Columbia Review High-Yield Physics

by Bresnick, Stephen D.

• ISBN13: 9780683180701
• ISBN10: 0683180703
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Your time is valuable, and when every moment counts, you need efficient study materials. The Columbia Review series gives you the essential basic science information you need in a proven format that makes the most of your study time. This 'high yield' approach makes complex material easy to comprehend and apply.

Table of Contents

SECTION I Physics of Solids and Fluids	3	(62)
1 SCALARS AND VECTORS	3	(4)
I Scalars	3	(1)
II Vectors	3	(2)
III Additional Points to Remember	5	(2)
2 STATICS	7	(6)
I Static Systems without Rotation	7	(1)
II Static Systems with Rotation-Torque	7	(5)
III Center of Gravity and Center of Mass	12	(1)
3 KINEMATICS	13	(6)
I Basic Concepts	13	(1)
II Graphic Relations	13	(4)
III Kinematic Equations	17	(2)
4 DYNAMICS	19	(8)
I Force and Weight	19	(1)
II Newton's Laws of Motion	19	(1)
III Friction	20	(2)
IV Incline Problems	22	(2)
V Systems of Connected Bodies	24	(3)
5 WORK, ENERGY, AND POWER	27	(6)
I Work	27	(1)
II Conservation of Energy	27	(3)
A Energy	27	(2)
B Conservation of Energy	29	(1)
III Power	30	(3)
6 MOMENTUM AND IMPULSE	33	(6)
I Momentum and Impulse	33	(1)
A Momentum	33	(1)
B Impulse	33	(1)
II Conservation of Momentum	33	(1)
III Elastic and Inelastic Collisions	33	(6)
A Elastic Collisions	33	(1)
B Inelastic Collisions	34	(5)
7 CIRCULAR MOTION AND GRAVITATION	39	(8)
I Circular Motion	39	(1)
II Angular Velocity and Acceleration	40	(2)
III Centripetal Acceleration and Force	42	(1)
IV Conceptual Relationships in Circular Motion	43	(1)
V Gravitation	44	(3)
8 ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS	47	(4)
I Moment of Inertia	47	(1)
II Rotational Torque and Angular Momentum	47	(1)
III Circular Applications of Kinematic Equations	48	(3)
9 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES	51	(4)
I Important Terms	51	(1)
II Stress, Strain, and Moduli	51	(2)
A Stress	51	(1)
B Strain	52	(1)
C Moduli	52	(1)
III Surface Tension	53	(2)
10 FLUIDS	55	(10)
I Fluid Statics	55	(3)
A Basic Concepts	55	(1)
B Pascal's Principle	56	(1)
C Archimedes' Principle	57	(1)
II Fluid Dynamics	58	(7)
A Continuity Equation	58	(1)
B Bernoulli's Principle	59	(1)
C Laminar Versus Turbulent Flow	59	(1)
D Viscosity	60	(5)
SECTION II Physics of Heat, Electricity, and Magnetism	65	(44)
11 TEMPERATURE AND HEAT	65	(4)
I Temperature	65	(1)
A Thermal Energy	65	(1)
B Temperature	65	(1)
II Thermal Expansion	66	(1)
III Heat and Heat Transfer	67	(1)
A Heat	67	(1)
B Heat Transfer Mechanisms	67	(1)
IV Conservation of Energy	68	(1)
12 THERMODYNAMICS	69	(8)
I Thermodynamic Principles	69	(2)
II Calorimetry	71	(2)
III Work	73	(2)
IV Law of Thermodynamics	75	(2)
A First Law of Thermodynamics	75	(1)
B Second Law of Thermodynamics	76	(1)
13 ELECTROSTATICS	77	(6)
I Charge and Related Topics	77	(1)
A Charge	77	(1)
B Conductors, Semiconductors, and Insulators	77	(1)
II Coulomb's Law and Electric Force	78	(1)
III Electric Dipole	79	(1)
IV Electric Fields	80	(3)
14 ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL	83	(4)
I Electrical Potential Energy	83	(1)
II Electrical Potential Difference	84	(2)
III Equipotential Lines	86	(1)
15 ELECTROMAGNETISM	87	(12)
I Magnetic Properties	87	(1)
A Nonmagnetic Material	87	(1)
B Paramagnetic Material	87	(1)
C Ferromagnetic Material	88	(1)
II Magnetic Fields	88	(3)
A Intrinsic Property	89	(1)
B Induced Property	89	(2)
III Magnetic Forces	91	(2)
A Magnitude	91	(1)
B Direction	91	(2)
C Magnetic Forces Compared with Gravitational and Electrical Forces	93	(1)
IV Magnetic Flux	93	(2)
V Electromagnetic Spectrum	95	(4)
16 DC CIRCUITS	99	(10)
I Terms and Concepts	99	(3)
A DC and AC Circuits	99	(1)
B Batteries	99	(1)
C Current	99	(1)
D Resistance	100	(1)
E Key Relationships	100	(1)
F Capacitance	101	(1)
II Physics of the DC Circuit	102	(7)
SECTION III Physics of Waves, Sound, Light, and Nuclear Structure	109	(42)
17 WAVE CHARACTERISTICS	109	(8)
I Transverse and Longitudinal Motion	109	(1)
II Wavelength, Frequency, Velocity, and Amplitude	109	(2)
III Wave Superimposition, Phase, and Interference	111	(1)
IV Resonance, Standing Waves, and Nodes	112	(3)
V Beats and Beat Frequency	115	(2)
18 AC CIRCUITS	117	(6)
I Alternating Current	117	(1)
II Capacitive and Inductive Reactance	117	(2)
III Impedance	119	(1)
IV Voltage and Current Equations	119	(4)
19 SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION	123	(4)
I Periodic Motion and Hooke's Law	123	(2)
II Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy of an Oscillating System	125	(2)
20 SOUND	127	(6)
I Basic Concepts	127	(1)
A What is Sound?	127	(1)
B Speed of Sound in Solids, Liquids, and Gases	127	(1)
II Sound Intensity, Pitch, and the Decibel	128	(1)
III Doppler Effect	129	(1)
IV Resonance in Pipes and Strings	130	(1)
V Harmonics	131	(2)
21 LIGHT AND OPTICS	133	(14)
I Electromagnetic Waves and the Visual Spectrum	133	(1)
II Polarization of Light	133	(1)
III Refraction of Light and Snell's Law	133	(3)
IV Reflection and Total Internal Reflection	136	(1)
V Lenses and Mirrors	137	(4)
A Lenses	137	(3)
B Mirrors	140	(1)
VI Thin-Lens and Lens Maker's Equations	141	(2)
VII Combinations of Lenses and Diopters	143	(1)
VIII Dispersion	144	(3)
22 ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR STRUCTURE	147	(4)
I Basic Concepts	147	(1)
A Atomic Number and Atomic Weight	147	(1)
B Neutrons, Protons, and Isotopes	147	(1)
II Radioactive Decay	147	(1)
III Quantized Energy Levels for Electrons	148	(1)
IV Mass Defect Principle and Nuclear Binding Energy	149	(1)
V Photoelectric Effect and Fluorescence	149	(2)
A Photoelectric Effect	149	(1)
B Fluorescence	150	(1)
Review Questions	151
Section I	151	(31)
Section II	182	(28)
Section III	210