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Introduction to Open Textbooks at Douglas College
Preface to Open Stax College Physics
Physics 1108 Learning Goals and Course Outline
1.1 Physics: An Introduction
1. 1.2 Physical Quantities and Units
2. 1.3 Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Figures
3. 1.4 Approximation
4. 2.1 Displacement
5. 2.2 Vectors, Scalars, and Coordinate Systems
6. 2.3 Time, Velocity, and Speed
7. 2.4 Acceleration
8. 2.5 Graphical Analysis of One-Dimensional Motion
9. 2.6 Motion Equations for Constant Acceleration in One Dimension
10. 2.7 Problem-Solving Basics for One-Dimensional Kinematics
11. 2.8 Falling Objects
12. 3.1 Introduction to Kinematics in Two Dimensions
13. 3.2 Vector Addition and Subtraction: Graphical Methods
14. 3.3 Vector Addition and Subtraction: Analytical Methods
15. 3.4 Projectile Motion
16. 3.5 Optional: Addition of Velocities
17. 4.1 Development of Force Concept
18. 4.2 Newton’s First Law of Motion: Inertia
19. 4.3 Newton’s Second Law of Motion: Concept of a System
20. 4.4 Newton’s Third Law of Motion: Symmetry in Forces
21. 4.5 Normal, Tension, and Spring Forces
22. 4.6 Friction
23. 4.7 Problem-Solving Strategies
24. 4.8 Further Applications of Newton’s Laws of Motion
25. 4.9 Drag Forces
26. 5.1 Centripetal Acceleration
27. 5.2 Centripetal Force
28. 5.3 Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
29. 6.1 Work: The Scientific Definition
30. 6.2 Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem
31. 6.3 Gravitational Potential Energy
32. 6.4 Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
33. 6.5 Nonconservative Forces
34. 6.6 Conservation of Energy
35. 6.7 Power
36. 6.8 Work, Energy, and Power in Humans
37. 6.9 Optional: World Energy Use
38. 7.1 Linear Momentum and Force
39. 7.2 Impulse
40. 7.3 Conservation of Momentum
41. 7.4 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
42. 7.5 Inelastic Collisions in One Dimension
43. 8.1 The First Condition for Equilibrium
44. 8.2 The Second Condition for Equilibrium
45. 8.3 Applications of Statics and Problem-Solving Strategies
46. 8.4 Forces and Torques in Muscles and Joints
47. 9.1 Rotation Angle and Angular Velocity
48. 9.2 Angular Acceleration
49. 9.3 Kinematics of Rotational Motion
50. 9.4 Dynamics of Rotational Motion: Rotational Inertia
51. 9.5 Rotational Kinetic Energy: Work and Energy Revisited
52. 9.6 Angular Momentum and Its Conservation
53. What Is A Fluid
54. Density
55. Pressure
56. Variations of Pressure with depth in a fluid
57. Pascal's Principle
58. Gauge Pressure, Absolute Pressure, Measurement
59. Archimedes' Principle "Eurkea"
60. Cohesion and Adhesion in Liquids, Surface Tension and Capillary Action
61. Pressures in the Body
62. Glossary of terms
63. Summary of each section
64. 1 Flow rate and its Relation to Velocity
65. Bernoulli's Equation
66. The most general application of Bernoulli's equation
67. Viscosity and Laminar Flow Poiseuille's Law
68. The Onset of Turbulence - Reynold's Number
69. Motion of an Object in a Viscous Fluid
70. Molecular Transport Phenomena
71. Glossary
72. Hooke’s Law and Oscillations
73. Period and Frequency in Oscillations
74. Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
75. Simple Harmonic Motion: A Special Periodic Motion
76. Energy and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
77. The Simple Pendulum
78. 10.8 Optional: Forced Oscillations and Resonance
79. Waves
80. Superposition and Interference
81. Energy in Waves: Intensity
82. Sound
83. Speed of Sound, Frequency, and Wavelength
84. Sound Intensity and Sound Level
85. Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms
86. Sound Interference and Resonance: Standing Waves in Air Columns
87. Hearing
88. Introduction to Temperature
89. 1 Temperature
90. 2 Thermal Expansion of Solids
91. 3 Ideal Gas Law
92. 4 Kinetic Theory: Atomic and Molecular Explanation of Temperature and Pressure
93. Heat
Paul Peter Urone and Roger Hinrichs
94. Temperature Change and Heat Capacity
95. Phase Change and Latent Heat
96. Heat Transfer Methods
97. Conduction
98. Convection
99. Radiation
100. The First Law of Thermodynamics
101. The First Law of Thermodynamics and Some Simple Processes
102. Introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Heat Engines and Their Efficiency
103. Carnot’s Perfect Heat Engine: The Second Law of Thermodynamics Restated
104. Applications of Thermodynamics: Heat Pumps and Refrigerators
105. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Disorder and the Unavailability of Energy
106. Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: The Underlying Explanation
Appendix A Useful Information – Constants, Units, Formulae
Appendix B Useful Mathematics
Appendix C Units, Numbers, and Significant Figures
Private: Appendix F Glossary of Key Symbols and Notation
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