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Hans C. Ohanian and John T. Markert
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Motion, Force, and Energy
- 1: Coordinates and Reference Frames
- 1: The Unit of Length (3)
- 1: The Unit of Time (4)
- 1: The Unit of Mass (3)
- 1: Derived Units
- 1: Significant Figures: Conversion of Units (9)
- 1: Review Problems (2)
Chapter 2: Motion Along A Straight Line
- 2: Average Speed (8)
- 2: Average Velocity for Motion Along a Straight Line (3)
- 2: Instantaneous Velocity
- 2: Acceleration (6)
- 2: Motion with Constant Acceleration (2)
- 2: The Acceleration of Free Fall
- 2: Integration of the Equations of Motion (1)
- 2: Review Problems
Chapter 3: Vectors
- 3: Vector Addition and Subtraction (4)
- 3: The Position Vector: Components of a Vector (6)
- 3: Vector Multiplication (6)
- 3: Review Problems (4)
Chapter 4: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
- 4: Components of Velocity and Acceleration
- 4: The Velocity and Acceleration Vectors (2)
- 4: Motion with Constant Acceleration
- 4: The Motion of Projectiles (8)
- 4: Uniform Circular Motion (4)
- 4: The Relativity of Motion and the Addition of Velocities (4)
- 4: Review Problems (2)
Chapter 5: Newton's Laws of Motion
- 5: Newton's Second Law (5)
- 5:The Combination of Forces (5)
- 5: Weight: Contact Force and Normal Force
- 5: Newton's Third Law (4)
- 5: Motion with a Constant Force (5)
- 5: Review Problems (3)
Chapter 6: Further Applications of Newton's Laws
- 6: Friction (7)
- 6: Restoring Force of a Spring: Hooke's Law (4)
- 6: Force for Uniform Circular Motion (6)
- 6: Review Problems (4)
Chapter 7: Work and Energy
- 7: Work (7)
- 7: Work for a Variable Force (4)
- 7: Kinetic Energy (5)
- 7: Gravitational Potential Energy (4)
- 7: Review Problems
Chapter 8: Conservation of Energy
- 8: Potential Energy of a Conservative Force (2)
- 8: The Curve of Potential Energy
- 8: Other Forms of Energy (2)
- 8: Mass and Energy (2)
- 8: Power (14)
- 8: Review Problems
Chapter 9: Gravitation
- 9: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
- 9: The Measurement of G (4)
- 9: Circular Orbits (4)
- 9: Elliptical Orbits: Kepler's Laws (1)
- 9: Energy in Orbital Motion (7)
- 9: Review Problems (4)
Chapter 10: Systems of Particles
- 10: Momentum (9)
- 10: Center of Mass (1)
- 10: The Motion of the Center of Mass (4)
- 10: Energy of a System of Particles (3)
- 10: Review Problems (4)
Chapter 11: Collisions
- 11: Impulsive Forces (4)
- 11: Elastic Collisions in One Dimension (5)
- 11: Inelastic Collisions in One Dimension (6)
- 11: Collisions in Two and Three Dimensions (1)
- 11: Review Problems (5)
Chapter 12: Rotation of a Rigid Body
- 12: Rotation About a Fixed Axis (6)
- 12: Motion with Constant Angular Acceleration (4)
- 12: Motion with Time-Dependent Angular Acceleration
- 12: Kinetic Energy of Rotation: Moment of Inertia (8)
- 12: Review Problems (3)
Chapter 13: Dynamics of a Rigid Body
- 13: Work, Energy, and Power in Rotational Motion: Torque (8)
- 13: The Equation of Rotational Motion (4)
- 13: Angular Momentum and its Conservation (7)
- 13: Torque and Angular Momentum as Vectors (1)
- 13: Review Problems
Chapter 14: Statics and Elasticity
- 14: Examples of Static Equilibrium (9)
- 14: Levers and Pulleys (2)
- 14: Elasticity of Materials (6)
- 14: Review Problems (3)
Chapter 15: Oscillations, Waves, and Fluids
- 15: Simple Harmonic Motion (3)
- 15: The Simple Harmonic Oscillator (5)
- 15: Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy (3)
- 15: The Simple Pendulum (3)
- 15: Damped Oscillations and Forced Oscillations (3)
- 15: Review Problems (3)
Chapter 16: Waves
- 16: Periodic Waves (12)
- 16: The Superposition of Waves (3)
- 16: Standing Waves (1)
- 16: Review Problems (4)
Chapter 17: Sound
- 17: Sound Waves in Air
- 17: Intensity of Sound (5)
- 17: The Speed of Sound: Standing Waves (5)
- 17: The Doppler Effect (5)
- 17: Diffraction (2)
- 17: Review Problems (3)
Chapter 18: Fluid Mechanics
- 18: Density and Flow Velocity
- 18: Incompressible Steady Flow: Streamlines (2)
- 18: Pressure (5)
- 18: Pressure in a Static Fluid (5)
- 18: Archimedes' Principle (2)
- 18: Fluid Dynamics, Bernoulli's Equation (4)
- 18: Review Problems (3)
Chapter 19: The Ideal Gas
- 19: The Ideal Gas Law
- 19: The Temperature Scale (9)
- 19: Kinetic Pressure (4)
- 19: The Energy of an Ideal Gas (4)
- 19: Review Problems (3)
Chapter 20: Heat
- 20: Heat as a Form of Energy Transfer (7)
- 20: Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids (4)
- 20: Thermal Conduction (4)
- 20: Changes of State (4)
- 20: The Specific Heat of a Gas (2)
- 20: Adiabatic Expansion of a Gas (1)
- 20: Review Problems
Chapter 21: Thermodynamics
- 21: The First Law of Thermodynamics (7)
- 21: Heat Engines: The Carnot Engine (8)
- 21: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- 21: Entropy (4)
- 21: Review Problems (4)
Chapter 22: Electric Force and Electric Charge
- 22: The Electrostatic Force
- 22: Coulomb's Law (12)
- 22: The Superposition of Electrical Forces (3)
- 22: Charge Quantization and Charge Conservation
- 22: Conductors and Insulators; Charging by Friction or by Induction
- 22: Review Problems (5)
Chapter 23: The Electric Field
- 23: The Electric Field of Point Charges (4)
- 23: The Electric Field of Continuous Charge Distributions (6)
- 23: Lines of Electric Field
- 23: Motion in a Uniform Electric Field (3)
- 23: Electric Dipole in an Electric Field (3)
- 23: Review Problems (4)
Chapter 24: Gauss' Law
- 24: Electric Flux (3)
- 24: Gauss' Law (2)
- 24: Applications of Gauss' Law (4)
- 24: Superposition of Electric Fields
- 24: Conductors and Electric Fields (4)
- 24: Review Problems (7)
Chapter 25: Electrostatic Potential and Energy
- 25: The Electrostatic Potential (6)
- 25: Calculation of the Potential from the Field (4)
- 25: Potential in Conductors (1)
- 25: Calculation of the Field from the Potential (3)
- 25: Energy of Systems of Charges (4)
- 25: Review Problems (2)
Chapter 26: Capacitors and Dielectrics
- 26: Capacitance (5)
- 26: Capacitors in Combination (4)
- 26: Dielectrics (4)
- 26: Energy in Capacitors (5)
- 26: Review Problems (2)
Chapter 27: Currents and Ohm's Law
- 27: Electric Current
- 27: Resistance and Ohm's Law (7)
- 27: Resistivity of Materials (4)
- 27: Resistances in Combination (4)
- 27: Review Problems (5)
Chapter 28: Direct Current Circuits
- 28: Electromotive Force
- 28: Sources of Electromotive Force (1)
- 28: Single-Loop Circuits (5)
- 28: Multi-Loop Circuits (2)
- 28: Energy in Circuits; Joule Heat (7)
- 28: Electrical Measurements (2)
- 28: The RC Circuit (3)
- 28: The Hazards of Electric Currents
- 28: Review Problems
Chapter 29: Magnetic Force and Field
- 29: The Magnetic Force (1)
- 29: The Magnetic Field (5)
- 29: Ampere's Law (7)
- 29: Solenoids and Magnets (2)
- 29: The Biot-Savart Law (3)
- 29: Review Problems (2)
Chapter 30: Charges and Currents in Magnetic Fields
- 30: Circular Motion in a Uniform Magnetic Field (6)
- 30: Force on a Wire (3)
- 30: Torque on a Loop (3)
- 30: Magnetism in Materials (3)
- 30: The Hall Effect (3)
- 30: Review Problems (2)
Chapter 31: Electromagnetic Induction
- 31: Motional EMF (2)
- 31: Faraday's Law
- 31: Some Examples; Lenz' Law (7)
- 31: Inductance (4)
- 31: Magnetic Energy (1)
- 31: The RL Circuit (1)
- 31: Review Problems (4)
Chapter 32: Alternating Current Circuits
- 32: Resistor Circuit (3)
- 32: Capacitor Circuit (4)
- 32: Inductor Circuit (5)
- 32: Freely Oscillating LC and RLC Circuits (1)
- 32: Series Circuits with Alternating EMF (3)
- 32: The Transformer (4)
- 32: Review Problems
Chapter 33: Electromagnetic Waves
- 33: Induction of Magnetic Fields; Maxwell's Equations (4)
- 33: The Electromagnetic Wave Pulse
- 33: Plane Waves; Polarization (3)
- 33: The Generation of Electromagnetic Waves (3)
- 33: Energy of a Wave (8)
- 33: The Wave Equation
- 33: Review Problems (2)
Chapter 34: Reflection, Refraction, and Optics
- 34: Huygens' Construction
- 34: Reflection (1)
- 34: Refraction (9)
- 34: Spherical Mirrors (4)
- 34: Thin Lenses (6)
- 34: Optical Instruments (1)
- 34: Review Problems
Chapter 35: Interference and Diffraction
- 35: Thin Films (3)
- 35: The Michelson Interferometer (1)
- 35: Interference from Two Slits (7)
- 35: Interference from Multiple Slits (1)
- 35: Diffraction by a Single Slit (1)
- 35: Diffraction by a Circular Aperture; Rayleigh's Criterion (3)
- 35: Review Problems (4)
Chapter 36: The Theory of Special Relativity
- 36: The Speed of Light; the Ether
- 36: Einstein's Principle of Relativity
- 36: Time Dilation (4)
- 36: Length Contraction (4)
- 36: The Lorentz Transformations and the Combination of Velocities (3)
- 36: Relativistic Momentum and Energy (5)
- 36: Mass and Energy (1)
- 36: Review Problems (3)
Chapter 37: Quanta of Light
- 37: Blackbody Radiation
- 37: Energy Quanta (7)
- 37: Photons and the Photoelectric Effect (4)
- 37: The Compton Effect (3)
- 37: X Rays [53-58 (2)
- 37: Wave vs. Particle (2)
- 37: Review Problems (2)
Chapter 38: Spectral Lines, Bohr's Theory, and Quantum Mechanics
- 38: Spectral Lines
- 38: Spectral Series of Hydrogen
- 38: The Nuclear Atom (3)
- 38: Bohr's Theory (5)
- 38: Quantum Mechanics; The Schrodinger Equation (9)
- 38: Review Problems (3)
Chapter 39: Quantum Structure of Atoms, Molecules, and Solids
- 39: Principal, Orbital, and Magnetic Quantum Numbers; Spin (3)
- 39: The Exclusion Principle and the Structure of Atoms (3)
- 39: Energy Levels in Molecules (4)
- 39: Energy Bands in Solids (2)
- 39: Semiconductor Devices (3)
- 39: Review Problems (4)
Chapter 40: Nuclei
- 40: Isotopes (4)
- 40: The Strong Force and the Nuclear Binding Energy (2)
- 40: Radioactivity
- 40: The Law of Radioactive Decay (5)
- 40: Fission
- 40: Nuclear Bombs and Nuclear Reactors (1)
- 40: Fusion (1)
- 40: Review Problems (5)
Chapter 41: Elementary Particles and Cosmology
- 41: The Tools of High-Energy Physics
- 41: The Multitude of Particles (6)
- 41: Interactions and Conservation Laws (2)
- 41: Fields and Quanta (1)
- 41: Quarks (2)
- 41: Cosmology
- 41: Review Problems (4)

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Chapter 1: Motion, Force, and Energy
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Chapter 2: Motion Along A Straight Line
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Chapter 3: Vectors
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Chapter 4: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
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Chapter 5: Newton's Laws of Motion
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Chapter 6: Further Applications of Newton's Laws
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Chapter 7: Work and Energy
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Chapter 8: Conservation of Energy
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Chapter 9: Gravitation
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Chapter 10: Systems of Particles
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Chapter 11: Collisions
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Chapter 12: Rotation of a Rigid Body
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Chapter 13: Dynamics of a Rigid Body
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Chapter 14: Statics and Elasticity
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Chapter 15: Oscillations, Waves, and Fluids
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Chapter 16: Waves
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Chapter 17: Sound
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Chapter 18: Fluid Mechanics
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Chapter 19: The Ideal Gas
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Chapter 20: Heat
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Chapter 21: Thermodynamics
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Chapter 22: Electric Force and Electric Charge
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Chapter 23: The Electric Field
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Chapter 24: Gauss' Law
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Chapter 25: Electrostatic Potential and Energy
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Chapter 26: Capacitors and Dielectrics
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Chapter 27: Currents and Ohm's Law
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Chapter 28: Direct Current Circuits
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Chapter 29: Magnetic Force and Field
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Chapter 30: Charges and Currents in Magnetic Fields
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Chapter 31: Electromagnetic Induction
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Chapter 32: Alternating Current Circuits
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Chapter 33: Electromagnetic Waves
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Chapter 34: Reflection, Refraction, and Optics
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Chapter 35: Interference and Diffraction
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Chapter 36: The Theory of Special Relativity
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Chapter 37: Quanta of Light
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Chapter 38: Spectral Lines, Bohr's Theory, and Quantum Mechanics
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Chapter 39: Quantum Structure of Atoms, Molecules, and Solids
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Chapter 40: Nuclei
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Chapter 41: Elementary Particles and Cosmology
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