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Easy Physics Step-by-Step

Authors: Jonathan Wolf

Published: April 2013

eISBN: 9780071805926 0071805923 | ISBN: 9780071805919

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Contents

Preface

1 Introduction to Problem Solving in Physics

The Nature of Science

The Problem-Solving Ring and the Process Triangle

2 Units and Measurements

Fundamental (SI) Units

Conversion of Units

Accuracy and Precision

Significant Figures and Data Analysis

Rule for Mathematical Operations

3 Graphical Analysis of Data

How to Make a Simple Linear Graph

Proportional Relationships

4 Linear Motion

Motion and Frame of Reference

Kinematic Quantities

Finding Displacement with Uniformly Accelerated Motion

Freely Falling Objects

Graphical Analysis of Linear Motion

5 Vectors

Review of Trigonometry

Combining Vectors

Components of Vectors

6 Forces

Types of Forces

Newton’s Laws

Equilibrium

Hooke’s Law

Forces on Inclines

Friction

7 Motion in a Plane

Horizontal Projectiles

Projectiles Launched at an Angle

Uniform Circular Motion

Simple Harmonic Motion

Torque and Rotational Equilibrium

8 Work, Energy, and Power

Work and Power

Work Done by Springs

Simple Machines

Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy

Conservation of Energy

9 Momentum

Impulse and Momentum

Conservation of Momentum and One-Dimensional Collisions

10 Gravitation

Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion

Newton’s Law of Gravitation

Applications of Gravitation

11 Fluids

Static Pressure

Archimedes’ Principle

Buoyancy

Pascal’s Principle

Bernoulli’s Principle

12 Heat and the Kinetic Theory of Gases

Temperature Measurements

Heat Transfer

Change of State

Kinetic Theory of Gases

13 Waves

Properties of Mechanical Waves

Sound

14 Static Electricity

Electric Charges

Coulomb’s Law and Electric Fields

Potential Difference and Voltage

15 Electric Circuits

Ohm’s Law

Series Circuits

Parallel Circuits

16 Magnetism

Terrestrial Magnetism

Electromagnetism

Electromagnetic Induction

17 Properties of Light

Electromagnetic Waves

Reflection

Refraction

Interference and Diffraction

18 Geometrical Optics

Images Formed by Curved Mirrors

Images Formed by Lenses

19 Quantum Theory of Light

Photoelectric Effect

Matter Waves

Compton Effect and Photon Momentum

20 Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Spectral Lines

Radioactive Decay

Bohr Model of the Atom

Nuclear Models

Nuclear Binding Energy

Fission and Fusion

Answer Key

Index