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