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College Physics 6th edition

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Jerry D. Wilson, Anthony J. Buffa, Bo Lou
Publisher: Addison Wesley

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Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Measurement and Problem Solving
    • 1.1: Why Study Physics?
    • 1.2: SI Units of Length,Mass and Time (3)
    • 1.3: More about the Metric System (5)
    • 1.4: Unit Analysis (12)
    • 1.5: Unit Conversions (15)
    • 1.6: Significant Figures (11)
    • 1.7: Problem Solving (14)
    • 1: Comprehensive Exercises (2)

  • Chapter 2: Kinematics: Description of Motion
    • 2.1: Distance and Speed: Scalar Quantities
    • 2.2: One-Dimensional Displacement and Velocity: Vector Quantities (21)
    • 2.3: Acceleration (15)
    • 2.4: Kinematic Equations (Constant Acceleration) (21)
    • 2.5: Free Fall (20)
    • 2: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 3: Motion in Two Dimensions
    • 3.1: Components of Motion (16)
    • 3.2: Vector Addition and Substraction (25)
    • 3.3: Projectile Motion (22)
    • 3.4: Relative Velocity (14)
    • 3: Comprehensive Exercises (1)

  • Chapter 4: Force and Motion
    • 4.1: The Concepts of Force and Net Force
    • 4.2: Inertia and Newton's First Law of Motion (11)
    • 4.3: Newton's Second Law of Motion (18)
    • 4.4: Newton's Third Law of Motion (7)
    • 4.5: More on Newton's Laws: Free-Body Diagrams and translational Equilibrium (21)
    • 4.6: Friction (21)
    • 4: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 5: Work and Energy
    • 5.1: Work Done by a Constant Force (13)
    • 5.2: Work Done by a Variable Force (3)
    • 5.3: The Work-Energy Theorem: Kinetic Energy (2)
    • 5.4: Potential Energy (2)
    • 5.5: Conservation of Energy (7)
    • 5.6: Power (4)
    • 5: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 6: Linear Momentum and Collisions
    • 6.1: Linear Momentum (16)
    • 6.2: Impulse (13)
    • 6.3: Conservation of Linear Momentum (9)
    • 6.4: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions (4)
    • 6.5: Center of Mass (3)
    • 6.6: Jet Propulsion and Rockets
    • 6: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 7: Circular Motion and Gravititation
    • 7.1: Angular Measure (4)
    • 7.2: Angular Speed and Velocity (8)
    • 7.3: Uniform Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration (9)
    • 7.4: Angular Acceleration (7)
    • 7.5: Newton's Law of Gravitation (5)
    • 7.6: Kepler's Laws and Earth Satellites (1)
    • 7: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 8: Rotational Motion and Equilibrium
    • 8.1: Rigid Bodies,Translations,and Rotations (5)
    • 8.2: Torque,Equilibrium,and Stability (10)
    • 8.3: Rotational Dynamics (8)
    • 8.4: Rotational Work and Kinetic Energy (7)
    • 8.5: Angular Momentum (4)
    • 8: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 9: Solids and Fluids
    • 9.1: Solids and Elastic Moduli (7)
    • 9.2: Fluids: Pressure and Pascal's Principle (10)
    • 9.3: Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle (8)
    • 9.4: Fluid Dynamics and Bernoulli's Equation (4)
    • 9.5: Surface Tension,Viscosity,and Poiseuille's Law (2)
    • 9: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 10: Temperature and Kinetic Thoery
    • 10.1: Temperature and Heat (3)
    • 10.2: The Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Scales
    • 10.3: Gas Laws,Absolute Temperaturea,and the Kelvin Temperature Scale (10)
    • 10.4: Thermal Expansion (10)
    • 10.5: The Kinetic Theory of Gases (6)
    • 10.6: Kinetic Theory,Diatomic Gases,and the Equipartition Theorem (2)
    • 10: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 11: Heat
    • 11.1: Definition and Units of Heat (2)
    • 11.2: Specific heat and Calorimetry (7)
    • 11.3: Phase Changes and Latent Heat (7)
    • 11.4: Heat Transfer (9)
    • 11: Comprehensive Exercises (4)

  • Chapter 12: Thermodynamics
    • 12.1: Thermodynamc Systems,States,and Processes (1)
    • 12.2: The First Law of Thermodynamics
    • 12.3: Thermodynamic Processes for an Ideal Gas (7)
    • 12.4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy (7)
    • 12.5: Heat Engines and Thermal Pumps (9)
    • 12.6: The Carnot Cycle and ideal Heat Engines (6)
    • 12: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 13: Vibrations and Waves
    • 13.1: Simple Harmonic Motion (8)
    • 13.2: Equations of Motion (8)
    • 13.3: Wave Motion (7)
    • 13.4: Wave Properties (2)
    • 13.5: Standing Waves and Resonance (5)
    • 13: Comprehensive Exercises (1)

  • Chapter 14: Sound
    • 14.1: Sound Waves (9)
    • 14.2: The Speed of Sound
    • 14.3: Sound Intensity and Sound Intensity Level (7)
    • 14.4: Sound Phenomena (10)
    • 14.5: The Doppler Effect
    • 14.6: Musical Instruments and Sound Characteristics (4)
    • 14: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 15: Electric Charge,Forces and Fields
    • 15.1: Electric Charge (4)
    • 15.2: Electrostatis Charging (1)
    • 15.3: Electric Force (7)
    • 15.4: Electric Field (12)
    • 15.5: Conductors and Electric Fields (3)
    • 15.6: Gauss's Law for Electric Fields: A Qualitative Approach (3)
    • 15: Comprehensive Exercises (2)

  • Chapter 16: Electric Potential,Energy and Capacitance
    • 16.1: Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential Difference (7)
    • 16.2: Equipotential Surfaces and the Electric Field (8)
    • 16.3: Capacitance (4)
    • 16.4: Dielectrics (7)
    • 16.5: Capacitors in Series and in Parallel (6)
    • 16: Comprehensive Exercises (1)

  • Chapter 17: Electric Current and Resistance
    • 17.1: Batteries and Direct Current (2)
    • 17.2: Current and Drift Velocity (6)
    • 17.3: Resistance and Ohm's Law (10)
    • 17.4: Electric Power (13)
    • 17: Comprehensive Exercises (2)

  • Chapter 18: Basic Electric Circuits
    • 18.1: Resistances in Series,Parallel,and Series-Parallel Combinations (7)
    • 18.2: Multiloop Circuits and Kirchhoff's Rules (4)
    • 18.3: RC Circuits (6)
    • 18.4: Ammeters and Voltmeters (5)
    • 18.5: Household Circuits and Electrical Safety (2)
    • 18: Comprehensive Exercises (5)

  • Chapter 19: Magnetism
    • 19.1: Magnets,Magnetic Poles,and Magnetic Field Direction (2)
    • 19.2: Magnetic Field Strength and Magnetic Force (2)
    • 19.3: Applications: Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields (6)
    • 19.4: Magnetic Forces on Current-Carrying Wires
    • 19.5: Applications: Current-Carrying Wires in Magnetic Fields (12)
    • 19.6: Electromagnetism: The Source of Magnetic Fields (8)
    • 19.7: Magnetic Materials (2)
    • 19.8: Geomagnetism: The Earth's Magnetic Field
    • 19: Comprehensive Exercises (3)

  • Chapter 20: Electromagnetic Induction and Waves
    • 20.1: Induced emf: Faraday's Law and Lenz's Law (13)
    • 20.2: Electric Generators and Back emf (8)
    • 20.3: Transformers and Power Transmission (6)
    • 20.4: Electromagnetic Waves (2)
    • 20: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 21: AC Circuits
    • 21.1: Resistance in an AC Circuit (12)
    • 21.2: Capacitive Reactance
    • 21.3: Inductive Reactance (5)
    • 21.4: Impedance: RLC Circuits
    • 21.5: Circuit Resonance (11)
    • 21: Comprehensive Exercises (3)

  • Chapter 22: Reflection and Refraction of Light
    • 22.1: Wave Fronts and Rays (7)
    • 22.2: Reflection
    • 22.3: Refraction
    • 22.4: Total Internal Reflection and Fiber Optics (17)
    • 22.5: Dispersion (4)
    • 22: Comprehensive Exercises (1)

  • Chapter 23: Mirrors and Lenses
    • 23.1: Plane Mirrors (5)
    • 23.2: Spherical Mirrors (18)
    • 23.3: Lenses (10)
    • 23.4: The Lens Maker's Equation
    • 23.5: Lens Aberrations (5)
    • 23: Comprehensive Exercises (1)

  • Chapter 24: Physical Optics: The Wave Nature of Light
    • 24.1: Young's Double-Slit Experiment (7)
    • 24.2: Thin-Film Interference (6)
    • 24.3: Diffraction (9)
    • 24.4: Polarization (1)
    • 24.5: *Atmospheric Scattering of Light
    • 24: Comprehensive Exercises (1)

  • Chapter 25: Vision and Optical Instruments
    • 25.1: The Human Eye (8)
    • 25.2: Microscopes (11)
    • 25.3: Telescopes (5)
    • 25.4: Diffraction and Resolution (5)
    • 25.5: *Color (1)
    • 25: Comprehensive Exercises (1)

  • Chapter 26: Relativity
    • 26.1: Classical Relativity and the Michelson-Morley Experiment (6)
    • 26.2: The Postulates of Special Relativity and the Relativity of Simultaneity (2)
    • 26.3: The Relativity of Length and Time: Time Dilation and Length Contraction (8)
    • 26.4: Relativistic Kinetic Energy,Momentum,Total Energy,and Mass-Energy Equivalence (13)
    • 26.5: The General Theory of Relativity (3)
    • 26.6: *Relativistic Velocity Addition (2)
    • 26: Comprehensive Exercises (2)

  • Chapter 27: Quantum Physics
    • 27.1: Quantization: Planck's Hypothesis (6)
    • 27.2: Quanta of Light: photons and the Photoelectric Effect (8)
    • 27.3: Quantum "Particles": The Compton Effect (5)
    • 27.4: The Bohr Theory of the Hydrogen Atom (6)
    • 27.5: A Quantum Success: The Laser (1)
    • 27: Comprehensive Exercises (1)

  • Chapter 28: Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics
    • 28.1: Matter Waves: The de Broglie Hypothesis (7)
    • 28.2: The Schrodinger Wave Equation (2)
    • 28.3: Atomic Quantum Numbers and the Periodic Table (8)
    • 28.4: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (6)
    • 28.5: Particles and Antiparticles (2)
    • 28: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 29: The Nucleus
    • 29.1: Nuclear Structure and the Nuclear Force (3)
    • 29.2: Radioactivity (3)
    • 29.3: Decay Rate and Half-Life (17)
    • 29.4: Nuclear Stability and Binding Energy (5)
    • 29.5: Radiation Detection,Dosage,and Applications (1)
    • 29: Comprehensive Exercises

  • Chapter 30: Nuclear Reactions and Elementary Particles
    • 30.1: Nuclear Reactions (9)
    • 30.2: Nuclear Fission
    • 30.3: Nuclear Fusion (7)
    • 30.4: Beta Decay and the Neutrino (7)
    • 30.5: Fundamental Forces and Exchange Particles (5)
    • 30.6: Elementary Particles
    • 30.7: The Quark Model (3)
    • 30.8: Force Unification Theories,the Standard Model,and the Early Universe (1)
    • 30: Comprehensive Exercises (4)

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Chapter 2: Kinematics: Description of Motion
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Chapter 3: Motion in Two Dimensions
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Chapter 4: Force and Motion
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Chapter 5: Work and Energy
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Chapter 6: Linear Momentum and Collisions
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Chapter 8: Rotational Motion and Equilibrium
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Chapter 9: Solids and Fluids
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Chapter 10: Temperature and Kinetic Thoery
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Chapter 11: Heat
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Chapter 12: Thermodynamics
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Chapter 13: Vibrations and Waves
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Chapter 14: Sound
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Chapter 15: Electric Charge,Forces and Fields
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Chapter 16: Electric Potential,Energy and Capacitance
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Chapter 18: Basic Electric Circuits
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Chapter 19: Magnetism
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Chapter 20: Electromagnetic Induction and Waves
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Chapter 21: AC Circuits
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Chapter 22: Reflection and Refraction of Light
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Chapter 24: Physical Optics: The Wave Nature of Light
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Chapter 25: Vision and Optical Instruments
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Chapter 26: Relativity
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Chapter 27: Quantum Physics
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Chapter 28: Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics
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Chapter 29: The Nucleus
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MC 5 015 030 031 055 056
Chapter 30: Nuclear Reactions and Elementary Particles
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