Physics Volume 1

Senior Contributing Authors

William Moebs, Formerly of Loyola Marymount University
Samuel J. Ling, Truman State University
Jeff Sanny, Loyola Marymount University


Contributing Authors

Stephen D. Druger
David Anderson, Albion College
Daniel Bowman, Ferrum College
Gerald Friedman, Santa Fe Community College
Edw. S. Ginsberg, University of Massachusetts
Kenneth Podolak, Plattsburgh State University
Takashi Sato, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
David Smith, University of the Virgin Islands
Joseph Trout, Richard Stockton College
Kevin Wheelock, Bellevue College
Dedra Demaree, Georgetown University
Richard Ludlow, Daniel Webster College
Patrick Motl, Indiana University Kokomo
Lev Gasparov, University of North Florida
Lee LaRue, Paris Junior College
Mark Lattery, University of Wisconsin
Tao Pang, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Alice Kolakowska, University of Memphis

Unit 1 Mechanics

Chapter 1 Units and Measurement
o Introduction
o 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
o 1.2 Units and Standards
o 1.3 Unit Conversion
o 1.4 Dimensional Analysis
o 1.5 Estimates and Fermi Calculations
o 1.6 Significant Figures
o 1.7 Solving Problems in Physics
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 2 Vectors
o Introduction
o 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
o 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
o 2.3 Algebra of Vectors
o 2.4 Products of Vectors
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 3 Motion Along a Straight Line
o Introduction
o 3.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
o 3.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
o 3.3 Average and Instantaneous Acceleration
o 3.4 Motion with Constant Acceleration
o 3.5 Free Fall
o 3.6 Finding Velocity and Displacement from Acceleration
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
o Introduction
o 4.1 Displacement and Velocity Vectors
o 4.2 Acceleration Vector
o 4.3 Projectile Motion
o 4.4 Uniform Circular Motion
o 4.5 Relative Motion in One and Two Dimensions
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 5 Newton's Laws of Motion
o Introduction
o 5.1 Forces
o 5.2 Newton's First Law
o 5.3 Newton's Second Law
o 5.4 Mass and Weight
o 5.5 Newton’s Third Law
o 5.6 Common Forces
o 5.7 Drawing Free-Body Diagrams
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 6 Applications of Newton's Laws
o Introduction
o 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
o 6.2 Friction
o 6.3 Centripetal Force
o 6.4 Drag Force and Terminal Speed
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 7 Work and Kinetic Energy
o Introduction
o 7.1 Work
o 7.2 Kinetic Energy
o 7.3 Work-Energy Theorem
o 7.4 Power
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
o Introduction
o 8.1 Potential Energy of a System
o 8.2 Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
o 8.3 Conservation of Energy
o 8.4 Potential Energy Diagrams and Stability
o 8.5 Sources of Energy
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems

Chapter 9 Linear Momentum and Collisions
o Introduction
o 9.1 Linear Momentum
o 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
o 9.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
o 9.4 Types of Collisions
o 9.5 Collisions in Multiple Dimensions
o 9.6 Center of Mass
o 9.7 Rocket Propulsion
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 10 Fixed-Axis Rotation
o Introduction
o 10.1 Rotational Variables
o 10.2 Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration
o 10.3 Relating Angular and Translational Quantities
o 10.4 Moment of Inertia and Rotational Kinetic Energy
o 10.5 Calculating Moments of Inertia
o 10.6 Torque
o 10.7 Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
o 10.8 Work and Power for Rotational Motion
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 11 Angular Momentum
o Introduction
o 11.1 Rolling Motion
o 11.2 Angular Momentum
o 11.3 Conservation of Angular Momentum
o 11.4 Precession of a Gyroscope
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 12 Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
o Introduction
o 12.1 Conditions for Static Equilibrium
o 12.2 Examples of Static Equilibrium
o 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
o 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 13 Gravitation
o Introduction
o 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
o 13.2 Gravitation Near Earth's Surface
o 13.3 Gravitational Potential Energy and Total Energy
o 13.4 Satellite Orbits and Energy
o 13.5 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
o 13.6 Tidal Forces
o 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 14 Fluid Mechanics
o Introduction
o 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
o 14.2 Measuring Pressure
o 14.3 Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics
o 14.4 Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
o 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
o 14.6 Bernoulli’s Equation
o 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Unit 2 Waves and Acoustics

Chapter 15 Oscillations
o Introduction
o 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
o 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
o 15.3 Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion
o 15.4 Pendulums
o 15.5 Damped Oscillations
o 15.6 Forced Oscillations
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 16 Waves
o Introduction
o 16.1 Traveling Waves
o 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
o 16.3 Wave Speed on a Stretched String
o 16.4 Energy and Power of a Wave
o 16.5 Interference of Waves
o 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems

Chapter 17 Sound
o Introduction
o 17.1 Sound Waves
o 17.2 Speed of Sound
o 17.3 Sound Intensity
o 17.4 Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
o 17.5 Sources of Musical Sound
o 17.6 Beats
o 17.7 The Doppler Effect
o 17.8 Shock Waves
Chapter Review
 Key Terms
 Key Equations
 Summary
 Conceptual Questions
 Problems
 Additional Problems
 Challenge Problems