Vern J. Ostdiek and Donald J. Bord
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
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- Chapter 1: The Study of Motion
- 1.1: Fundamental Physical Quantities
- 1.2: Speed and Velocity
- 1.3: Acceleration
- 1.4: Simple Types of Motion
- Challenges
- Problems (14)
- Questions (23)
- Chapter 2: Newton's Laws
- 2.1: Force
- 2.2: Newton's First Law of Motion
- 2.3: Mass
- 2.4: Newton's Second Law of Motion
- 2.5: The International System of Units (SI)
- 2.6: Examples: Different Forces, Different Motions
- 2.7: Newton's Third Law of Motion
- 2.8: The Law of Universal Gravitation
- 2.9: Tides
- Challenges
- Problems (10)
- Questions (29)
- Chapter 3: Energy and Conservation Laws
- 3.1: Conservation Laws
- 3.2: Linear Momentum
- 3.3: Work: The Key to Energy
- 3.4: Energy
- 3.5: The Conservation of Energy
- 3.6: Collisions: An Energy Point of View
- 3.7: Power
- 3.8: Rotation and Angular Momentum
- Challenges
- Problems (12)
- Questions (22)
- Chapter 4: Physics of Matter
- 4.1: Matter: Phases, Forms, and Forces
- 4.2: Pressure
- 4.3: Density
- 4.4: Fluid Pressure and Gravity
- 4.5: Archimedes' Principle
- 4.6: Pascal's Principle
- 4.7: Bernoulli's Principle
- Challenges
- Problems (15)
- Questions (29)
- Chapter 5: Temperature and Heat
- 5.1: Temperature
- 5.2: Thermal Expansion
- 5.3: The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 5.4: Heat Transfer
- 5.5: Specific Heat Capacity
- 5.6: Phase Transitions
- 5.7: Heat Engines and The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Challenges
- Problems (12)
- Questions (31)
- Chapter 6: Waves and Sound
- 6.1: Waves Ð Types and Properties
- 6.2: Aspects of Wave Propagation
- 6.3: Sound
- 6.4: Production of Sound
- 6.5: Propagation of Sound
- 6.6: Perception of Sound
- Challenges
- Problems (10)
- Questions (34)
- Chapter 7: Electricity
- 7.1: Electric Charge
- 7.2: Electric Force and Coulomb's Law
- 7.3: Electric Currents Ð Superconductivity
- 7.4: Electric Circuits and Ohm's Law
- 7.5: Power and Energy in Electric Currents
- 7.6: AC and DC
- Challenges
- Problems (12)
- Questions (24)
- Chapter 8: Electromagnetism and EM Waves
- 8.1: Magnetism
- 8.2: Interactions between Electricity and Magnetism
- 8.3: Principles of Electromagnetism
- 8.4: Applications to Sound Reproduction
- 8.5: Electromagnetic Waves
- 8.6: Blackbody Radiation
- 8.7: EM Waves and Earth's Atmosphere
- Challenges
- Problems (6)
- Questions (32)
- Chapter 9: Optics
- 9.1: Light Waves
- 9.2: Mirrors: Plane and Not So Simple
- 9.3: Refraction
- 9.4: Lenses and Images
- 9.5: The Human Eye
- 9.6: Dispersion and Color
- 9.7: Atmospheric Optics: Rainbows, Halos, and Blue Skies
- Challenges
- Problems (7)
- Questions (53)
- Chapter 10: Atomic Physics
- 10.1: The Quantum Hypothesis
- 10.2: The Photoelectric Effect and Photons
- 10.3: Atomic Spectra
- 10.4: The Bohr Model of the Atom
- 10.5: Quantum Mechanics
- 10.6: Atomic Structure
- 10.7: X-Ray Spectra
- 10.8: Lasers
- Challenges
- Problems (10)
- Questions (35)
- Chapter 11: Nuclear Physics
- 11.1: The Nucleus
- 11.2: Radioactivity
- 11.3: Half-Life
- 11.4: Artificial Nuclear Reactions
- 11.5: Nuclear Binding Energy
- 11.6: Nuclear Fission
- 11.7: Nuclear Fusion
- Challenges
- Problems (8)
- Questions (30)
- Chapter 12: Special Relativity and Elementary Particles
- 12.1: Special Relativity: The Physics of High Velocity
- 12.2: Forces and Particles
- 12.3: Conservation Laws, Revisited
- 12.4: Quarks: Order Out of Chaos
- 12.5: The Standard Model and GUTs
- Challenges
- Problems (13)
- Questions (29)
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| Chapter 1: The Study of Motion | ||
| P | 14 (14) | 002 004 006 007 009 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 |
| Q | 23 (4) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 011 012 013 014 015 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 |
| Chapter 2: Newton's Laws | ||
| P | 10 (11) | 002 004 006 008 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 |
| Q | 29 (3) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 |
| Chapter 3: Energy and Conservation Laws | ||
| P | 12 (11) | 002 004 006 008 010 012 014 016 018 020 022 023 025 026 027 028 030 032 033 034 035 036 037 |
| Q | 22 (9) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 |
| Chapter 4: Physics of Matter | ||
| P | 15 (1) | 002 004 006 008 010 012 014 016 018 020 022 024 026 028 030 031 |
| Q | 29 (7) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 |
| Chapter 5: Temperature and Heat | ||
| P | 12 (3) | 002 004 006 008 010 012 014 016 018 020 022 023 024 026 028 |
| Q | 31 (7) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 |
| Chapter 6: Waves and Sound | ||
| P | 10 (7) | 002 004 006 008 010 012 014 016 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 |
| Q | 34 (1) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 |
| Chapter 7: Electricity | ||
| P | 12 (19) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 |
| Q | 24 (8) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 |
| Chapter 8: Electromagnetism and EM Waves | ||
| P | 6 (5) | 002 004 006 008 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 |
| Q | 32 (5) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 |
| Chapter 9: Optics | ||
| P | 7 (5) | 002 004 006 008 010 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 |
| Q | 53 (7) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 |
| Chapter 10: Atomic Physics | ||
| P | 10 (9) | 002 004 006 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 |
| Q | 35 (8) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 |
| Chapter 11: Nuclear Physics | ||
| P | 8 (12) | 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 |
| Q | 30 (2) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 |
| Chapter 12: Special Relativity and Elementary Particles | ||
| P | 13 (6) | 002 004 006 008 010 012 014 016 017 018 020 022 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 |
| Q | 29 (2) | 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 |
| Total | 500 (166) | |