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ideal banking 6.3 Centripetal Force
ideal fluid 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
impulse-momentum theorem 9.2 Impulse and Collisions
inclined plane 6.2 Friction
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 velocity 3.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
internal force 9.6 Center of Mass
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joule 7.1 Work
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parallel vectors 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
parallel-axis theorem 10.5 Calculating Moments of Inertia
pendulum bob 15.4 Pendulums
percent uncertainty 1.6 Significant Figures
perfectly inelastic 9.4 Types of Collisions
periodic driving force 15.6 Forced Oscillations
periodic motion 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
phase of the wave 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
physical pendulum 15.4 Pendulums
physical quantity 1.2 Units and Standards
Poiseuille’s law 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
Poiseuille’s law for resistance 14.7 Viscosity and Turbulence
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
principle of equivalence 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
principle of superposition. 16.2 Mathematics of Waves
projectile motion 4.3 Projectile Motion
pulsar 11 Problems
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scalar equation 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
scalar product 2.4 Products of Vectors
scalar quantity 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
Schwarzschild radius 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
Seismic waves 17.2 Speed of Sound
shock wave 17.8 Shock Waves
significant figures 1.6 Significant Figures
simple harmonic motion (SHM) 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
simple pendulum 15.4 Pendulums
solar power 8.5 Sources of Energy
sonic boom 17.8 Shock Waves
sound intensity level 17.3 Sound Intensity
sound pressure level 17.3 Sound Intensity
spring tide 13.6 Tidal Forces
stable equilibrium point 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
static friction 6.2 Friction
stress-strain diagram 12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
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tail-to-head geometric construction 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
the component form of a vector 2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
the parallelogram rule 2.1 Scalars and Vectors
theory of general relativity 13.7 Einstein's Theory of Gravity
thermal energy 8.5 Sources of Energy
tidal force 13.6 Tidal Forces
time of flight 4.3 Projectile Motion
torque 10.6 Torque
torsion constant 15.4 Pendulums
torsional pendulum 15.4 Pendulums
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
turbulent flow 14.5 Fluid Dynamics
two-body pursuit problem 3.4 Motion with Constant Acceleration
two-body pursuit problems 3.4 Motion with Constant Acceleration
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