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Table of Contents

1 Measurement 1

1-1 Measuring Things, Including Lengths 1

1-2 Time 5

1-3 Mass 6

Review & Summary 8 Problems 8

2 Motion Along A Straight Line 13

2-1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity 13

2-2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed 18

2-3 Acceleration 20

2-4 Constant Acceleration 23

2-5 Free-Fall Acceleration 27

2-6 Graphical Integration in Motion Analysis 29

Review & Summary 30

Questions 31

Problems 32

3 Vectors 40

3-1 Vectors and Their Components 40

3-2 Unit Vectors, Adding Vectors By Components 46

3-3 Multiplying Vectors 50

Review & Summary 55 Questions 56 Problems 57

4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions 62

4-1 Position and Displacement 62

4-2 Average Velocity and Instantaneous Velocity 64

4-3 Average Acceleration and Instantaneous Acceleration 67

4-4 Projectile Motion 70

4-5 Uniform Circular Motion 76

4-6 Relative Motion in One Dimension 78

4-7 Relative Motion in Two Dimensions 80

Review & Summary 81 Questions 82 Problems 84

5 Force and Motion—I 94

5-1 Newton’s First and Second Laws 94

5-2 Some Particular Forces 102

5-3 Applying Newton’s Laws 106

Review & Summary 114 Questions 114 Problems 116

6 Force and Motion—II 124

6-1 Friction 124

6-2 The Drag Force and Terminal Speed 130

6-3 Uniform Circular Motion 133

Review & Summary 138

Questions 139

Problems 140

7 Kinetic Energy and Work 149

7-1 Kinetic Energy 149

7-2 Work and Kinetic Energy 151

7-3 Work Done By the Gravitational Force 155

7-4 Work Done By A Spring Force 159

7-5 Work Done By A General Variable Force 162

7-6 Power 166

Review & Summary 168

Questions 169

Problems 170

8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy 177

8-1 Potential Energy 177

8-2 Conservation of Mechanical Energy 184

8-3 Reading A Potential Energy Curve 187

8-4 Work Done on A System By An External Force 191

8-5 Conservation of Energy 195

Review & Summary 199

Questions 200

Problems 202

9 Center of Mass and Linear Momentum 214

9-1 Center of Mass 214

9-2 Newton’s Second Law for A System of Particles 220

9-3 Linear Momentum 224

9-4 Collision and Impulse 226

9-5 Conservation of Linear Momentum 230

9-6 Momentum and Kinetic Energy in Collisions 233

9-7 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension 237

9-8 Collisions in Two Dimensions 240

9-9 Systems With Varying Mass: A Rocket 241

Review & Summary 243

Questions 245

Problems 246

10 Rotation 257

10-1 Rotational Variables 257

10-2 Rotation With Constant Angular Acceleration 266

10-3 Relating the Linear and Angular Variables 268

10-4 Kinetic Energy of Rotation 271

10-5 Calculating the Rotational Inertia 273

10-6 Torque 277

10-7 Newton’s Second Law for Rotation 279

10-8 Work and Rotational Kinetic Energy 282

Review & Summary 285

Questions 286

Problems 287

11 Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum 295

11-1 Rolling As Translation and Rotation Combined 295

11-2 Forces and Kinetic Energy of Rolling 298

11-3 The Yo-Yo 301

11-4 Torque Revisited 302

11-5 Angular Momentum 305

11-6 Newton’s Second Law in Angular Form 307

11-7 Angular Momentum of A Rigid Body 310

11-8 Conservation of Angular Momentum 312

11-9 Precession of A Gyroscope 317

Review & Summary 318

Questions 319

Problems 320

12 Equilibrium and Elasticity 327

12-1 Equilibrium 327

12-2 Some Examples of Static Equilibrium 332

12-3 Elasticity 338

Review & Summary 343

Questions 343

Problems 345

13 Gravitation 354

13-1 Newton’s Law of Gravitation 354

13-2 Gravitation and the Principle of Superposition 357

13-3 Gravitation Near Earth’s Surface 359

13-4 Gravitation Inside Earth 362

13-5 Gravitational Potential Energy 364

13-6 Planets and Satellites: Kepler’s Laws 368

13-7 Satellites: Orbits and Energy 371

13-8 Einstein and Gravitation 374

Review & Summary 376

Questions 377

Problems 378

14 Fluids 386

14-1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure 386

14-2 Fluids At Rest 388

14-3 Measuring Pressure 392

14-4 Pascal’s Principle 393

14-5 Archimedes’ Principle 394

14-6 The Equation of Continuity 398

14-7 Bernoulli’s Equation 401

Review & Summary 405

Questions 405

Problems 406

15 Oscillations 413

15-1 Simple Harmonic Motion 413

15-2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion 421

15-3 An Angular Simple Harmonic Oscillator 423

15-4 Pendulums, Circular Motion 424

15-5 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion 430

15-6 Forced Oscillations and Resonance 432

Review & Summary 434

Questions 434

Problems 436

16 Waves—I 444

16-1 Transverse Waves 444

16-2 Wave Speed on A Stretched String 452

16-3 Energy and Power of A Wave Traveling Along A String 454

16-4 The Wave Equation 456

16-5 Interference of Waves 458

16-6 Phasors 462

16-7 Standing Waves and Resonance 465

Review & Summary 470

Questions 471

Problems 472

17 Waves—II 479

17-1 Speed of Sound 479

17-2 Traveling Sound Waves 482

17-3 Interference 485

17-4 Intensity and Sound Level 488

17-5 Sources of Musical Sound 492

17-6 Beats 496

17-7 The Doppler Effect 498

17-8 Supersonic Speeds, Shock Waves 503

Review & Summary 504

Questions 505

Problems 506

18 Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics 514

18-1 Temperature 514

18-2 The Celsius and Fahrenheit Scales 518

18-3 Thermal Expansion 520

18-4 Absorption of Heat 522

18-5 The First Law of Thermodynamics 528

18-6 Heat Transfer Mechanisms 534

Review & Summary 538

Questions 540

Problems 541

19 The Kinetic Theory of Gases 549

19-1 Avogadro’s Number 549

19-2 Ideal Gases 550

19-3 Pressure, Temperature, and Rms Speed 554

19-4 Translational Kinetic Energy 557

19-5 Mean Free Path 558

19-6 The Distribution of Molecular Speeds 560

19-7 The Molar Specific Heats of An Ideal Gas 564

19-8 Degrees of Freedom and Molar Specific Heats 568

19-9 The Adiabatic Expansion of An Ideal Gas 571

Review & Summary 575

Questions 576

Problems 577

20 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 583

20-1 Entropy 583

20-2 Entropy in the Real World: Engines 590

20-3 Refrigerators and Real Engines 595

20-4 A Statistical View of Entropy 598

Review & Summary 602

Questions 603

Problems 604

21 Coulomb’s Law 609

21-1 Coulomb’s Law 609

21-2 Charge Is Quantized 619

21-3 Charge Is Conserved 621

Review & Summary 622

Questions 623

Problems 624

22 Electric Fields 630

22-1 The Electric Field 630

22-2 The Electric Field Due To A Charged Particle 633

22-3 The Electric Field Due To A Dipole 635

22-4 The Electric Field Due To A Line of Charge 638

22-5 The Electric Field Due To A Charged Disk 643

22-6 A Point Charge in An Electric Field 645

22-7 A Dipole in An Electric Field 647

Review & Summary 650

Questions 651

Problems 652

23 Gauss’ Law 659

23-1 Electric Flux 659

23-2 Gauss’ Law 664

23-3 A Charged Isolated Conductor 668

23-4 Applying Gauss’ Law: Cylindrical Symmetry 671

23-5 Applying Gauss’ Law: Planar Symmetry 673

23-6 Applying Gauss’ Law: Spherical Symmetry 675

Review & Summary 677

Questions 677

Problems 679

24 Electric Potential 685

24-1 Electric Potential 685

24-2 Equipotential Surfaces and the Electric Field 690

24-3 Potential Due To A Charged Particle 694

24-4 Potential Due To An Electric Dipole 697

24-5 Potential Due To A Continuous Charge Distribution 698

24-6 Calculating the Field from the Potential 701

24-7 Electric Potential Energy of A System of Charged Particles 703

24-8 Potential of A Charged Isolated Conductor 706

Review & Summary 707

Questions 708

Problems 710

25 Capacitance 717

25-1 Capacitance 717

25-2 Calculating the Capacitance 719

25-3 Capacitors in Parallel and in Series 723

25-4 Energy Stored in An Electric Field 728

25-5 Capacitor With A Dielectric 731

25-6 Dielectrics and Gauss’ Law 735

Review & Summary 738

Questions 738

Problems 739

26 Current and Resistance 745

26-1 Electric Current 745

26-2 Current Density 748

26-3 Resistance and Resistivity 752

26-4 Ohm’s Law 756

26-5 Power, Semiconductors, Superconductors 760

Review & Summary 763

Questions 764

Problems 765

27 Circuits 771

27-1 Single-Loop Circuits 771

27-2 Multiloop Circuits 781

27-3 The Ammeter and the Voltmeter 788

27-4 Rc Circuits 788

Review & Summary 793

Questions 793

Problems 795

28 Magnetic Fields 803

28-1 Magnetic Fields and the Definition of B→ 803

28-2 Crossed Fields: Discovery of the Electron 808

28-3 Crossed Fields: The Hall Effect 810

28-4 A Circulating Charged Particle 814

28-5 Cyclotrons and Synchrotrons 817

28-6 Magnetic Force on A Current-Carrying Wire 820

28-7 Torque on A Current Loop 822

28-8 The Magnetic Dipole Moment 824

Review & Summary 827

Questions 827

Problems 829

29 Magnetic Fields Due To Currents 836

29-1 Magnetic Field Due To A Current 836

29-2 Force Between Two Parallel Currents 842

29-3 Ampere’s Law 844

29-4 Solenoids and Toroids 848

29-5 A Current-Carrying Coil As A Magnetic Dipole 851

Review & Summary 854

Questions 855

Problems 856

30 Induction and Inductance 864

30-1 Faraday’s Law and Lenz’s Law 864

30-2 Induction and Energy Transfers 871

30-3 Induced Electric Fields 874

30-4 Inductors and Inductance 879

30-5 Self-Induction 881

30-6 Rl Circuits 882

30-7 Energy Stored in A Magnetic Field 887

30-8 Energy Density of A Magnetic Field 889

30-9 Mutual Induction 890

Review & Summary 893

Questions 893

Problems 895

31 Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current 903

31-1 Lc Oscillations 903

31-2 Damped Oscillations in An Rlc Circuit 910

31-3 Forced Oscillations of Three Simple Circuits 912

31-4 The Series Rlc Circuit 921

31-5 Power in Alternating-Current Circuits 927

31-6 Transformers 930

Review & Summary 933 Questions 934 Problems 935

32 Maxwell’s Equations; Magnetism Of Matter 941

32-1 Gauss’ Law for Magnetic Fields 941

32-2 Induced Magnetic Fields 943

32-3 Displacement Current 946

32-4 Magnets 950

32-5 Magnetism and Electrons 952

32-6 Diamagnetism 957

32-7 Paramagnetism 959

32-8 Ferromagnetism 961

Review & Summary 964

Questions 965

Problems 967

33 Electromagnetic Waves 972

33-1 Electromagnetic Waves 972

33-2 Energy Transport and the Poynting Vector 980

33-3 Radiation Pressure 983

33-4 Polarization 985

33-5 Reflection and Refraction 990

33-6 Total Internal Reflection 996

33-7 Polarization By Reflection 997

Review & Summary 999

Questions 1000

Problems 1001

34 Images 1010

34-1 Images and Plane Mirrors 1010

34-2 Spherical Mirrors 1014

34-3 Spherical Refracting Surfaces 1020

34-4 Thin Lenses 1023

34-5 Optical Instruments 1030

34-6 Three Proofs 1033

Review & Summary 1036

Questions 1037

Problems 1038

35 Interference 1047

35-1 Light As A Wave 1047

35-2 Young’s Interference Experiment 1053

35-3 Interference and Double-Slit Intensity 1059

35-4 Interference from Thin Films 1063

35-5 Michelson’s Interferometer 1070

Review & Summary 1072

Questions 1072

Problems 1074

36 Diffraction 1081

36-1 Single-Slit Diffraction 1081

36-2 Intensity in Single-Slit Diffraction 1086

36-3 Diffraction By A Circular Aperture 1090

36-4 Diffraction By A Double Slit 1094

36-5 Diffraction Gratings 1098

36-6 Gratings: Dispersion and Resolving Power 1101

36-7 X-Ray Diffraction 1104

Review & Summary 1107

Questions 1107

Problems 1108

37 Relativity 1116

37-1 Simultaneity and Time Dilation 1116

37-2 The Relativity of Length 1125

37-3 The Lorentz Transformation 1129

37-4 The Relativity of Velocities 1133

37-5 Doppler Effect for Light 1134

37-6 Momentum and Energy 1137

Review & Summary 1143

Questions 1144

Problems 1145

38 Photons and Matter Waves 1153

38-1 The Photon, the Quantum of Light 1153

38-2 The Photoelectric Effect 1155

38-3 Photons, Momentum, Compton Scattering, Light Interference 1158

38-4 The Birth of Quantum Physics 1164

38-5 Electrons and Matter Waves 1166

38-6 Schrödinger’s Equation 1170

38-7 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle 1172

38-8 Reflection from A Potential Step 1174

38-9 Tunneling Through A Potential Barrier 1176

Review & Summary 1179

Questions 1180

Problems 1181

39 More About Matter Waves 1186

39-1 Energies of A Trapped Electron 1186

39-2 Wave Functions of A Trapped Electron 1191

39-3 An Electron in A Finite Well 1195

39-4 Two- and Three-Dimensional Electron Traps 1197

39-5 The Hydrogen Atom 1201

Review & Summary 1213

Questions 1213

Problems 1214

40 All About Atoms 1219

40-1 Properties of Atoms 1219

40-2 The Stern–Gerlach Experiment 1226

40-3 Magnetic Resonance 1229

40-4 Exclusion Principle and Multiple Electrons in A Trap 1230

40-5 Building the Periodic Table 1234

40-6 X Rays and the Ordering of the Elements 1236

40-7 Lasers 1240

Review & Summary 1245

Questions 1246

Problems 1247

41 Conduction of Electricity in Solids 1252

41-1 The Electrical Properties of Metals 1252

41-2 Semiconductors and Doping 1261

41-3 The P-N Junction and the Transistor 1265

Review & Summary 1271

Questions 1272

Problems 1272

42 Nuclear Physics 1276

42-1 Discovering the Nucleus 1276

42-2 Some Nuclear Properties 1279

42-3 Radioactive Decay 1286

42-4 Alpha Decay 1289

42-5 Beta Decay 1292

42-6 Radioactive Dating 1295

42-7 Measuring Radiation Dosage 1296

42-8 Nuclear Models 1297

Review & Summary 1300

Questions 1301

Problems 1302

43 Energy from the Nucleus 1309

43-1 Nuclear Fission 1309

43-2 The Nuclear Reactor 1316

43-3 A Natural Nuclear Reactor 1320

43-4 Thermonuclear Fusion: The Basic Process 1322

43-5 Thermonuclear Fusion in the Sun and Other Stars 1324

43-6 Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion 1326

Review & Summary 1329

Questions 1329

Problems 1330

44 Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang 1334

44-1 General Properties of Elementary Particles 1334

44-2 Leptons, Hadrons, and Strangeness 1343

44-3 Quarks and Messenger Particles 1349

44-4 Cosmology 1355

Review & Summary 1362

Questions 1362

Problems 1363

Appendices

A The International System of Units (SI) A-1

B Some Fundamental Constants of Physics A-3

C Some Astronomical Data A-4

D Conversion Factors A-5

E Mathematical Formulas A-9

F Properties of the Elements A-12

G Periodic Table of the Elements A-15

Answers

To Checkpoints and Odd-Numbered Questions and Problems AN-1

Index I-1

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      Publication Date: 18/07/2018
      ISBN13: 9781119460138, 978-1119460138
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      Table of Contents

      1 Measurement 1

      1-1 Measuring Things, Including Lengths 1

      1-2 Time 5

      1-3 Mass 6

      Review & Summary 8 Problems 8

      2 Motion Along A Straight Line 13

      2-1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity 13

      2-2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed 18

      2-3 Acceleration 20

      2-4 Constant Acceleration 23

      2-5 Free-Fall Acceleration 27

      2-6 Graphical Integration in Motion Analysis 29

      Review & Summary 30

      Questions 31

      Problems 32

      3 Vectors 40

      3-1 Vectors and Their Components 40

      3-2 Unit Vectors, Adding Vectors By Components 46

      3-3 Multiplying Vectors 50

      Review & Summary 55 Questions 56 Problems 57

      4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions 62

      4-1 Position and Displacement 62

      4-2 Average Velocity and Instantaneous Velocity 64

      4-3 Average Acceleration and Instantaneous Acceleration 67

      4-4 Projectile Motion 70

      4-5 Uniform Circular Motion 76

      4-6 Relative Motion in One Dimension 78

      4-7 Relative Motion in Two Dimensions 80

      Review & Summary 81 Questions 82 Problems 84

      5 Force and Motion—I 94

      5-1 Newton’s First and Second Laws 94

      5-2 Some Particular Forces 102

      5-3 Applying Newton’s Laws 106

      Review & Summary 114 Questions 114 Problems 116

      6 Force and Motion—II 124

      6-1 Friction 124

      6-2 The Drag Force and Terminal Speed 130

      6-3 Uniform Circular Motion 133

      Review & Summary 138

      Questions 139

      Problems 140

      7 Kinetic Energy and Work 149

      7-1 Kinetic Energy 149

      7-2 Work and Kinetic Energy 151

      7-3 Work Done By the Gravitational Force 155

      7-4 Work Done By A Spring Force 159

      7-5 Work Done By A General Variable Force 162

      7-6 Power 166

      Review & Summary 168

      Questions 169

      Problems 170

      8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy 177

      8-1 Potential Energy 177

      8-2 Conservation of Mechanical Energy 184

      8-3 Reading A Potential Energy Curve 187

      8-4 Work Done on A System By An External Force 191

      8-5 Conservation of Energy 195

      Review & Summary 199

      Questions 200

      Problems 202

      9 Center of Mass and Linear Momentum 214

      9-1 Center of Mass 214

      9-2 Newton’s Second Law for A System of Particles 220

      9-3 Linear Momentum 224

      9-4 Collision and Impulse 226

      9-5 Conservation of Linear Momentum 230

      9-6 Momentum and Kinetic Energy in Collisions 233

      9-7 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension 237

      9-8 Collisions in Two Dimensions 240

      9-9 Systems With Varying Mass: A Rocket 241

      Review & Summary 243

      Questions 245

      Problems 246

      10 Rotation 257

      10-1 Rotational Variables 257

      10-2 Rotation With Constant Angular Acceleration 266

      10-3 Relating the Linear and Angular Variables 268

      10-4 Kinetic Energy of Rotation 271

      10-5 Calculating the Rotational Inertia 273

      10-6 Torque 277

      10-7 Newton’s Second Law for Rotation 279

      10-8 Work and Rotational Kinetic Energy 282

      Review & Summary 285

      Questions 286

      Problems 287

      11 Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum 295

      11-1 Rolling As Translation and Rotation Combined 295

      11-2 Forces and Kinetic Energy of Rolling 298

      11-3 The Yo-Yo 301

      11-4 Torque Revisited 302

      11-5 Angular Momentum 305

      11-6 Newton’s Second Law in Angular Form 307

      11-7 Angular Momentum of A Rigid Body 310

      11-8 Conservation of Angular Momentum 312

      11-9 Precession of A Gyroscope 317

      Review & Summary 318

      Questions 319

      Problems 320

      12 Equilibrium and Elasticity 327

      12-1 Equilibrium 327

      12-2 Some Examples of Static Equilibrium 332

      12-3 Elasticity 338

      Review & Summary 343

      Questions 343

      Problems 345

      13 Gravitation 354

      13-1 Newton’s Law of Gravitation 354

      13-2 Gravitation and the Principle of Superposition 357

      13-3 Gravitation Near Earth’s Surface 359

      13-4 Gravitation Inside Earth 362

      13-5 Gravitational Potential Energy 364

      13-6 Planets and Satellites: Kepler’s Laws 368

      13-7 Satellites: Orbits and Energy 371

      13-8 Einstein and Gravitation 374

      Review & Summary 376

      Questions 377

      Problems 378

      14 Fluids 386

      14-1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure 386

      14-2 Fluids At Rest 388

      14-3 Measuring Pressure 392

      14-4 Pascal’s Principle 393

      14-5 Archimedes’ Principle 394

      14-6 The Equation of Continuity 398

      14-7 Bernoulli’s Equation 401

      Review & Summary 405

      Questions 405

      Problems 406

      15 Oscillations 413

      15-1 Simple Harmonic Motion 413

      15-2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion 421

      15-3 An Angular Simple Harmonic Oscillator 423

      15-4 Pendulums, Circular Motion 424

      15-5 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion 430

      15-6 Forced Oscillations and Resonance 432

      Review & Summary 434

      Questions 434

      Problems 436

      16 Waves—I 444

      16-1 Transverse Waves 444

      16-2 Wave Speed on A Stretched String 452

      16-3 Energy and Power of A Wave Traveling Along A String 454

      16-4 The Wave Equation 456

      16-5 Interference of Waves 458

      16-6 Phasors 462

      16-7 Standing Waves and Resonance 465

      Review & Summary 470

      Questions 471

      Problems 472

      17 Waves—II 479

      17-1 Speed of Sound 479

      17-2 Traveling Sound Waves 482

      17-3 Interference 485

      17-4 Intensity and Sound Level 488

      17-5 Sources of Musical Sound 492

      17-6 Beats 496

      17-7 The Doppler Effect 498

      17-8 Supersonic Speeds, Shock Waves 503

      Review & Summary 504

      Questions 505

      Problems 506

      18 Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics 514

      18-1 Temperature 514

      18-2 The Celsius and Fahrenheit Scales 518

      18-3 Thermal Expansion 520

      18-4 Absorption of Heat 522

      18-5 The First Law of Thermodynamics 528

      18-6 Heat Transfer Mechanisms 534

      Review & Summary 538

      Questions 540

      Problems 541

      19 The Kinetic Theory of Gases 549

      19-1 Avogadro’s Number 549

      19-2 Ideal Gases 550

      19-3 Pressure, Temperature, and Rms Speed 554

      19-4 Translational Kinetic Energy 557

      19-5 Mean Free Path 558

      19-6 The Distribution of Molecular Speeds 560

      19-7 The Molar Specific Heats of An Ideal Gas 564

      19-8 Degrees of Freedom and Molar Specific Heats 568

      19-9 The Adiabatic Expansion of An Ideal Gas 571

      Review & Summary 575

      Questions 576

      Problems 577

      20 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 583

      20-1 Entropy 583

      20-2 Entropy in the Real World: Engines 590

      20-3 Refrigerators and Real Engines 595

      20-4 A Statistical View of Entropy 598

      Review & Summary 602

      Questions 603

      Problems 604

      21 Coulomb’s Law 609

      21-1 Coulomb’s Law 609

      21-2 Charge Is Quantized 619

      21-3 Charge Is Conserved 621

      Review & Summary 622

      Questions 623

      Problems 624

      22 Electric Fields 630

      22-1 The Electric Field 630

      22-2 The Electric Field Due To A Charged Particle 633

      22-3 The Electric Field Due To A Dipole 635

      22-4 The Electric Field Due To A Line of Charge 638

      22-5 The Electric Field Due To A Charged Disk 643

      22-6 A Point Charge in An Electric Field 645

      22-7 A Dipole in An Electric Field 647

      Review & Summary 650

      Questions 651

      Problems 652

      23 Gauss’ Law 659

      23-1 Electric Flux 659

      23-2 Gauss’ Law 664

      23-3 A Charged Isolated Conductor 668

      23-4 Applying Gauss’ Law: Cylindrical Symmetry 671

      23-5 Applying Gauss’ Law: Planar Symmetry 673

      23-6 Applying Gauss’ Law: Spherical Symmetry 675

      Review & Summary 677

      Questions 677

      Problems 679

      24 Electric Potential 685

      24-1 Electric Potential 685

      24-2 Equipotential Surfaces and the Electric Field 690

      24-3 Potential Due To A Charged Particle 694

      24-4 Potential Due To An Electric Dipole 697

      24-5 Potential Due To A Continuous Charge Distribution 698

      24-6 Calculating the Field from the Potential 701

      24-7 Electric Potential Energy of A System of Charged Particles 703

      24-8 Potential of A Charged Isolated Conductor 706

      Review & Summary 707

      Questions 708

      Problems 710

      25 Capacitance 717

      25-1 Capacitance 717

      25-2 Calculating the Capacitance 719

      25-3 Capacitors in Parallel and in Series 723

      25-4 Energy Stored in An Electric Field 728

      25-5 Capacitor With A Dielectric 731

      25-6 Dielectrics and Gauss’ Law 735

      Review & Summary 738

      Questions 738

      Problems 739

      26 Current and Resistance 745

      26-1 Electric Current 745

      26-2 Current Density 748

      26-3 Resistance and Resistivity 752

      26-4 Ohm’s Law 756

      26-5 Power, Semiconductors, Superconductors 760

      Review & Summary 763

      Questions 764

      Problems 765

      27 Circuits 771

      27-1 Single-Loop Circuits 771

      27-2 Multiloop Circuits 781

      27-3 The Ammeter and the Voltmeter 788

      27-4 Rc Circuits 788

      Review & Summary 793

      Questions 793

      Problems 795

      28 Magnetic Fields 803

      28-1 Magnetic Fields and the Definition of B→ 803

      28-2 Crossed Fields: Discovery of the Electron 808

      28-3 Crossed Fields: The Hall Effect 810

      28-4 A Circulating Charged Particle 814

      28-5 Cyclotrons and Synchrotrons 817

      28-6 Magnetic Force on A Current-Carrying Wire 820

      28-7 Torque on A Current Loop 822

      28-8 The Magnetic Dipole Moment 824

      Review & Summary 827

      Questions 827

      Problems 829

      29 Magnetic Fields Due To Currents 836

      29-1 Magnetic Field Due To A Current 836

      29-2 Force Between Two Parallel Currents 842

      29-3 Ampere’s Law 844

      29-4 Solenoids and Toroids 848

      29-5 A Current-Carrying Coil As A Magnetic Dipole 851

      Review & Summary 854

      Questions 855

      Problems 856

      30 Induction and Inductance 864

      30-1 Faraday’s Law and Lenz’s Law 864

      30-2 Induction and Energy Transfers 871

      30-3 Induced Electric Fields 874

      30-4 Inductors and Inductance 879

      30-5 Self-Induction 881

      30-6 Rl Circuits 882

      30-7 Energy Stored in A Magnetic Field 887

      30-8 Energy Density of A Magnetic Field 889

      30-9 Mutual Induction 890

      Review & Summary 893

      Questions 893

      Problems 895

      31 Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current 903

      31-1 Lc Oscillations 903

      31-2 Damped Oscillations in An Rlc Circuit 910

      31-3 Forced Oscillations of Three Simple Circuits 912

      31-4 The Series Rlc Circuit 921

      31-5 Power in Alternating-Current Circuits 927

      31-6 Transformers 930

      Review & Summary 933 Questions 934 Problems 935

      32 Maxwell’s Equations; Magnetism Of Matter 941

      32-1 Gauss’ Law for Magnetic Fields 941

      32-2 Induced Magnetic Fields 943

      32-3 Displacement Current 946

      32-4 Magnets 950

      32-5 Magnetism and Electrons 952

      32-6 Diamagnetism 957

      32-7 Paramagnetism 959

      32-8 Ferromagnetism 961

      Review & Summary 964

      Questions 965

      Problems 967

      33 Electromagnetic Waves 972

      33-1 Electromagnetic Waves 972

      33-2 Energy Transport and the Poynting Vector 980

      33-3 Radiation Pressure 983

      33-4 Polarization 985

      33-5 Reflection and Refraction 990

      33-6 Total Internal Reflection 996

      33-7 Polarization By Reflection 997

      Review & Summary 999

      Questions 1000

      Problems 1001

      34 Images 1010

      34-1 Images and Plane Mirrors 1010

      34-2 Spherical Mirrors 1014

      34-3 Spherical Refracting Surfaces 1020

      34-4 Thin Lenses 1023

      34-5 Optical Instruments 1030

      34-6 Three Proofs 1033

      Review & Summary 1036

      Questions 1037

      Problems 1038

      35 Interference 1047

      35-1 Light As A Wave 1047

      35-2 Young’s Interference Experiment 1053

      35-3 Interference and Double-Slit Intensity 1059

      35-4 Interference from Thin Films 1063

      35-5 Michelson’s Interferometer 1070

      Review & Summary 1072

      Questions 1072

      Problems 1074

      36 Diffraction 1081

      36-1 Single-Slit Diffraction 1081

      36-2 Intensity in Single-Slit Diffraction 1086

      36-3 Diffraction By A Circular Aperture 1090

      36-4 Diffraction By A Double Slit 1094

      36-5 Diffraction Gratings 1098

      36-6 Gratings: Dispersion and Resolving Power 1101

      36-7 X-Ray Diffraction 1104

      Review & Summary 1107

      Questions 1107

      Problems 1108

      37 Relativity 1116

      37-1 Simultaneity and Time Dilation 1116

      37-2 The Relativity of Length 1125

      37-3 The Lorentz Transformation 1129

      37-4 The Relativity of Velocities 1133

      37-5 Doppler Effect for Light 1134

      37-6 Momentum and Energy 1137

      Review & Summary 1143

      Questions 1144

      Problems 1145

      38 Photons and Matter Waves 1153

      38-1 The Photon, the Quantum of Light 1153

      38-2 The Photoelectric Effect 1155

      38-3 Photons, Momentum, Compton Scattering, Light Interference 1158

      38-4 The Birth of Quantum Physics 1164

      38-5 Electrons and Matter Waves 1166

      38-6 Schrödinger’s Equation 1170

      38-7 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle 1172

      38-8 Reflection from A Potential Step 1174

      38-9 Tunneling Through A Potential Barrier 1176

      Review & Summary 1179

      Questions 1180

      Problems 1181

      39 More About Matter Waves 1186

      39-1 Energies of A Trapped Electron 1186

      39-2 Wave Functions of A Trapped Electron 1191

      39-3 An Electron in A Finite Well 1195

      39-4 Two- and Three-Dimensional Electron Traps 1197

      39-5 The Hydrogen Atom 1201

      Review & Summary 1213

      Questions 1213

      Problems 1214

      40 All About Atoms 1219

      40-1 Properties of Atoms 1219

      40-2 The Stern–Gerlach Experiment 1226

      40-3 Magnetic Resonance 1229

      40-4 Exclusion Principle and Multiple Electrons in A Trap 1230

      40-5 Building the Periodic Table 1234

      40-6 X Rays and the Ordering of the Elements 1236

      40-7 Lasers 1240

      Review & Summary 1245

      Questions 1246

      Problems 1247

      41 Conduction of Electricity in Solids 1252

      41-1 The Electrical Properties of Metals 1252

      41-2 Semiconductors and Doping 1261

      41-3 The P-N Junction and the Transistor 1265

      Review & Summary 1271

      Questions 1272

      Problems 1272

      42 Nuclear Physics 1276

      42-1 Discovering the Nucleus 1276

      42-2 Some Nuclear Properties 1279

      42-3 Radioactive Decay 1286

      42-4 Alpha Decay 1289

      42-5 Beta Decay 1292

      42-6 Radioactive Dating 1295

      42-7 Measuring Radiation Dosage 1296

      42-8 Nuclear Models 1297

      Review & Summary 1300

      Questions 1301

      Problems 1302

      43 Energy from the Nucleus 1309

      43-1 Nuclear Fission 1309

      43-2 The Nuclear Reactor 1316

      43-3 A Natural Nuclear Reactor 1320

      43-4 Thermonuclear Fusion: The Basic Process 1322

      43-5 Thermonuclear Fusion in the Sun and Other Stars 1324

      43-6 Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion 1326

      Review & Summary 1329

      Questions 1329

      Problems 1330

      44 Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang 1334

      44-1 General Properties of Elementary Particles 1334

      44-2 Leptons, Hadrons, and Strangeness 1343

      44-3 Quarks and Messenger Particles 1349

      44-4 Cosmology 1355

      Review & Summary 1362

      Questions 1362

      Problems 1363

      Appendices

      A The International System of Units (SI) A-1

      B Some Fundamental Constants of Physics A-3

      C Some Astronomical Data A-4

      D Conversion Factors A-5

      E Mathematical Formulas A-9

      F Properties of the Elements A-12

      G Periodic Table of the Elements A-15

      Answers

      To Checkpoints and Odd-Numbered Questions and Problems AN-1

      Index I-1

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