Preface | p. xi |
Measurement | p. 1 |
The Senses | p. 2 |
Introduction to the Scientific Method | p. 2 |
Standard Units and Systems of Units | p. 4 |
More on the Metric System | p. 7 |
Derived Units and Conversion Factors | p. 10 |
Significant Figures | p. 15 |
Powers-of-10 (Scientific) Notation | p. 16 |
Approach to Problem Solving | p. 18 |
Motion | p. 24 |
Defining Motion | p. 25 |
Speed and Velocity | p. 25 |
Acceleration | p. 29 |
Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion | p. 34 |
Projectile Motion | p. 36 |
Force and Motion | p. 43 |
Newton's First Law of Motion | p. 44 |
Newton's Second Law of Motion | p. 47 |
Newton's Third Law of Motion | p. 51 |
Newton's Law of Gravitation | p. 53 |
Momentum | p. 59 |
Work and Energy | p. 69 |
Work | p. 70 |
Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy | p. 72 |
Conservation of Energy | p. 76 |
Power | p. 78 |
Forms and Sources of Energy | p. 80 |
Temperature and Heat | p. 92 |
Temperature | p. 93 |
Heat | p. 95 |
Specific Heat and Latent Heat | p. 96 |
Heat Transfer | p. 103 |
Phases of Matter | p. 105 |
The Kinetic Theory of Gases | p. 107 |
Thermodynamics | p. 110 |
Waves | p. 121 |
Wave Properties | p. 122 |
Electromagnetic Waves | p. 125 |
Sound Waves | p. 127 |
The Doppler Effect | p. 133 |
Standing Waves and Resonance | p. 134 |
Wave Effects and Optics | p. 139 |
Reflection | p. 140 |
Refraction and Dispersion | p. 141 |
Polarization | p. 150 |
Diffraction and Interference | p. 152 |
Spherical Mirrors | p. 158 |
Lenses | p. 163 |
Electricity and Magnetism | p. 172 |
Electric Charge and Current | p. 173 |
Voltage and Electrical Power | p. 178 |
Simple Electric Circuits and Electrical Safety | p. 181 |
Magnetism | p. 187 |
Electromagnetism | p. 192 |
Atomic Physics | p. 204 |
Early Concepts of the Atom | p. 205 |
The Dual Nature of Light | p. 206 |
Bohr Theory of the Hydrogen Atom | p. 210 |
Microwave Ovens, X-Rays, and Lasers | p. 217 |
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle | p. 222 |
Matter Waves | p. 223 |
The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom | p. 225 |
Nuclear Physics | p. 232 |
Symbols of the Elements | p. 233 |
The Atomic Nucleus | p. 233 |
Radioactivity and Half-Life | p. 239 |
Nuclear Reactions | p. 246 |
Nuclear Fission | p. 249 |
Nuclear Fusion | p. 254 |
Biological Effects of Radiation | p. 258 |
The Chemical Elements | p. 265 |
Classification of Matter | p. 266 |
Discovery of the Elements | p. 269 |
Occurrence of the Elements | p. 271 |
The Periodic Table | p. 275 |
Naming Compounds | p. 281 |
Groups of Elements | p. 283 |
Chemical Bonding | p. 293 |
Law of Conservation of Mass | p. 294 |
Law of Definite Proportions | p. 294 |
Dalton's Atomic Theory | p. 297 |
Ionic Bonding | p. 298 |
Covalent Bonding | p. 305 |
Hydrogen Bonding | p. 314 |
Chemical Reactions | p. 321 |
Balancing Chemical Equations | p. 322 |
Energy and Rate of Reaction | p. 325 |
Acids and Bases | p. 331 |
Single-Replacement Reactions | p. 339 |
Avogadro's Number | p. 344 |
Organic Chemistry | p. 349 |
Bonding in Organic Compounds | p. 350 |
Aromatic Hydrocarbons | p. 351 |
Aliphatic Hydrocarbons | p. 352 |
Derivatives of Hydrocarbons | p. 359 |
Synthetic Polymers | p. 369 |
The Solar System | p. 380 |
The Solar System: An Overview | p. 381 |
The Planet Earth | p. 388 |
The Terrestrial Planets | p. 392 |
The Jovian Planets and Pluto | p. 398 |
Other Solar System Objects | p. 407 |
The Origin of the Solar System | p. 411 |
Other Planetary Systems | p. 413 |
Place and Time | p. 421 |
Cartesian Coordinates | p. 422 |
Latitude and Longitude | p. 422 |
Time | p. 425 |
The Seasons | p. 432 |
Precession of Earth's Axis | p. 435 |
The Calendar | p. 436 |
The Moon | p. 443 |
General Features | p. 444 |
Composition and History of the Moon | p. 446 |
Lunar Motions | p. 449 |
Phases of the Moon | p. 450 |
Eclipses | p. 454 |
Ocean Tides | p. 457 |
The Universe | p. 466 |
The Sun | p. 467 |
The Celestial Sphere | p. 472 |
Stars | p. 474 |
Gravitational Collapse and Black Holes | p. 482 |
Galaxies | p. 484 |
Quasars | p. 489 |
Cosmology | p. 490 |
The Atmosphere | p. 500 |
Composition and Structure | p. 501 |
Atmospheric Energy Content | p. 505 |
Atmospheric Measurements and Observations | p. 508 |
Air Motion | p. 518 |
Clouds | p. 522 |
Atmospheric Effects | p. 530 |
Condensation and Precipitation | p. 531 |
Air Masses | p. 533 |
Storms | p. 536 |
Atmospheric Pollution | p. 545 |
Pollution and Climate | p. 550 |
Minerals and Rocks | p. 557 |
Minerals | p. 558 |
Rocks | p. 562 |
Igneous Rocks | p. 565 |
Igneous Activity | p. 569 |
Sedimentary Rocks | p. 576 |
Metamorphic Rocks | p. 581 |
Structural Geology | p. 587 |
Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading | p. 588 |
Plate Tectonics | p. 591 |
Earthquakes and Earth's Interior | p. 595 |
Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building | p. 605 |
Surface Processes | p. 613 |
Weathering | p. 614 |
Erosion | p. 616 |
Groundwater | p. 624 |
Shoreline and Seafloor Topography | p. 627 |
Geologic Time | p. 633 |
Fossils | p. 634 |
Relative Geologic Time | p. 636 |
Radiometric Dating | p. 640 |
The Age of Earth | p. 644 |
The Geologic Time Scale | p. 646 |
Appendixes | |
The Seven Base Units of the International System of Units (SI) | p. 1 |
Solving Mathematical Problems in Science | p. 1 |
Equation Rearrangement | p. 2 |
Analysis of Units | p. 6 |
Positive and Negative Numbers | p. 7 |
Powers-of-10 Notation | p. 8 |
Significant Figures | p. 10 |
Psychrometric Tables | p. 12 |
Glossary | p. 14 |
Photo Credits | p. 31 |
Index | p. 1 |
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