Physics Fundamentals 2nd edition

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• Chapter 0: Measurement and Units
  • 0.1: Standards of Length and Time
  • 0.2: Unit Conversion
  • 0.3: Consistency of Units
  • 0.4: Significant Figures
  • 0.5: Order-of-Magnitude Estimates
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• Chapter 1: Description of Motion
  • 1.1: Trajectory of a Particle
  • 1.2: Speed
  • 1.3: Displacement
  • 1.4: Vector Algebra
  • 1.5: Components of Vectors
  • 1.6: Velocity
  • 1.7: Problem Solving Strategy
  • 1: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 2: Motion in a Straight Line
  • 2.1: Acceleration in One Dimension
  • 2.2: Linear Motion at Constant Acceleration
  • 2.3: Free Fall
  • 2.4: Graphical Analysis of Linear Motion
  • 2: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 3: Motion in a Plane
  • 3.1: Acceleration on a Curved Path
  • 3.2: Projectile Motion
  • 3.3: Circular Motion
  • 3.4: Reference Frames and Relative Motion
  • 3: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 4: Newton's Laws of Motion
  • 4.1: Classical Mechanics
  • 4.2: Force
  • 4.3: Newton's First Law
  • 4.4: Mass
  • 4.5: Newton's Second and Third Laws
  • 4.6: Force Laws
  • 4.7: The Concept of Force
  • 4.8: Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion
  • 4: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 5: Friction and Other Applications of Newton's Laws
  • 5.1: Friction
  • 5.2: Centripetal Force
  • 5.3: Center of Mass
  • 5: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 6: Gravitation
  • 6.1: Universal Gravitation
  • 6.2: Gravitational Attraction of the Earth
  • 6.3: Noninertial Reference Frames
  • 6: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 7: Energy
  • 7.1: Work and Kinetic Energy
  • 7.2: Gravitational Potential Energy; Constant Gravitational Force
  • 7.3: Gravitational Potential Energy; Variable Gravitational Force
  • 7.4: Spring Potential Energy; Conservation of Energy
  • 7.5: Conservative and Non.Conservative Forces
  • 7.6: Power
  • 7.7: Energy of a System of Particles
  • 7: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 8: Momentum
  • 8.1: Impulse and Linear Momentum
  • 8.2: Momentum of a System of Particles; Conservation of Linear Momentum
  • 8.3: Collisions and Kinetic Energy
  • 8: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 9: Rotation
  • 9.1: Description of Rotational Motion
  • 9.2: Torque
  • 9.3: Dynamics of Rotation About a Fixed Axis
  • 9.4: Rotational Kinetic Energy
  • 9.5: Angular Momentum
  • 9.6: Energy Analysis of Running
  • 9: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 10: Static Equilibrium
  • 10.1: Conditions for Static Equilibrium
  • 10.2: Center of Gravity
  • 10.3: Stress and Strain
  • 10: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 11: Fluids
  • 11.1: Properties of Fluids
  • 11.2: Pressure in a Fluid at Rest
  • 11.3: Archimedes' Principle
  • 11.4: Surface Tension and Capillarity
  • 11.5: Fluid Dynamics; Bernoulli's Equation
  • 11.6: Viscosity
  • 11.7: Poiseuille's Law
  • 11: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 12: Temperature and Kinetic Theory
  • 12.1: Temperature Measurement
  • 12.2: Ideal Gas Law
  • 12.3: Kinetic Theory; Model of an Ideal Gas
  • 12.4: Derivation of the Ideal Gas Law
  • 12.5: Vapor Pressure and Humidity
  • 12.6: Thermal Expansion
  • 12: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 13: Heat
  • 13.1: Definition of Heat
  • 13.2: Calorimetry
  • 13.3: Radiation
  • 13.4: Convection
  • 13.5: Conduction
  • 13: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 14: Thermodynamics
  • 14.1: Thermodynamic Systems
  • 14.2: First Law of Thermodynamics
  • 14.3: Heat Engines and Refrigerators
  • 14.4: Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • 14.5: Human Metabolism
  • 14: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 15: Harmonic Motion
  • 15.1: Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 15.2: Relationship Between SHM and Circular Motion
  • 15.3: Mass and Spring
  • 15.4: The Pendulum
  • 15.5: Damped and Forced Oscillations
  • 15: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 16: Mechanical Waves; Sound
  • 16.1: Description of Waves
  • 16.2: Wave Speed
  • 16.3: The Doppler Effect
  • 16.4: Power and Intensity; the Decibel Scale
  • 16.5: Time Dependence of the Displacement of a Particle of a Medium
  • 16.6: Superposition of Waves; Beats; Standing Waves
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• Chapter 17: The Electric Field
  • 17.1: Electric Charge
  • 17.2: Coulomb's Law
  • 17.3: The Electric Field
  • 17.4: Field Produced by Continuous Distributions of Charge
  • 17.5: Field Lines
  • 17: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 18: Electric Potential
  • 18.1: Electrical Potential Energy and Electric Potential
  • 18.2: Capacitance
  • 18.3: Dielectrics
  • 18.4: The Oscilloscope
  • 18: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 19: Electric Current
  • 19.1: Electric Current
  • 19.2: Ohm's Law
  • 19.3: Electric Power; Batteries and AC Sources
  • 19.4: Electric Current and Ohm's Law on the Microscopic Level
  • 19: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 20: Direct Current Circuits
  • 20.1: Description of Circuits
  • 20.2: Kirchhoff's Rules
  • 20.3: Equivalent Resistance
  • 20.4: Multiloop Circuits
  • 20.5: Measurement of Current, Potential Difference, and Resistance
  • 20.6: RC Circuits
  • 20.7: Electric Shock and Household Electricity
  • 20: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 21: Magnetism
  • 21.1: The Magnetic Field
  • 21.2: Magnetic Forceson Current-Carrying Conductors
  • 21.3: Motion of a Point Charge in a Magnetic Field
  • 21.4: Magnetic Fields Produced by Electric Currents
  • 21.5: Magnetic Fields Produced by Permanent Magnets
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• Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Induction and AC Circuits
  • 22.1: Faraday's Law
  • 22.2: Inductance
  • 22.3: AC Circuits
  • 22: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 23: Light
  • 23.1: Electromagnetic Waves
  • 23.2: The Nature of Light
  • 23.3: The Propogation of Light
  • 23.4: Reflection and Refraction
  • 23: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 24: Geometrical Optics
  • 24.1: Plane Mirrors
  • 24.2: Spherical Mirrors
  • 24.3: Lenses
  • 24: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 25: The Eye and Optical Instruments
  • 25.1: The Human Eye
  • 25.2: The Magnifier
  • 25.3: The Microscope
  • 25.4: The Telescope
  • 25.5: Factors Limiting Visual Activity
  • 25: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 26: Wave Optics
  • 26.1: Wave Properties of Light
  • 26.2: Interference
  • 26.3: Diffraction
  • 26.4: Polarization
  • 26: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 27: Relativity
  • 27.1: Measurement of Time; Einstein's Postulates
  • 27.2: Time Dilation
  • 27.3: Length Contraction
  • 27.4: Relative Velocity
  • 27.5: Relativistic Mass and Energy
  • 27: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 28: Quantum Concepts
  • 28.1: Photons
  • 28.2: Wave-Particle Duality
  • 28.3: The Uncertainty Principle
  • 28: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 29: The Atom
  • 29.1: Atomic Spectra and the Bohr Model of the Atom
  • 29.2: Wave Properties of Electrons; Quantum Mechanics
  • 29.3: Quantum Theory of Atomic Structure and Spectra; X Rays
  • 29: Additional Problems
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• Chapter 30: Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles
  • 30.1: Nuclear Structure
  • 30.2: Radioactive Decay
  • 30.3: Nuclear Reactions; Fission and Fusion
  • 30.4: Biological Effects of Radiation
  • 30.5: Elementary Particles
  • 30: Additional Problems
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