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Chapter 0, The Big Picture: Modern Physics Frontiers

Part 1: Mechanics of Point Particles

Chapter 1, Overview

1.1, Why Study Physics?

1.2, Working with Numbers

1.3, SI Unit System

1.4, The Scales of Our World

1.5, General Problem-Solving Strategy

1.6, Vectors

Chapter 2, Motion in a Straight Line

2.1, Introduction to Kinematics

2.2, Position Vector, Displacement Vector, and Distance

2.3, Velocity Vector, Average Velocity, and Speed

2.4, Acceleration Vector

2.5, Computer Solutions and Difference Formulas

2.6, Finding Displacement and Velocity from Acceleration

2.7, Motion with constant Acceleration

2.8, Free Fall

2.9, Reducing Motion in More than One Dimension to One Dimension

Chapter 3, Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

3.1, Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems

3.2, Velocity and Acceleration in Two or Three Dimensions

3.3, Ideal Projectile Motion

3.4, Maximum Height and Range of a Projectile

3.5, Realistic Projectile Motion

3.6, Relative Motion

Chapter 4, Force

4.1, Types of Forces

4.2, Gravitational Force Vector, Weight, and Mass

4.3, Net Force

4.4, Newton's Laws

4.5, Ropes and Pulleys

4.6, Applying Newton's Laws

4.7, Friction Force

4.8, Applications of the Friction Force

Chapter 5, Kinetic Energy, Work, and Power

5.1, Energy in Our Daily Lives

5.2, Kinetic Energy

5.3, Work

5.4, Work Done by a Constant Force

5.5, Work Done by a Variable Force

5.6, Spring Force

5.7, Power

Chapter 6, Potential Energy and Energy Conservation

6.1, Potential Energy

6.2, Conservative and Nonconservative Forces

6.3, Work and Potential Energy

6.4, Potential Energy and Force

6.5, Conservation of Mechanical Energy

6.6, Work and Energy for the Spring Force

6.7, Nonconservative Forces and the Work-Energy Theorem

6.8, Potential Energy and Stability

Chapter 7, Momentum and Collisions

7.1, Linear Momentum

7.2, Impulse

7.3, Conservation of Linear Momentum

7.4, Elastic Collisions in One Dimension

7.5, Elastic Collisions in Two or Three Dimensions

7.6, Totally Inelastic Collisions

7.7, Partially Inelastic Collisions

7.8, Billiards and Chaos

Part 2: Extended Objects, Matter and Circular Motion

Chapter 8, Systems of Particles and Extended Objects

8.1, Center of Mass and Center of Gravity

8.2, Center-of-Mass Momentum

8.3, Rocket Motion

8.4, Calculating the Center of Mass

Chapter 9, Circular Motion

9.1, Polar Coordinates

9.2, Angular Coordinates and Angular Displacement

9.3, Angular Velocity, Angular Frequency, and Period

9.4, Angular and Centripetal Acceleration

9.5, Centripetal Force

9.6, Circular and Linear Motion

9.7, More Examples for Circular Motion

Chapter 10, Rotation

10.1, Kinetic Energy and Rotation

10.2, Calculation of Moment of Inertia

10.3, Rolling without Slipping

10.4, Torque

10.5, Newton's Second Law for Rotation

10.6, Work done by a Torque

10.7, Angular Momentum

10.8, Precession

10.9, Quantized Angular Momentum

Chapter 11, Static Equilibrium

11.1, Equilibrium Conditions

11.2, Examples Involving Static Equilibrium

11.3, Stability of Structures

Chapter 12, Gravitation

12.1, Newton's Law of Gravity

12.2, Gravitation near the Surface of the Earth

12.3, Gravitation inside the Earth

12.4, Gravitational Potential Energy

12.5, Kepler's Laws and Planetary Motion

12.6, Satellite Orbits

12.7, Dark Matter

Chapter 13, Solids and Fluids

13.1, Atoms and the Composition of Matter

13.2, States of Matter

13.3, Tension, Compression, and Shear

13.4, Pressure

13.5, Archemedes' Principle

13.6, Ideal Fluid Motion

13.7, Viscosity

13.8, Turbulence and Research Frontiers in Fluid Flow

Part 3: Oscillations and Waves

Chapter 14, Oscillations

14.1, Simple Harmonic Motion

14.2, Pendulum Motion

14.3, Work and Energy in Harmonic Oscillations

14.4, Damped Harmonic Motion

14.5, Forced Harmonic Motion and Resonance

14.6, Phase Space

14.7, Chaos

Chapter 15, Waves

15.1, Wave Motion

15.2, Coupled Oscillators

15.3, Mathematical Description of Waves

15.4, Derivation of the Wave Equation

15.5, Waves in Two- and Three-Dimensional Spaces

15.6, Energy, Power, and Intensity of Waves

15.7, Superposition Principle and Interference

15.8, Standing Waves and Resonance

15.9, Research on Waves

Chapter 16, Sound

16.1, Longitudinal Pressure Waves

16.2, Sound Intensity

16.3, Sound Interference

16.4, Doppler Effect

16.5, Resonance and Music

Part 4: Thermal Physics

Chapter 17, Temperature

17.1, Definition of Temperature

17.2, Temperature Ranges

17.3, Measuring Temperature

17.4, Thermal Expansion

17.5, Surface Temperature of the Earth

17.6, Temperature of the Universe

Chapter 18, Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics

18.1, Definition of Heat

18.2, Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

18.3, Heat and Work

18.4, First Law of Thermodynamics

18.5, First Law for Special Processes

18.6, Specific Heats of Solids and Fluids

18.7, Latent Heat and Phase Transitions

18.8, Modes of Thermal Energy Transfer

Chapter 19, Ideal Gases

19.1, Emperical Gas laws

19.2, Ideal Gas Law

19.3, Equipartition Theorem

19.4, Specific Heat of an Ideal Gas

19.5, Adibatic Processes for an Ideal Gas

19.6, Kinetic Theory of Gases

19.7, Real Gases

Chapter 20, The Second Law of Thermodynamics

20.1, Reversible and Irreversible Processes

20.2, Engines and Refrigerators

20.3, Ideal Engines

20.4, Real Engines and Efficiency

20.5, The Second Law of Thermodynamics

20.6, Entropy

20.7, Microscopic Interpretation of Entropy

Part 5: Electricity

Chapter 21, Electrostatics

21.1, Electromagnetism

21.2, Electric Charge

21.3, Insulators, Conductors, Semiconductors, and Superconductors

21.4, Electrostatic Charging

21.5, Electrostatic Force - Coulomb's Law

21.6, Coulomb's Law and Newton's Law of Gravitation

Chapter 22, Electric Fields and Gauss’s Law

22.1, Definition of an Electric Field

22.2, Field Lines

22.3, Electric Field due to Point Charges

22.4, Electric Field due to a Dipole

22.5, General Charge Distributions

22.6, Force due to an Electric Field

22.7, Electric Flux

22.8, Gauss's Law

22.9, Special Symmetries

Chapter 23, Electric Potential

23.1, Electric Potential Energy

23.2, Definition of Electric Potential

23.3, Equipotential Surfaces and Lines

23.4, Electric Potential of Various Charge Distributions

23.5, Finding the Electric Field from the Electric Potential

23.6, Electric Potential Energy of a System of Point Charges

Chapter 24, Capacitors

24.1, Capacitance

24.2, Circuits

24.3, Parallel Plate Capacitor and Other Types of Capacitors

24.4, Capacitors in Circuits

24.5, Energy Stored in Capacitors

24.6, Capacitors with Dielectrics

24.7, Microscopic Perspective on Dielectrics

Chapter 25, Current and Resistance

25.1, Electric Current

25.2, Current Density

25.3, Resistivity and Resistance

25.4, Electromotive Force and Ohm's Law

25.5, Resistors in Series

25.6, Resistors in Parallel

25.7, Energy and Power in Electric Circuits

25.8, Diodes: One-Way Streets in Circuits

Chapter 26, Direct Current Circuits

26.1, Kirchoff's Rules

26.2, Single-Loop Circuits

26.3, Multiloop Circuits

26.4, Ammeters and Voltmeters

26.5, RC Circuits

Part 6: Magnetism

Chapter 27, Magnetism

27.1, Permanent Magnets

27.2, Magnetic Force

27.3, Motion of Charged Particles in a Magnetic Field

27.4, Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Loop

27.5, Torque on a Current-Carrying Loop

27.6, Magnetic Dipole Moment

27.7, Hall Effect

Chapter 28, Magnetic Fields of Moving Charges

28.1, Biot-Savart Law

28.2, Magnetic Fields due to Current Distributions

28.3, Ampere's Law

28.4, Magnetic Fields of Solenoids and Toroids

28.5, Atoms as Magnets

28.6, Magnetic Properties of Matter

28.7, Magnetism and Superconductivity

Chapter 29, Electromagnetic Induction

29.1, Faraday's Experiments

29.2, Faraday's Law of Induction

29.3, Lenz's Law

29.4, Generators and Motors

29.5, Induced Electric Field

29.6, Inductance of a Solenoid

29.7, Self-Induction and Mutual Induction

29.8, RL Circuits

29.9, Energy and Energy Density of a Magnetic Field

29.10, Applications of Information Technology

Chapter 30, Alternating Current Circuits

30.1, LC Circuits

30.2, Analysis of LC Oscillations

30.3, Damped Oscillations in an RLC Circuit

30.4, Driven AC Circuits

30.5, Series RLC Circuits

30.6, Energy and Power in AC Circuits

30.7, Transformers

30.8, Rectifiers

Chapter 31, Electromagnetic Waves

31.1, Maxwell's Law of Induction for Induced Magnetic Fields

31.2, Wave Solutions to Maxwell's Equations

31.3, The Electromagnetic Spectrum

31.4, Poynting Vector and Energy Transport

31.5, Radiation Pressure

31.6, Polarization

31.7, Derivation of the Wave Equation

Part7: Optics

Chapter 32, Geometric Optics

32.1, Light Rays and Shadows

32.2, Reflection and Plane Mirrors

32.3, Curved Mirrors

32.4, Refraction and Snell's Law

Chapter 33, Lenses and Optical Instruments

33.1, Lenses

33.2, Magnifier

33.3, Systems of Two or More Optical Elements

33.4, Human Eye

33.5, Camera

33.6, Microscope

33.7, Telescope

33.8, Laser Tweezers

Chapter 34, Wave Optics

34.1, Light Waves

34.2, Interference

34.3, Diffraction

34.4, Gratings

Part 8: Relativity and Quantum Physics

Chapter 35, Relativity

35.1, Space, Time, and the Speed of Light

35.2, Time Dilation and Length Contraction

35.3, Lorentz Transformation

35.4, Relativistic Momentum and Energy

35.5, General Relativity

35.6, Relativity in our Daily Lives: GPS

Chapter 36, Quantum Physics

36.1, The Nature of Matter, Space, and Time

36.2, Blackbody Radiation

36.3, Photoelectric Effect

36.4, Compton Scattering

36.5, Matter Waves

36.6, Uncertainty Relation

36.7, Spin

36.8, Spin and Statistics

Chapter 37, Quantum Mechanics

37.1, Wave Function

37.2, Time-Independent Schrödinger Equation

37.3, Infinite Potential Well

37.4, Finite Potential Wells

37.5, Harmonic Oscillator

37.6, Wave Functions and Measurements

37.7, Correspondence Principle

37.8, Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation

37.9, Many-Particle Wave Function

37.10, Antimatter

Chapter 38, Atomic Physics

38.1, Spectral Lines

38.2, Bohr's Model of the Atom

38.3, Hydrogen Electron Wave Function

38.4, Other Atoms

38.5, Lasers

Chapter 39, Elementary Particle Physics

39.1, Reductionism

39.2, Probing Substructure

39.3, Elementary Particles

39.4, Extensions of the Standard Model

39.5, Composite Particles

39.6, Big Bang Cosmology

Chapter 40, Nuclear Physics

40.1, Nuclear Properties

40.2, Nuclear Decay

40.3, Nuclear Models

40.4, Nuclear Energy: Fission and Fusion

40.5, Nuclear Astrophysics

40.6, Nuclear Medicine

Appendix A: Mathematical Primer

Appendix B: Element Properties

Answers to Selected Questions and Problems

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