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An Introduction to Physics | |
Why Study Physics? Physics and its Role in Technology | |
Physics and its Connections to other Fields and Sciences | |
Theories, Laws, and the Problem-Solving Method | |
The Physics Tool Kit | |
Standards of Measure | |
Introduction to the Metric System | |
Length | |
Area and Volume | |
Other Units | |
Measurement: Significant Digits and Accuracy | |
Measurement: Precision | |
Calculations with Measurements | |
Problem-Solving Method | |
Vectors | |
Vectors and Scalars | |
Components of a Vector | |
Vectors in Standard Position | |
Motion | |
Speed vs. Velocity | |
Acceleration | |
Uniformly Accelerated Motion and Free Fall | |
Projectile Motion | |
Force | |
Force and the Law of Inertia | |
Force and the Law of Acceleration | |
Friction | |
Forces in One Dimension | |
Gravity and Weight | |
Law of Action and Reaction | |
Momentum | |
Impulse and Momentum | |
Collisions | |
Concurrent and Parallel Forces | |
Forces in Two Dimensions | |
Concurrent Forces in Equilibrium | |
Torque | |
Parallel Force Problems | |
Center of Gravity | |
Work and Energy | |
Work | |
Power | |
Energy | |
Conservation of Mechanical Energy | |
Rotational Motion | |
Measurement of Rotational Motion | |
Angular Momentum | |
Centripetal Force | |
Power in Rotational Systems | |
Transferring Rotational Motion | |
Gears | |
Pulleys Connected with a Belt | |
Simple Machines | |
Machines and Energy Transfer | |
The Lever | |
The Wheel-and-Axle | |
The Pulley | |
The Inclined Plane | |
The Screw | |
The Wedge | |
Compound Machines | |
The Effect of Friction on Simple Machines | |
Universal Gravitation and Satellite Motion | |
Universal Gravitation | |
Gravitational Fields | |
Satellite Motion | |
Matter | |
Properties of Matter | |
Properties of Solids | |
Properties of Liquids | |
Properties of Gases | |
Density | |
Fluids | |
Hydrostatic Pressure | |
Hydraulic Principle | |
Air Pressure | |
Buoyancy | |
Fluid Flow | |
Temperature and Heat Transfer | |
Temperature | |
Heat | |
Heat Transfer | |
Specific Heat | |
Method of Mixtures | |
Expansion of Solids | |
Expansion of Liquids | |
Change of Phase | |
Properties of Gases | |
Charles' Law | |
Boyle's Law | |
Charles' and Boyle's Laws Combined | |
Wave Motion and Sound | |
Characteristics of Waves | |
Electromagnetic Waves | |
Sound Waves | |
The Doppler Effect | |
Resonance | |
Simple Harmonic Motion | |
Basic Electricity | |
Electrical Charges | |
Induction | |
Coulomb' | |
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