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Gibilisco, Stan. Advanced Physics Demystified. US: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007.

Advanced Physics Demystified

Authors: Stan Gibilisco

Published:  2007

ISBN: 9780071631495 0071479449
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER 1 Linear Motion and Plane Trajectories
  • Time
  • Displacement
  • Velocity
  • Acceleration
  • Mass
  • Force, Momentum, and Impulse
  • Plane Trajectories
  • Quiz
  • CHAPTER 2 Collisions, Work, Energy, and Power
  • Collisions
  • Work
  • Energy
  • Power
  • Quiz
  • CHAPTER 3 Circular and Harmonic Motion
  • Aspects of Uniform Circular Motion
  • Rotational Dynamics
  • Angular Momentum and Kinetic Energy
  • The Circular-Motion Model for Oscillation
  • An Oscillating Spring
  • Quiz
  • CHAPTER 4 Thermodynamics
  • Temperature
  • Thermal Energy Transfer
  • Thermal Behavior of Solids
  • Thermal Behavior of Gases
  • Thermal Processes and Cyclic Heat Engines
  • Quiz
  • CHAPTER 5 Electrical and Magnetic Effects
  • Electric Charge
  • Electric Force
  • Electric Fields
  • Magnetic Poles
  • Magnetic Flux
  • Magnetic Interaction
  • Quiz
  • CHAPTER 6 Electrical Impedance and Admittance
  • Some Preliminary Math
  • Impedance
  • The RX Plane
  • Characteristic Impedance
  • Admittance
  • The GB plane
  • Quiz
  • CHAPTER 7 Alternating-Current Circuit Analysis
  • Complex Impedances in Series
  • Series RLC Circuits
  • Complex Admittances in Parallel
  • Parallel GLC Circuits
  • Putting it All Together
  • Ohm’s Law for AC Circuits
  • Quiz
  • CHAPTER 8 Gravitation
  • What Is Gravitation?
  • Gravitational Fields
  • Orbits and Kepler's Laws
  • Extreme Gravitation
  • Quiz
  • CHAPTER 9 Atomic Physics and Radiant Energy
  • The Nature of Matter
  • The Nature of Radiant Energy
  • Nuclear Decay and Fission
  • Nuclear Fusion
  • Quiz
  • Final Exam
  • Answers to Quiz and Exam Questions
  • Suggested Additional Reading
  • Index