Essential university physics. Volume 1

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Front Cover Title Page Copyright Page Brief Contents Detailed Contents About the Author Preface to the Instructor Preface to the Student Video Tutor Demonstrations Chapter 1 Doing Physics 1.1 Realms of Physics 1.2 Measurements and Units 1.3 Working with Numbers 1.4 Strategies for Learning Physics Part One Mechanics Chapter 2 Motion in a Straight Line 2.1 Average Motion 2.2 Instantaneous Velocity 2.3 Acceleration 2.4 Constant Acceleration 2.5 the Acceleration of Gravity 2.6 When Acceleration Isn’t Constant Chapter 3 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions 3.1 Vectors 3.2 Velocity and Acceleration Vectors 3.3 Relative Motion 3.4 Constant Acceleration 3.5 Projectile Motion 3.6 Uniform Circular Motion Chapter 4 Force and Motion 4.1 the Wrong Question 4.2 Newton’s First and Second Laws 4.3 Forces 4.4 the Force of Gravity 4.5 Using Newton’s Second Law 4.6 Newton’s Third Law Chapter 5 Using Newton’s Laws 5.1 Using Newton’s Second Law 5.2 Multiple Objects 5.3 Circular Motion 5.4 Friction 5.5 Drag Forces Chapter 6 Energy, Work, and Power 6.1 Energy 6.2 Work 6.3 Forces That Vary 6.4 Kinetic Energy 6.5 Power Chapter 7 Conservation of Energy 7.1 Conservative and Nonconservative Forces 7.2 Potential Energy 7.3 Conservation of Mechanical Energy 7.4 Nonconservative Forces 7.5 Conservation of Energy 7.6 Potential-energy Curves Chapter 8 Gravity 8.1 Toward a Law of Gravity 8.2 Universal Gravitation 8.3 Orbital Motion 8.4 Gravitational Energy 8.5 the Gravitational Field 9.1 Center of Mass Chapter 9 Systems of Particles 9.2 Momentum 9.3 Kinetic Energy of a System 9.4 Collisions 9.5 Totally Inelastic Collisions 9.6 Elastic Collisions Chapter 10 Rotational Motion 10.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration 10.2 Torque 10.3 Rotational Inertia and the Analog of Newton’s Law 10.4 Rotational Energy 10.5 Rolling Motion Chapter 11 Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum 11.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration Vectors 11.2 Torque and the Vector Cross Product 11.3 Angular Momentum 11.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum 11.5 Gyroscopes and Precession Chapter 12 Static Equilibrium 12.1 Conditions for Equilibrium 12.2 Center of Gravity 12.3 Examples of Static Equilibrium 12.4 Stability Part Two Oscillations, Waves, and Fluids Oscillatory Motion 13.1 Describing Oscillatory Motion 13.2 Simple Harmonic Motion 13.3 Applications of Simple Harmonic Motion 13.4 Circular Motion and Harmonic Motion 13.5 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion 13.6 Damped Harmonic Motion 13.7 Driven Oscillations and Resonance 14.1 Waves and Their Properties Wave Motion 14.2 Wave Math 14.3 Waves on a String 14.4 Wave Energy 14.5 Sound Waves 14.6 Interference 14.7 Reflection and Refraction 14.8 Standing Waves 14.9 the Doppler Effect and Shock Waves 15.1 Density and Pressure Fluid Motion 15.2 Hydrostatic Equilibrium 15.3 Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy 15.4 Fluid Dynamics 15.5 Applications of Fluid Dynamics 15.6 Viscosity and Turbulence 16.1 Heat, Temperature, and Thermodynamic Equilibrium Part Three Thermodynamics Chapter 16 Temperature and Heat 16.2 Heat Capacity and Specific Heat 16.3 Heat Transfer 16.4 Thermal-energy Balance Chapter 17 The Thermal Behavior of Matter 17.1 Gases 17.2 Phase Changes 17.3 Thermal Expansion Chapter 18 Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics 18.1 the First Law of Thermodynamics 18.2 Thermodynamic Processes 18.3 Specific Heats of an Ideal Gas Chapter 19 The Second Law of Thermodynamics 19.1 Reversibility and Irreversibility 19.2 the Second Law of Thermodynamics 19.3 Applications of the Second Law 19.4 Entropy and Energy Quality Appendices Appendix A Mathematics Appendix B The International System of Units (SI) Appendix C Conversion Factors Appendix D The Elements Appendix E Astrophysical Data Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems Credits Index Back Cover