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Table of Contents
From the Book - Regular Print - Seventh edition.
1 Introduction and Mathematical Concepts 1 --
1.1 Nature of Physics 1 --
1.2 Units 2 --
1.3 Role of Units in Problem Solving 3 --
1.4 Trigonometry 6 --
1.5 Scalars and Vectors 8 --
1.6 Vector Addition and Subtraction 9 --
1.7 Components of a Vector 12 --
1.8 Addition of Vectors by Means of Components 14 --
1.9 Concepts & Calculations 17 --
2 Kinematics in one Dimension 27 --
2.1 Displacement 27 --
2.2 Speed and Velocity 28 --
2.3 Acceleration 31 --
2.4 Equations of Kinematics for Constant Acceleration 34 --
2.5 Applications of the Equations of Kinematics 39 --
2.6 Freely Falling Bodies 43 --
2.7 Graphical Analysis of Velocity and Acceleration 47 --
2.8 Concepts & Calculations 49 --
3 Kinematics in two Dimensions 59 --
3.1 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration 59 --
3.2 Equations of Kinematics in Two Dimensions 60 --
3.3 Projectile Motion 65 --
3.4 Relative Velocity 74 --
3.5 Concepts & Calculations 78 --
4 Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion 87 --
4.1 Concepts of Force and Mass 87 --
4.2 Newton's First Law of Motion 88 --
4.3 Newton's Second Law of Motion 90 --
4.4 Vector Nature of Newton's Second Law of Motion 92 --
4.5 Newton's Third Law of Motion 94 --
4.6 Types of Forces: An Overview 95 --
4.7 Gravitational Force 96 --
4.8 Normal Force 100 --
4.9 Static and Kinetic Frictional Forces 103 --
4.10 Tension Force 109 --
4.11 Equilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion 110 --
4.12 Nonequilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion 115 --
4.13 Concepts & Calculations 121 --
5 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion 135 --
5.1 Uniform Circular Motion 135 --
5.2 Centripetal Acceleration 136 --
5.3 Centripetal Force 139 --
5.4 Banked Curves 143 --
5.5 Satellites in Circular Orbits 144 --
5.6 Apparent Weightlessness and Artificial Gravity 147 --
5.7 Vertical Circular Motion 151 --
5.8 Concepts & Calculations 152 --
6 Work and Energy 160 --
6.1 Work Done by a Constant Force 160 --
6.2 Work-Energy Theorem and Kinetic Energy 163 --
6.3 Gravitational Potential Energy 169 --
6.4 Conservative Versus Nonconservative forces 171 --
6.5 Conservation of Mechanical Energy 173 --
6.6 Nonconservative Forces and the Work-Energy Theorem 178 --
6.7 Power 179 --
6.8 Other Forms of Energy and the Conservation of Energy 182 --
6.9 Work Done by a Variable Force 182 --
6.10 Concepts & Calculations 184 --
7 Impulse and Momentum 196 --
7.1 Impulse-Momentum Theorem 196 --
7.2 Principle of Conservation of Linear Momentum 201 --
7.3 Collisions in One Dimension 205 --
7.4 Collisions in Two Dimensions 210 --
7.5 Center of Mass 212 --
7.6 Concepts & Calculations 214 --
8 Rotational Kinematics 223 --
8.1 Rotational Motion and Angular Displacement 223 --
8.2 Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration 226 --
8.3 Equations of Rotational Kinematics 228 --
8.4 Angular Variables and Tangential Variables 231 --
8.5 Centripetal Acceleration and Tangential Acceleration 232 --
8.6 Rolling Motion 235 --
8.7 Vector Nature of Angular Variables 237 --
8.8 Concepts & Calculations 237 --
9 Rotational Dynamics 248 --
9.1 Action of Forces and Torques on Rigid Objects 248 --
9.2 Rigid Objects in Equilibrium 251 --
9.3 Center of Gravity 256 --
9.4 Newton's Second Law for Rotational Motion About a Fixed Axis 261 --
9.5 Rotational Work and Energy 269 --
9.6 Angular Momentum 271 --
9.7 Concepts & Calculations 274 --
10 Simple Harmonic Motion and Elasticity 286 --
10.1 Ideal Spring and Simple Harmonic Motion 286 --
10.2 Simple Harmonic Motion and the Reference Circle 290 --
10.3 Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion 295 --
10.4 Pendulum 299 --
10.5 Damped Harmonic Motion 301 --
10.6 Driven Harmonic Motion and Resonance 302 --
10.7 Elastic Deformation 303 --
10.8 Stress, Strain, and Hooke's Law 308 --
10.9 Concepts & Calculations 309 --
11 Fluids 321 --
11.1 Mass Density 321 --
11.2 Pressure 322 --
11.3 Pressure and Depth in a Static Fluid 324 --
11.4 Pressure Gauges 328 --
11.5 Pascal's Principle 328 --
11.6 Archimedes' Principle 332 --
11.7 Fluids in Motion 336 --
11.8 Equation of Continuity 337 --
11.9 Bernoulli's Equation 339 --
11.10 Applications of Bernoulli's Equation 341 --
11.11 Viscous Flow 345 --
11.12 Concepts & Calculations 347 --
12 Temperature and Heat 360 --
12.1 Common Temperature Scales 360 --
12.2 Kelvin Temperature Scale 362 --
12.3 Thermometers 363 --
12.4 Linear Thermal Expansion 364 --
12.5 Volume Thermal Expansion 370 --
12.6 Heat and Internal Energy 371 --
12.7 Heat and Temperature Change: Specific Heat Capacity 372 --
12.8 Heat and Phase Change: Latent Heat 377 --
12.9 Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter 380 --
12.10 Humidity 383 --
12.11 Concepts & Calculations 384 --
13 Transfer of Heat 395 --
13.1 Convection 395 --
13.2 Conduction 398 --
13.3 Radiation 404 --
13.4 Applications 408 --
13.5 Concepts & Calculations 409 --
14 Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic Theory 417 --
14.1 Molecular Mass, the Mole, and Avogadro's Number 417 --
14.2 Ideal Gas Law 419 --
14.3 Kinetic Theory of Gases 424 --
14.4 Diffusion 429 --
14.5 Concepts & Calculations 432 --
15 Thermodynamics 442 --
15.1 Thermodynamic Systems and Their Surroundings 442 --
15.2 Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics 443 --
15.3 First Law of Thermodynamics 443 --
15.4 Thermal Processes 446 --
15.5 Thermal Processes Using an Ideal Gas 449 --
15.6 Specific Heat Capacities 451 --
15.7 Second Law of Thermodynamics 452 --
15.8 Heat Engines 453 --
15.9 Carnot's Principle and the Carnot Engine 455 --
15.10 Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps 457 --
15.11 Entropy 460 --
15.12 Third Law of Thermodynamics 464 --
15.13 Concepts & Calculations 464 --
16 Waves and Sound 477 --
16.1 Nature of Waves 477 --
16.2 Periodic Waves 478 --
16.3 Speed of a Wave on a String 480 --
16.4 Mathematical Description of a Wave 481 --
16.5 Nature of sound 482 --
16.6 Speed of Sound 484 --
16.7 Sound Intensity 488 --
16.8 Decibels 490 --
16.9 Doppler Effect 492 --
16.10 Applications of Sound in Medicine 497 --
16.11 Sensitivity of the Human Ear 499 --
16.12 Concepts & Calculations 499 --
17 Principle of Linear Superposition and Interference Phenomena 511 --
17.1 Principle of Linear Superposition 511 --
17.2 Constructive and Destructive Interference of Sound Waves 512 --
17.3 Diffraction 515 --
17.4 Beats 517 --
17.5 Transverse Standing Waves 519 --
17.6 Longitudinal Standing Waves 523 --
17.7 Complex Sound Waves 527 --
17.8 Concepts & Calculations 528 --
18 Electric Forces and Electric Fields 537 --
18.1 Origin of Electricity 537 --
18.2 Charged Objects and the Electric Force 538 --
18.3 Conductors and Insulators 540 --
18.4 Charging by Contact and by Induction 541 --
18.5 Coulomb's Law 542 --
18.6 Electric Field 547 --
18.7 Electric Field Lines 553 --
18.8 Electric Field Inside a Conductor: Shielding 556 --
18.9 Gauss' Law 557 --
18.10 Copiers and Computer Printers 561 --
18.11 Concepts & Calculations 563 --
19 Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential 573 --
19.1 Potential Energy 573 --
19.2 Electric Potential Difference 574 --
19.3 Electric Potential Difference Created by Point Charges 580 --
19.4 Equipotential Surfaces and Their Relation to the Electric Field 583 --
19.5 Capacitors and Dielectrics 586 --
19.6 Biomedical Applications of Electric Potential Differences 591 --
19.7 Concepts & Calculations 594 --
20 Electric Circuits 603 --
20.1 Electromotive Force and Current 603 --
20.2 Ohm's Law 605 --
20.3 Resistance and Resistivity 607 --
20.4 Electric Power 610 --
20.5 Alternating Current 611 --
20.6 Series Wiring 614 --
20.7 Parallel Wiring 617 --
20.8 Circuits Wired Partially in Series and Partially in Parallel 620 --
20.9 Internal Resistance 622 --
20.10 Kirchhoff's Rules 623 --
20.11 Measurement of Current and Voltage 627 --
20.12 Capacitors in Series and in Parallel 628 --
20.13 RC Circuits 630 --
20.14 Safety and the Physiological Effects of Current 631 --
20.15 Concepts & Calculations 632 --
21 Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields 647 --
21.1 Magnetic Fields 647 --
21.2 Force That a Magnetic Field Exerts on a Moving Charge 649 --
21.3 Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field 652 --
21.4 Mass Spectrometer 656 --
21.5 Force on a Current in a Magnetic Field 656 --
21.6 Torque on a Current-Carrying Coil 660 --
21.7 Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents 662 --
21.8 Ampere's Law 670 --
21.9 Magnetic Materials 671 --
21.10 Concepts & Calculations 674 --
22 Electromagnetic Induction 686 --
22.1 Induced Emf and Induced Current 686 --
22.2 Motional Emf 688 --
22.3 Magnetic Flux 692 --
22.4 Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction 695 --
22.5 Lenz's Law 698 --
22.6 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction to the Reproduction of Sound 700 --
22.7 Electric Generator 702 --
22.8 Mutual Inductance and Self-Inductance 706 --
22.9 Transformers 711 --
22.10 Concepts & Calculations 714 --
23 Alternating Current Circuits 726 --
23.1 Capacitors and Capacitive Reactance 726 --
23.2 Inductors and Inductive Reactance 729 --
23.3 Circuits Containing Resistance, Capacitance, and Inductance 731 --
23.4 Resonance in Electric Circuits 736 --
23.5 Semiconductor Devices 740 --
23.6 Concepts & Calculations 745 --
24 Electromagnetic Waves 753 --
24.1 Nature of Electromagnetic Waves 753 --
24.2 Electromagnetic Spectrum 758 --
24.3 Speed of Light 760 --
24.4 Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves 761 --
24.5 Doppler Effect and Electromagnetic Waves 765 --
24.6 Polarization 768 --
24.7 Concepts & Calculations 774 --
25 Reflection of Light: Mirrors 783 --
25.1 Wave Fronts and Rays 783 --
25.2 Reflection of Light 784 --
25.3 Formation of Images by a Plane Mirror 785 --
25.4 Spherical Mirrors 788 --
25.5 Formation of Images by Spherical Mirrors 790 --
25.6 Mirror Equation and the Magnification Equation 794 --
25.7 Concepts & Calculations 800 --
26 Refraction of Light: Lenses and Optical Instruments 807 --
26.1 Index of Refraction 807 --
26.2 Snell's Law and the Refraction of Light 808 --
26.3 Total Internal Reflection 814 --
26.4 Polarization and the Reflection and Refraction of Light 819 --
26.5 Dispersion of Light: Prisms and Rainbows 820 --
26.6 Lenses 822 --
26.7 Formation of Images by Lenses 823 --
26.8 Thin-Lens Equation and the Magnification Equation 825 --
26.9 Lenses in Combination 829 --
26.10 Human Eye 830 --
26.11 Angular Magnification and the Magnifying Glass 834 --
26.12 Compound Microscope 837 --
26.13 Telescope 837 --
26.14 Lens Aberrations 839 --
26.15 Concepts & Calculations 840 --
27 Interference and the Wave Nature of Light 854 --
27.1 Principle of Linear Superposition 854 --
27.2 Young's Double-Slit Experiment 857 --
27.3 Thin-Film Interference 860 --
27.4 Michelson Interferometer 864 --
27.5 Diffraction 865 --
27.6 Resolving Power 870 --
27.7 Diffraction Grating 874 --
27.8 Compact Discs, Digital Video Discs, and the Use of Interference 876 --
27.9 X-Ray Diffraction 877 --
27.10 Concepts & Calculations 878 --
28 Special Relativity 889 --
28.1 Events and Inertial Reference Frames 889 --
28.2 Postulates of Special Relativity 890 --
28.3 Relativity of Time: Time Dilation 892 --
28.4 Relativity of Length: Length Contraction 897 --
28.5 Relativistic Momentum 898 --
28.6 Equivalence of Mass and Energy 900 --
28.7 Relativistic Addition of Velocities 904 --
28.8 Concepts & Calculations 907 --
29 Particles and Waves 915 --
29.1 Wave-Particle Duality 915 --
29.2 Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Constant 916 --
29.3 Photons and the Photoelectric Effect 917 --
29.4 Momentum of a Photon and the Compton Effect 924 --
29.5 De Broglie Wavelength and the Wave Nature of Matter 926 --
29.6 Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle 928 --
29.7 Concepts & Calculations 932 --
30 Nature of the Atom 939 --
30.1 Rutherford Scattering and the Nuclear Atom 939 --
30.2 Line Spectra 941 --
30.3 Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom 942 --
30.4 De Broglie's Explanation of Bohr's Assumption About Angular Momentum 947 --
30.5 Quantum Mechanical Picture of the Hydrogen Atom 948 --
30.6 Pauli Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table of the Elements 952 --
30.7 X-Rays 955 --
30.8 Laser 959 --
30.9 Medical Applications of the Laser 961 --
30.10 Holography 963 --
30.11 Concepts & Calculations 966 --
31 Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity 975 --
31.1 Nuclear Structure 975 --
31.2 Strong Nuclear Force and the Stability of the Nucleus 977 --
31.3 Mass Defect of the Nucleus and Nuclear Binding Energy 978 --
31.4 Radioactivity 981 --
31.5 Neutrino 987 --
31.6 Radioactive Decay and Activity 988 --
31.7 Radioactive Dating 990 --
31.8 Radioactive Decay Series 994 --
31.9 Radiation Detectors 995 --
31.10 Concepts & Calculations 996 --
32 Ionizing Radiation, Nuclear Energy, and Elementary Particles 1004 --
32.1 Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation 1004 --
32.2 Induced Nuclear Reactions 1008 --
32.3 Nuclear Fission 1010 --
32.4 Nuclear Reactors 1012 --
32.5 Nuclear Fusion 1014 --
32.6 Elementary Particles 1016 --
32.7 Cosmology 1021 --
32.8 Concepts & Calculations 1024 --
Appendixes 1 --
Appendix A Powers of Ten and Scientific Notation 1 --
Appendix B Significant Figures 1 --
Appendix C Algebra 2 --
Appendix D Exponents and Logarithms 3 --
Appendix E Geometry and Trigonometry 4 --
Appendix F Selected Isotopes 5 --
Physics of applications of physics principles --
Body mass index 4 --
Catapulting a jet from an aircraft carrier 37 --
Acceleration caused by a retrorocket 39 --
"Hang time" of a football 70 --
Raindrops falling on car windows 77 --
Seat belts 89 --
Automatic trailer brakes 95 --
Human skeleton 101 --
Rock climbing 106 --
Walking 109 --
Traction for a foot injury 112 --
A bobsled track 138 --
Flying an airplane in a banked turn 142 --
Daytona International Speedway 144 --
Hubble Space Telescope 145 --
Global Positioning System 146 --
Locating a black hole 146 --
Digital satellite system TV 147 --
Apparent weightlessness 148 --
Artificial gravity 148 --
Loop-the-loop motorcycle stunt 152 --
Positive and negative "reps" in weight lifting 162 --
An ion propulsion drive 165 --
A giant roller coaster 177 --
Human metabolism 180 --
Transforming chemical energy in food into mechanical energy 182 --
Compound bow 182 --
Measuring the speed of a bullet 208 --
Communications satellites 224 --
A total solar eclipse 225 --
"Crack-the-whip" 231 --
Achilles tendon 250 --
Bodybuilding 254 --
Static stability factor and rollover 258 --
Wheelchairs 265 --
Archery and bow stabilizers 265 --
A spinning ice skater 273 --
A satellite in orbit about the earth 273 --
A tire pressure gauge 287 --
A loudspeaker diaphragm 292 --
A body-mass measurement device 293 --
Detecting and measuring small amounts of chemicals 295 --
A door-closing unit 295 --
Pendulum motion and walking 300 --
A shock absorber 302 --
High tides at the Bay of Fundy 303 --
Surgical implants 304 --
Bone structure 304 --
Bone compression 304 --
Bungee jumping 310 --
Lynx paws 323 --
Blood pressure 327 --
Pumping water from a well 327 --
A sphygmomanometer 328 --
A hydraulic car lift 330 --
A state-of-charge battery indicator 334 --
A Goodyear airship 334 --
A clogged artery 338 --
An aneurysm 342 --
Household plumbing 343 --
Airplane wings 344 --
A curveball 344 --
Pipeline pumping stations 346 --
A hypodermic syringe 347 --
Thermography 363 --
An antiscalding device 366 --
Thermal stress 366 --
An automatic coffee maker 367 --
Overflow of an automobile radiator 370 --
Ice formation and the survival of aquatic life 371 --
Bursting water pipes 371 --
Steam burns 378 --
High-tech clothing 378 --
A dye-sublimation color printer 380 --
Spray cans 382 --
Evaporative cooling of the human body 383 --
Relative humidity 383 --
Fog formation 384 --
A home dehumidifier 384 --
Heating and cooling by convection 397 --
"Thermals" 397 --
An inversion layer 397 --
Rapid thermal exchange 398 --
Dressing warmly 400 --
Heat transfer in the human body 401 --
Layered insulation 402 --
Protecting fruit plants from freezing 403 --
Summer clothing 404 --
A white sifaka lemur warming up 404 --
A wood-burning stove 406 --
Rating thermal insulation by R values 408 --
Regulating the temperature of an orbiting satellite 408 --
A thermos bottle 408 --
A halogen cooktop stove 408 --
Gemstones 419 --
Oxygen in the lungs 421 --
Rising beer bubbles 421 --
Scuba diving 422 --
Drug delivery systems 430 --
Water loss from plant leaves 432 --
A heat engine 453 --
Extracting work from a warm ocean 456 --
Thermal pollution 457 --
Refrigerators 457 --
Air conditioners 457 --
Heat pumps 458 --
Waves on guitar strings 480 --
A loudspeaker diaphragm 482 --
Push-button telephones 483 --
An ultrasonic ruler 485 --
Sonar 487 --
Cataract surgery 488 --
Next Generation Weather Radar 497 --
Ultrasonic imaging 497 --
Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator 498 --
Bloodless surgery with HIFU 498 --
Doppler flow meter 499 --
Hearing 499 --
Noise-canceling headphones 513 --
Wiring stereo speakers 514 --
Tweeter loudspeakers 517 --
Tuning a musical instrument 519 --
Frets on a guitar 523 --
A flute 524 --
A spectrum analyzer 527 --
Electronic ink 539 --
Adhesion 545 --
Shielding electronic circuits 556 --
Xerography 561 --
A laser printer 562 --
An inkjet printer 562 --
Random-access memory (RAM) chips 586 --
A computer keyboard 589 --
An electronic flash attachment for a camera 591 --
A defibrillator 591 --
An action potential 592 --
Electrocardiography 593 --
Electroencephalography 593 --
Electroretinography 593 --
Electrical extension cords 607 --
Impedance plethysmography 608 --
A heating element on an electric stove 609 --
Personal digital assistants 616 --
A joystick 617 --
Main and remote stereo speakers 619 --
A three-way light bulb 620 --
Automobile batteries 622 --
An automobile electrical system 625 --
An ammeter 627 --
A voltmeter 628 --
Heart pacemakers 631 --
Windshield wipers 631 --
Safe electrical grounding 631 --
Physiological effects of current 632 --
Navigation in animals 649 --
A velocity selector 653 --
A mass spectrometer 656 --
A loudspeaker 657 --
Magnetohydrodynamic propulsion 659 --
A direct-current electric motor 661 --
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 668 --
Television screens and computer display monitors 669 --
Detecting fingerprints 672 --
Magnetic tape recording 673 --
A magnetically levitated train 673 --
An automobile cruise control device 687 --
A ground fault interrupter 697 --
An induction stove 697 --
Electric guitar pickup 700 --
Playback head of a tape deck 701 --
A moving coil and a moving magnet microphone 701 --
An electric generator 702 --
A bike generator 703 --
Operating a motor 706 --
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) 707 --
Transformers 711 --
Body-fat scales 735 --
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) 735 --
A heterodyne metal detector 738 --
A semiconductor diode 741 --
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) 742 --
A fetal oxygen monitor 742 --
Rectifier circuits 743 --
Solar cells 743 --
Transistors 743 --
Radio and television reception 755 --
Cochlear implants 756 --
Wireless capsule endoscopy 757 --
A pyroelectric ear thermometer 758 --
AM and FM radio reception 759 --
A microwave oven 761 --
Greenhouse effect 762 --
Radar speed traps 766 --
Astronomy and the Doppler effect 768 --
IMAX 3-D films 770 --
A liquid crystal display 771 --
Polaroid sunglasses 772 --
Butterflies and polarized light 773 --
Digital movie projectors and micromirrors 785 --
Capturing solar energy with mirrors; automobile headlights 789 --
Makeup and shaving mirrors 792 --
A head-up display for automobiles 792 --
Passenger-side automobile mirrors 794 --
Keratometers 797 --
Rearview mirrors 809 --
Why a diamond sparkles 815 --
Fiber optics 816 --
Endoscopy 818 --
Arthroscopic surgery 819 --
Rainbows 821 --
A camera 824 --
A slide or film projector 824 --
Human eye 831 --
Nearsightedness 832 --
Farsightedness 833 --
A magnifying glass 835 --
Compound microscope 837 --
Telescope 837 --
Nonreflecting lens coatings 862 --
Michelson interferometer 864 --
Producing computer chips using photolithography 869 --
Comparing human eyes and eagle eyes 873 --
Diffraction grating 874 --
A grating spectroscope 875 --
Retrieving information from compact discs and digital video discs 876 --
Three-beam tracking method for compact discs 877 --
X-ray diffraction 877 --
Global Positioning System and special relativity 894 --
Space travel and special relativity 895 --
Charge-coupled devices and digital cameras 922 --
A safety feature of garage door openers 923 --
Photoevaporation and star formation 923 --
Solar sails and spaceship propulsion 925 --
Neon signs and mercury vapor street lamps 941 --
Absorption lines in the sun's spectrum 947 --
X-rays 955 --
CAT scanning 958 --
Laser 959 --
A laser altimeter 961 --
PRK eye surgery 961 --
LASIK eye surgery 962 --
Removing port-wine stains 962 --
Photodynamic therapy for cancer 963 --
Holography 963 --
Radioactivity and smoke detectors 983 --
Gamma Knife radiosurgery 986 --
An exercise thallium heart scan 986 --
Brachytherapy implants 987 --
Radioactive radon gas in houses 988 --
Radioactive dating 990 --
Radiation detectors 995 --
Biological effects of ionizing radiation 1004 --
Nuclear reactors 1012 --
Nuclear fusion using magnetic confinement 1015 --
Nuclear fusion using inertial confinement 1015 --
PET scanning 1017 --
An expanding universe 1021 --
"Dark energy" 1022.
From the Book - Regular Print - Fifth edition.
1.1 Nature of Physics 2 --
1.2 Units 2 --
1.3 Role of Units in Problem Solving 4 --
1.4 Trigonometry 6 --
1.5 Nature of Physical Quantities: Scalars and Vectors 9 --
1.6 Vector Addition and Subtraction 10 --
1.7 Components of a Vector 13 --
1.8 Addition of Vectors by Means by Components 15 --
Chapter 2 Kinematics in One Dimension 26 --
2.1 Displacement 27 --
2.2 Speed and Velocity 28 --
2.3 Acceleration 31 --
2.4 Equations of Kinematics for Constant Acceleration 34 --
2.5 Applications of the Equations of Kinematics 38 --
2.6 Freely Falling Bodies 42 --
2.7 Graphical Analysis of Velocity and Acceleration 46 --
Chapter 3 Kinematics in Two Dimensions 58 --
3.1 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration 59 --
3.2 Equations of Kinematics in Two Dimensions 60 --
3.3 Projectile Motion 64 --
3.4 Relative Velocity 71 --
Chapter 4 Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion 84 --
4.1 Concepts of Force and Mass 85 --
4.2 Newton's First Law of Motion 85 --
4.3 Newton's Second Law of Motion 87 --
4.4 Vector Nature of Newton's Second Law of Motion 89 --
4.5 Newton's Third Law of Motion 92 --
4.6 Types of Forces: An Overview 93 --
4.7 Gravitational Force 94 --
4.8 Normal Force 98 --
4.9 Static and Kinetic Frictional Forces 101 --
4.10 Tension Force 105 --
4.11 Equilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion 106 --
4.12 Nonequilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion 111 --
Chapter 5 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion 130 --
5.1 Uniform Circular Motion 131 --
5.2 Centripetal Acceleration 132 --
5.3 Centripetal Force 134 --
5.4 Banked Curves 138 --
5.5 Satellites in Circular Orbits 139 --
5.6 Apparent Weightlessness and Artificial Gravity 142 --
5.7 Vertical Circular Motion 144 --
Chapter 6 Work and Energy 153 --
6.1 Work Done by a Constant Force 154 --
6.2 Work-Energy Theorem and Kinetic Energy 157 --
6.3 Gravitational Potential Energy 162 --
6.4 Conservative Forces, Nonconservative Forces, and the Work-Energy Theorem 164 --
6.5 Conservation of Mechanical Energy 166 --
6.6 Nonconservative Forces and the Work-Energy Theorem 171 --
6.7 Power 172 --
6.8 Other Forms of Energy and the Conservation of Energy 174 --
6.9 Work Done by a Variable Force 175 --
Chapter 7 Impulse and Momentum 187 --
7.1 Impulse-Momentum Theorem 188 --
7.2 Principle of Conservation of Linear Momentum 192 --
7.3 Collisions in One Dimension 197 --
7.4 Collisions in Two Dimensions 200 --
7.5 Center of Mass 201 --
Chapter 8 Rotational Kinematics 212 --
8.1 Rotational Motion and Angular Displacement 213 --
8.2 Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration 215 --
8.3 Equations of Rotational Kinematics 218 --
8.4 Angular Variables and Tangential Variables 222 --
8.5 Centripetal Acceleration and Tangential Acceleration 224 --
8.6 Rolling Motion 225 --
8.7 Vector Nature of Angular Variables 227 --
Chapter 9 Rotational Dynamics 237 --
9.1 Effects of Forces and Torques on the Motion of Rigid Objects 238 --
9.2 Rigid Objects in Equilibrium 240 --
9.3 Center of Gravity 245 --
9.4 Newton's Second Law for Rotational Motion About a Fixed Axis 248 --
9.5 Rotational Work and Energy 254 --
9.6 Angular Momentum 258 --
Chapter 10 Simple Harmonic Motion and Elasticity 273 --
10.1 Ideal Spring and Simple Harmonic Motion 274 --
10.2 Simple Harmonic Motion and the Reference Circle 277 --
10.3 Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion 282 --
10.4 Pendulum 286 --
10.5 Damped Harmonic Motion 287 --
10.6 Driven Harmonic Motion and Resonance 288 --
10.7 Elastic Deformation 290 --
10.8 Stress, Strain, and Hooke's Law 293 --
Chapter 11 Fluids 307 --
11.1 Mass Density 308 --
11.2 Pressure 309 --
11.3 Pressure and Depth in a Static Fluid 310 --
11.4 Pressure Gauges 314 --
11.5 Pascal's Principle 315 --
11.6 Archimedes' Principle 317 --
11.7 Fluids in Motion 321 --
11.8 Equation in Continuity 322 --
11.9 Bernoulli's Equation 324 --
11.10 Applications of Bernoulli's Equation 327 --
11.11 Viscous Flow 330 --
Chapter 12 Temperature and Heat 345 --
12.1 Common Temperature Scales 346 --
12.2 Kelvin Temperature Scale 347 --
12.3 Thermometers 348 --
12.4 Linear Thermal Expansion 350 --
12.5 Volume Thermal Expansion 355 --
12.6 Heat and Internal Energy 357 --
12.7 Heat and Temperature Change: Specific Heat Capacity 358 --
12.8 Heat and Phase Change: Latent Heat 362 --
12.9 Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter 366 --
12.10 Humidity 369 --
Chapter 13 Transfer of Heat 381 --
13.1 Convection 382 --
13.2 Conduction 384 --
13.3 Radiation 389 --
13.4 Applications 393 --
Chapter 14 Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic Theory 402 --
14.1 Mole, Avogadro's Number, and Molecular Mass 403 --
14.2 Ideal Gas Law 405 --
14.3 Kinetic Theory of Gases 409 --
14.4 Diffusion 414 --
Chapter 15 Thermodynamics 425 --
15.1 Thermodynamic Systems and Their Surroundings 426 --
15.2 Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics 426 --
15.3 First Law of Thermodynamics 427 --
15.4 Thermal Processes 430 --
15.5 Thermal Processes That Utilize an Ideal Gas 432 --
15.6 Specific Heat Capacities and the First Law of Thermodynamics 434 --
15.7 Second Law of Thermodynamics 435 --
15.8 Heat Engines 436 --
15.9 Carnot's Principle and the Carnot Engine 437 --
15.10 Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps 440 --
15.11 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 442 --
15.12 Third Law of Thermodynamics 446 --
Chapter 16 Waves and Sound 458 --
16.1 Nature of Waves 459 --
16.2 Periodic Waves 460 --
16.3 Speed of a Wave on a String 462 --
16.4 Mathematical Description of a Wave 464 --
16.5 Nature of Sound 465 --
16.6 Speed of Sound 468 --
16.7 Sound Intensity 470 --
16.8 Decibels 473 --
16.9 Doppler Effect 475 --
16.10 Applications of Sound in Medicine 480 --
16.11 Sensitivity of the Human Ear 482 --
Chapter 17 Principle of Linear Superposition and Interference Phenomena 494 --
17.1 Principle of Linear Superposition 495 --
17.2 Constructive and Destructive Interference of Sound Waves 496 --
17.3 Diffraction 499 --
17.4 Beats 501 --
17.5 Transverse Standing Waves 504 --
17.6 Longitudinal Standing Waves 508 --
17.7 Compex Sound Waves 510 --
Chapter 18 Electric Forces and Electric Fields 521 --
18.1 Origin of Electricity 522 --
18.2 Charged Objects and the Electric Force 523 --
18.3 Conductors and Insulators 525 --
18.4 Charging by Contact and by Induction 526 --
18.5 Coulomb's Law 527 --
18.6 Electric Field 531 --
18.7 Electric Field Lines 537 --
18.8 Electric Field Inside a Conductor: Shielding 540 --
18.9 Gauss' Law 542 --
18.10 Copiers and Computer Printers 545 --
Chapter 19 Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential 557 --
19.1 Potential Energy 558 --
19.2 Electric Potential Difference 558 --
19.3 Electric Potential Difference Created by Point Charges 564 --
19.4 Equipotential Surfaces and Their Relation to the Electric Field 567 --
19.5 Capacitors and Dielectrics 570 --
19.6 Biomedical Applications of Electric Potential Differences 574 --
Chapter 20 Electric Circuits 586 --
20.1 Electromotive Force and Current 587 --
20.2 Ohm's Law 589 --
20.3 Resistance and Resistivity 591 --
20.4 Electric Power 594 --
20.5 Alternating Current 595 --
20.6 Series Wiring 598 --
20.7 Parallel Wiring 600 --
20.8 Circuits Wired Partially in Series and Partially in Parallel 603 --
20.9 Internal Resistance 604 --
20.10 Kirchhoff's Rules 605 --
20.11 Measurement of Current and Voltage 609 --
20.12 Capacitors in Series and Parallel 611 --
20.13 RC Circuits 612 --
20.14 Safety and the Physiological Effects of Current 614 --
Chapter 21 Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields 628 --
21.1 Magnetic Fields 629 --
21.2 Force That a Magnetic Field Exerts on a Moving Charge 630 --
21.3 Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field 634 --
21.4 Mass Spectrometer 638 --
21.5 Force on a Current in a Magnetic Field 639 --
21.6 Torque on a Current-Carrying Coil 642 --
21.7 Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents 644 --
21.8 Ampere's Law 652 --
21.9 Magnetic Materials 653 --
Chapter 22 Electromagnetic Induction 669 --
22.1 Induced Emf and Induced Current 670 --
22.2 Motional Emf 671 --
22.3 Magnetic Flux 675 --
22.4 Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction 678 --
22.5 Lenz's Law 682 --
22.6 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction to the Reproduction of Sound 684 --
22.7 Electric Generator 686 --
22.8 Mutual Inductance and Self-Inductance 690 --
22.9 Transformers 693 --
Chapter 23 Alternating Current Circuits 708 --
23.1 Capacitors and Capactive Reactance 709 --
23.2 Inductors and Inductive Reactance 711 --
23.3 Circuits Containing Resistance, Capacitance, and Inductance 713 --
23.4 Resonance in Electric Circuits 716 --
23.5 Semiconductor Devices 719 --
Chapter 24 Electromagnetic Waves 732 --
24.1 Nature of Electromagnetic Waves 733 --
24.2 Electromagnetic Spectrum 737 --
24.3 Speed of Light 739 --
24.4 Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves 740 --
24.5 Doppler Effect and Electromagnetic Waves 744 --
24.6 Polarization 746 --
Chapter 25 Reflection of Light: Mirrors 760 --
25.1 Wave Fronts and Rays 761 --
25.2 Reflection of Light 761 --
25.3 Formation of Images by a Plane Mirror 763 --
25.4 Spherical Mirrors 765 --
25.5 Formation of Images by Spherical Mirrors 767 --
25.6 Mirror Equation and the Magnification Equation 771 --
Chapter 26 Refraction of Light: Lenses and Optical Instruments 782 --
26.1 Index of Refraction 783 --
26.2 Snell's Law and the Refraction of Light 784 --
26.3 Total Internal Reflection 790 --
26.4 Polarization and the Reflection and Refraction of Light 793 --
26.5 Dispersion of Light: Prisms and Rainbows 794 --
26.6 Lenses 796 --
26.7 Formation of Images by Lenses 797 --
26.8 Thin-Lens Equation and the Magnification Equation 800 --
26.9 Lenses in Combination 804 --
26.10 Human Eye 805 --
26.11 Angular Magnification and the Magnifying Glass 810 --
26.12 Compound Microscope 812 --
26.13 Telescope 813 --
26.14 Lens Aberrations 814 --
Chapter 27 Interference and the Wave Nature of Light 829 --
27.1 Principle of Linear Superposition 830 --
27.2 Young's Double-Slit Experiment 832 --
27.3 Thin-Film Interference 835 --
27.4 Michelson Interferometer 839 --
27.5 Diffraction 840 --
27.6 Resolving Power 845 --
27.7 Diffraction Grating 849 --
27.8 Compact Discs, Digital Video Discs, and the Use of Interference 851 --
27.9 X-Ray Diffraction 853 --
Chapter 28 Special Relativity 864 --
28.1 Events and Intertial Reference Frames 865 --
28.2 Postulates of Special Relativity 865 --
28.3 Relativity of Time: Time Dilation 867 --
28.4 Relativity of Length: Length Contraction 872 --
28.5 Relativistic Momentum 873 --
28.6 Equivalence of Mass and Energy 875 --
28.7 Relativistic Addition of Velocities 879 --
Chapter 29 Particles and Waves 889 --
29.1 Wave-Particle Duality 890 --
29.2 Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Constant 890 --
29.3 Photons and the Photoelectric Effect 891 --
29.4 Momentum of a Photon and the Compton Effect 896 --
29.5 De Broglie Wavelength and the Wave Nature of Matter 899 --
29.6 Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle 901 --
Chapter 30 Nature of the Atom 912 --
30.1 Rutherford Scattering and the Nuclear Atom 913 --
30.2 Line Spectra 914 --
30.3 Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom 916 --
30.4 De Broglie's Explanation of Bohr's Assumption About Angular Momentum 922 --
30.5 Quantum Mechanical Picture of the Hydrogen Atom 922 --
30.6 Pauli Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table of the Elements 927 --
30.7 X-Rays 930 --
30.8 Laser 933 --
30.9 Medical Applications of the Laser 935 --
30.10 Holography 937 --
Chapter 31 Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity 948 --
31.1 Nuclear Structure 949 --
31.2 Strong Nuclear Force and the Stability of the Nucleus 950 --
31.3 Mass Defect of the Nucleus and Nuclear Binding Energy 951 --
31.4 Radioactivity 955 --
31.5 Neutrino 961 --
31.6 Radioactive Decay and Activity 962 --
31.7 Radioactive Dating 964 --
31.8 Radioactive Decay Series 966 --
31.9 Radiation Detectors 967 --
Chapter 32 Ionizing Radiation, Nuclear Energy, and Elementary Particles 976 --
32.1 Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation 977 --
32.2 Induced Nuclear Reactions 979 --
32.3 Nuclear Fission 981 --
32.4 Nuclear Reactors 984 --
32.5 Nuclear Fusion 986 --
32.6 Elementary Particles 988 --
32.7 Cosmology 993 --
Appendix A Powers of Ten and Scientific Notation 1 --
Appendix B Significant Figures 1 --
Appendix C Algebra 2 --
Appendix D Exponents and Logarithms 4 --
Appendix E Geometry and Trigonometry 5.
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