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Preface to College Physics by Open Stax – the basis for this textbook
Introduction to Open Textbooks at Douglas College
Physics 1207 Curriculum Guidelines
1.1 Physics: An Introduction
1.2 Physical Quantities and Units
1.3 Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Figures
1.4 Approximation
1.5 Introduction to Measurement, Uncertainty and Precision
1.6 Expressing Numbers Scientific Notation (originally from Open Stax College Chemisty 1st Canadian Edition)
1.7 Significant Figures
1.8 Converting Units
1.9 More units – Temperatures and Density
1.10 Expressing Units
1.11 Additional Exercises in conversions and scientific notation
2.1 Introduction To Waves
2.2 Period and Frequency in Oscillations
2.3 Waves Review
2.4 Energy in Waves: Intensity
2.5 Superposition and Interference
2.6 Maxwell’s Equations: Electromagnetic Waves Predicted and Observed
2.7 Production of Electromagnetic Waves
2.8 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
2.9 Energy in Electromagnetic Waves
2.10 (optional) How to make a digital TV Antenna for under $10
3.1 Polarization
3.2 The Wave Aspect of Light
3.3 Huygens’s Principle: Diffraction
3.4 Young’s Double Slit Experiment
3.5 Multiple Slit Diffraction (Diffraction Gratings)
3.6 Single Slit Diffraction
3.7 Limits of Resolution: The Rayleigh Criterion
3.8 Thin Film Interference
4.1 The Ray Aspect of Light
4.2 The Law of Reflection
4.3 The Law of Refraction – Snell’s Law
4.4 Total Internal Reflection
4.5 Dispersion: The Rainbow and Prisms
4.6 Image Formation by Single Lenses
4.7 Image Formation by Mirrors
5.1 Physics of the Eye and the Lens Equation
5.2 Vision Correction
5.3 Colour and Colour Vision
5.4 Microscopes
5.5 Telescopes
5.6 Aberrations
6.1 Static Electricity and Charge: Conservation of Charge
6.2 Conductors and Insulators
6.3 Coulomb’s Law
6.4 Electric Field: Concept of a Field Revisited
6.5 Electric Field Lines: Multiple Charges
6.6 Electric Forces in Biology
6.7 Conductors and Electric Fields in Static Equilibrium
6.8 Applications of Electrostatics – electrons are quantized – Milliken Oil Drop
7.1 Electric Potential Energy: Potential Difference
7.2 Electric Potential in a Uniform Electric Field
7.3 Electrical Potential Due to a Point Charge
7.4 Equipotential Lines
7.5 Capacitors and Dielectrics
7.6 Capacitors in Series and Parallel
7.7 Energy Stored in Capacitors
8.1 Magnets
8.2 Ferromagnets and Electromagnets
8.3 Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Field Lines
8.4 Magnetic Field Strength: Force on a Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
8.5 Force on a Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field: Examples and Applications – Mass Spectrometers
8.6 The Hall Effect
8.7 Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor
8.8 Torque on a Current Loop: Motors and Meters
9.1 Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents: Ampere’s Law
9.2 Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Conductors
9.3 More Applications of Magnetism – Mass spectrometry and MRI
10.1 Induced Emf and Magnetic Flux
10.2 Faraday’s Law of Induction: Lenz’s Law
10.3 Motional Emf
10.4 Eddy Currents and Magnetic Damping
10.5 Electric Generators
10.6 Transformers
10.7 Electrical Safety: Systems and Devices
10.8 Inductance
10.9 Reactance, Inductive and Capacitive
11.1 Current
11.2 Ohm’s Law: Resistance and Simple Circuits
11.3 Resistance and Resistivity
11.4 Kirchhoff’s Rules
11.5 Resistors in Series and Parallel
11.6 DC Voltmeters and Ammeters
11.7 Electric Power and Energy
11.8 Alternating Current versus Direct Current
11.9 Electric Hazards and the Human Body
11.10 Nerve Conduction–Electrocardiograms
11.11 DC Circuits Containing Resistors and Capacitors
12.1 Temperature and temperature scales
12.2 Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids
12.3 Heat and energy
12.4 Temperature Change and Heat Capacity
12.5 Phase Change and Latent Heat
12.6 Heat Transfer Methods – Conduction, Convection and Radiation Introduction
12.7 Density and Pressure Review
12.8 What Is a Fluid? Solids, Liquids and Gase
12.9 Pressure
12.10 Conduction
12.11 Convection
12.12 Radiation
12.13 The First Law of Thermodynamics
12.14 The First Law of Thermodynamics and Some Simple Processes
12.15 Introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Heat Engines and Their Efficiency
13.1 Einstein’s Postulates
13.2 Simultaneity And Time Dilation
13.3 Length Contraction
13.4 Relativistic Addition of Velocities
13.5 Relativistic Momentum
13.6 Relativistic Energy or E = m c^2
13.7 Anti-matter Particles, Patterns, and Conservation Laws
13.8 Accelerators Create Matter from Energy
13.7 Binding Energy
13.8 Fusion
13.9 Fission
14.1 Nuclear Radioactivity
14.2 Radiation Detection and Detectors
14.3 Substructure of the Nucleus
14.4 Nuclear Decay and Conservation Laws
14.5 Half-Life and Activity
15.0 Introduction to Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics
16.1 Discovery of the Atom
16.2 Discovery of the Parts of the Atom: Electrons and Nuclei – Millikan Oil Drop Experiment and Rutherford Scattering
16.3 Bohr’s Theory of the Hydrogen Atom – Atomic Spectral Lines
16.4 The Wave Nature of Matter Causes Quantization
Appendix A Atomic Masses
Appendix B Selected Radioactive Isotopes
Appendix C Useful Information: Important constants, Metric Prefixes, SI Units, Useful Formulae, etc.
Appendix D Glossary of Key Symbols and Notation
Appendix E Useful Mathematics for this Course
Appendix F Periodic Table
Appendix G Half-Lives
This was originally from the 1st Canadian Edition of College Chemistry based on Openstax College Chemistry .
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