Description
Book SynopsisTable of Contents MECHANICS
- Models, Measurements, and Vectors
- Motion Along a Straight Line
- Motion in a Plane
- Newton's Laws of Motion
- Applications of Newton's Laws
- Circular Motion and Gravitation
- Work and Energy
- Momentum
- Rotational Motion
- Dynamics of Rotational Motion
PERIODIC MOTION, WAVES, AND FLUIDS
- Elasticity and Periodic Motion
- Mechanical Waves and Sound
- Fluid Mechanics
THERMODYNAMICS
- Temperature and Heat
- Thermal Properties of Matter
- The Second Law of Thermodynamics
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
- Electric Charge and Electric Field
- Electric Potential and Capacitance
- Current, Resistance, and Direct-Current Circuits
- Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Alternating Current
- Electromagnetic Waves
LIGHT AND OPTICS
- Geometric Optics
- Optical Instruments
- Interference and Diffraction
MODERN PHYSICS
- Relativity
- Photons, Electrons, and Atoms
- Atoms, Molecules, and Solids
- Nulear and High-Energy Physics
APPENDICES
- A. The International System of Units
- B. The Greek Alphabet
- C. Periodic Table of the Elements
- D. Unit Conversion Factors
- E. Numerical Constants
- Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems