (12)
    • 26: Questions
    • 26: Search and Learn
    • 26: Extra Problems (4)

  • Chapter 27: Early Quantum Theory and Models of the Atom
    • 27.1: Discovery and Properties of the Electron (3)
    • 27.2: Blackbody Radiation; Planck's Quantum Hypothesis (5)
    • 27.3: Photon Theory of Light and the Photoelectric Effect
    • 27.4: Energy, Mass, and Momentum of a Photon (16)
    • 27.5: Compton Effect (1)
    • 27.6: Photon Interactions; Pair Production (4)
    • 27.7: Wave-Particle Duality; the Principle of Complementarity
    • 27.8: Wave Nature of Matter (7)
    • 27.9: Electron Microscopes (2)
    • 27.10: Early Models of the Atom
    • 27.11: Atomic Spectra: Key to the Structure of the Atom
    • 27.12: The Bohr Model (4)
    • 27.13: de Broglie's Hypothesis Applied to Atoms
    • 27: General Problems (14)
    • 27: Questions
    • 27: Search and Learn (1)
    • 27: Extra Problems (1)

  • Chapter 28: Quantum Mechanics of Atoms
    • 28.1: Quantum Mechanics—A New Theory
    • 28.2: The Wave Function and Its Interpretation; the Double-Slit Experiment (2)
    • 28.3: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (4)
    • 28.4: Philosophic Implications; Probability versus Determination
    • 28.5: Quantum-Mechanical View of Atoms
    • 28.6: Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom; Quantum Numbers
    • 28.7: Multielectron Atoms; the Exclusion Principle
    • 28.8: The Periodic Table of Elements (10)
    • 28.9: X-Ray Spectra and Atomic Number (5)
    • 28.10: Fluorescence and Phosphorescence
    • 28.11: Lasers (4)
    • 28.12: Holography
    • 28: General Problems (14)
    • 28: Questions
    • 28: Search and Learn
    • 28: Extra Problems (1)

  • Chapter 29: Molecules and Solids
    • 29.1: Bonding in Molecules
    • 29.2: Potential-Energy Diagrams for Molecules
    • 29.3: Weak (van der Waals) Bonds (1)
    • 29.4: Molecular Spectra (2)
    • 29.5: Bonding in Solids (2)
    • 29.6: Free-Electron Theory of Metals; Fermi Energy
    • 29.7: Band Theory of Solids (3)
    • 29.8: Semiconductors and Doping (1)
    • 29.9: Semiconductor Diodes, LEDs, OLEDs (4)
    • 29.10: Transistors: Bipolar and MOSFETs (3)
    • 29.11: Integrated Circuits, 22-nm Technology
    • 29: General Problems (6)
    • 29: Questions
    • 29: Search and Learn
    • 29: Extra Problems (3)

  • Chapter 30: Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
    • 30.1: Structure and Properties of the Nucleus (5)
    • 30.2: Binding Energy and Nuclear Forces (4)
    • 30.3: Radioactivity
    • 30.4: Alpha Decay
    • 30.5: Beta Decay
    • 30.6: Gamma Decay
    • 30.7: Conservation of Nucleon Number and Other Conservation Laws (5)
    • 30.8: Half-Life and Rate of Decay
    • 30.9: Calculations Involving Decay Rates and Half-Life
    • 30.10: Decay Series
    • 30.11: Radioactive Dating (16)
    • 30.12: Stability and Tunneling
    • 30.13: Detection of Particles
    • 30: General Problems (14)
    • 30: Questions
    • 30: Search and Learn
    • 30: Extra Problems (3)

  • Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
    • 31.1: Nuclear Reactions and the Transmutation of Elements (2)
    • 31.2: Nuclear Fission; Nuclear Reactors (10)
    • 31.3: Nuclear Fusion (4)
    • 31.4: Passage of Radiation Through Matter; Biological Damage
    • 31.5: Measurement of Radiation—Dosimetry (10)
    • 31.6: Radiation Therapy
    • 31.7: Tracers in Research and Medicine
    • 31.8: Emission Tomography: PET and SPECT
    • 31.9: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (1)
    • 31: General Problems (10)
    • 31: Questions
    • 31: Search and Learn
    • 31: Extra Problems

  • Chapter 32: Elementary Particles
    • 32.1: High-Energy Particles and Accelerators (8)
    • 32.2: Beginnings of Elementary Particle Physics—Particle Exchange
    • 32.3: Particles and Antiparticles
    • 32.4: Particle Interactions and Conservation Laws
    • 32.5: Neutrinos
    • 32.6: Particle Classification (9)
    • 32.7: Particle Stability and Resonances
    • 32.8: Strangeness? Charm? Towards a New Model
    • 32.9: Quarks
    • 32.10: The Standard Model: QCD and Electroweak Theory
    • 32.11: Grand Unified Theories (5)
    • 32.12: Strings and Supersymmetry
    • 32: General Problems (13)
    • 32: Questions
    • 32: Search and Learn (1)
    • 32: Extra Problems (2)

  • Chapter 33: Astrophysics and Cosmology
    • 33.1: Stars and Galaxies
    • 33.2: Stellar Evolution: Birth and Death of Stars, Nucleosynthesis
    • 33.3: Distance Measurements (9)
    • 33.4: General Relativity: Gravity and the Curvature of Space (2)
    • 33.5: The Expanding Universe: Redshift and Hubble's Law (5)
    • 33.6: The Big Bang and the Cosmic Microwave Background
    • 33.7: The Standard Cosmological Model: Early History of the Universe
    • 33.8: Inflation: Explaining Flatness, Uniformity, and Structure (2)
    • 33.9: Dark Matter and Dark Energy
    • 33.10: Large-Scale Structure of the Universe
    • 33.11: Finally...
    • 33: General Problems (6)
    • 33: Questions
    • 33: Search and Learn (1)
    • 33: Extra Problems (1)

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2.P 49 001 002 003 004 005 008 010 011 013 015 016 017 019 020 022 023 025 027 028 029 031 033 036 039 040 042 043 048 049 052 054 055 056 057 058 064 065 068 069 071 073 074 076 077 078 079 080 081 082
2.SL 1 004
2.XP 7 001 002 003 004 005 006 007
Chapter 3: Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors
3.P 36 001 002 006 008 009 010 011 012 013 015 016 017 018 020 021 022 023 024 028 031 033 037 039 041 042 044 046 051 053 055 059 063 068 069 073 074
3.Q 6 001 004 005 007 010 016
3.XP 9 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009
Chapter 4: Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion
4.P 49 001 002 003 010 011 015 016 017 019 020 023 024 025 026 032 034 036 037 038 039 040 042 044 048 049 050 052 056 059 061 063 064 066 068 070 071 072 073 075 076 078 079 080 083 085 089 090 096 097
4.XP 10 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
Chapter 5: Circular Motion; Gravitation
5.P 40 001 004 005 006 008 009 010 012 015 018 023 025 028 031 032 033 040 042 043 045 046 048 051 052 055 057 058 061 066 070 071 073 074 075 079 080 081 082 083 085
5.Q 1 010
5.SL 2 003 006
5.XP 11 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011
Chapter 6: Work and Energy
6.P 56 001 004 005 007 008 009 010 013 016 017 018 020 021 022 023 024 026 027 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 042 044 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 054 057 060 064 065 066 070 074 076 078 079 081 082 087 088 090 093
6.XP 17 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017
Chapter 7: Linear Momentum
7.P 40 001 002 004 005 006 007 008 011 015 016 017 018 021 023 025 026 028 029 030 031 033 035 036 037 042 045 048 049 050 051 053 063 067 069 070 072 075 076 078 079
7.SL 1 002
7.XP 5 001 002 003 004 005
Chapter 8: Rotational Motion
8.P 46 001 004 006 007 009 010 013 015 017 018 020 021 022 023 025 026 027 028 033 034 035 037 038 039 040 041 044 049 050 052 059 061 062 065 066 067 068 069 071 074 076 079 080 082 083 090
8.SL 1 005
8.XP 5 001 002 003 004 005
Chapter 9: Static Equilibrium; Elasticity and Fracture
9.P 36 002 004 006 008 009 011 013 014 016 018 020 021 022 023 025 032 034 040 041 043 045 046 047 049 053 055 057 059 061 063 064 065 069 075 076 080
9.SL 1 005
9.XP 6 001 002 003 004 005 006
Chapter 10: Fluids
10.P 46 003 005 006 009 010 011 012 013 016 017 020 022 023 024 025 026 028 030 034 035 041 043 044 047 050 053 055 059 061 062 064 067 068 070 073 074 077 083 084 085 089 090 092 097 098 099
10.XP 4 001 002 003 004
Chapter 11: Oscillations and Waves
11.P 61 001 002 003 005 006 007 009 010 011 013 014 015 016 019 020 021 023 025 027 028 029 030 031 034 035 036 038 040 042 044 045 046 047 049 050 052 053 054 055 057 058 059 060 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 071 072 073 074 076 078 080 081 082 083 086
11.XP 18 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018
Chapter 12: Sound
12.P 45 001 002 003 006 008 009 011 012 014 015 018 019 021 022 027 030 031 033 034 035 036 037 039 041 046 048 053 055 056 058 059 060 064 065 071 073 074 076 085 087 092 093 094 095 096
12.SL 1 002
12.XP 9 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009
Chapter 13: Temperature and Kinetic Theory
13.P 40 002 003 006 008 009 010 013 014 015 017 019 023 024 026 027 031 032 034 038 039 043 045 048 052 054 059 061 065 068 072 074 076 079 080 081 082 085 086 089 090
13.SL 3 002 004 005
13.XP 7 001 002 003 004 005 006 007
Chapter 14: Heat
14.P 59 001 002 004 006 007 008 009 010 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 024 025 026 027 028 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 067
14.SL 2 002 004
14.XP 7 001 002 003 004 005 006 007
Chapter 15: The Laws of Thermodynamics
15.P 56 001 004 006 007 008 009 010 012 013 014 015 016 018 019 020 021 022 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 033 034 035 036 037 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 053 054 055 058 060 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 076
15.SL 1 007
15.XP 7 001 002 003 004 005 006 007
Chapter 16: Electric Charge and Electric Field
16.P 47 002 003 006 007 008 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 019 020 021 023 024 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 046 048 051 053 055 057 058 060 062 063 064 065
16.SL 1 002
16.XP 10 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
Chapter 17: Electric Potential
17.P 61 001 002 004 005 006 007 008 010 011 013 016 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 027 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 045 047 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 066 067 068 069 071 072 073 074 077 078 079 081 083 084 085 086 087 088 093
17.SL 1 003
17.XP 3 001 002 003
Chapter 18: Electric Currents
18.P 78 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 033 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 044 045 046 047 048 050 051 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 071 072 073 074 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 086 087 089 090
18.SL 2 005 007
18.XP 7 001 002 003 004 005 006 007
Chapter 19: DC Circuits
19.P 60 001 002 003 004 005 006 012 013 016 019 022 023 024 026 027 028.A 028.B 029 030 031 034 036 038 039 040.A 040.B 041 042 043 046 047 053 054 056 058 059.A 059.B 060 061 062 063 065 066 069 070 072 076 077 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 095 096
19.XP 8 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008
Chapter 20: Magnetism
20.P 67 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 017 018 020 021 025 026 027 028 031 032 033 034 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 047 048 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 060 061 062 064 065 067 069 070 072 073 074 076 077 078 079 084 087 088 089.A 089.B 090 091 092
20.XP 8 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008
Chapter 21: Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law
21.P 64 001 002 003 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 014 017 018 019 020 021 022 024 025 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 037 039 040 041 042 043 047 048 053 054 055 056 057 059 061 062 063 064 066 067 069 070 071 074 075 076 079 080 081 082 084 085 086 087 088 090 092
21.XP 7 001 002 003 004 005 006 007
Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
22.P 41 003 004 005 006 007 008 010 011 012 013 015.A 015.B 016 017 018 019 021 022 023 024 025 026 028 030 031 034 035 036 038 041 042 043 044 047 050 051 052 053 055 060 061
22.XP 3 001 002 003
Chapter 23: Light: Geometric Optics
23.P 61 001 002 003 004 007 008 009 012 013 014 015 017 018 021 022 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 034 035 036 037 039 041 042 043 044 045 047 049 050 051 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 074 075 077 079 080 082 083 088 090
23.XP 9 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009
Chapter 24: The Wave Nature of Light
24.P 62 001 002 003 004 005 007 009 012 013 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 027 028 029 032 033 034 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 044 046 047 050 052 053 057 059 060 061 062 063 066 068 070 071 072 073 075 080 082 083 084 085 086 087 089 095 096
24.SL 1 005
24.XP 9 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009
Chapter 25: Optical Instruments
25.P 51 001 005 006 009 011 012 013 014 015 017 018 019 021 022 025 026 027 028 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 041 043 044 045 046 048 052 055 059 060 061 066 067 070 072 073 078 081 082 084 085 086 087
25.XP 1 001
Chapter 26: The Special Theory of Relativity
26.P 44 001 003 004 005 006 008 009 010 011 013 015 016 017 018 020 025 026 027 029 030 033 036 037 039 040 041 046 047 048 049 051 052 058 060 062 067 068 070 071 072 073 075 077 078
26.XP 4 001 002 003 004
Chapter 27: Early Quantum Theory and Models of the Atom
27.P 56 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 010 011 012 013 014 016 017 018 021 022 023 024 025 027 028 029 032 033 034 036 037 038 039 040 042 043 045 046 047 048 049 050 052 056 066 067 071 075 078 081 085 086 089 090 092 093 094 095
27.SL 1 007
27.XP 1 001
Chapter 28: Quantum Mechanics of Atoms
28.P 39 001 002 003 004 005 014 016 017 019 021 022 025 026 027 028 032 033 034 037 038 040 041 042 043 044 048 051 052 054 055 056 057 059 060 061 062 063 064 065
28.XP 1 001
Chapter 29: Molecules and Solids
29.P 22 004 009 010 014 016 017 018 021 023 025 027 028 031 032 034 035 039 040 043 045 046 050
29.XP 3 001 002 003
Chapter 30: Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
30.P 44 001 002 004 010 011 013 017 018 019 027 028 029 033 034 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 054 058 060 061 062 067 068 069 071 072 075 078 080 081 082 083
30.XP 3 001 002 003
Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
31.P 37 010 011 016 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 032 033 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 046 047 048 051 053 054 056 059 060 068 069 070 074 075 076
Chapter 32: Elementary Particles
32.P 35 001 002 004 005 007 008 009 010 012 013 015 018 019 020 021 022 024 028 029 031 035 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 053 055 058 059 060
32.SL 1 006
32.XP 2 001 002
Chapter 33: Astrophysics and Cosmology
33.P 24 001 002 004 005 009 011 012 013 015 017 020 022 024 027 028 030 033 037 039 040 043 044 045 047
33.SL 1 001
33.XP 1 001
Total 1818