Contents......Page 9
Part Zero - A Review of Mathematics......Page 19
1 Equations, Formulas, and Vectors......Page 21
2 Scientific Notation......Page 47
3 Graphing Schemes......Page 67
4 Basics of Geometry......Page 95
5 Logarithms, Exponentials, and Trigonometry......Page 131
Test: Part Zero......Page 151
Part One - Classical Physics......Page 163
6 Units and Constants......Page 165
7 Mass, Force, and Motion......Page 189
8 Momentum, Work, Energy, and Power......Page 211
9 Particles of Matter......Page 235
10 Basic States of Matter......Page 259
11 Temperature, Pressure, and Changes of State......Page 283
Test: Part One......Page 303
Part Two - Electricity, Magnetism, and Electronics......Page 313
12 Direct Current......Page 315
13 Alternating Current......Page 341
14 Magnetism......Page 363
15 More About Alternating Current......Page 389
16 Semiconductors......Page 415
Test: Part Two......Page 443
Part Three - Waves, Particles, Space, and Time......Page 453
17 Wave Phenomena......Page 455
18 Forms of Radiation......Page 485
19 Optics......Page 517
20 Relativity Theory......Page 547
Test: Part Three......Page 575
Final Exam......Page 585
Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions......Page 603
Index......Page 613