An Introduction to Physical Science 15th edition

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• Chapter 1: Measurement
  • 1.1: The Physical Sciences
  • 1.2: Scientific Investigation
  • 1.3: The Senses
  • 1.4: Standard Units and Systems of Units
  • 1.5: More on the Metric System
  • 1.6: Derived Units and Conversion Factors
  • 1.7: Significant Figures
  • 1: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 1: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 2: Motion
  • 2.1: Defining Motion
  • 2.2: Speed and Velocity
  • 2.3: Acceleration
  • 2.4: Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion
  • 2.5: Projectile Motion
  • 2: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 2: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 3: Force and Motion
  • 3.1: Force and Net Force
  • 3.2: Newton's First Law of Motion
  • 3.3: Newton's Second Law of Motion
  • 3.4: Newton's Third Law of Motion
  • 3.5: Newton's Law of Gravitation
  • 3.6: Archimedes' Principle and Buoyancy
  • 3.7: Momentum
  • 3: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 3: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 4: Work and Energy
  • 4.1: Work
  • 4.2: Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy
  • 4.3: Conservation of Energy
  • 4.4: Power
  • 4.5: Forms of Energy and Consumption
  • 4.6: Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources
  • 4: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 4: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 5: Temperature and Heat
  • 5.1: Temperature
  • 5.2: Heat
  • 5.3: Specific Heat and Latent Heat
  • 5.4: Heat Transfer
  • 5.5: Phases of Matter
  • 5.6: The Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • 5.7: Thermodynamics
  • 5: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 5: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 6: Waves and Sound
  • 6.1: Waves and Energy Propagation
  • 6.2: Wave Properties
  • 6.3: Light Waves
  • 6.4: Sound Waves
  • 6.5: The Doppler Effect
  • 6.6: Standing Waves and Resonance
  • 6: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 6: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 7: Optics and Wave Effects
  • 7.1: Reflection
  • 7.2: Refraction and Dispersion
  • 7.3: Spherical Mirrors
  • 7.4: Lenses
  • 7.5: Polarization
  • 7.6: Diffraction and Interference
  • 7: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 7: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 8: Electricity and Magnetism
  • 8.1: Electric Charge, Electric Force, and Electric Field
  • 8.2: Current, Voltage, and Electrical Power
  • 8.3: Simple Electric Circuits and Electrical Safety
  • 8.4: Magnetism
  • 8.5: Electromagnetism
  • 8: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 8: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 9: Atomic Physics
  • 9.1: Early Concepts of the Atom
  • 9.2: The Dual Nature of Light
  • 9.3: Bohr Theory of the Hydrogen Atom
  • 9.4: Microwave Ovens, X-Rays, and Lasers
  • 9.5: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
  • 9.6: Matter Waves
  • 9.7: The Electron Cloud Model of the Atom
  • 9: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 9: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 10: Nuclear Physics
  • 10.1: Symbols of the Elements
  • 10.2: The Atomic Nucleus
  • 10.3: Radioactivity and Half-Life
  • 10.4: Nuclear Reactions
  • 10.5: Nuclear Fission
  • 10.6: Nuclear Fusion
  • 10.7: Effects of Radiation
  • 10.8: Elementary Particles
  • 10: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 10: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 11: The Chemical Elements
  • 11.1: Classification of Matter
  • 11.2: Discovery of the Elements
  • 11.3: Occurrence of the Elements
  • 11.4: The Periodic Table
  • 11.5: Naming Compounds
  • 11.6: Groups of Elements
  • 11: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 11: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 12: Chemical Bonding
  • 12.1: Law of Conservation of Mass
  • 12.2: Law of Definite Proportions
  • 12.3: Dalton's Atomic Theory
  • 12.4: Ionic Bonding
  • 12.5: Covalent Bonding
  • 12.6: Hydrogen Bonding
  • 12: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 12: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 13: Chemical Reactions
  • 13.1: Balancing Chemical Equations
  • 13.2: Energy and Rate of Reaction
  • 13.3: Acids and Bases
  • 13.4: Single-Replacement Reactions
  • 13.5: Avogadro's Number
  • 13: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 13: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 14: Organic Chemistry
  • 14.1: Bonding in Organic Compounds
  • 14.2: Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • 14.3: Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
  • 14.4: Derivatives of Hydrocarbons
  • 14.5: Synthetic Polymers
  • 14.6: Biochemistry
  • 14: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 14: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 15: Place and Time
  • 15.1: Cartesian Coordinates
  • 15.2: Latitude and Longitude
  • 15.3: Time
  • 15.4: Determining Latitude and Longitude
  • 15.5: The Seasons and the Calendar
  • 15.6: Precession of the Earth's Axis
  • 15: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 15: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 16: The Solar System
  • 16.1: The Solar System and Planetary Motion
  • 16.2: Major Planet Classifications and Orbits
  • 16.3: The Planet Earth
  • 16.4: The Terrestrial Planets
  • 16.5: The Jovian Planets
  • 16.6: The Dwarf Planets
  • 16.7: The Origin of the Solar System
  • 16.8: Other Planetary Systems
  • 16: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 16: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 17: Moons and Small Solar System Bodies
  • 17.1: Structure, Origin, and Features of the Earth's Moon
  • 17.2: Lunar Motion Effects: Phases, Eclipses, and Tides
  • 17.3: Moons of the Terrestrial Planets
  • 17.4: Moons of the Jovian Planets
  • 17.5: Moons of the Dwarf Planets
  • 17.6: Small Solar System Bodies: Asteroids, Meteoroids, Comets, and Interplanetary Dust
  • 17: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 17: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 18: The Universe
  • 18.1: The Celestial Sphere
  • 18.2: The Sun: Our Closest Star
  • 18.3: Classifying Stars
  • 18.4: The Life Cycle of Low-Mass Stars
  • 18.5: The Life Cycle of High-Mass Stars
  • 18.6: Galaxies
  • 18.7: Cosmology
  • 18: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 18: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 19: The Atmosphere
  • 19.1: Atmospheric Composition and Structure
  • 19.2: Atmospheric Energy Content
  • 19.3: Atmospheric Measurements and Observations
  • 19.4: Air Motion
  • 19.5: Clouds
  • 19: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 19: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 20: Atmospheric Effects
  • 20.1: Condensation and Precipitation
  • 20.2: Air Masses
  • 20.3: Storms
  • 20.4: Atmospheric Pollution
  • 20.5: Climate and Pollution
  • 20: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 20: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 21: Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics
  • 21.1: The Earth's Interior Structure
  • 21.2: Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading
  • 21.3: Plate Tectonics
  • 21.4: Plate Motion and Volcanoes
  • 21.5: Earthquakes
  • 21.6: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
  • 21: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 21: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 22: Minerals, Rocks, and Volcanoes
  • 22.1: Minerals
  • 22.2: Rocks
  • 22.3: Igneous Rocks
  • 22.4: Igneous Activity and Volcanoes
  • 22.5: Sedimentary Rocks
  • 22.6: Metamorphic Rocks
  • 22: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 22: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 23: Surface Processes
  • 23.1: Weathering
  • 23.2: Erosion
  • 23.3: Groundwater
  • 23.4: Shoreline and Seafloor Topography
  • 23: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 23: Extra Problems
  
  
• Chapter 24: Geologic Time
  • 24.1: Fossils
  • 24.2: Relative Geologic Time
  • 24.3: Radiometric Dating
  • 24.4: The Age of the Earth
  • 24.5: The Geologic Time Scale
  • 24: Applying Your Knowledge
  • 24: Extra Problems