About the Authors <br>Preface<br>How to Use this Book <br>How to Excel in Your Physics Course<br>Mathematical Background<br>1. Vectors<br>2. Kinematics in One Dimension<br>3. Falling Body Problems<br>4. Projectile Motion<br>5. Forces (including Centripetal Force)<br>6. Apparent Weight<br>7. Work and the Definite Integral<br>8. Work-Energy Problems<br>9. Center of Mass and Momentum<br>10. Collision and Impulse<br>11. Rotational Motion<br>12. Rotational Dynamics<br>13. Equilibrium<br>14. Gravity<br>15. Simple Harmonic Motion<br>16. Fluids<br>17. Temperature and Calorimetry<br>18. Kinetics and the Ideal Gas Laws<br>19. First Law of Thermodynamics<br>20. Second Law of Thermodynamics<br>21. Mechanical Waves<br>22. Standing Waves (Strings and Pipes)<br>23. Sound<br>24. Charge and Coulomb’s Law<br>25. The Electric Field<br>26. Gauss’ Law<br>27. Electric Potential<br>28. Capacitance<br>29. Current and Resistance<br>30. Resistors in D.C. Circuits<br>31. Kirchhoff’s Laws<br>32. R-C Circuits<br>33. Magnetic Fields<br>34. Magnetic Forces<br>35. Ampere’s Law<br>36. Biot-Savart Law<br>37. Faraday’s Law<br>38. Inductance<br>39. R-L Circuits<br>40. Oscillating L-C Circuits<br>41. Series R-L-C Circuits and Phasors<br>42. Maxwell’s Equations<br>43. Electromagnetic Waves<br>44. Reflection, Refraction, and Polarization<br>45. Mirrors and Lenses<br>46. Diffraction and Interference<br>47. Special Relativity<br>48. Quantum Physics<br>49. Atoms, Molecules, and Solids<br>50. Nuclear Physics<br>Appendix A: Physical Constants<br>Appendix B: Conversions<br>Appendix C: The Periodic Table<br>Index<br>