1 Introduction to Problem Solving in PhysicsThe Nature of ScienceThe Problem-Solving Ring and the Process Triangle2 Units and MeasurementsFundamental (SI) UnitsConversion of UnitsAccuracy and PrecisionSignificant Figures and Data AnalysisRule for Mathematical Operations3 Graphical Analysis of DataHow to Make a Simple Linear GraphProportional Relationships4 Linear MotionMotion and Frame of ReferenceKinematic QuantitiesFinding Displacement with Uniformly Accelerated MotionFreely Falling ObjectsGraphical Analysis of Linear Motion5 VectorsReview of TrigonometryCombining VectorsComponents of Vectors6 ForcesTypes of ForcesNewton's LawsEquilibriumHooke's LawForces on InclinesFriction7 Motion in a PlaneHorizontal ProjectilesProjectiles Launched at an AngleUniform Circular MotionSimple Harmonic MotionTorque and Rotational Equilibrium8 Work, Energy, and PowerWork and PowerWork Done by SpringsSimple MachinesPotential Energy and Kinetic EnergyConservation of Energy9 MomentumImpulse and MomentumConservation of Momentum and One-Dimensional Collisions10 GravitationKepler's Laws of Planetary MotionNewton's Law of GravitationApplications of Gravitation11 FluidsStatic PressureArchimedes' PrincipleBuoyancyPascal's PrincipleBernoulli's Principle12 Heat and the Kinetic Theory of GasesTemperature MeasurementsHeat TransferChange of StateKinetic Theory of Gases13 WavesProperties of Mechanical WavesSound14 Static ElectricityElectric ChargesCoulomb's Law and Electric FieldsPotential Difference and Voltage15 Electric CircuitsOhm's LawSeries CircuitsParallel Circuits16 MagnetismTerrestrial MagnetismElectromagnetismElectromagnetic Induction17 Properties of LightElectromagnetic WavesReflectionRefractionInterference and Diffraction18 Geometrical OpticsImages Formed by Curved MirrorsImages Formed by Lenses19 Quantum Theory of LightPhotoelectric EffectMatter WavesCompton Effect and Photon Momentum20 Atomic and Nuclear PhysicsSpectral LinesRadioactive DecayBohr Model of the AtomNuclear ModelsNuclear Binding EnergyFission and FusionAnswer KeyIndex