Essential Physics 1st edition

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• Chapter 0: Survey Questions
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• Chapter AC: Appendix - Alternating Current
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• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1.1: Physics, Models, and Units
  • 1.2: Unit Conversions, and Significant Figures
  • 1.3: Trigonometry, Algebra, and Dimensional Analysis
  • 1.4: Vectors
  • 1.5: Adding Vectors
  • 1.6: Coordinate Systems
  • 1.7: The Quadratic Formula
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• Chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension
  • 2.1: Position, Displacement, and Distance
  • 2.2: Velocity and Speed
  • 2.3: Different Representations of Motion
  • 2.4: Constant-Velocity Motion
  • 2.5: Acceleration
  • 2.6: Equations for Motion with Constant Acceleration
  • 2.7: Example Problem
  • 2.8: Solving Constant-Acceleration Problems
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• Chapter 3: Forces and Newton's Law
  • 3.1: Making Things Move
  • 3.2: Free-Body Diagrams
  • 3.3: Constant Velocity, Acceleration, and Force
  • 3.4: Connecting Force and Motion
  • 3.5: Newton's Laws of Motion
  • 3.6: Exploring Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
  • 3.7: Practice with Free-Body Diagrams
  • 3.8: A Method for Solving Problems Involving Newton's Laws
  • 3.9: Practicing the Method
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• Chapter 4: Motion in Two Dimensions
  • 4.1: Relative Velocity in One Dimension
  • 4.2: Combining Relative Velocity and Motion
  • 4.3: Relative Velocity in Two Dimensions
  • 4.4: Projectile Motion
  • 4.5: The Independence of x and y
  • 4.6: An Example of Projectile Motion
  • 4.7: Graphs for Projectile Motion
  • 4.8: Range
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• Chapter 5: Applications of Newton's Laws
  • 5.1: Kinetic Friction
  • 5.2: Static Friction
  • 5.3: Measuring the Coefficient of Friction
  • 5.4: A System of Two Objects and a Pulley
  • 5.5: Uniform Circular Motion
  • 5.6: Solving Problems Involving Uniform Circular Motion
  • 5.7: Using Whole Vectors
  • 5.8: Vertical Circular Motion
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• Chapter 6: Linking Forces to Momentum and Energy
  • 6.1: Rewriting Newton's Second Law
  • 6.2: Relating Momentum and Impulse
  • 6.3: Implication of Newton's Third Law: Momentum is Conserved
  • 6.4: Center of Mass
  • 6.5: Playing with a Constant Acceleration Equation
  • 6.6: Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
  • 6.7: Power
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• Chapter 7: Conservation of Energy and Conservation of Momentum
  • 7.1: The Law of Conservation of Energy
  • 7.2: Comparing the Energy and Force Approaches
  • 7.3: Energy Bar Graphs: Visualizing Energy Transfer
  • 7.4: Momentum and Collisions
  • 7.5: Classifying Collisions
  • 7.6: Collisions in Two Dimensions
  • 7.7: Combining Energy and Momentum
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• Chapter 8: Gravity
  • 8.1: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
  • 8.2: The Principle of Superposition
  • 8.3: Gravitational Field
  • 8.4: Gravitational Potential Energy
  • 8.5: Example Problems
  • 8.6: Orbits
  • 8.7: Orbits and Energy
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• Chapter 9: Fluids
  • 9.1: The Buoyant Force
  • 9.2: Using Force Methods with Fluids
  • 9.3: Archimedes' Principle
  • 9.4: Solving Buoyancy Problems
  • 9.5: An Example Buoyancy Problem
  • 9.6: Pressure
  • 9.7: Atmospheric Pressure
  • 9.8: Fluid Dynamics
  • 9.9: Examples Involving Bernoulli's Equation
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• Chapter 10: Rotation I: Rotational Kinematics and Torque
  • 10.1: Rotational Kinematics
  • 10.2: Connecting Rotational Motion to Linear Motion
  • 10.3: Solving Rotational Kinematics Problems
  • 10.4: Torque
  • 10.5: Three Equivalent Methods of Finding Torque
  • 10.6: Rotational Inertia
  • 10.7: An Example Problem Involving Rotational Inertia
  • 10.8: A Table of Rotational Inertias
  • 10.9: Newton's Laws of Rotation
  • 10.10: Static Equilibrium
  • 10.11: A General Method for Solving Static Equilibrium Problems
  • 10.12: Further Investigations of Static Equilibrium
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• Chapter 11: Rotation II: Rotational Dynamics
  • 11.1: Applying Newton's Second Law for Rotation
  • 11.2: A General Method, and Rolling without Slipping
  • 11.3: Further Investigations of Rolling
  • 11.4: Combining Rolling and Newton's Second Law for Rotation
  • 11.5: Analyzing the Motion of a Spool
  • 11.6: Angular Momentum
  • 11.7: Considering Conservation, and Rotational Kinetic Energy
  • 11.8: Racing Shapes
  • 11.9: Rotational Impulse and Rotational Work
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• Chapter 12: Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 12.1: Hooke's Law
  • 12.2: Springs and Energy Conservation
  • 12.3: An Example Involving Springs and Energy
  • 12.4: The Connection with Circular Motion
  • 12.5: Hallmarks of Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 12.6: Examples Involving Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 12.7: The Simple Pendulum
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• Chapter 13: Thermal Physics: A Macroscopic View
  • 13.1: Temperature Scales
  • 13.2: Thermal Expansion
  • 13.3: Specific Heat
  • 13.4: Latent Heat
  • 13.5: Solving Thermal Equilibrium Problems
  • 13.6: Energy-Transfer Mechanisms
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• Chapter 14: Thermal Physics: A Microscopic View
  • 14.1: The Ideal Gas Law
  • 14.2: Kinetic Theory
  • 14.3: Temperature
  • 14.4: Example Problems
  • 14.5: The Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution; Equipartition
  • 14.6: The P-V Diagram
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• Chapter 15: The Laws of Thermodynamics
  • 15.1: The First Law of Thermodynamics
  • 15.2: Work, and Internal Energy
  • 15.3: Constant Volume and Constant Pressure Processes
  • 15.4: Constant Temperature and Adiabatic Processes
  • 15.5: A Summary of Thermodynamic Processes
  • 15.6: Thermodynamic Cycles
  • 15.7: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • 15.8: Heat Engines
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• Chapter 16: Electric Charge and Electric Field
  • 16.1: Electric Charge
  • 16.2: Charging an Object
  • 16.3: Coulomb's Law
  • 16.4: Applying the Principle of Superposition
  • 16.5: The Electric Field
  • 16.6: Electric Field: Special Cases
  • 16.7: Electric Field Near Conductors
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• Chapter 17: Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential
  • 17.1: Electric Potential Energy
  • 17.2: Example Problems Involving Potential Energy
  • 17.3: Electric Potential
  • 17.4: Electric Potential for a Point Change
  • 17.5: Working with Force, Field, Potential Energy, and Potential
  • 17.6: Capacitors and Dielectrics
  • 17.7: Energy in a Capacitor, and a Capacitor Example
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• Chapter 18: DC (Direct Current) Circuits
  • 18.1: Current, and Batteries
  • 18.2: Resistance and Ohm's Law
  • 18.3: Circuit Analogies, and Kirchoff's Rules
  • 18.4: Power, the Cost of Electricity, and AC Circuits
  • 18.5: Resistors in Series
  • 18.6: Resistors in Parallel
  • 18.7: Series-Parallel Combination Circuits
  • 18.8: An Example Problem; and Meters
  • 18.9: Multi-loop Circuits
  • 18.10: RC Circuits
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• Chapter 19: Magnetism
  • 19.1: The Magnetic Field
  • 19.2: The Magnetic Force on a Charged Object
  • 19.3: Using the Right-hand Rule
  • 19.4: Mass Spectrometer: An Application of Force on a Change
  • 19.5: The Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire
  • 19.6: The Magnetic Torque on a Current Loop
  • 19.7: Magnetic Field from a Long Straight Wire
  • 19.8: Magnetic Field from Loops and Coils
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• Chapter 20: Generating Electricity
  • 20.1: Magnetic Flux
  • 20.2: Faraday's Law of Induction
  • 20.3: Lenz's Law, and a Pictorial Method
  • 20.4: Motional Emf
  • 20.5: Eddy Currents
  • 20.6: Electrical Generators
  • 20.7: Transformers and the Transmission of Electricity
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• Chapter 21: Waves and Sound
  • 21.1: Waves
  • 21.2: The Connection with Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 21.3: Frequency, Speed, and Wavelength
  • 21.4: Sound and Sound Intensity
  • 21.5: The Doppler Effect for Sound
  • 21.6: Sonic Booms, and the Doppler Effect in General
  • 21.7: Superposition and Interference
  • 21.8: Beats; and Reflection
  • 21.9: Standing Waves on Strings
  • 21.10: Standing Waves in Pipes
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• Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
  • 22.1: Maxwell's Equations
  • 22.2: Electromagnetic Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • 22.3: Energy, Momentum and Radiation Pressure
  • 22.4: The Doppler Effect for EM Waves
  • 22.5: Polarized Light
  • 22.6: Applications of Polarized Light
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• Chapter 23: Reflection and Mirrors
  • 23.1: The Ray Model of Light
  • 23.2: The Law of Reflection; Plane Mirrors
  • 23.3: Spherical Mirrors: Ray Diagrams
  • 23.4: A Qualitative Approach: Image Characteristics
  • 23.5: A Quantitative Approach: The Mirror Equation
  • 23.6: Analyzing the Concave Mirror
  • 23.7: An Example Problem
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• Chapter 24: Refraction and Lenses
  • 24.1: Refraction
  • 24.2: Total Internal Reflection
  • 24.3: Dispersion
  • 24.4: Image Formation by Thin Lenses
  • 24.5: Lens Concepts
  • 24.6: A Quantitative Approach: The Thin-Lens Equation
  • 24.7: Analyzing a Converging Lens
  • 24.8: An Example Problem Involving a Lens
  • 24.9: The Human Eye and the Camera
  • 24.10: Multi-lens Systems
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• Chapter 25: Interference and Diffraction
  • 25.1: Interference from Two Sources
  • 25.2: The Diffraction Grating
  • 25.3: Diffraction from a Single Slit
  • 25.4: Diffraction: Double Slits and Circular Openings
  • 25.5: Reflection
  • 25.6: Thin-Film Interference: The Five-Step Method
  • 25.7: Applying the Five-Step Method
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• Chapter 26: Special Relativity
  • 26.1: Observers
  • 26.2: Spacetime and the Spacetime Interval
  • 26.3: Time Dilation - Moving Clocks Run Slowly
  • 26.4: Length Contraction
  • 26.5: The Breakdown of Simultaneity
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• Chapter 27: The Quantum World
  • 27.1: Planck Solves the Ultraviolet Catastrophe
  • 27.2: Einstein Explains the Photoelectric Effect
  • 27.3: A Photoelectric Effect Example
  • 27.4: Photons Carry Momentum
  • 27.5: Particles Act Like Waves
  • 27.6: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
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• Chapter 28: The Atom
  • 28.1: Line Spectra and the Hydrogen Atom
  • 28.2: Models of the Atom
  • 28.3: The Quantum Mechanical View of the Atom
  • 28.4: The Pauli Exclusion Principle
  • 28.5: Understanding the Periodic Table
  • 28.6: Some Applications of Quantum Mechanics
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• Chapter 29: The Nucleus
  • 29.1: What Holds the Nucleus Together?
  • 29.2: E = mc²
  • 29.3: Radioactive Decay Processes
  • 29.4: The Chart of the Nuclides
  • 29.5: Radioactivity
  • 29.6: Nuclear Fusion and Nuclear Fission
  • 29.7: Applications of Nuclear Physics
  • 29.8: A Table of Isotopes
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