McGraw Hill Physics Review and Workbook

The ideal tool for sharpening your physics skills

This review guide and workbook will give you everything you need to excel in your high school classwork and on standardized tests. Clear and concise explanations walk you step by step through each essential physics concept. 500 practical review questions, in turn, provide extensive opportunities for you to practice what you've learned. If you are looking for material based on national or state standards, this book is your ideal study tool

Features:

• Designed to help you excel in the classroom and on standardized tests
• Concise, clear explanations offer step-by-step instruction so you can easily grasp key concepts
• 500 review questions provide extensive opportunities for you to practice what you've learned
• Aligned to national standards, including the Common Core State Standards, as well as the standards of non-Common Core states and Canada

ISBN-13: 9781264264087

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC

Publication Date: 12-12-2022

Pages: 288

Product Dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.60(d)

Connie Wells has taught at the high school level for over twenty five years, including Physics, AP Physics B, AP Physics C, and AP Physics 2. She is now an adjunct instructor of physics at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

1 Review of Mathematical and Graphing Skills for Physics 1

Geometry and Trigonometry Formulas and Relationships 1

Checking Algebra Skills 4

Graphing 8

2 Kinematics 15

Vectors and Scalars 15

Position, Displacement, and Constant Velocity 18

Constant Acceleration 20

Graphical Analysis of Motion 23

3 Forces and Newton's Laws 33

Types of Forces and Free-Body Diagrams 33

Newton's Laws 36

Equilibrium 47

4 Gravitation, Circular Motion, and Projectile Motion 51

Gravitational Force 51

Gravitational Field and Gravitational Mass 53

Centripetal Force and Uniform Circular Motion 55

Projectile Motion 63

5 Work and Energy 67

Mechanical Energy 67

Work 71

Work-Energy Theorem 74

Conservation of Energy 80

Power 82

6 Momentum 85

Linear Momentum 85

Force and Impulse 87

Conservation of Linear Momentum 91

7 Oscillations and Waves 97

Motion of Spring and Pendulum 97

Simple Harmonic Motion 103

Energy of Oscillators 104

Properties of Waves 107

Interference and Superposition 109

Sound 110

8 Torque and Rotational Motion 115

Rotational Kinematics 115

Torque and Angular Acceleration 118

Conservation of Angular Momentum 124

9 Fluids 127

Density 127

Pressure 128

Buoyancy 131

Fluid Flow and Continuity Principle 135

Fluid Flow and Bernoulli's Equation 137

10 Thermodynamics 141

Kinetic Theory and Temperature 141

Ideal Gas Law 143

Heat, Work, and Conservation of Energy 145

Thermodynamic Systems 149

11 Electric Charge, Field, Force, and Potential 155

Electric Charge and Charge Distribution 155

Electric Field 157

Electric Force 159

Electric Potential and Potential Energy 162

12 DC Circuits 167

Electric Potential Difference and Current 167

Resistance and Resistivity 170

Capacitance 172

Ohm's Law 177

Conservation of charge and Kirchhoff's Junction Rule 178

Conservation of Energy and Kirchhoff's Loop Rule 180

Power 183

13 Magnetism 187

Magnetic Fields 187

Magnetic Forces 188

Electromagnetism 195

14 Physical and Geometric Optics 201

Electromagnetic Waves 201

Reflection and Mirrors 204

Refraction and Lenses 210

Interference and Diffraction 220

15 Atomic and Nuclear Physics 223

Fundamental Forces 223

Atomic Particles 224

Radioactive Decay and Half-Life 226

Absorption and Emission Spectra 227

Conservation of Energy and Conservation of Charge 230

Wave-Particle Duality 234

A Fundamental Constants and Useful Information 237

B Metric Units and Conversions 239

C Answers to Chapter Exercises 241

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