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  1. Preface
  2. Mechanics
    1. 1 Units and Measurement
      1. Introduction
      2. 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
      3. 1.2 Units and Standards
      4. 1.3 Unit Conversion
      5. 1.4 Dimensional Analysis
      6. 1.5 Estimates and Fermi Calculations
      7. 1.6 Significant Figures
      8. 1.7 Solving Problems in Physics
      9. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    2. 2 Vectors
      1. Introduction
      2. 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
      3. 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
      4. 2.3 Algebra of Vectors
      5. 2.4 Products of Vectors
      6. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    3. 3 Motion Along a Straight Line
      1. Introduction
      2. 3.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
      3. 3.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
      4. 3.3 Average and Instantaneous Acceleration
      5. 3.4 Motion with Constant Acceleration
      6. 3.5 Free Fall
      7. 3.6 Finding Velocity and Displacement from Acceleration
      8. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    4. 4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
      1. Introduction
      2. 4.1 Displacement and Velocity Vectors
      3. 4.2 Acceleration Vector
      4. 4.3 Projectile Motion
      5. 4.4 Uniform Circular Motion
      6. 4.5 Relative Motion in One and Two Dimensions
      7. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    5. 5 Newton's Laws of Motion
      1. Introduction
      2. 5.1 Forces
      3. 5.2 Newton's First Law
      4. 5.3 Newton's Second Law
      5. 5.4 Mass and Weight
      6. 5.5 Newton’s Third Law
      7. 5.6 Common Forces
      8. 5.7 Drawing Free-Body Diagrams
      9. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    6. 6 Applications of Newton's Laws
      1. Introduction
      2. 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
      3. 6.2 Friction
      4. 6.3 Centripetal Force
      5. 6.4 Drag Force and Terminal Speed
      6. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    7. 7 Work and Kinetic Energy
      1. Introduction
      2. 7.1 Work
      3. 7.2 Kinetic Energy
      4. 7.3 Work-Energy Theorem
      5. 7.4 Power
      6. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    8. 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
      1. Introduction
      2. 8.1 Potential Energy of a System
      3. 8.2 Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
      4. 8.3 Conservation of Energy
      5. 8.4 Potential Energy Diagrams and Stability
      6. 8.5 Sources of Energy
      7. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
    9. 9 Linear Momentum and Collisions
      1. Introduction
      2. 9.1 Linear Momentum
      3. 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
      4. 9.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
      5. 9.4 Types of Collisions
      6. 9.5 Collisions in Multiple Dimensions
      7. 9.6 Center of Mass
      8. 9.7 Rocket Propulsion
      9. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    10. 10 Fixed-Axis Rotation
      1. Introduction
      2. 10.1 Rotational Variables
      3. 10.2 Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration
      4. 10.3 Relating Angular and Translational Quantities
      5. 10.4 Moment of Inertia and Rotational Kinetic Energy
      6. 10.5 Calculating Moments of Inertia
      7. 10.6 Torque
      8. 10.7 Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
      9. 10.8 Work and Power for Rotational Motion
      10. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    11. 11 Angular Momentum
      1. Introduction
      2. 11.1 Rolling Motion
      3. 11.2 Angular Momentum
      4. 11.3 Conservation of Angular Momentum
      5. 11.4 Precession of a Gyroscope
      6. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    12. 12 Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
      1. Introduction
      2. 12.1 Conditions for Static Equilibrium
      3. 12.2 Examples of Static Equilibrium
      4. 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
      5. 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
      6. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    13. 13 Gravitation
      1. Introduction
      2. 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
      3. 13.2 Gravitation Near Earth's Surface
      4. 13.3 Gravitational Potential Energy and Total Energy
      5. 13.4 Satellite Orbits and Energy
      6. 13.5 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
      7. 13.6 Tidal Forces
      8. 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
      9. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    14. 14 Fluid Mechanics
      1. Introduction
      2. 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
      3. 14.2 Measuring Pressure
      4. 14.3 Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics
      5. 14.4 Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
      6. 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
      7. 14.6 Bernoulli’s Equation
      8. 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
      9. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
  3. Waves and Acoustics
    1. 15 Oscillations
      1. Introduction
      2. 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
      3. 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
      4. 15.3 Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion
      5. 15.4 Pendulums
      6. 15.5 Damped Oscillations
      7. 15.6 Forced Oscillations
      8. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    2. 16 Waves
      1. Introduction
      2. 16.1 Traveling Waves
      3. 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
      4. 16.3 Wave Speed on a Stretched String
      5. 16.4 Energy and Power of a Wave
      6. 16.5 Interference of Waves
      7. 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance
      8. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
    3. 17 Sound
      1. Introduction
      2. 17.1 Sound Waves
      3. 17.2 Speed of Sound
      4. 17.3 Sound Intensity
      5. 17.4 Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
      6. 17.5 Sources of Musical Sound
      7. 17.6 Beats
      8. 17.7 The Doppler Effect
      9. 17.8 Shock Waves
      10. Chapter Review
        1. Key Terms
        2. Key Equations
        3. Summary
        4. Conceptual Questions
        5. Problems
        6. Additional Problems
        7. Challenge Problems
  4. A | Units
  5. B | Conversion Factors
  6. C | Fundamental Constants
  7. D | Astronomical Data
  8. E | Mathematical Formulas
  9. F | Chemistry
  10. G | The Greek Alphabet
  11. Answer Key
    1. Chapter 1
    2. Chapter 2
    3. Chapter 3
    4. Chapter 4
    5. Chapter 5
    6. Chapter 6
    7. Chapter 7
    8. Chapter 8
    9. Chapter 9
    10. Chapter 10
    11. Chapter 11
    12. Chapter 12
    13. Chapter 13
    14. Chapter 14
    15. Chapter 15
    16. Chapter 16
    17. Chapter 17
  12. Index
A
absolute pressure 14.2 Measuring Pressure
acceleration due to gravity 3.5 Free Fall
acceleration vector 4.2 Acceleration Vector
accuracy 1.6 Significant Figures
action-at-a-distance force 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
air resistance 3.5 Free Fall
airbag 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
amplitude 16.1 Traveling Waves
amplitude (A) 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Andromeda galaxy 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
angle between two vectors 2.4 Products of Vectors
angular acceleration 10.1 Rotational Variables
angular frequency 4.4 Uniform Circular Motion, 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
angular momentum 11.2 Angular Momentum
angular position 10.1 Rotational Variables
angular velocity 10.1 Rotational Variables
anticommutative property 2.4 Products of Vectors
antinode 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance
antiparallel 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
aphelion 13.5 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
apparent weight 13.2 Gravitation Near Earth's Surface
Archimedes 14.4 Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
Archimedes’ principle 14.4 Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
artificial joint 6.2 Friction
associative 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
atmospheric pressure 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure, 14.2 Measuring Pressure
Atwood machine 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
average acceleration 3.3 Average and Instantaneous Acceleration
average power 7.4 Power
average speed 3.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
average velocity 3.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
B
banked curve 6.3 Centripetal Force
bar graphs of total energy 8.3 Conservation of Energy
barometer 14.2 Measuring Pressure
Barringer Crater 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
base quantities 1.2 Units and Standards
base unit 1.2 Units and Standards
beat frequency 17.6 Beats
beats 17.6 Beats
Bell 17.3 Sound Intensity
Bernoulli 14.6 Bernoulli’s Equation
Bernoulli’s equation 14.6 Bernoulli’s Equation
Bernoulli’s principle 14.6 Bernoulli’s Equation
black hole 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
boomerang 10.4 Moment of Inertia and Rotational Kinetic Energy
bow wake 17.8 Shock Waves
Brahe 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Brownian motion 4.1 Displacement and Velocity Vectors
bulk modulus 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus, 17.3 Sound Intensity
bulk strain 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
bulk stress 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
bungee cord 7 Problems
bungee jumper 8.1 Potential Energy of a System
buoyant force 14.4 Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
C
Cavendish 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
center of gravity 12.1 Conditions for Static Equilibrium
center of mass 9.6 Center of Mass
centrifugal force 6.3 Centripetal Force
centrifuge 6.3 Centripetal Force
centripetal acceleration 4.4 Uniform Circular Motion, 6.3 Centripetal Force, 10.3 Relating Angular and Translational Quantities
centripetal force 6.3 Centripetal Force
Cerenkov radiation 17.8 Shock Waves
chemical energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
closed system 9.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
coefficient of kinetic friction 6.2 Friction
coefficient of static friction 6.2 Friction
coefficient of viscosity 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
commutative 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
compressibility 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
compressions 17.1 Sound Waves
compressive stress 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
conservative force 8.2 Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
conserved quantity 8.3 Conservation of Energy
constructive interference 16.5 Interference of Waves
contact forces 5.1 Forces
conversion factor 1.3 Unit Conversion
coordinate system 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
Copernicus 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Coriolis force 6.3 Centripetal Force
corkscrew right-hand rule 2.4 Products of Vectors
critically damped 15.5 Damped Oscillations
cross product 2.4 Products of Vectors
Curie 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
D
damped harmonic motion 15.5 Damped Oscillations
dark matter 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
decibels 17.3 Sound Intensity
deformation 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
density 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
derived quantity 1.2 Units and Standards
derived units 1.2 Units and Standards
destructive interference 16.5 Interference of Waves
deuteron 9.4 Types of Collisions
difference of two vectors 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
dimension 1.4 Dimensional Analysis
dimensionally consistent 1.4 Dimensional Analysis
dimensionless 1.4 Dimensional Analysis
direction angle 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
discrepancy 1.6 Significant Figures
displacement 2.1 Scalars and Vectors, 3.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
displacement vector 4.1 Displacement and Velocity Vectors
distance traveled 3.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
distributive 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
Doppler effect 17.7 The Doppler Effect
Doppler shift 17.7 The Doppler Effect
dot product 2.4 Products of Vectors
drag coefficient 6.4 Drag Force and Terminal Speed
drag force 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws, 6.4 Drag Force and Terminal Speed
dynamics 5.1 Forces
E
Einstein 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
elapsed time 3.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
elastic 9.4 Types of Collisions, 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus, 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
elastic limit 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
elastic potential energy 8.1 Potential Energy of a System, 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
elastic property 17.2 Speed of Sound
Electrical energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
Electromagnetic waves 16.1 Traveling Waves
elevator 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
energy conservation 8.3 Conservation of Energy
English units 1.2 Units and Standards
entrainment 14.6 Bernoulli’s Equation
equal vectors 2.3 Algebra of Vectors
equation of continuity 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
equilibrium 5.2 Newton's First Law, 12.1 Conditions for Static Equilibrium
equilibrium point 8.4 Potential Energy Diagrams and Stability
equilibrium position 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
escape velocity 13.3 Gravitational Potential Energy and Total Energy
estimation 1.5 Estimates and Fermi Calculations
event horizon 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
exact differential 8.2 Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
explosion 9.4 Types of Collisions
external force 5.1 Forces, 9.6 Center of Mass
F
Fermi 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
fictitious forces 5.6 Common Forces
field forces 5.1 Forces
fixed boundary condition 16.5 Interference of Waves
flow rate 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
fluids 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
flywheel 10.4 Moment of Inertia and Rotational Kinetic Energy
force 5.1 Forces
force constant (k) 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
fossil fuels 8.5 Sources of Energy
frame of reference 3.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
free boundary condition 16.5 Interference of Waves
free fall 3.5 Free Fall, 5.4 Mass and Weight
free-body diagram 5.1 Forces, 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
frequency 17.2 Speed of Sound
frequency (f) 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
friction 6.2 Friction
fundamental 17.4 Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
fundamental frequency 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance
G
Galileo 3.5 Free Fall, 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Gases 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
gauge pressure 14.2 Measuring Pressure
Geiger 9.4 Types of Collisions
geosynchronous 13 Problems
geothermal 8.5 Sources of Energy
gravitational field 13.2 Gravitation Near Earth's Surface
gravitational potential energy 8.1 Potential Energy of a System
gravitational torque 12.1 Conditions for Static Equilibrium
gravitationally bound 13.3 Gravitational Potential Energy and Total Energy
gyroscope 11.4 Precession of a Gyroscope
H
Halley 13.5 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
Halley’s comet 13.5 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
harmonics 17.4 Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
Hearing 17.1 Sound Waves
helicopter 10.4 Moment of Inertia and Rotational Kinetic Energy
heterogeneous substance 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
Hohmann transfer 13.5 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
homogeneous substance 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
Hooke’s law 7.1 Work, 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
hydraulic jack 14.3 Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics
hydraulics 14.3 Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics
Hydropower 8.5 Sources of Energy
hydrostatic equilibrium 14.3 Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics
I
I-beams 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
ideal banking 6.3 Centripetal Force
ideal fluid 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
impulse 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
impulse-momentum theorem 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
inclined plane 6.2 Friction
inelastic 9.4 Types of Collisions
inertia 5.2 Newton's First Law
inertial force 6.3 Centripetal Force
inertial property 17.2 Speed of Sound
inertial reference frame 5.2 Newton's First Law
instantaneous acceleration 3.3 Average and Instantaneous Acceleration
instantaneous angular acceleration 10.1 Rotational Variables
instantaneous angular velocity 10.1 Rotational Variables
instantaneous power 7.4 Power
instantaneous speed 3.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
instantaneous velocity 3.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
intensity (I) 16.4 Energy and Power of a Wave
interference 16.5 Interference of Waves
internal force 9.6 Center of Mass
International Space Station 13.2 Gravitation Near Earth's Surface, 13.4 Satellite Orbits and Energy
Io 13.6 Tidal Forces
iPhone 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
J
joule 7.1 Work
K
Kepler 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Kepler’s first law 13.5 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
Kepler’s second law 13.5 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
Kepler’s third law 13.5 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
kilogram 1.2 Units and Standards
kinematics Introduction, 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
kinematics of rotational motion 10.2 Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration
kinetic energy 7.2 Kinetic Energy
kinetic friction 6.2 Friction
L
laminar flow 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
law 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
law of conservation of angular momentum 11.3 Conservation of Angular Momentum
Law of Conservation of Momentum 9.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
law of inertia 5.2 Newton's First Law
Lennard-Jones 6-12 potential 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
lever arm 10.6 Torque
limit 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
linear mass density 9.6 Center of Mass, 10.5 Calculating Moments of Inertia
linear wave equation 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
Liquids 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
longitudinal wave 16.1 Traveling Waves
loop-the-loop 7.3 Work-Energy Theorem
loudness 17.3 Sound Intensity
M
Mach number 17.8 Shock Waves
magnitude 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
manometer 14.2 Measuring Pressure
Mars Climate Orbiter 1.3 Unit Conversion
Marsden 9.4 Types of Collisions
mass flow rate 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
Matter waves 16.1 Traveling Waves
mechanical energy 8.3 Conservation of Energy
mechanical wave 16.1 Traveling Waves
medium 16.1 Traveling Waves
meter 1.2 Units and Standards
method of adding percents 1.6 Significant Figures
metric system 1.2 Units and Standards
Milky Way 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics, 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
model 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
modulus 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
Molniya orbit 11 Problems
moment of inertia 10.4 Moment of Inertia and Rotational Kinetic Energy
momentum 5.3 Newton's Second Law, 9.1 Linear Momentum
N
natural angular frequency 15.5 Damped Oscillations
neap tide 13.6 Tidal Forces
net external force 5.1 Forces
net work 7.3 Work-Energy Theorem
neutron star 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
Newton 5.1 Forces, 5.1 Forces, 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Newton’s first law 5.2 Newton's First Law
Newton’s laws of motion 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
Newton’s second law 5.3 Newton's Second Law
Newton’s second law for rotation 10.7 Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
Newton’s third law 5.5 Newton’s Third Law
node 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance
noise reduction 17.4 Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
Non-conservative forces 8.2 Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
Non-Euclidean geometry 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
non-renewable 8.5 Sources of Energy
noninertial frame of reference 6.3 Centripetal Force
normal force 5.6 Common Forces, 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
normal mode 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance
normal pressure 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
notes 17.3 Sound Intensity
Nuclear energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
null vector 2.3 Algebra of Vectors
O
orbital period 13.4 Satellite Orbits and Energy
orbital speed 13.4 Satellite Orbits and Energy
order of magnitude 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
orthogonal vectors 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
oscillation 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
overdamped 15.5 Damped Oscillations
overtone 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance
overtones 17.4 Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
P
parallel axis 10.5 Calculating Moments of Inertia
parallel vectors 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
parallel-axis theorem 10.5 Calculating Moments of Inertia
particle acceleration 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
particle equilibrium 6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
pascal 14.2 Measuring Pressure
Pascal’s principle 14.3 Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics
pendulum bob 15.4 Pendulums
percent uncertainty 1.6 Significant Figures
perfectly inelastic 9.4 Types of Collisions
perihelion 13.5 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
period (T) 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
periodic driving force 15.6 Forced Oscillations
periodic motion 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
phase of the wave 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
phase shift 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion, 16.5 Interference of Waves
phases of matter 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
Philae 9.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
phon 17.3 Sound Intensity
physical pendulum 15.4 Pendulums
physical quantity 1.2 Units and Standards
physics 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
pitch 17.3 Sound Intensity
pivot point 12.1 Conditions for Static Equilibrium
plasma 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
plastic behavior 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
Poiseuille 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
Poiseuille’s law 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
Poiseuille’s law for resistance 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
polar coordinate system 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
polar coordinates 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
position 3.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
position vector 4.1 Displacement and Velocity Vectors
potential energy 8.1 Potential Energy of a System
potential energy diagram 8.4 Potential Energy Diagrams and Stability
potential energy difference 8.1 Potential Energy of a System
power 7.4 Power
power of a mechanical wave 16.4 Energy and Power of a Wave
Prandtl tube 14.6 Bernoulli’s Equation
precession 11.4 Precession of a Gyroscope
precision 1.6 Significant Figures
pressure 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus, 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
principle of equivalence 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
principle of superposition. 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
projectile motion 4.3 Projectile Motion
proportionality 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
Ptolemy 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
pulsar 11 Problems
pulse 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
R
radial coordinate 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
radiant energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
range 4.3 Projectile Motion
rarefactions 17.1 Sound Waves
red shift 17.7 The Doppler Effect
reference frame 4.5 Relative Motion in One and Two Dimensions
relative velocity 4.5 Relative Motion in One and Two Dimensions
renewable 8.5 Sources of Energy
resonance 15.6 Forced Oscillations, 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance, 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance, 17.4 Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
resonant cavities 17.5 Sources of Musical Sound
restoring force 5.1 Forces, 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
resultant vector 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
Reynolds number 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
right-hand rule 10.1 Rotational Variables
rigid body Introduction
rocket equation 9.7 Rocket Propulsion
rolling motion 11.1 Rolling Motion
rotational dynamics 10.7 Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
rotational kinetic energy 10.4 Moment of Inertia and Rotational Kinetic Energy
rotational work 10.8 Work and Power for Rotational Motion
Rutherford 9.4 Types of Collisions
S
scalar 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
scalar component 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
scalar equation 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
scalar product 2.4 Products of Vectors
scalar quantity 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
Schwarzschild 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
Schwarzschild radius 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
seatbelt 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
second 1.2 Units and Standards
Seismic waves 17.2 Speed of Sound
shear 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
shear modulus 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
shear stress 6.2 Friction, 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
shock wave 17.8 Shock Waves
SI units 1.2 Units and Standards
significant figures 1.6 Significant Figures
simple harmonic motion (SHM) 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
simple harmonic oscillator 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion, 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
simple pendulum 15.4 Pendulums
solar power 8.5 Sources of Energy
solids 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
sonic boom 17.8 Shock Waves
sound 17.1 Sound Waves
sound intensity level 17.3 Sound Intensity
sound pressure level 17.3 Sound Intensity
space-time 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
specific gravity 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
spring tide 13.6 Tidal Forces
Stability 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
stable equilibrium point 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
standing wave 16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance
standing waves 17.4 Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
static equilibrium 12.1 Conditions for Static Equilibrium
static fluid 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
static friction 6.2 Friction
strain 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus, 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
stress-strain diagram 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
superposition 16.5 Interference of Waves
surface mass density 10.5 Calculating Moments of Inertia
system 9.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
T
tail-to-head geometric construction 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
tangential acceleration 4.4 Uniform Circular Motion, 10.3 Relating Angular and Translational Quantities
tangential velocity 15.3 Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion
tensile strain 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
tensile stress 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
tension 5.6 Common Forces
terminal velocity 6.4 Drag Force and Terminal Speed
the component form of a vector 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
the parallelogram rule 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
theory 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
theory of general relativity 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
thermal energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
thrust 5.5 Newton’s Third Law
tidal force 13.6 Tidal Forces
timbre 17.3 Sound Intensity
time of flight 4.3 Projectile Motion
torque 10.6 Torque
torr, 14.2 Measuring Pressure
Torricelli 14.2 Measuring Pressure
torsion constant 15.4 Pendulums
torsional pendulum 15.4 Pendulums
total acceleration 4.4 Uniform Circular Motion
total displacement 3.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
total linear acceleration 10.3 Relating Angular and Translational Quantities
trajectory 4.3 Projectile Motion, 4.3 Projectile Motion
transducer 17.3 Sound Intensity
transverse wave 16.1 Traveling Waves
tubes with anti-symmetrical boundary conditions 17.5 Sources of Musical Sound
tubes with symmetrical boundary conditions 17.5 Sources of Musical Sound
tuned-mass damper Introduction
tuning fork 17.4 Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
turbulence 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
turbulent flow 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
turning point 8.4 Potential Energy Diagrams and Stability
turning points 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
tweeter 17.2 Speed of Sound
two-body pursuit problem 3.4 Motion with Constant Acceleration
two-body pursuit problems 3.4 Motion with Constant Acceleration
U
ultimate stress 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
uncertainty 1.6 Significant Figures
underdamped 15.5 Damped Oscillations
uniform circular motion 15.3 Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion
unit vector 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
Unit vectors of the axes 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
units 1.2 Units and Standards
universal gravitational constant 13.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
V
vector components 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
vector equation 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
vector product 2.4 Products of Vectors
vector quantities 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
vector sum 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
vectors 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
velocity vector 4.1 Displacement and Velocity Vectors
Venturi 14 Conceptual Questions
viscosity 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
volume strain 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
volume stress 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
W
wave 16.1 Traveling Waves
wave function 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
wave number 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
wave speed 16.1 Traveling Waves
wave velocity 16.1 Traveling Waves
wavelength 16.1 Traveling Waves, 17.2 Speed of Sound
weight 5.4 Mass and Weight
Wheeler 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
Whirlpool Galaxy 1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
Wind power 8.5 Sources of Energy
wind tunnel 6.4 Drag Force and Terminal Speed
woofer 17.2 Speed of Sound
work 7.1 Work
work-energy theorem 7.3 Work-Energy Theorem
Y
Young’s modulus 12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus, 17.2 Speed of Sound
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