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• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1.1: What is Physics?
  • 1.2: What Part is Played by Mathematics?
  • 1.3: How Should I Study Physics?
  
  
• Chapter 2: Technical Mathematics
  • 2.1: Signed Numbers (6)
  • 2.2: Algebra Review (4)
  • 2.3: Exponents and Radicals (2)
  • 2.4: Solution to Quadratic Equations
  • 2.5: Scientific Notation (3)
  • 2.6: Graphs
  • 2.7: Geometry
  • 2.8: Right Triangle Trigonometry (2)
  • 2: Additional Problems
  
  
• Chapter 3: Technical Measurements and Vectors
  • 3.1: Physical Quantities
  • 3.2: The International System
  • 3.3: Measurement of Length
  • 3.4: Significant Figures
  • 3.5: Measuring Instruments
  • 3.6: Unit Conversions (3)
  • 3.7: Vector and Scalar Quantities
  • 3.8: Addition of Vectors by Graphical Methods (3)
  • 3.9: Force and Vectors
  • 3.10: The Resultant Force
  • 3.11: Trigonometry and Vectors (5)
  • 3.12: The Component Method of Vector Addition (3)
  • 3.13: Unit Vector Notation
  • 3.14: Vector Difference (4)
  • 3: Additional Problems
  • 3: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 4: Translational Equilibrium and Friction
  • 4.1: Newton's First Law
  • 4.2: Newton's Second Law
  • 4.3: Newton's Third Law
  • 4.4: Equilibrium
  • 4.5: Free-Body Diagrams
  • 4.6: Solution of Equilibrium Problems (6)
  • 4.7: Friction (11)
  • 4: Additional Problems
  • 4: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 5: Torque and Rotational Equilibrium
  • 5.1: Conditions for Equilibrium
  • 5.2: The Moment Arm
  • 5.3: Torque (3)
  • 5.4: Resultant Torque (1)
  • 5.5: Equilibrium (9)
  • 5.6: Center of Gravity (4)
  • 5: Additional Problems
  • 5: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 6: Uniform Acceleration
  • 6.1: Speed and Velocity (5)
  • 6.2: Acceleration
  • 6.3: Uniform Acceleration (3)
  • 6.4: Other Useful Relations
  • 6.5: Solutions to Acceleration Problems
  • 6.6: Sign Convention in Acceleration Problems
  • 6.7: Gravity and Free Falling Bodies (4)
  • 6.8: Projectile Motion
  • 6.9: Horizontal Projection (3)
  • 6.10: The More General Problem of Trajectories (2)
  • 6: Additional Problems
  • 6: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 7: Newton's Second Law
  • 7.1: Newton's Second Law of Motion (4)
  • 7.2: The Relationship Between Weight and Mass (3)
  • 7.3: Application of Newton's Second Law to Single-Body Problems (5)
  • 7.4: Problem-Solving Techniques (5)
  • 7: Additional Problems
  • 7: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 8: Work, Energy, and Power
  • 8.1: Work (3)
  • 8.2: Resultant Work (2)
  • 8.3: Energy
  • 8.4: Work and Kinetic Energy (3)
  • 8.5: Potential Energy (2)
  • 8.6: Conservation of Energy (3)
  • 8.7: Energy and Friction Forces (2)
  • 8.8: Power (3)
  • 8: Additional Problems
  • 8: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 9: Impulse and Momentum
  • 9.1: Impulse and Momentum (5)
  • 9.2: The Law Conservation of Momentum (6)
  • 9.3: Elastic and Inelastic Impacts (6)
  • 9: Additional Problems
  • 9: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 10: Uniform Circular Motion
  • 10.1: Motion in a Circular Path
  • 10.2: Centripetal Acceleration (3)
  • 10.3: Centripetal Force (2)
  • 10.4: Banking Curves (3)
  • 10.5: The Conical Pendulum (2)
  • 10.6: Motion in a Vertical Circle (2)
  • 10.7: Gravitation (2)
  • 10.8: The Gravitational Field and Weight
  • 10.9: Satellites in circular Orbits
  • 10.10: Kepler's Laws (3)
  • 10: Additional Problems
  • 10: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 11: Rotation of Rigid Bodies
  • 11.1: Angular Displacement
  • 11.2: Angular Velocity
  • 11.3: Angular Acceleration
  • 11.4: Relationship Between Rotational and Linear Motion (3)
  • 11.5: Rotational Kinetic Energy, Moment of Inertia (3)
  • 11.6: The Second Law of Motion and Rotation (3)
  • 11.7: Rotational Work and Power (3)
  • 11.8: Combined Rotation and Translation (2)
  • 11.9: Angular Momentum
  • 11.10: Conservation of Angular Momentum (3)
  • 11: Additional Problems
  • 11: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 12: Simple Machines
  • 12.1: Simple Machines and Efficiency
  • 12.2: Mechanical Advantage (5)
  • 12.3: The Lever
  • 12.4: Applications of the Lever Principle (7)
  • 12.5: The Transmission of Torque (3)
  • 12.6: The Inclined Plane
  • 12.7: Applications of the Inclined Plane (3)
  • 12: Additional Problems
  • 12: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 13: Elasticity
  • 13.1: Elastic Properties of matter (4)
  • 13.2: Young's Modulus (6)
  • 13.3: Shear Modulus (4)
  • 13.4: Volume Elasticity: Bulk Modulus (3)
  • 13.5: Other Physical Properties of Metals
  • 13: Additional Problems (1)
  • 13: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 14: Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 14.1: Periodic Motion
  • 14.2: Newton's Second Law (4)
  • 14.3: Work and Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion (2)
  • 14.4: The Reference Circle and Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 14.5: Velocity in Simple Harmonic Motion (3)
  • 14.6: Acceleration in Simple Harmonic Motion (3)
  • 14.7: The Period and Frequency (1)
  • 14.8: The Simple Pendulum (2)
  • 14.9: The Torsion Pendulum (2)
  • 14: Additional Problems (1)
  • 14: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 15: Fluids
  • 15.1: Density (2)
  • 15.2: Pressure
  • 15.3: Fluid Pressure (3)
  • 15.4: Measuring Pressure
  • 15.5: The Hydraulic Pressure (3)
  • 15.6: Archimedes Principle (3)
  • 15.7: Fluid Flow (3)
  • 15.8: Pressure and Velocity
  • 15.9: Bernoulli's Equation
  • 15.10: Applications of Bernoulli's Equation (3)
  • 15: Additional Problems
  • 15: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 16: Temperature and Expansion
  • 16.1: Temperature and Thermal Energy
  • 16.2: The Measurement of Temperature (6)
  • 16.3: The Gas Thermometer
  • 16.4: The Absolute Temperature Scale
  • 16.5: Linear Expansion
  • 16.6: Area Expansion
  • 16.7: Volume Expansion (11)
  • 16.8: The Unusual Expansion of Water
  • 16: Additional Problems
  • 16: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 17: Quantity of Heat
  • 17.1: The Meaning of Heat
  • 17.2: The Quantity of Heat
  • 17.3: Specific Heat Capacity (7)
  • 17.4: The Measurement of Heat (5)
  • 17.5: Change of Phase (5)
  • 17.6: Heat of Combustion
  • 17: Additional Problems
  • 17: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 18: Transfer of Heat
  • 18.1: Methods of Heat Transfer
  • 18.2: Conduction (9)
  • 18.3: Insulation: The R-value
  • 18.4: Convection
  • 18.5: Radiation (5)
  • 18: Additional Problems (3)
  • 18: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 19: Thermal Properties of Matter
  • 19.1: Ideal Gases Boyle's Law and Charles' Law
  • 19.2: Gay-Lussac's Law
  • 19.3: General Gas Laws (6)
  • 19.4: Molecular Mass and the Mole (2)
  • 19.5: The Ideal Gas Law (3)
  • 19.6: Liquefaction of a Gas
  • 19.7: Vaporization
  • 19.8: Vapor Pressure
  • 19.9: Triple Point
  • 19.10: Humidity (2)
  • 19: Additional Problems (3)
  • 19: Conceptual Questions (2)
  
  
• Chapter 20: Thermodynamics
  • 20.1: Heat and Work
  • 20.2: The Internal Energy Function
  • 20.3: The First Law of Thermodynamics (3)
  • 20.4: Isobaric Processes and the P-V Diagram (1)
  • 20.5: The General Case for the First Law
  • 20.6: Adiabatic Processes
  • 20.7: Isochoric Processes
  • 20.8: Isothermal Processes (4)
  • 20.9: The Second Law of Thermodynamics (4)
  • 20.10: The Carnot Cycle
  • 20.11: The Efficiency of an Ideal Engine
  • 20.12: Internal combustion Engines
  • 20.13: Refrigeration
  • 20: Additional Problems (5)
  • 20: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 21: Mechanical Waves
  • 21.1: Mechanical Waves
  • 21.2: Types of Waves
  • 21.3: Calculating Wave Speed
  • 21.4: Periodic Wave Motion (7)
  • 21.5: Energy of a Periodic Wave (1)
  • 21.6: The Superposition Principle
  • 21.7: Standing Waves
  • 21.8: Characteristic Frequencies (4)
  • 21: Additional Problems (5)
  • 21: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 22: Sound
  • 22.1: Production of a Sound Wave
  • 22.2: The Speed of Sound (2)
  • 22.3: Vibrating Air Columns (2)
  • 22.4: Forced Vibration and Resonance
  • 22.5: Audible Sound Waves (3)
  • 22.6: Pitch and Quality
  • 22.7: Interference and Beats
  • 22.8: The Doppler Effect (3)
  • 22: Additional Problems (6)
  • 22: Conceptual Questions (2)
  
  
• Chapter 23: The Electric Force
  • 23.1: The Electric Charge
  • 23.2: The Electron
  • 23.3: Insulators and Conductors
  • 23.4: The Gold-Leaf Electroscope
  • 23.5: Redistribution of Charge
  • 23.6: Charging by Induction
  • 23.7: Coulomb's Law (7)
  • 23: Additional Problems (10)
  • 23: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 24: The Electric Field
  • 24.1: The Concept of a Field (4)
  • 24.2: Computing the Electric Intensity
  • 24.3: Electric Field Lines (3)
  • 24.4: Gauss's Law
  • 24.5: Applications of Gauss's Law (1)
  • 24: Additional Problems (6)
  • 24: Conceptual Questions (3)
  
  
• Chapter 25: Electric Potential
  • 25.1: Electric Potential Energy (7)
  • 25.2: Calculating Potential Energy
  • 25.3: Potential
  • 25.4: Potential Difference (2)
  • 25.5: Millikan's Oil-Drop Experiment
  • 25.6: The Electronvolt
  • 25: Additional Problems (7)
  • 25: Conceptual Questions (2)
  
  
• Chapter 26: Capacitance
  • 26.1: Limitations on Charging a Conductor
  • 26.2: The Capacitor (3)
  • 26.3: Computing the Capacitance (3)
  • 26.4: Dielectric Constant: Permittivity
  • 26.5: Capacitors in Parallel and in Series (5)
  • 26.6: Energy of a Charged Capacitor (3)
  • 26: Additional Problems (3)
  • 26: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 27: Current and Resistance
  • 27.1: The Motion of Electric Charge
  • 27.2: The Direction of Electric Current
  • 27.3: Electromotive Force
  • 27.4: Ohm's Law: Resistance (4)
  • 27.5: Electric Power and Heat Loss (4)
  • 27.6: Resistivity (2)
  • 27.7: Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (2)
  • 27.8: Superconductivity
  • 27: Additional Problems (3)
  • 27: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 28: Direct-Current Circuits
  • 28.1: Simple circuits: Resistors in Series
  • 28.2: Resistors in Parallel (6)
  • 28.3: EMF and Terminal Potential Difference (5)
  • 28.4: Measuring Internal Resistance
  • 28.5: Reversing the Current Through a Source of EMF
  • 28.6: Kirchhoff's Laws (2)
  • 28: Additional Problems (4)
  • 28: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 29: Magnetism and the Magnetic Field
  • 29.1: Magnetism (3)
  • 29.2: Magnetic Fields
  • 29.3: The Modern Theory of Magnetism
  • 29.4: Flux Density and Permeability
  • 29.5: Magnetic Field and Electric Current
  • 29.6: The Force on a Moving charge (2)
  • 29.7: Force on a Current-Carrying Wire (3)
  • 29.8: Magnetic Field of Long, Straight Wire
  • 29.9: Other Magnetic Fields (3)
  • 29.10: Hysteresis
  • 29: Additional Problems (5)
  • 29: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 30: Forces and Torques in a Magnetic Field
  • 30.1: Force and Torque on a Loop (3)
  • 30.2: Magnetic Torque on a Solenoid
  • 30.3: The Galvanometer
  • 30.4: The DC Voltmeter
  • 30.5: The DC Ammeter (5)
  • 30.6: The DC Motor
  • 30: Additional Problems (9)
  • 30: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 31: Electromagnetic Induction
  • 31.1: Faraday's Law
  • 31.2: EMF Induced by a Moving Wire (4)
  • 31.3: Lenz's Law
  • 31.4: The AC Generator
  • 31.5: The DC Generator (4)
  • 31.6: Back EMF in a Motor (4)
  • 31.7: Types of Motors
  • 31.8: The Transformer (4)
  • 31: Additional Problems
  • 31: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 32: Alternating Current Circuits
  • 32.1: The Capacitor (2)
  • 32.2: The Inductor (2)
  • 32.3: Alternating Current (3)
  • 32.4: Phase Relation in AC Circuits
  • 32.5: Reactance (2)
  • 32.6: The Series AC Circuit (3)
  • 32.7: Resonance
  • 32.8: The Power Factor
  • 32: Additional Problems (5)
  • 32: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 33: Light and Illumination
  • 33.1: What Is Light?
  • 33.2: The Propagation of Light
  • 33.3: The Electromagnetic Spectrum (3)
  • 33.4: The Quantum Theory
  • 33.5: Light Rays and Shadows (3)
  • 33.6: Luminous Flux
  • 33.7: Luminous Intensity
  • 33.8: Illumination (4)
  • 33: Additional Problems (6)
  • 33: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 34: Reflection and Mirrors
  • 34.1: The Laws of Reflection
  • 34.2: Plane Mirrors (2)
  • 34.3: Spherical Mirrors (2)
  • 34.4: Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors
  • 34.5: The Mirror Equation
  • 34.6: Magnification (3)
  • 34.7: Spherical Aberration
  • 34: Additional Problems (8)
  • 34: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 35: Refraction
  • 35.1: Index of Refraction (2)
  • 35.2: The Laws of Refraction (4)
  • 35.3: Wavelength and Refraction (3)
  • 35.4: Dispersion
  • 35.5: Total Internal Reflection (3)
  • 35.6: Fiber Optics and Applications
  • 35.7: Is Seeing the Same as Believing?
  • 35.8: Apparent Depth
  • 35: Additional Problems (5)
  • 35: Conceptual Questions (2)
  
  
• Chapter 36: Lenses and Optical Instruments
  • 36.1: Simple Lenses
  • 36.2: Focal Length and the Lensmaker Equation (6)
  • 36.3: Image Formation by Thin Lenses (7)
  • 36.4: The Lens Equation and Magnification (4)
  • 36.5: Combinations of Lenses
  • 36.6: The Compound Microscope
  • 36.7: Telescope
  • 36.8: Lens Aberrations
  • 36: Additional Problems (1)
  • 36: Conceptual Questions (1)
  
  
• Chapter 37: Interference Diffraction, and Polarization
  • 37.1: Diffraction
  • 37.2: Young's Experiment: Interference (6)
  • 37.3: The Diffraction Grating (6)
  • 37.4: Resolving Power of Instruments (5)
  • 37.5: Polarization
  • 37: Additional Problems (1)
  • 37: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 38: Modern Physics and the Atom
  • 38.1: Relativity (6)
  • 38.2: Simultaneous Events: The Relativity of Time
  • 38.3: Relativistic Length, Mass, and Time
  • 38.4: Mass and Energy
  • 38.5: Quantum Theory and the Photoelectric Effect (4)
  • 38.6: Waves and particles (5)
  • 38.7: The Rutherford Atom
  • 38.8: Electron Orbits
  • 38.9: Atomic Spectra (2)
  • 38.10: The Bohr Atom
  • 38.11: Energy Levels
  • 38.12: Lasers and Laser Light
  • 38.13: Modern Atomic Theory
  • 38: Additional Problems
  • 38: Conceptual Questions
  
  
• Chapter 39: Nuclear Physics and the Nucleus
  • 39.1: The Atomic Nucleus
  • 39.2: The Elements (3)
  • 39.3: The Atomic Mass Unit (3)
  • 39.4: Isotopes
  • 39.5: The Mass Defect and Binding Energy (4)
  • 39.6: Radioactivity
  • 39.7: Radioactive Decay (6)
  • 39.8: Half-Life
  • 39.9: Nuclear Reactions (2)
  • 39.10: Nuclear Fission
  • 39.11: Nuclear Reactors
  • 39.12: Nuclear Fusion
  • 39: Additional Problems
  • 39: Conceptual Questions