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Introduction
The Scope and Scale of Physics
Units and Standards
Unit Conversion
Dimensional Analysis
Estimates and Fermi Calculations
Significant Figures
Solving Problems in Physics
Scalars and Vectors
Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
Algebra of Vectors
Products of Vectors
Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
Average and Instantaneous Acceleration
Motion with Constant Acceleration
Free Fall
Finding Velocity and Displacement from Acceleration
Displacement and Velocity Vectors
Acceleration Vector
Projectile Motion
Uniform Circular Motion
Relative Motion in One and Two Dimensions
Common Forces
Drawing Free-Body Diagrams
Forces
Newton’s First Law
Newton’s Second Law
Mass and Weight
Newton’s Third Law
Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
Friction
Centripetal Force
Drag Force and Terminal Speed
Work
Kinetic Energy
Work-Energy Theorem
Power
Potential Energy of a System
Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
Conservation of Energy
Potential Energy Diagrams and Stability
Sources of Energy
Collisions in Multiple Dimensions
Center of Mass
Rocket Propulsion
Linear Momentum
Impulse and Collisions
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Types of Collisions
Rotational Variables
Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration
Relating Angular and Translational Quantities
Moment of Inertia and Rotational Kinetic Energy
Calculating Moments of Inertia
Torque
Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
Work and Power for Rotational Motion
Rolling Motion
Angular Momentum
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Precession of a Gyroscope
Conditions for Static Equilibrium
Examples of Static Equilibrium
Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
Elasticity and Plasticity
Satellite Orbits and Energy
Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
Tidal Forces
Einstein’s Theory of Gravity
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
Gravitation Near Earth’s Surface
Gravitational Potential Energy and Total Energy
Fluids, Density, and Pressure
Measuring Pressure
Pascal’s Principle and Hydraulics
Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
Fluid Dynamics
Bernoulli’s Equation
Viscosity and Turbulence
Simple Harmonic Motion
Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion
Pendulums
Damped Oscillations
Forced Oscillations
Traveling Waves
Mathematics of Waves
Wave Speed on a Stretched String
Energy and Power of a Wave
Interference of Waves
Standing Waves and Resonance
Beats
The Doppler Effect
Shock Waves
Sound Waves
Speed of Sound
Sound Intensity
Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
Sources of Musical Sound
Appendix
Units
Conversion Factors
Fundamental Constants
Astronomical Data
Mathematical Formulas
Chemistry
The Greek Alphabet
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