Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

✍ Scribed by James S. Walker

• Publisher: Pearson
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
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• Edition: 4
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Walker’s goal is to help you make the connection between a conceptual understanding of physics and the various skills necessary to solve quantitative problems. The pedagogy and approach are based on over 20 years of teaching and reflect the results of physics education research. Already one of the best-selling textbooks in algebra-based physics, The Fourth Edition strengthens both the conceptual foundations and the tools for problem solving to make the book even better suited to today's students.

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✦ Table of Contents

Physics
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS
1-1 Physics and the Laws of Nature
1-2 Units of Length, Mass, and Time
1-3 Dimensional Analysis
1-4 Significant Figures
1-5 Converting Units
1-6 Order-of-Magnitude Calculations
1-7 Scalars and Vectors
1-8 Problem Solving in Physics
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
PART I: MECHANICS
Chapter 2: ONE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS
2-1 Position, Distance, and Displacement
2-2 Average Speed and Velocity
2-3 Instantaneous Velocity
2-4 Acceleration
2-5 Motion with Constant Acceleration
2-6 Applications of the Equations of Motion
2-7 Freely Falling Objects
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 3: VECTORS IN PHYSICS
3-1 Scalars Versus Vectors
3-2 The Components of a Vector
3-3 Adding and Subtracting Vectors
3-4 Unit Vectors
3-5 Position, Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration Vectors
3-6 Relative Motion
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 4: TWO-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS
4-1 Motion in Two Dimensions
4-2 Projectile Motion: Basic Equations
4-3 Zero Launch Angle
4-4 General Launch Angle
4-5 Projectile Motion: Key Characteristics
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 5: NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION
5-1 Force and Mass
5-2 Newton’s First Law of Motion
5-3 Newton’s Second Law of Motion
5-4 Newton’s Third Law of Motion
5-5 The Vector Nature of Forces: Forces in Two Dimensions
5-6 Weight
5-7 Normal Forces
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 6: APPLICATIONS OF NEWTON’S LAWS
6-1 Frictional Forces
6-2 Strings and Springs
6-3 Translational Equilibrium
6-4 Connected Objects
6-5 Circular Motion
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
PHYSICS IN PERSPECTIVE: FORCE, ACCELERATION, AND MOTION
Chapter 7: WORK AND KINETIC ENERGY
7-1 Work Done by a Constant Force
7-2 Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem
7-3 Work Done by a Variable Force
7-4 Power
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 8: POTENTIAL ENERGY AND CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
8-1 Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
8-2 Potential Energy and the Work Done by Conservative Forces
8-3 Conservation of Mechanical Energy
8-4 Work Done by Nonconservative Forces
8-5 Potential Energy Curves and Equipotentials
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
PHYSICS IN PERSPECTIVE: ENERGY: A BREAKTHROUGH IN PHYSICS
Chapter 9: LINEAR MOMENTUM AND COLLISIONS
9-1 Linear Momentum
9-2 Momentum and Newton’s Second Law
9-3 Impulse
9-4 Conservation of Linear Momentum
9-5 Inelastic Collisions
9-6 Elastic Collisions
9-7 Center of Mass
9-8 Systems with Changing Mass: Rocket Propulsion
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 10: ROTATIONAL KINEMATICS AND ENERGY
10-1 Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
10-2 Rotational Kinematics
10-3 Connections Between Linear and Rotational Quantities
10-4 Rolling Motion
10-5 Rotational Kinetic Energy and the Moment of Inertia
10-6 Conservation of Energy
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 11: ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS AND STATIC EQUILIBRIUM
11-1 Torque
11-2 Torque and Angular Acceleration
11-3 Zero Torque and Static Equilibrium
11-4 Center of Mass and Balance
11-5 Dynamic Applications of Torque
11-6 Angular Momentum
11-7 Conservation of Angular Momentum
11-8 Rotational Work and Power
11-9 The Vector Nature of Rotational Motion
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
PHYSICS IN PERSPECTIVE: MOMENTUM: A CONSERVED QUANTITY
Chapter 12: GRAVITY
12-1 Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
12-2 Gravitational Attraction of Spherical Bodies
12-3 Kepler’s Laws of Orbital Motion
12-4 Gravitational Potential Energy
12-5 Energy Conservation
12-6 Tides
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 13: OSCILLATIONS ABOUT EQUILIBRIUM
13-1 Periodic Motion
13-2 Simple Harmonic Motion
13-3 Connections Between Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
13-4 The Period of a Mass on a Spring
13-5 Energy Conservation in Oscillatory Motion
13-6 The Pendulum
13-7 Damped Oscillations
13-8 Driven Oscillations and Resonance
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 14: WAVES AND SOUND
14-1 Types of Waves
14-2 Waves on a String
14-3 Harmonic Wave Functions
14-4 Sound Waves
14-5 Sound Intensity
14-6 The Doppler Effect
14-7 Superposition and Interference
14-8 Standing Waves
14-9 Beats
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 15: FLUIDS
15-1 Density 500 15-2 Pressure
15-3 Static Equilibrium in Fluids: Pressure and Depth
15-4 Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
15-5 Applications of Archimedes’Principle
15-6 Fluid Flow and Continuity
15-7 Bernoulli’s Equation
15-8 Applications of Bernoulli’s Equation
15-9 Viscosity and Surface Tension
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
PART II: THERMAL PHYSICS
Chapter 16: TEMPERATURE AND HEAT
16-1 Temperature and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
16-2 Temperature Scales
16-3 Thermal Expansion
16-4 Heat and Mechanical Work
16-5 Specific Heats
16-6 Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 17: PHASES AND PHASE CHANGES
17-1 Ideal Gases
17-2 Kinetic Theory
17-3 Solids and Elastic Deformation
17-4 Phase Equilibrium and Evaporation
17-5 Latent Heats
17-6 Phase Changes and Energy Conservation
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 18: THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS
18-1 The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
18-2 The First Law of Thermodynamics
18-3 Thermal Processes
18-4 Specific Heats for an Ideal Gas: Constant Pressure, Constant Volume
18-5 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
18-6 Heat Engines and the Carnot Cycle
18-7 Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps
18-8 Entropy
18-9 Order, Disorder, and Entropy
18-10 The Third Law of Thermodynamics
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
PHYSICS IN PERSPECTIVE: ENTROPY AND THERMODYNAMICS
PART III: ELECTROMAGNETISM
Chapter 19: ELECTRIC CHARGES, FORCES, AND FIELDS
19-1 Electric Charge
19-2 Insulators and Conductors
19-3 Coulomb’s Law
19-4 The Electric Field
19-5 Electric Field Lines
19-6 Shielding and Charging by Induction
19-7 Electric Flux and Gauss’s Law
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 20: ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY
20-1 Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential
20-2 Energy Conservation
20-3 The Electric Potential of Point Charges
20-4 Equipotential Surfaces and the Electric Field
20-5 Capacitors and Dielectrics
20-6 Electrical Energy Storage
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 21: ELECTRIC CURRENT AND DIRECT-CURRENT CIRCUITS
21-1 Electric Current
21-2 Resistance and Ohm’s Law
21-3 Energy and Power in Electric Circuits
21-4 Resistors in Series and Parallel
21-5 Kirchhoff’s Rules
21-6 Circuits Containing Capacitors
21-7 RC Circuits
21-8 Ammeters and Voltmeters
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 22: MAGNETISM
22-1 The Magnetic Field
22-2 The Magnetic Force on Moving Charges
22-3 The Motion of Charged Particles in a Magnetic Field
22-4 The Magnetic Force Exerted on a Current-Carrying Wire
22-5 Loops of Current and Magnetic Torque
22-6 Electric Currents, Magnetic Fields, and Ampère’s Law
22-7 Current Loops and Solenoids
22-8 Magnetism in Matter
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 23: MAGNETIC FLUX AND FARADAY’S LAW OF INDUCTION
23-1 Induced Electromotive Force
23-2 Magnetic Flux
23-3 Faraday’s Law of Induction
23-4 Lenz’s Law
23-5 Mechanical Work and Electrical Energy
23-6 Generators and Motors
23-7 Inductance
23-8 RL Circuits
23-9 Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field
23-10 Transformers
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
PHYSICS IN PERSPECTIVE: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Chapter 24: ALTERNATING-CURRENT CIRCUITS
24-1 Alternating Voltages and Currents
24-2 Capacitors in ac Circuits
24-3 RCCircuits
24-4 Inductors in ac Circuits
24-5 RLC Circuits
24-6 Resonance in Electric Circuits
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
PART IV: LIGHT AND OPTICS
Chapter 25: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
25-1 The Production of Electromagnetic Waves
25-2 The Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves
25-3 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
25-4 Energy and Momentum in Electromagnetic Waves
25-5 Polarization
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 26: GEOMETRICAL OPTICS
26-1 The Reflection of Light
26-2 Forming Images with a Plane Mirror
26-3 Spherical Mirrors
26-4 Ray Tracing and the Mirror Equation
26-5 The Refraction of Light
26-6 Ray Tracing for Lenses
26-7 The Thin-Lens Equation
26-8 Dispersion and the Rainbow
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 27: OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
27-1 The Human Eye and the Camera
27-2 Lenses in Combination and Corrective Optics
27-3 The Magnifying Glass
27-4 The Compound Microscope
27-5 Telescopes
27-6 Lens Aberrations
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 28: PHYSICAL OPTICS: INTERFERENCE AND DIFFRACTION
28-1 Superposition and Interference
28-2 Young’s Two-Slit Experiment
28-3 Interference in Reflected Waves
28-4 Diffraction
28-5 Resolution
28-6 Diffraction Gratings
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
PHYSICS IN PERSPECTIVE: WAVES AND PARTICLES: A THEME OF MODERN PHYSICS
PART V: MODERN PHYSICS
Chapter 29: RELATIVITY
29-1 The Postulates of Special Relativity 1013 29-2 The Relativity of Time and Time Dilation
29-3 The Relativity of Length and Length Contraction
29-4 The Relativistic Addition of Velocities
29-5 Relativistic Momentum
29-6 Relativistic Energy and E= mc_2
29-7 The Relativistic Universe
29-8 General Relativity
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 30: QUANTUM PHYSICS
30-1 Blackbody Radiation and Planck’s Hypothesis of Quantized Energy
30-2 Photons and the Photoelectric Effect
30-3 The Mass and Momentum of a Photon
30-4 Photon Scattering and the Compton Effect
30-5 The de Broglie Hypothesis and Wave-Particle Duality
30-6 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
30-7 Quantum Tunneling
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 31: ATOMIC PHYSICS
31-1 Early Models of the Atom
31-2 The Spectrum of Atomic Hydrogen
31-3 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
31-4 de Broglie Waves and the Bohr Model
31-5 The Quantum Mechanical Hydrogen Atom
31-6 Multielectron Atoms and the Periodic Table
31-7 Atomic Radiation
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
Chapter 32: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND NUCLEAR RADIATION
32-1 The Constituents and Structure of Nuclei
32-2 Radioactivity
32-3 Half-Life and Radioactive Dating
32-4 Nuclear Binding Energy
32-5 Nuclear Fission
32-6 Nuclear Fusion
32-7 Practical Applications of Nuclear Physics
32-8 Elementary Particles
32-9 Unified Forces and Cosmology
Summary
Questions, Problems, and Exercises
APPENDICES
Appendix A Basic Mathematical Tools
Appendix B Typical Values
Appendix C Planetary Data
Appendix D Elements of Electrical Circuits
Appendix E Periodic Table of the Elements
Appendix F Properties of Selected Isotopes
Answers to Your Turn Problems
Answers to Odd-Numbered Conceptual Questions
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems and Conceptual Exercises
Credits
Index
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