Philip R. Kesten and David L. Tauck
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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- Chapter 1: Physics: An Introduction
- 1.1: Speaking Physics
- 1.2: Physical Quantities and Units
- 1.3: Prefixes and Conversions
- 1.4: Significant Figures
- 1.5: Solving Problems
- 1.6: Dimensional Analysis
- Chapter 2: Linear Motion
- 2.1: Constant Velocity Motion
- 2.2: Acceleration
- 2.3: Motion under Constant Acceleration
- 2.4: Gravity at the Surface of Earth
- Chapter 3: Motion in Two Dimensions
- 3.1: Horizontal and Vertical Motions are Independent
- 3.2: Vectors
- 3.3: Vector Components: Adding Vectors, Analyzing by Component
- 3.4: Projectile Motion
- 3.5: Uniform Circular Motion
- Chapter 4: Newton's Laws of Motion
- 4.1: Newton's First Law
- 4.2: Newton's Second Law
- 4.3: Mass and Weight
- 4.4: Free Body Diagrams
- 4.5: Newton's Third Law
- 4.6: Force, Acceleration, Motion
- Chapter 5: Applications of Newton's Laws
- 5.1: Static Friction
- 5.2: Kinetic Friction
- 5.3: Working with Friction
- 5.4: Drag Force
- 5.5: Forces and Uniform Circular Motion
- Chapter 6: Work And Energy
- 6.1: Work
- 6.2: The Work - Energy Theorem
- 6.3: Applications of the Work - Energy Theorem
- 6.4: Work Done by a Variable Force
- 6.5: Potential Energy
- 6.6: Conservation of Energy
- 6.7: Nonconservative Forces
- 6.8: Using Energy Conservation
- Chapter 7: Linear Momentum
- 7.1: Linear Momentum
- 7.2: Conservation of Momentum
- 7.3: Inelastic Collisions
- 7.4: Contact Time
- 7.5: Elastic Collisions
- 7.6: Center of Mass
- Chapter 8: Rotational Motion
- 8.1: Rotational Kinetic Energy
- 8.2: Moment of Inertia
- 8.3: The Parallel-Axis Theorem
- 8.4: Conservation of Energy Revisited
- 8.5: Rotational Kinematics
- 8.6: Torque
- 8.7: Angular Momentum
- 8.8: The Vector Nature of Rotational Quantities
- Chapter 9: Elasticity and Fracture
- 9.1: Tensile Stress and Strain
- 9.2: Volume Stress and Strain
- 9.3: Shear Stress and Strain
- 9.4: Elasticity and Fracture
- Chapter 10: Gravitation
- 10.1: Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
- 10.2: The Shell Theorem
- 10.3: Gravitational Potential Energy
- 10.4: Kepler's Laws
- Chapter 11: Fluids
- 11.1: Density
- 11.2: Pressure
- 11.3: Pressure versus Depth in a Fluid
- 11.4: Atmospheric Pressure and Common Pressure Units
- 11.5: Pressure Difference and Net Force
- 11.6: Pascal's Principle
- 11.7: Buoyancy - Archimedes' Principle
- 11.8: Fluids in Motion and Equation of Continuity
- 11.9: Fluid Flow - Bernoulli's Equation
- 11.10: Viscous Fluid Flow
- Chapter 12: Oscillations
- 12.1: Simple Harmonic Motion
- 12.2: Oscillations Described
- 12.3: Energy Considerations
- 12.4: The Simple Pendulum
- 12.5: Physical Oscillators
- 12.6: The Physical Pendulum
- 12.7: The Damped Oscillator
- 12.8: The Forced Oscillator
- Chapter 13: Waves
- 13.1: Types of Waves
- 13.2: Mathematical Description of a Wave
- 13.3: Wave Speed
- 13.4: Superposition and Interference
- 13.5: Transverse Standing Waves
- 13.6: Longitudinal Standing Waves
- 13.7: Beats
- 13.8: Volume, Intensity, and Sound Level
- 13.9: Moving Sources and Observers of Waves
- Chapter 14: Thermodynamics I
- 14.1: Temperature
- 14.2: A Molecular View of Temperature
- 14.3: Mean Free Path
- 14.4: Thermal Expansion
- 14.5: Heat
- 14.6: Latent Heat
- 14.7: Heat Transfer: Radiation, Convection, Conduction
- Chapter 15: Thermodynamics II
- 15.1: The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 15.2: Thermodynamic Processes
- 15.3: The Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics
- 15.4: Gases
- 15.5: Entropy
- Chapter 16: Electrostatics I
- 16.1: Electric Charge
- 16.2: Coulomb's Law
- 16.3: Conductors and Insulators
- 16.4: Electric Field
- 16.5: Electric Field for some Objects
- 16.6: Gauss's Law
- 16.7: Applications of Gauss's Law
- Chapter 17: Electrostatics II
- 17.1: Electric Potential
- 17.2: Equipotential Surfaces
- 17.3: Electrical Potential due to Certain Charge Distributions
- 17.4: Capacitance
- 17.5: Energy Stored in a Capacitor
- 17.6: Capacitors in Series and Parallel
- 17.7: Dielectrics
- Chapter 18: Moving Charge
- 18.1: Current
- 18.2: Resistance and Resistivity
- 18.3: Physical and Physiological Resistors
- 18.4: Direct Current Circuits
- 18.5: Resistors in Series and Parallel
- 18.6: Power
- 18.7: Series RC Circuits
- 18.8: Bioelectricity
- Chapter 19: Magnetism
- 19.1: Magnetic Force and Magnetic Field
- 19.2: Magnetic Force on a Current
- 19.3: Magnetic Field and Current - the Biot-Savart Law
- 19.4: Magnetic Field and Current - Ampère's Law
- 19.5: Magnetic Force between Current-Carrying Wires
- Chapter 20: Magnetic Induction
- 20.1: Faraday's Law of Induction
- 20.2: Lenz's Law
- 20.3: Applications of Faraday's and Lenz's Laws
- 20.4: Inductance
- 20.5: LC Circuits
- 20.6: LR Circuits
- Chapter 21: AC Circuits
- 21.1: Alternating Current
- 21.2: Transformers
- 21.3: The Series LRC Circuit
- 21.4: L, R, C Separately With AC
- 21.5: L, R, C In Series With AC
- 21.6: Applications of a Series LRC Circuit
- Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
- 22.1: Electromagnetic Waves
- 22.2: Maxwell's Equations
- Chapter 23: Wave Properties of Light
- 23.1: Refraction
- 23.2: Total Internal Reflection
- 23.3: Dispersion
- 23.4: Polarization
- 23.5: Thin Film Interference
- 23.6: Diffraction
- 23.7: Circular Apertures
- Chapter 24: Geometrical Optics
- 24.1: Plane Mirrors
- 24.2: Spherical Concave Mirrors, a Qualitative Look
- 24.3: Spherical Concave Mirrors, a Quantitative Look
- 24.4: Spherical Convex Mirrors, a Qualitative Look
- 24.5: Spherical Convex Mirrors, a Quantitative Look
- 24.6: Lenses, a Qualitative Look
- 24.7: Lenses, a Quantitative Look
- Chapter 25: Relativity
- 25.1: Newtonian Relativity
- 25.2: The Michelson and Morley Experiment
- 25.3: Special Relativity, Time Dilation
- 25.4: The Lorentz Transformation, Length Contraction
- 25.5: Lorentz Velocity Transformation
- 25.6: Relativistic Momentum and Energy
- 25.7: General Relativity
- Chapter 26: Modern and Atomic Physics
- 26.1: Blackbody Radiation
- 26.2: Photoelectric Effect
- 26.3: Compton Effect
- 26.4: Wave Nature of Particles
- 26.5: The Atom: Rutherford and Bohr
- 26.6: The Atom: Energy Levels and Spectra
- Chapter 27: Nuclear Physics
- 27.1: The Nucleus
- 27.2: Binding Energy
- 27.3: Fission
- 27.4: Fusion
- 27.5: Nuclear Radiation
- Chapter 28: Particle Physics
- 28.1: The Standard Model: Particles
- 28.2: The Standard Model: Forces
- 28.3: Matter, Antimatter, Dark Matter
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