Physics: Principles and Problems

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780078458132
• ISBN10: 0078458137
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780078807213
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-14
• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub
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Summary

Give your class new momentum with conceptual understanding, valuable math support, and problem-solving activities.

Table of Contents

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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