Essential University Physics, Volume 1

<h3>Essential University Physics, 4th Edition is available in 3 versions:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Full Version, All Chapters: Chs 1-39</strong></li> <li><strong>Volume 1: Chs 1-19</strong></li> <li><strong>Volume 2: Chs 20-39</strong></li> </ul> <ol> <li><strong>Doing Physics</strong></li> <ul> <li>1.1 Realms of Physics</li> <li>1.2 Measurements and Units</li> <li>1.3 Working with Numbers</li> <li>1.4 Strategies for Learning Physics</li> </ul> </ol> <h3>PART ONE: MECHANICS</h3> <ol start="2"> <li><strong>Motion in a Straight Line</strong></li> <ul> <li>2.1 Average Motion</li> <li>2.2 Instantaneous Velocity</li> <li>2.3 Acceleration</li> <li>2.4 Constant Acceleration</li> <li>2.5 The Acceleration of Gravity</li> <li>2.6 When Acceleration Isn't Constant</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="3"> <li><strong>Motion in Two and Three Dimensions</strong></li> <ul> <li>3.1 Vectors</li> <li>3.2 Velocity and Acceleration Vectors</li> <li>3.3 Relative Motion</li> <li>3.4 Constant Acceleration</li> <li>3.5 Projectile Motion</li> <li>3.6 Uniform Circular Motion</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="4"> <li><strong>Force and Motion</strong></li> <ul> <li>4.1 The Wrong Question</li> <li>4.2 Newton's First and Second Laws</li> <li>4.3 Forces</li> <li>4.4 The Force of Gravity</li> <li>4.5 Using Newton's Second Law</li> <li>4.6 Newton's Third Law</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="5"> <li><strong>Using Newton's Laws</strong></li> <ul> <li>5.1 Using Newton's Second Law</li> <li>5.2 Multiple Objects</li> <li>5.3 Circular Motion</li> <li>5.4 Friction</li> <li>5.5 Drag Forces</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="6"> <li><strong>Energy, Work, and Power</strong></li> <ul> <li>6.1 Energy</li> <li>6.2 Work</li> <li>6.3 Forces That Vary</li> <li>6.4 Kinetic Energy</li> <li>6.5 Power</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="7"> <li><strong>Conservation of Energy</strong></li> <ul> <li>7.1 Conservative and Nonconservative Forces</li> <li>7.2 Potential Energy</li> <li>7.3 Conservation of Mechanical Energy</li> <li>7.4 Nonconservative Forces</li> <li>7.5 Conservation of Energy</li> <li>7.6 Potential-Energy Curves</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="8"> <li><strong>Gravity</strong></li> <ul> <li>8.1 Toward a Law of Gravity</li> <li>8.2 Universal Gravitation</li> <li>8.3 Orbital Motion</li> <li>8.4 Gravitational Energy</li> <li>8.5 The Gravitational Field</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="9"> <li><strong>Systems of Particles</strong></li> <ul> <li>9.1 Center of Mass</li> <li>9.2 Momentum</li> <li>9.3 Kinetic Energy of a System</li> <li>9.4 Collisions</li> <li>9.5 Totally Inelastic Collisions</li> <li>9.6 Elastic Collisions</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="10"> <li><strong>Rotational Motion</strong></li> <ul> <li>10.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration</li> <li>10.2 Torque</li> <li>10.3 Rotational Inertia and the Analog of Newton's Law</li> <li>10.4 Rotational Energy</li> <li>10.5 Rolling Motion</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="11"> <li><strong>Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum</strong></li> <ul> <li>11.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration Vectors</li> <li>11.2 Torque and the Vector Cross Product</li> <li>11.3 Angular Momentum</li> <li>11.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum</li> <li>11.5 Gyroscopes and Precession</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="12"> <li><strong>Static Equilibrium</strong></li> <ul> <li>12.1 Conditions for Equilibrium</li> <li>12.2 Center of Gravity</li> <li>12.3 Examples of Static Equilibrium</li> <li>12.4 Stability</li> </ul> </ol> <h3>PART TWO: OSCILLATIONS, WAVES, AND FLUIDS</h3> <ol start="13"> <li><strong>Oscillatory Motion</strong></li> <ul> <li>13.1 Describing Oscillatory Motion</li> <li>13.2 Simple Harmonic Motion</li> <li>13.3 Applications of Simple Harmonic Motion</li> <li>13.4 Circular Motion and Harmonic Motion</li> <li>13.5 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion</li> <li>13.6 Damped Harmonic Motion</li> <li>13.7 Driven Oscillations and Resonance</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="14"> <li><strong>14. Wave Motion</strong></li> <ul> <li>14.1 Waves and Their Properties</li> <li>14.2 Wave Math</li> <li>14.3 Waves on a String</li> <li>14.4 Wave Energy</li> <li>14.5 Sound Waves</li> <li>14.6 Interference</li> <li>14.7 Reflection and Refraction</li> <li>14.8 Standing Waves</li> <li>14.9 The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="15"> <li><strong>Fluid Motion</strong></li> <ul> <li>15.1 Density and Pressure</li> <li>15.2 Hydrostatic Equilibrium</li> <li>15.3 Archimedes' Principle and Buoyancy</li> <li>15.4 Fluid Dynamics</li> <li>15.5 Applications of Fluid Dynamics</li> <li>15.6 Viscosity and Turbulence</li> </ul> </ol> <h3>PART THREE: THERMODYNAMICS</h3> <ol start="16"> <li><strong>Temperature and Heat</strong></li> <ul> <li>16.1 Heat, Temperature, and Thermodynamic Equilibrium</li> <li>16.2 Heat Capacity and Specific Heat</li> <li>16.3 Heat Transfer</li> <li>16.4 Thermal-Energy Balance</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="17"> <li><strong>The Thermal Behavior of Matter</strong></li> <ul> <li>17.1 Gases</li> <li>17.2 Phase Changes</li> <li>17.3 Thermal Expansion</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="18"> <li><strong>Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics</strong></li> <ul> <li>18.1 The First Law of Thermodynamics</li> <li>18.2 Thermodynamic Processes</li> <li>18.3 Specific Heats of an Ideal Gas</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="19"> <li><strong>The Second Law of Thermodynamics</strong></li> <ul> <li>19.1 Reversibility and Irreversibility</li> <li>19.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics</li> <li>19.3 Applications of the Second Law</li> <li>19.4 Entropy and Energy Quality</li> </ul> </ol> <h3>PART FOUR: ELECTROMAGNETISM</h3> <ol start="20"> <li><strong>Electric Charge, Force, and Field</strong></li> <ul> <li>20.1 Electric Charge</li> <li>20.2 Coulomb's Law</li> <li>20.3 The Electric Field</li> <li>20.4 Fields of Charge Distributions</li> <li>20.5 Matter in Electric Fields</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="21"> <li><strong>Gauss's Law</strong></li> <ul> <li>21.1 Electric Field Lines</li> <li>21.2 Electric Field and Electric Flux</li> <li>21.3 Gauss's Law</li> <li>21.4 Using Gauss's Law</li> <li>21.5 Fields of Arbitrary Charge Distributions</li> <li>21.6 Gauss's Law and Conductors</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="22"> <li><strong>Electric Potential</strong></li> <ul> <li>22.1 Electric Potential Difference</li> <li>22.2 Calculating Potential Difference</li> <li>22.3 Potential Difference and the Electric Field</li> <li>22.4 Charged Conductors</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="23"> <li><strong>Electrostatic Energy and Capacitors</strong></li> <ul> <li>23.1 Electrostatic Energy</li> <li>23.2 Capacitors</li> <li>23.3 Using Capacitors</li> <li>23.4 Energy in the Electric Field</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="24"> <li><strong>Electric Current</strong></li> <ul> <li>24.1 Electric Current</li> <li>24.2 Conduction Mechanisms</li> <li>24.3 Resistance and Ohm's Law</li> <li>24.4 Electric Power</li> <li>24.5 Electrical Safety</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="25"> <li><strong>Electric Circuits</strong></li> <ul> <li>25.1 Circuits, Symbols, and Electromotive Force</li> <li>25.2 Series and Parallel Resistors</li> <li>25.3 Kirchhoff's Laws and Multiloop Circuits</li> <li>25.4 Electrical Measurements</li> <li>25.5 Capacitors in Circuits</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="26"> <li><strong>Magnetism: Force and Field</strong></li> <ul> <li>26.1 What Is Magnetism?</li> <li>26.2 Magnetic Force and Field</li> <li>26.3 Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields</li> <li>26.4 The Magnetic Force on a Current</li> <li>26.5 Origin of the Magnetic Field</li> <li>26.6 Magnetic Dipoles</li> <li>26.7 Magnetic Matter</li> <li>26.8 Ampère's Law</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="27"> <li><strong>Electromagnetic Induction</strong></li> <ul> <li>27.1 Induced Currents</li> <li>27.2 Faraday's Law</li> <li>27.3 Induction and Energy</li> <li>27.4 Inductance</li> <li>27.5 Magnetic Energy</li> <li>27.6 Induced Electric Fields</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="28"> <li><strong>Alternating-Current Circuits</strong></li> <ul> <li>28.1 Alternating Current</li> <li>28.2 Circuit Elements in AC Circuits</li> <li>28.3 LC Circuits</li> <li>28.4 Driven RLC Circuits and Resonance</li> <li>28.5 Power in AC Circuits</li> <li>28.6 Transformers and Power Supplies</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="29"> <li><strong>Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves</strong></li> <ul> <li>29.1 The Four Laws of Electromagnetism</li> <li>29.2 Ambiguity in Ampère's Law</li> <li>29.3 Maxwell's Equations</li> <li>29.4 Electromagnetic Waves</li> <li>29.5 Properties of Electromagnetic Waves</li> <li>29.6 The Electromagnetic Spectrum</li> <li>29.7 Producing Electromagnetic Waves</li> <li>29.8 Energy and Momentum in Electromagnetic Waves</li> </ul> </ol> <h3>PART FIVE: OPTICS</h3> <ol start="30"> <li><strong>Reflection and Refraction</strong></li> <ul> <li>30.1 Reflection</li> <li>30.2 Refraction</li> <li>30.3 Total Internal Reflection</li> <li>30.4 Dispersion</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="31"> <li><strong>Images and Optical Instruments</strong></li> <ul> <li>31.1 Images with Mirrors</li> <li>31.2 Images with Lenses</li> <li>31.3 Refraction in Lenses: The Details</li> <li>31.4 Optical Instruments</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="32"> <li><strong>Interference and Diffraction</strong></li> <ul> <li>32.1 Coherence and Interference</li> <li>32.2 Double-Slit Interference</li> <li>32.3 Multiple-Slit Interference and Diffraction Gratings</li> <li>32.4 Interferometry</li> <li>32.5 Huygens' Principle and Diffraction</li> <li>32.6 The Diffraction Limit</li> </ul> </ol> <h3>PART SIX: MODERN PHYSICS</h3> <ol start="33"> <li><strong> Relativity </strong></li> <ul> <li>33.1 Speed c Relative to What?</li> <li>33.2 Matter, Motion, and the Ether</li> <li>33.3 Special Relativity</li> <li>33.4 Space and Time in Relativity</li> <li>33.5 Simultaneity Is Relative</li> <li>33.6 The Lorentz Transformations</li> <li>33.7 Energy and Momentum in Relativity</li> <li>33.8 Electromagnetism and Relativity</li> <li>33.9 General Relativity</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="34"> <li><strong>Particles and Waves</strong></li> <ul> <li>34.1 Toward Quantum Theory</li> <li>34.2 Blackbody Radiation</li> <li>34.3 Photons</li> <li>34.4 Atomic Spectra and the Bohr Atom</li> <li>34.5 Matter Waves</li> <li>34.6 The Uncertainty Principle</li> <li>34.7 Complementarity</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="35"> <li><strong>Quantum Mechanics</strong></li> <ul> <li>35.1 Particles, Waves, and Probability</li> <li>35.2 The Schrödinger Equation</li> <li>35.3 Particles and Potentials</li> <li>35.4 Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions</li> <li>35.5 Relativistic Quantum Mechanics</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="36"> <li><strong>Atomic Physics</strong></li> <ul> <li>36.1 The Hydrogen Atom</li> <li>36.2 Electron Spin</li> <li>36.3 The Exclusion Principle</li> <li>36.4 Multielectron Atoms and the Periodic Table</li> <li>36.5 Transitions and Atomic Spectra</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="37"> <li><strong>Molecules and Solids</strong></li> <ul> <li>37.1 Molecular Bonding</li> <li>37.2 Molecular Energy Levels</li> <li>37.3 Solids</li> <li>37.4 Superconductivity</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="38"> <li><strong>Nuclear Physics </strong></li> <ul> <li>38.1 Elements, Isotopes, and Nuclear Structure</li> <li>38.2 Radioactivity</li> <li>38.3 Binding Energy and Nucleosynthesis</li> <li>38.4 Nuclear Fission</li> <li>38.5 Nuclear Fusion</li> </ul> </ol> <ol start="39"> <li><strong>From Quarks to the Cosmos</strong></li> <ul> <li>39.1 Particles and Forces</li> <li>39.2 Particles and More Particles</li> <li>39.3 Quarks and the Standard Model</li> <li>39.4 Unification</li> <li>39.5 The Evolving Universe</li> </ul> </ol> <h3>APPENDICES</h3> <ul> <li>A. Mathematics</li> <li>B. The International System of Units (SI)</li> <li>C. Conversion Factors</li> <li>D. The Elements</li> <li>E. Astrophysical Data</li> <li>Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems</li> </ul>