Description: Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Why study physics? 1.2 Talking physics 1.3 The use of mathematics 1.4 Scientific notation and significant figures 1.5 Units 1.6 Dimensional analysis 1.7 Problem-solving techniques 1.8 Approximations 1.9 Graphs PART ONE: MECHANICS Chapter 2: Forces and Introduction to Vectors 2.1 Forces 2.2 Fundamental forces 2.3 Newton's laws of motion 2.4 Net force: vector addition 2.5 Gravitational forces 2.6 Contact forces 2.7 Tension Chapter 3: Forces and Motion along a Line 3.1 Position and displacement 3.2 Velocity 3.3 Acceleration 3.4 Newton's second law: force and acceleration 3.5 Motion with constant acceleration 3.6 Falling objects 3.7 Apparent weight Chapter 4: Forces and Motion in Two Dimensions 4.1 Addition and subtraction of vectors in two dimensions 4.2 Components of vectors in two dimensions 4.3 Equilibrium 4.4 Velocity and acceleration 4.5 Motion of projectiles 4.6 Other examples of constant acceleration 4.7 Relative velocity Chapter 5: Circular Motion 5.1 Description of uniform circular motion 5.2 Centripetal acceleration 5.3 Banked curves 5.4 Circular orbits 5.5 Nonuniform circular motion 5.6 Angular acceleration 5.7 Artificial gravity Chapter 6: Energy 6.1 A conservation law 6.2 Work done by constant forces 6.3 Kinetic energy 6.4 Work done by variable forces 6.5 Potential energy 6.6 Conservation of mechanical energy 6.7 General law of energy conservation 6.8 Power Chapter 7: Linear Momentum 7.1 A vector conservation law 7.2 Momentum 7.3 The impulse-momentum theorem 7.4 Conservation of momentum 7.5 Center of mass 7.6 Motion of the center of mass 7.7 Collisions in one dimension 7.8 Collisions in two dimensions Chapter 8: Torque and Angular Momentum 8.1 Rotational kinetic energy and rotational inertia 8.2 Torque 8.3 Work done by a torque 8.4 Equilibrium revisited 8.5 Equilibrium in the human body 8.6 Rotational form of Newton's second law 8.7 The dynamics of rolling objects 8.8 Angular momentum 8.9 The vector nature of angular momentum Chapter 9: Fluids 9.1 States of matter 9.2 Pressure 9.3 Pascal's principle 9.4 The effect of gravity on fluid pressure 9.5 Measuring pressure 9.6 Archimedes' principle 9.7 Fluid flow 9.8 Bernoulli's equation 9.9 Viscosity 9.10 Viscous drag 9.11 Surface tension Chapter 10: Elasticity and Oscillations 10.1 Elastic deformations of solids 10.2 Hooke's law for tensile and compressive forces 10.3 Beyond Hooke's law 10.4 Shear and volume deformations 10.5 Simple harmonic motion 10.6 The period and frequency for SHM 10.7 Graphical analysis of SHM 10.8 The pendulum 10.9 Damped oscillations 10.10 Forced oscillations and resonance Chapter 11: Waves 11.1 Waves and energy transport 11.2 Transverse and longitudinal waves 11.3 Speed of transverse waves on a string 11.4 Periodic waves 11.5 Mathematical description of a wave 11.6 Graphing waves 11.7 Principle of superposition 11.8 Reflection and refraction 11.9 Interference and diffraction 11.10 Standing waves Chapter 12: Sound 12.1 Sound waves 12.2 The speed of sound waves 12.3 Amplitude and intensity of sound waves 12.4 Standing sound waves 12.5 The human ear 12.6 Timbre 12.7 Beats 12.8 The Doppler effect 12.9 Shock waves 12.10 Echolocation and medical imaging PART TWO: THERMAL PHYSICS Chapter 13: Temperature and the Ideal Gas 13.1 Temperature 13.2 Temperature scales 13.3 Thermal expansion of solids and liquids 13.4 Molecular picture of a gas 13.5 Absolute temperature and the ideal gas law 13.6 Kinetic theory of the ideal gas

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