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A Physics Toolkit | p. 2 |
Launch Lab: Do all objects fall at the same rate? | p. 3 |
Mathematics and Physics | p. 3 |
Mini Lab: Measuring Change | p. 8 |
Measurement | p. 11 |
Graphing Data | p. 15 |
Physics Lab: Exploring Objects in Motion | p. 20 |
Mechanics | |
Representing Motion | p. 30 |
Launch Lab: Which car is faster? | p. 31 |
Picturing Motion | p. 31 |
Where and When? | p. 34 |
Position-Time Graphs | p. 38 |
How Fast? | p. 43 |
Mini Lab: Instantaneous Velocity Vectors | p. 46 |
Physics Lab: Creating Motion Diagrams | p. 48 |
Accelerated Motion | p. 56 |
Launch Lab: Do all types of motion look the same when graphed? | p. 57 |
Acceleration | p. 57 |
Mini Lab: A Steel Ball Race | p. 58 |
Motion with Constant Acceleration | p. 65 |
Free Fall | p. 72 |
Physics Lab: Acceleration Due to Gravity | p. 76 |
Forces in One Dimension | p. 86 |
Launch Lab: Which force is stronger? | p. 87 |
Force and Motion | p. 87 |
Using Newton's Laws | p. 96 |
Interaction Forces | p. 102 |
Mini Lab: Tug-of-War Challenge | p. 103 |
Physics Lab: Forces in an Elevator | p. 108 |
Forces in Two Dimensions | p. 118 |
Launch Lab: Can 2 N + 2 N = 2 N? | p. 119 |
Vectors | p. 119 |
Friction | p. 126 |
Force and Motion in Two Dimensions | p. 131 |
Mini Lab: What's Your Angle? | p. 135 |
Physics Lab: The Coefficient of Friction | p. 136 |
Motion in Two Dimensions | p. 146 |
Launch Lab: How can the motion of a projectile be described? | p. 147 |
Projectile Motion | p. 147 |
Mini Lab: Over the Edge | p. 148 |
Circular Motion | p. 153 |
Relative Velocity | p. 157 |
Physics Lab: On Target | p. 160 |
Gravitation | p. 170 |
Launch Lab: Can you model Mercury's motion? | p. 171 |
Planetary Motion and Gravitation | p. 171 |
Using the Law of Universal Gravitation | p. 179 |
Mini Lab: Weightless Water | p. 182 |
Physics Lab: Modeling the Orbits of Planets and Satellites | p. 186 |
Rotational Motion | p. 196 |
Launch Lab: How do different objects rotate as they roll? | p. 197 |
Describing Rotational Motion | p. 197 |
Rotational Dynamics | p. 201 |
Equilibrium | p. 211 |
Mini Lab: Spinning Tops | p. 213 |
Physics Lab: Translational and Rotational Equilibrium | p. 218 |
Momentum and Its Conservation | p. 228 |
Launch Lab: What happens when a hollow plastic ball strikes a bocce ball? | p. 229 |
Impulse and Momentum | p. 229 |
Conservation of Momentum | p. 236 |
Mini Lab: Rebound Height | p. 239 |
Physics Lab: Sticky Collisions | p. 246 |
Energy, Work, and Simple Machines | p. 256 |
Launch Lab: What factors affect energy? | p. 257 |
Energy and Work | p. 257 |
Machines | p. 266 |
Mini Lab: Wheel and Axle | p. 270 |
Physics Lab: Stair Climbing and Power | p. 274 |
Energy and Its Conservation | p. 284 |
Launch Lab: How can you analyze a bouncing basketball? | p. 285 |
The Many Forms of Energy | p. 285 |
Conservation of Energy | p. 293 |
Mini Lab: Energy Exchange | p. 301 |
Physics Lab: Conservation of Energy | p. 302 |
States of Matter | |
Thermal Energy | p. 312 |
Launch Lab: What happens when you provide thermal energy by holding a glass of water? | p. 313 |
Temperature and Thermal Energy | p. 313 |
Changes of State and the Laws of Thermodynamics | p. 323 |
Mini Lab: Melting | p. 324 |
Physics Lab: Heating and Cooling | p. 332 |
States of Matter | p. 340 |
Launch Lab: Does it float or sink? | p. 341 |
Properties of Fluids | p. 341 |
Mini Lab: Pressure | p. 345 |
Forces Within Liquids | p. 349 |
Fluids at Rest and in Motion | p. 352 |
Solids | p. 359 |
Physics Lab: Evaporative Cooling | p. 364 |
Waves and Light | |
Vibrations and Waves | p. 374 |
Launch Lab: How do waves behave in a coiled spring? | p. 375 |
Periodic Motion | p. 375 |
Wave Properties | p. 381 |
Wave Behavior | p. 387 |
Mini Lab: Wave Interaction | p. 389 |
Physics Lab: Pendulum Vibrations | p. 392 |
Sound | p. 402 |
Launch Lab: How can glasses produce musical notes? | p. 403 |
Properties and Detection of Sound | p. 403 |
The Physics of Music | p. 411 |
Mini Lab: Sounds Good | p. 418 |
Physics Lab: Speed of Sound | p. 420 |
Fundamentals of Light | p. 430 |
Launch Lab: How can you determine the path of light through air? | p. 431 |
Illumination | p. 431 |
The Wave Nature of Light | p. 439 |
Mini Lab: Color by Temperature | p. 441 |
Physics Lab: Polarization of Light | p. 448 |
Reflection and Mirrors | p. 456 |
Launch Lab: How is an image shown on a screen? | p. 457 |
Reflection from Plane Mirrors | p. 457 |
Mini Lab: Virtual Image Position | p. 462 |
Curved Mirrors | p. 464 |
Physics Lab: Concave Mirror Images | p. 474 |
Refraction and Lenses | p. 484 |
Launch Lab: What does a straw in a liquid look like from the side view? | p. 485 |
Refraction of Light | p. 485 |
Convex and Concave Lenses | p. 493 |
Mini Lab: Lens Masking Effects | p. 495 |
Applications of Lenses | p. 500 |
Physics Lab: Convex Lenses and Focal Length | p. 504 |
Interference and Diffraction | p. 514 |
Launch Lab: Why does a compact disc reflect a rainbow of light? | p. 515 |
Interference | p. 515 |
Diffraction | p. 524 |
Mini Lab: Retinal Projection Screen | p. 531 |
Physics Lab: Double-Slit Interference of Light | p. 532 |
Electricity and Magnetism | |
Static Electricity | p. 540 |
Launch Lab: Which forces act over a distance? | p. 541 |
Electric Charge | p. 541 |
Electric Force | p. 546 |
Mini Lab: Investigating Induction and Conduction | p. 549 |
Physics Lab: Charged Objects | p. 554 |
Electric Fields | p. 562 |
Launch Lab: How do charged objects interact at a distance? | p. 563 |
Creating and Measuring Electric Fields | p. 563 |
Applications of Electric Fields | p. 569 |
Mini Lab: Electric Fields | p. 573 |
Physics Lab: Charging of Capacitors | p. 580 |
Current Electricity | p. 590 |
Launch Lab: Can you get a lightbulb to light? | p. 591 |
Current and Circuits | p. 591 |
Mini Lab: Current Affairs | p. 599 |
Using Electric Energy | p. 601 |
Physics Lab: Voltage, Current, and Resistance | p. 606 |
Series and Parallel Circuits | p. 616 |
Launch Lab: How do fuses protect electric circuits? | p. 617 |
Simple Circuits | p. 617 |
Mini Lab: Parallel Resistance | p. 623 |
Applications of Circuits | p. 627 |
Physics Lab: Series and Parallel Circuits | p. 632 |
Magnetic Fields | p. 642 |
Launch Lab: In which direction do magnetic fields act? | p. 643 |
Magnets: Permanent and Temporary | p. 643 |
Mini Lab: 3-D Magnetic Fields | p. 650 |
Forces Caused by Magnetic Fields | p. 652 |
Physics Lab: Creating an Electromagnet | p. 660 |
Electromagnetic Induction | p. 670 |
Launch Lab: What happens in a changing magnetic field? | p. 671 |
Electric Current from Changing Magnetic Fields | p. 671 |
Changing Magnetic Fields Induce EMF | p. 679 |
Mini Lab: Motor and Generator | p. 682 |
Physics Lab: Induction and Transformers | p. 686 |
Electromagnetism | p. 696 |
Launch Lab: From where do radio stations broadcast? | p. 697 |
Interactions of Electric and Magnetic Fields and Matter | p. 697 |
Mini Lab: Modeling a Mass Spectrometer | p. 702 |
Electric and Magnetic Fields in Space | p. 705 |
Physics Lab: Electromagnetic Wave Shielding | p. 714 |
Modern Physics | |
Quantum Theory | p. 722 |
Launch Lab: What does the spectrum of a glowing lightbulb look like? | p. 723 |
A Particle Model of Waves | p. 723 |
Mini Lab: Glows in the Dark | p. 724 |
Matter Waves | p. 735 |
Physics Lab: Modeling the Photoelectric Effect | p. 738 |
The Atom | p. 746 |
Launch Lab: How can identifying different spinning coins model types of atoms? | p. 747 |
The Bohr Model of the Atom | p. 747 |
Mini Lab: Bright-Line Spectra | p. 755 |
The Quantum Model of the Atom | p. 760 |
Physics Lab: Finding the Size of an Atom | p. 766 |
Solid-State Electronics | p. 774 |
Launch Lab: How can you show conduction in a diode? | p. 775 |
Conduction in Solids | p. 775 |
Electronic Devices | p. 784 |
Mini Lab: Red Light | p. 788 |
Physics Lab: Diode Current and Voltage | p. 790 |
Nuclear Physics | p. 798 |
Launch Lab: How can you model the nucleus? | p. 799 |
The Nucleus | p. 799 |
Nuclear Decay and Reactions | p. 806 |
Mini Lab: Modeling Radioactive Decay | p. 813 |
The Building Blocks of Matter | p. 815 |
Physics Lab: Exploring Radiation | p. 824 |
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