Chapter 1 - Physics, the Fundamental Science
1.1 What about Energy?
1.2 The Scientific Enterprise
1.3 The Scope of Physics
1.4 The Role of Measurement and Mathematics in Physics
1.5 Physics and Everyday Phenomena
Unit One - The Newtonian Revolution
Chapter 2 - Describing Motion
2.1 Average and Instantaneous Speed
2.2 Velocity
2.3 Acceleration
2.4 Graphing Motion
2.5 Uniform Acceleration
Chapter 3 - Falling Objects and Projectile Motion
3.1 Acceleration Due to Gravity
3.2 Tracking a Falling Object
3.3 Beyond Free Fall: Throwing a Ball Upward
3.4 Projectile Motion
3.5 Hitting a Target
Chapter 4 - Newton's Laws: Explaining Motion
4.1 A Brief History
4.2 Newton's First and Second Laws
4.3 Mass and Weight
4.4 Newton's Third Law
4.5 Applications of Newton's Laws
Chapter 5 - Circular Motion, the Planets, and Gravity
5.1 Centripetal Acceleration
5.2 Centripetal Forces
5.3 Planetary Motion
5.4 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
5.5 The Moon and Other Satellites
Chapter 6 - Energy and Oscillations
6.1 Simple Machines, Work, and Power
6.2 Kinetic Energy
6.3 Potential Energy
6.4 Conservation of Energy
6.5 Springs and Simple Harmonic Motion
Chapter 7 - Momentum and Impulse
7.1 Momentum and Impulse
7.2 Conservation of Momentum
7.3 Recoil
7.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
7.5 Collisions at an Angle
Chapter 8 - Rotational Motion of Solid Objects
8.1 What Is Rotational Motion?
8.2 Torque and Balance
8.3 Rotational Inertia and Newton's Second Law
8.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
8.5 Riding a Bicycle and Other Amazing Feats
Unit Two - Fluids and Heat
Chapter 9 - The Behavior of Fluids
9.1 Pressure and Pascal's Principle
9.2 Atmospheric Pressure and the Behavior of Gases
9.3 Archimedes' Principle
9.4 Fluids in Motion
9.5 Bernoulli's Principle
Chapter 10 - Temperature and Heat
10.1 Temperature and Its Measurement
10.2 Heat and Specific Heat Capacity
10.3 Joule's Experiment and the First Law of Thermodynamics
10.4 Gas Behavior and the First Law
10.5 The Flow of Heat
Chapter 11 - Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
11.1 Heat Engines
11.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
11.3 Refrigerators, Heat Pumps, and Entropy
11.4 Thermal Power Plants and Energy Resources
11.5 Perpetual Motion and Energy Frauds
Unit Three - Electricity and Magnetism
Chapter 12 - Electrostatic Phenomena
12.1 Effects of Electric Charge
12.2 Conductors and Insulators
12.3 The Electrostatic Force: Coulomb's Law
12.4 The Electric Field
12.5 Electric Potential
Chapter 13 - Electric Circuits
13.1 Electric Circuits and Electric Current
13.2 Ohm's Law and Resistance
13.3 Series and Parallel Circuits
13.4 Electric Energy and Power
13.5 Alternating Current and Household Circuits
Chapter 14 - Magnets and Electromagnetism
14.1 Magnets and the Magnetic Force
14.2 Magnetic Effects of Electric Currents
14.3 Magnetic Effects of Current Loops
14.4 Faraday's Law: Electromagnetic Induction
14.5 Generators and Transformers
Unit Four - Wave Motion and Optics
Chapter 15 - Making Waves
15.1 Wave Pulses and Periodic Waves
15.2 Waves on a Rope
15.3 Interference and Standing Waves
15.4 Sound Waves
15.5 The Physics of Music
Chapter 16 - Light Waves and Color
16.1 Electromagnetic Waves
16.2 Wavelength and Color
16.3 Interference of Light Waves
16.4 Diffraction and Gratings
16.5 Polarised Light
Chapter 17 - Light and Image Formation
17.1 Reflection and Image Formation
17.2 Refraction of Light
17.3 Lenses and Image Formation
17.4 Focusing Light with Curved Mirrors
17.5 Eyeglasses, Microscopes, and Telescopes
Unit Five - The Atom and Its Nucleus
Chapter 18 - The Structure of the Atom
18.1 The Existence of Atoms: Evidence from Chemistry
18.2 Cathode Rays, Electrons, and X-Rays
18.3 Radioactivity and the Discovery of the Nucleus
18.4 Atomic Spectra and the Bohr Model of the Atom
18.5 Particle Waves and Quantum Mechanics
Chapter 19 - The Nucleus and Nuclear Energy
19.1 The Structure of the Nucleus
19.2 Radioactive Decay
19.3 Nuclear Reactions and Nuclear Fission
19.4 Nuclear Reactors
19.5 Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Fusion
Unit Six - Relativity and Beyond
Chapter 20 - Relativity
20.1 Relative Motion in Classical Physics
20.2 The Speed of Light and Einstein’s Postulates
20.3 Time Dilation and Length Contraction
20.4 Newton's Laws and Mass-Energy Equivalence
20.5 General Relativity
Chapter 21 - Looking Deeper Everyday Phenomena
21.1 Quarks and Other Elementary Particles
21.2 Cosmology: Looking Out into the Universe
21.3 Semiconductors and Microelectronics
21.4 Superconductors and Other New Materials
Appendix A - Using Simple Algebra
Appendix B - Decimal Fractions, Percentages, and Scientific Notation
Appendix C - Vectors and Vector Addition
Appendix D - Answers to Selected Questions, Exercises, and the Systhesis Problems
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