Introduction |
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Part 1: Getting Started With Physics |
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Chapter 1 Reviewing Physics Basics |
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Putting Scientific Notation to Work |
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Converting through Multiple Units |
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Counting Significant Figures |
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Coming Prepared with Some Algebra |
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Being Prepared with Trigonometry |
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Answers to Problems about Physics Basics |
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Chapter 2 The Big Three: Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration |
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From Point A to B: Displacement |
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Putting Pedal to Metal: Acceleration |
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Connecting Acceleration, Time, and Displacement |
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Connecting Velocity, Acceleration, and Displacement |
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Answers to Problems about Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration |
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Chapter 3 Vectors: Knowing Where You're Headed |
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Understanding Vector Components |
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Finding a Vector's Components |
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Finding a Vector's Magnitude and Direction |
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Handling Velocity as a Vector |
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Answers to Problems about Vectors |
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Part 2: May The Forces Be With You |
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Newton's First Law of Motion |
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Newton's Second Law of Motion |
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Calculating Net Force and Acceleration |
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Sorting Out Weight and Mass |
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The Balancing Act of Equilibrium |
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Newton's Third Law of Motion |
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Answers to Problems about Force |
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Chapter 5 Working with Inclined Planes |
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Breaking Ramps Up into Vectors |
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Acceleration and Inclined Planes |
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Running Down Ramps: Speed |
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Friction on Inclined Planes |
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Starting from zero: Static friction |
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Already in motion: Kinetic friction |
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Static Friction along Ramps |
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Kinetic Friction along Ramps |
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Acceleration along Ramps Including Friction |
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Answers to Problems about Inclined Planes |
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Chapter 6 Round and Round: Circular Motion |
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Converting between Angles |
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Getting into Angular Velocity |
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Whipping Around with Angular Acceleration |
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Connecting Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration to Angles |
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Connecting Angular Acceleration and Angle to Angular Velocity |
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Handling Centripetal Acceleration |
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Getting Forceful: Centripetal Force |
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Answers to Problems about Circular Motion |
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Part 3: Being Energetic: Work |
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Chapter 7 Working the Physics Way |
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Dealing with the Net Force |
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Getting Energetic: Kinetic Energy |
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Getting Kinetic Energy from Work |
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Storing Your Energy: Potential Energy |
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Answers to Problems about Work |
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Chapter 8 Getting Things to Move: Momentum and Kinetic Energy |
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Relating Impulse and Momentum |
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Conserving Kinetic Energy - or Not |
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Collisions in Two Dimensions |
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Answers to Problems about Momentum and Kinetic Energy |
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Chapter 9 Winding It Up: Rotational Motion and Torque |
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Targeting Tangential Acceleration |
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Angular Velocity as a Vector |
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Angular Acceleration as a Vector |
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The Balancing Act: Rotational Equilibrium |
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Answers to Problems about Rotational Motion and Torque |
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Chapter 10 Getting Dizzy with Rotational Dynamics |
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Moments of Inertia for Everyone |
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Doing Some Rotational Work |
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Round and Round: Rotational Kinetic Energy |
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Can't Stop This: Angular Momentum |
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Answers to Problems about Rotational Dynamics |
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Chapter 11 Simple Harmonic Motion |
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Simply Simple Harmonic Motion |
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Figuring the Acceleration |
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Bouncing Around with Springs |
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Following the Ticktock of Pendulums |
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Answers to Problems about Simple Harmonic Motion |
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Part 4: Obeying The Laws Of Thermodynamics |
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Chapter 12 You're Getting Warm: Thermodynamics |
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Converting between Temperature Scales |
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Getting Bigger: Linear Expansion |
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Plumping It Up: Volume Expansion |
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Getting Specific with Heat Capacity |
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Changes of Phase: Latent Heat |
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Answers to Problems about Thermodynamics |
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Chapter 13 Under Pressure: From Solid to Liquid to Gas |
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How Heat Flows: Convection |
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How Heat Is Produced: Conduction |
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How Heat Is Produced: Radiation |
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A Biggie: Avogadro's Number |
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Ideally Speaking: The Ideal Gas Law |
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Answers to Problems about Pressure |
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Chapter 14 All about Heat and Work |
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The First Law of Thermodynamics |
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Constant Pressure: Isobaric Processes |
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Constant Volume: Isochoric Processes |
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Constant Temperature: Isothermal Processes |
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At Constant Heat: Adiabatic |
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The Direction of Heat: The Second Law of Thermodynamics |
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Making Heat Work: Heat Engines |
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Maximum Efficiency: Carnot Heat Engines |
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The Third Law of Thermodynamics |
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Answers to Problems about Heat and Work |
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Part 5: Zap: Electricity |
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Chapter 15 Static Electricity: Electrons at Rest |
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Talking about Electric Charges |
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Getting Forceful with Charges |
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Electrical Forces Are Vectors |
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Force at a Distance: Electric Fields |
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Easy Electric Field: Parallel Plate Capacitors |
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Electric Potential from Point Charges |
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Answers to Problems about Static Electricity |
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Chapter 16 Electrons in Motion: Circuits |
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Electrons in a Whirl: Current |
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Giving You Some Resistance: Ohm's Law |
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One after the Other: Series Circuits |
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All for One: Parallel Circuits |
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The Whole Story: Kirchhoffs Rules |
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Answers to Problems about Circuits |
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Part 6: The Part Of Tens |
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Chapter 17 Ten Common Mistakes People Make When Solving Problems |
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Expressing the Answer in the Wrong Units |
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Swapping Radians and Degrees |
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Getting Sines and Cosines Mixed Up |
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Failing to Treat Vectors as Vectors |
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Getting the Direction of Forces Wrong |
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Getting the Signs Wrong in Kirchhoff Loops |
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Adding Resistors Incorrectly |
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Using the Wrong Temperature in the Ideal Gas Law |
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Chapter 18 Ten Wild Physics Theories |
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The Universal Speed Limit |
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Through the Looking Glass, and What Chien-Shiung Found There |
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Quantum Objects Can Tunnel |
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334 | (1) |
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Vacuum Is Not Just Empty Space |
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"Constants" in Physics Change |
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Stuck in the Middle of a Proton |
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The Expansion of the Universe Is Accelerating |
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Index |
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