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Introductory Physics: Building Understanding 1st edition

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Jerold Touger
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Physics, Mathematics, and the Real World
    • 1.1: What is Physics?
    • 1.2: Measurement and Units (14)

  • Chapter 2: Describing Motion in One Dimension
    • 2.1: Matter in Motion
    • 2.2: A Vocabulary for Describing Motion (6)
    • 2.3: Representing Motion Graphically (2)
    • 2.4: Acceleration and Graphs of Accelerated Motion (1)
    • 2.5: Constant Acceleration and Equations of Motion (2)
    • 2.6: Solving Kinematics Problems I: Uniform Acceleration (4)
    • 2.7: Gravitational Acceleration and Free Fall (13)

  • Chapter 3: Constructing Two-Dimensional Motion from One-Dimensional Motions
    • 3.1: Constructing Complex Motions from Simpler Motions
    • 3.2: Breaking Down Two-Dimensional Motions into One Dimensional Components: Projectile Motion (1)
    • 3.3: Vectors (2)
    • 3.4: Working with Vector Components (8)
    • 3.5: Velocity and Acceleration Vectors (2)
    • 3.6: Solving Motion Problems in Two Dimensions: Projectile Motion Revisited (13)

  • Chapter 4: Interactions and Newton's Laws of Motion
    • 4.1: Newton's First Law: Inertia and the Concept of Force
    • 4.2: Exploring the Meaning of Force (1)
    • 4.3: Newton's Second and Third Laws (10)
    • 4.4: Reexamining Your own Ideas About Forces (6)

  • Chapter 5: Problem-Solving Using Newton's Laws
    • 5.1: Inventorying Forces: Applying Newton's Second Law (8)
    • 5.2: Applying Newton's Second and Third Laws in Two Dimensions (4)
    • 5.3: Bodies with Linked Motions (2)
    • 5.4: Static Equilibrium, Rigid Bodies, and the Concept of Torque (4)
    • 5.5: Frictional Forces (7)

  • Chapter 6: Bookkeeping on Physical Systems: The Concept of Energy
    • 6.1: An Intuitive Introduction to Energy Ideas
    • 6.2: Making Energy Concepts Quantitative (8)
    • 6.3: The Law of Conservation of Energy (6)
    • 6.4: Another Conservative Force: The Elastic Force (3)
    • 6.5: Energy Rates: Power and Intensity (10)

  • Chapter 7: More Bookkeeping: The Concept of Momentum
    • 7.1: Impulse and Momentum (3)
    • 7.2: Conservation of Momentum Applied to Problem Solving (4)
    • 7.3: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions (6)
    • 7.4: Conservation of Mechanical Energy, Conservation of Momentum: Which Do We Use? (1)
    • 7.5: Momentum and Center of Mass (11)

  • Chapter 8: Circular Motion, Central Forces, and Gravitation
    • 8.1: Circular Motion is Accelerated Motion (2)
    • 8.2: Examples of Radial Force (6)
    • 8.3: The Universal Law of Gravitation (6)
    • 8.4: Gravitational Potential Energy Revisited (11)

  • Chapter 9: Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
    • 9.1: Measures of Rotation (7)
    • 9.2: Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration (3)
    • 9.3: Torque and Angular Acceleration (3)
    • 9.4: Rotational Kinetic Energy (3)
    • 9.5: Another Basis for Bookkeeping: Angular Momentum (9)

  • Chapter 10: Statics and Dynamics of Fluids
    • 10.1: The Statics of Fluids: Pressure (5)
    • 10.2: The Statics of Buoyant Forces (4)
    • 10.3: Introduction to Fluid Dynamics: Flow Rate and Continuity (3)
    • 10.4: Fluid Dynamics: Work Energy Consideration and Bernoulli's Equation (3)
    • 10.5: Real-World Applications of Fluid Dynamics (10)

  • Chapter 11: Thermal Properties of Matter
    • 11.1: Temperature (3)
    • 11.2: Temperature Differences and Heat Transfer (Qualitative)
    • 11.3: Heat Transfer and Energy (Qualitative)
    • 11.4: Units (3)
    • 11.5: Temperature Differences and Heat Transfer (Quantitative) (5)
    • 11.6: Changes of State and Heat Transfer (3)
    • 11.7: Modes of Heat Transfer
    • 11.8: Some Factors Affecting Heat Transfer (11)

  • Chapter 12: The Kinetic Theory of Gases, Entropy, and Thermodynamics
    • 12.1: The Kinetic Theory of Gases (Qualitative)
    • 12.2: The Kinetic Theory of Gases (Quantitative) (3)
    • 12.3: Extending Kinetic Theory to Liquids and Solids (1)
    • 12.4: Work and Other Energy Aspects of Thermodynamics (4)
    • 12.5: Irreversible Processes and the Tendency Toward Disorder
    • 12.6: Entropy (2)
    • 12.7: Heat Engines and Refrigerators (15)

  • Chapter 13: Periodic Motion and Simple Harmonic Oscillators
    • 13.1: Oscillators and Their Importance
    • 13.2: How a Typical Oscillator Behaves (Qualitative Discussion) (1)
    • 13.3: A Model for Describing Oscillators Mathematically (8)
    • 13.4: Checking the Mathematical Model Against the Physics (4)
    • 13.5: The Mathematical Model and Conservation of Energy (1)
    • 13.6: What All Simple Harmonic Oscillators Have in Common (4)
    • 13.7: Forced Oscillations and Frequency Matching (7)

  • Chapter 14: Waves and Sounds
    • 14.1: Traveling Disturbances: Some Basic Observations
    • 14.2: Energy in Traveling Disturbances (1)
    • 14.3: From Pulses to Periodic Waves (3)
    • 14.4: Fully Describing Waves Mathematically (1)
    • 14.5: Standing Waves and Superposition (2)
    • 14.6: Introduction to Sound (2)
    • 14.7: Resonance and Sources of Musical Sound (8)
    • 14.8: The Doppler Effect (8)

  • Chapter 15: Wave Optics
    • 15.1: Does Light Travel: If So, How? And How Fast? (3)
    • 15.2: Waves in Two Dimensions (4)
    • 15.3: Mathematical Description of the Two-Source Interference Pattern (4)
    • 15.4: Does Light Behave Like Waves?
    • 15.5: Young's Double-Slit Experiment (4)
    • 15.6: Other Instances of Diffraction (1)
    • 15.7: Interference Due to Reflection: Thin Films (14)

  • Chapter 16: The Geometry of Wave Paths and Image Formation: Geometric Optics
    • 16.1: Why Geometry? Looking at Shadows (5)
    • 16.2: Reflection and Mirror Images (3)
    • 16.3: Reflections from Curved Mirrors Surfaces (9)
    • 16.4: Refraction (12)

  • Chapter 17: Lenses and Optical Instruments
    • 17.1: A Qualitative Picture of What Lenses Do
    • 17.2: Quantitatively Analyzing What Thin Lenses Do (9)
    • 17.3: Lens Images of Extended Objects (4)
    • 17.4: Aberration in Lenses
    • 17.5: Optical Instruments (16)

  • Chapter 18: Electrical Phenomena: Forces, Charges, Currents
    • 18.1: Developing an Underlying Model to Account for the Observations (5)
    • 18.2: Charge Carriers (3)
    • 18.3: The Electron Gas and the Effect Uneven Charge Distributions (12)

  • Chapter 19: Electric Field and Electric Potential
    • 19.1: Making Electrostatic Force and Charge Concepts Quantitative (7)
    • 19.2: Electric Fields (4)
    • 19.3: Fields Due Continuous Charge Distribution
    • 19.4: Picturing Electric Fields
    • 19.5: Electrical and Gravitational Systems: Similarities and Differences; Electrical Potential Energy (5)
    • 19.6 Potential and Potential Differences (3)
    • 19.7 Batteries (7)

  • Chapter 20: Quantitative Treatment of Current and Circuit Elements
    • 20.1: Electric Current (4)
    • 20.2: Characteristics of Circuit Components I: Capacitance (6)
    • 20.3: Characteristics of Circuit Components II: Resistance (7)
    • 20.4: Characteristics of Circuit Components III: EMF (2)
    • 20.5: Power and Energy in Circuit Components (9)

  • Chapter 21: Quantitative Circuit Reasoning
    • 21.1: Types of Circuit Connections
    • 21.2: Measuring Current and Voltage
    • 21.3: Series Circuits (3)
    • 21.4: Resistive Circuits (8)
    • 21.5: Circuits with Capacitors (5)
    • 21.6: Circuits with Transient Current (2)
    • 21.7: Kirchhoff's Rules for Direct Current Circuits (11)

  • Chapter 22: Magnetism and Magnetic Fields
    • 22.1: A Qualitative Introduction to the Magnetic Field
    • 22.2: Connections Between Magnetism and Electricity
    • 22.3: Quantitative Treatment of Magnetic Forces (3)
    • 22.4: Magnetic Forces and Circular Motion (3)
    • 22.5: Magnetic Forces on Current-Carrying Wires (6)
    • 22.6: Making Use of Torques on Current Loops (2)
    • 22.7: How the Magnetic Field Depends on Its Source (5)
    • 22.8: Magnetic Materials (6)

  • Chapter 23: Electromagnetic Induction
    • 23.1: Basic Observations Showing the Occurrence of Electromagnetic Induction
    • 23.2: Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction (7)
    • 23.3: Determining the Direction of Induced Current Flow
    • 23.4: The Electric Generator (6)
    • 23.5: Inductance (4)
    • 23.6: Transformers and Other Applications of Induction (12)

  • Chapter 24: As the Twentieth Century Opens: The Unanswered Questions
    • 24.1: The Triumph of Electromagnetism (3)
    • 24.2: Probing the Atomic World (3)
    • 24.3: Atomic Spectra: Patterns and Puzzlements (5)
    • 24.4: The Speed of Light: Relative or Absolute? (14)
    • 24.5: The Past is Prologue

  • Chapter 25: Relativity
    • 25.1: Reference Frames Revisited (2)
    • 25.2: It's About Time (6)
    • 25.3: Length Contraction and other Spatial Considerations (6)
    • 25.4: Momentum, Mass, and Energy in Relativistic Physics (9)
    • 25.5: General Relativity (1)

  • Chapter 26: Inroads Into the Micro-Universe of Atoms
    • 26.1: Probes and Emissions: The Evidence for Atomic Structure (6)
    • 26.2: Interactions Between Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter: More Evidence in Need of Explanation (13)

  • Chapter 27: The Concept of Quantization
    • 27.1: Atomicity and Beyond
    • 27.2: The Photoelectric Effect and the Idea of the Photon (4)
    • 27.3: The Bohr Model of the Atom (5)
    • 27.4: From Particles or Waves to Particlelike and Wavelike (3)
    • 27.5: The Schrödinger Equation (1)
    • 27.6: Probability and Uncertainty in the Quantum Universe (4)
    • 27.7: The Visible World in a New Light (8)

  • Chapter 28: The Nucleus and Energy Technologies
    • 28.1: Radioactive Decay and Decay Properties (12)
    • 28.2: Fission and Fusion (1)
    • 28.3: Bombs and Reactors (1)
    • 28.4: Ionizing Radiation (11)


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Chapter 2: Describing Motion in One Dimension
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Chapter 3: Constructing Two-Dimensional Motion from One-Dimensional Motions
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Chapter 4: Interactions and Newton's Laws of Motion
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Chapter 5: Problem-Solving Using Newton's Laws
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Chapter 6: Bookkeeping on Physical Systems: The Concept of Energy
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Chapter 8: Circular Motion, Central Forces, and Gravitation
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Chapter 9: Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
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Chapter 11: Thermal Properties of Matter
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Chapter 12: The Kinetic Theory of Gases, Entropy, and Thermodynamics
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Chapter 13: Periodic Motion and Simple Harmonic Oscillators
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Chapter 14: Waves and Sounds
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Chapter 15: Wave Optics
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Chapter 16: The Geometry of Wave Paths and Image Formation: Geometric Optics
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Chapter 18: Electrical Phenomena: Forces, Charges, Currents
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Chapter 19: Electric Field and Electric Potential
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Chapter 20: Quantitative Treatment of Current and Circuit Elements
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Chapter 21: Quantitative Circuit Reasoning
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Chapter 22: Magnetism and Magnetic Fields
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Chapter 23: Electromagnetic Induction
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Chapter 24: As the Twentieth Century Opens: The Unanswered Questions
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Chapter 25: Relativity
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Chapter 27: The Concept of Quantization
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