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• Chapter 1: Introduction: Measurement and Problem Solving in Physics
  • 1.1: The Nature of Science
  • 1.2: How Physics Relates to Other Sciences
  • 1.3: Distinguishing Models, Theories, and Laws in Physics
  • 1.4: Uncertainty and Significant Figures
  • 1.5: Units
  • 1.6: Unit Conversion
  • 1.7: Orders of Magnitude
  • 1.8: Dimensional Analysis
  • 1: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 2: One Dimensional Kinematics
  • 2.1: Displacement
  • 2.2: Average Velocity
  • 2.3: Instantaneous Velocity
  • 2.4: Acceleration
  • 2.5: Constant Acceleration Motion
  • 2.6: Problem Solving
  • 2.7: Free-fall Motion
  • 2.8: Graphical Analysis of One-Dimensional Motion
  • 2: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 3: Two Dimensional Kinematics
  • 3.1: Vectors
  • 3.2: Graphical Addition of Vectors
  • 3.3: Vector Subtraction and Scalar Multiplication
  • 3.4: Vector Component Addition
  • 3.5: Projectile Motion
  • 3.6: Solving Projectile Motion Problems
  • 3.7: Graphical Analysis of Projectile Motion
  • 3.8: Relative Motion
  • 3: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 4: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion
  • 4.1: Force
  • 4.2: Newton's First Law
  • 4.3: Mass
  • 4.4: Newton's Second Law
  • 4.5: Newton's Third Law
  • 4.6: Weight and Normal Forces
  • 4.7: Analysis with Free-Body Diagrams
  • 4.8: Friction and Inclined Planed Problems
  • 4: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 5: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation
  • 5.1: Uniform Circular Motion: Kinematics
  • 5.2: Uniform Circular Motion: Dynamics
  • 5.3: Banked and Unbanked Curves
  • 5.4: Nonuniform Circular Motion
  • 5.5: Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
  • 5.6: The Gravitational Force Near Earth's Surface
  • 5.7: Satellites
  • 5.8: Kepler's Laws
  • 5.9: Moon Rises an Hour Later Each Day
  • 5.10: Fundamental Forces
  • 5: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 6: Energy
  • 6.1: Work by Constant Forces
  • 6.2: Work by Nonconstant Forces
  • 6.3: Kinetic Energy
  • 6.4: Potential Energy
  • 6.5: Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
  • 6.6: Mechanical Energy
  • 6.7: Conservation of Mechanical Energy: Problem Solving
  • 6.8: Energy Transformation
  • 6.9: Energy Dissipation
  • 6.10: Power
  • 6: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 7: Momentum
  • 7.1: Momentum and Force
  • 7.2: Momentum Conservation
  • 7.3: Collisions
  • 7.4: Momentum and Energy Conservation in Collisions
  • 7.5: One Dimensional Elastic Collisions
  • 7.6: Inelastic Collisions
  • 7.7: Two and Three Dimensional Collisions
  • 7.8: Center of Mass
  • 7.9: Applying Center of Mass to the Human Body
  • 7.10: Translational Motion and Center of Mass
  • 7: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 8: Rotation: Kinematics and Dynamics
  • 8.1: Rotational Measurement
  • 8.2: Angular Acceleration
  • 8.3: Rolling Motion
  • 8.4: Torque
  • 8.5: Dynamics of Rotation
  • 8.6: Rotational Dynamics: Problem Solving
  • 8.7: Rotational Kinetic Energy
  • 8.8: Angular Momentum
  • 8.9: Vectors and Angular Quantities
  • 8: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 9: Static Equilibrium and Elastic Properties of Matter
  • 9.1: Equilibrium
  • 9.2: Statics: Problem Solving
  • 9.3: Equilibrium in the Human Body
  • 9.4: Stability
  • 9.5: Elastic Properties of Materials
  • 9.6: Fracture in Materials
  • 9.7: Application: Arches and Domes
  • 9: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 10: Fluid Statics and Dynamics
  • 10.1: Phases of Matter
  • 10.2: Density
  • 10.3: Pressure
  • 10.4: Atmospheric Pressure vs. Gauge Pressure
  • 10.5: Pascal's Principle
  • 10.6: Measuring Pressure
  • 10.7: Buoyancy
  • 10.8: Fluid Dynamics
  • 10.9: Bernoulli's Equation
  • 10.10: Applying Bernoulli's Equation
  • 10.11: Viscosity
  • 10.12: Poiseuille's Equation
  • 10.13: Surface Tension; Capillary Action
  • 10.14: Pumping Fluids
  • 10: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 11: Oscillatory Motion
  • 11.1: Simple Harmonic Oscillation
  • 11.2: Energy in Simple Harmonic Oscillators
  • 11.3: Period of Simple Harmonic Oscillation
  • 11.4: Simple Pendulums
  • 11.5: Damped Oscillations
  • 11.6: Forced Oscillations
  • 11.7: Waves
  • 11.8: Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
  • 11.9: Energy in Waves
  • 11.10: Wave Reflection and Transmission
  • 11.11: Interference
  • 11.12: Standing Waves
  • 11.13: Refraction of Waves
  • 11.14: Diffraction of Waves
  • 11.15: Wave Equation
  • 11: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 12: Sound Waves
  • 12.1: Sound
  • 12.2: Sound Intensity
  • 12.3: Loudness
  • 12.4: Sound Sources
  • 12.5: Superposition of Sound Waves
  • 12.6: Interference of Sound Waves
  • 12.7: The Doppler Effect
  • 12.8: Shock Waves
  • 12.9: Applications of Sound Waves
  • 12: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 13: Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • 13.1: Atoms
  • 13.2: Temperature
  • 13.3: Thermal Equilibrium
  • 13.4: Thermal Expansion of Materials
  • 13.5: Gas Laws; Absolute Temperature Scale
  • 13.6: Ideal Gases
  • 13.7: Ideal Gases: Problem Solving
  • 13.8: Avogadro's Number: Ideal Gas Law for Molecules
  • 13.9: Kinetic Theory of Gasses
  • 13.10: Molecular Speed Distribution
  • 13.11: Phase Changes in Real Gases
  • 13.12: Vapor Pressure; Humidity
  • 13.13: Gas Diffusion
  • 13: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 14: Heat and Thermal Properties of Matter
  • 14.1: Heat
  • 14.2: Internal Energy
  • 14.3: Heat Capacity and Specific Heat
  • 14.4: Solving Calorimetry Problems
  • 14.5: Latent Heat
  • 14.6: Conduction
  • 14.7: Convection
  • 14.8: Radiation
  • 14: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 15: Thermodynamics
  • 15.1: The First Law of Thermodynamics
  • 15.2: Thermodynamic Processes
  • 15.3: Human Metabolism
  • 15.4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • 15.5: Heat Engines and Their Efficiency
  • 15.6: Heat Pumps; Refrigerators; Air Conditioners
  • 15.7: Entropy
  • 15.8: Entropy, Order, and Disorder
  • 15.9: Heat Death
  • 15.10: Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
  • 15.11: Global Warming; Thermal Pollution
  • 15: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 16: Electric Charge, Force, and Field
  • 16.1: Conservation of Electric Charge
  • 16.2: Atomic Charges
  • 16.3: Conductors and Insulators
  • 16.4: Charging by Induction
  • 16.5: Coulomb's Law and the Electric Force
  • 16.6: Coulomb's Law: Problem Solving
  • 16.7: Electric Field
  • 16.8: Electric Field Lines
  • 16.9: Conductors and Electric Fields
  • 16.10: Gauss's Law
  • 16.11: Application: Electric Forces in DNA
  • 16.12: Application: Electric Forces in Photocopiers and Printers
  • 16: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 17: Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  • 17.1: Electric Potential Energy; Electric Potential Difference
  • 17.2: Electric Potential and Electric Field
  • 17.3: Equipotentials
  • 17.4: Electron Volts
  • 17.5: The Electric Potential due to a Point Charge
  • 17.6: Electric Potential and Dipoles
  • 17.7: Capacitance
  • 17.8: Dielectrics
  • 17.9: Electrical Energy Storage
  • 17.10: Digital; Binary Numbers; Signal Voltage
  • 17.11: Cathode Ray Tubes
  • 17.12: Application: Electrocardiograms
  • 17: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 18: Current and Resistance
  • 18.1: Batteries
  • 18.2: Current
  • 18.3: Ohm's Law
  • 18.4: Resistivity
  • 18.5: Electric Power
  • 18.6: Electric Power in Circuits
  • 18.7: Alternating Current
  • 18.8: Current: A Microscopic Model
  • 18.9: Superconductivity
  • 18.10: Nerve Conduction
  • 18: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 19: Electric Circuits
  • 19.1: EMF
  • 19.2: Series and Parallel Resistors
  • 19.3: Analyzing Circuits with Kirchhoff's Rules
  • 19.4: Series and Parallel EMFs
  • 19.5: Series and Parallel Capacitors in Circuits
  • 19.6: RC Circuits
  • 19.7: Electrical Hazards
  • 19.8: Measuring Current and Voltage
  • 19: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 20: Magnetic Fields and Forces
  • 20.1: Magnetic Fields
  • 20.2: Magnetic Fields due to Electric Currents
  • 20.3: Magnetic Forces on Currents in Magnetic Fields
  • 20.4: Magnetic Forces on Moving Electric Charges
  • 20.5: Magnetic Fields due to Currents in Long Straight Wires
  • 20.6: Magnetic Forces between Parallel Current-Carrying Wires
  • 20.7: Magnetic Fields due to Solenoids
  • 20.8: Ampere's Law
  • 20.9: Magnetic Torques on Current Loops
  • 20.10: Magnetic Applications
  • 20.11: The Mass Spectrometer
  • 20.12: Ferromagnetism
  • 20: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 21: Electromagnetic Induction
  • 21.1: Induced EMF and Current
  • 21.2: Faraday's Law
  • 21.3: Motional EMF
  • 21.4: Electric Field due to Changing Magnetic Flux
  • 21.5: Generators
  • 21.6: Back EMF
  • 21.7: Transformers
  • 21.8: Information Storage: Magnetic and Semiconductor; Tape, Hard Drive, RAM
  • 21.9: Applications of Electromagnetic Induction
  • 21.10: Inductance
  • 21.11: Energy Stored in Magnetic Fields
  • 21.12: LR Circuits
  • 21.13: Reactance
  • 21.14: LRC Circuits
  • 21.15: AC Circuits and Resonance
  • 21: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
  • 22.1: Maxwell's Equations
  • 22.2: Electromagnetic Wave Production
  • 22.3: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • 22.4: The Speed of Light
  • 22.5: Energy Transmission in Electromagnetic Waves
  • 22.6: Momentum Transmission and Radiation Pressure in Electromagnetic Waves
  • 22.7: Radio and Television Transmission
  • 22: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 23: Geometric Optics
  • 23.1: Light as Rays
  • 23.2: Reflection of Light
  • 23.3: Image Formation by Mirrors
  • 23.4: Index of Refraction
  • 23.5: Snell's Law
  • 23.6: Total Internal Reflection
  • 23.7: Thin Lenses
  • 23.8: The Thin Lens Equation
  • 23.9: Combining Lenses
  • 23.10: The Lensmaker's Equation
  • 23: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 24: Physical Optics: Light Waves
  • 24.1: The Wave Model and Particle Model
  • 24.2: Huygens' Principle
  • 24.3: Young's Double-Slit Experiment
  • 24.4: Dispersion
  • 24.5: Single Slit Diffraction
  • 24.6: Multiple Slit Diffraction
  • 24.7: Spectroscopy
  • 24.8: Thin Film Interference
  • 24.9: Interferometers
  • 24.10: Polarization of Light
  • 24.11: The Liquid Crystal Display
  • 24.12: Atmospheric Scattering of Light
  • 24: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 25: Physics of Optical Instruments
  • 25.1: The Camera
  • 25.2: The Human Eye
  • 25.3: The Magnifying Glass
  • 25.4: The Telescope
  • 25.5: The Microscope
  • 25.6: Aberrations
  • 25.7: Limits of Resolution
  • 25.8: Resolution: Telescopes and Microscopes
  • 25.9: Resolution: Eyes
  • 25.10: Specialty Microscopes
  • 25.11: X-Ray Diffraction
  • 25: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 26: Relativity
  • 26.1: Galilean Relativity
  • 26.2: Einstein's Postulates
  • 26.3: Relativity of Simultaneity
  • 26.4: Time Dilation
  • 26.5: Length Contraction
  • 26.6: Space-Time
  • 26.7: Momentum and Mass in Special Relativity
  • 26.8: The Speed of Light as a Speed Limit
  • 26.9: Mass-Energy Equivalence in Relativity
  • 26.10: Addition of Velocities in Relativity
  • 26.11: Special Relativity: its impact
  • 26: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 27: Introduction to Quantum Physics
  • 27.1: Properties of Electrons
  • 27.2: Blackbody Radiation
  • 27.3: The Photoelectric Effect
  • 27.4: Photon Energy and Momentum
  • 27.5: The Compton Effect
  • 27.6: Interactions of Photons
  • 27.7: The Wave-Particle Duality
  • 27.8: Matter Waves
  • 27.9: The Electron Microscope
  • 27.10: The Atom: Early Models
  • 27.11: Atomic Spectra
  • 27.12: The Bohr Model of the Atom
  • 27.13: Applying the de Broglie Hypothesis to Atoms
  • 27: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 28: Atomic Physics
  • 28.1: Quantum Mechanics
  • 28.2: The Wave Function
  • 28.3: The Uncertainty Principle
  • 28.4: Probabilistic Nature of Quantum Mechanics
  • 28.5: Atoms in Quantum Mechanics
  • 28.6: The Hydrogen Atom and Quantum Numbers
  • 28.7: Multielectron Atoms and the Pauli Exclusion Principle
  • 28.8: The Periodic Table of the Elements
  • 28.9: X-Ray Spectra
  • 28.10: Fluorescence and Phosphorescence
  • 28.11: Application: Lasers
  • 28.12: Application: Holography
  • 28: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 29: Physics of Molecules and Solids
  • 29.1: Molecular Bonds
  • 29.2: Molecular Potential Energy Diagrams
  • 29.3: van der Waals forces between Molecules
  • 29.4: Spectra of Molecules
  • 29.5: Solids: Bonding
  • 29.6: Free-Electron Theory of Metals; Fermi Energy
  • 29.7: Electron Band Theory
  • 29.8: Semiconductors
  • 29.9: Diodes
  • 29.10: Transistors
  • 29.11: Integrated Circuits, 22-nm Technology
  • 29: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 30: Nuclear Physics
  • 30.1: Nuclear Structure
  • 30.2: Nuclear Binding Energy
  • 30.3: Radioactive Nuclei
  • 30.4: Alpha Decay
  • 30.5: Beta Decay
  • 30.6: Gamma Decay
  • 30.7: Conservation Laws in Nuclei
  • 30.8: Rate of Decay
  • 30.9: Rate of Decay: Problem Solving
  • 30.10: Decay Series
  • 30.11: Radioactive Dating
  • 30.12: Nuclear Stability
  • 30.13: Detecting Nuclear Radiation
  • 30: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 31: Application and Effects of Nuclear Energy and Radiation
  • 31.1: Transmutation of Elements through Nuclear Decay
  • 31.2: Fission
  • 31.3: Fusion
  • 31.4: Interaction of Nuclear Radiation with Matter
  • 31.5: Radiation Dosimetry
  • 31.6: Medical Application: Radiation Therapy
  • 31.7: Medical Application: Radioactive Tracers and Nuclear Imaging
  • 31.8: Nuclear Emission Tomography
  • 31.9: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • 31: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 32: Particle Physics
  • 32.1: Particle Accelerators
  • 32.2: Origins of Particle Physics
  • 32.3: Antimatter
  • 32.4: Conservation Laws in Particle Physics
  • 32.5: Neutrinos
  • 32.6: Classifying Elementary Particles
  • 32.7: Stability of Particles
  • 32.8: Properties of Exotic Particles
  • 32.9: Quarks
  • 32.10: The Standard Model of Particle Physics
  • 32.11: Grand Unified Theories
  • 32.12: String Theory and Supersymmetry
  • 32: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 33: The Universe: Astrophysics and Cosmology
  • 33.1: Stars and Galaxies
  • 33.2: Evolution of Stars
  • 33.3: Measuring Cosmic Distances
  • 33.4: The Theory of General Relativity
  • 33.5: Hubble's Law and the Expansion of the Universe
  • 33.6: Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation: Evidence for the Big Bang
  • 33.7: The Early History of the Universe
  • 33.8: Inflation: Explaining Flatness, Uniformity, and Structure
  • 33.9: Dark Matter and Dark Energy
  • 33.10: The Universe's Large Scale Structure
  • 33.11: Conclusion
  • 33: Problems