Unit 1:
Science and Physics
Chapter 1:
Science of Physics
2
1.1
Science of physics
4
1.2
Nature of science
11
1.3
Technology and engineering
18
1.4
Chapter review
31
Chapter 2:
Physical Quantities and Measurement
36
2.1
Describing the physical universe
38
2.2
Measurements
48
2.3
Mathematical tools
54
2.4
Chapter review
62
Unit 2:
Force and Motion
Chapter 3:
Position and Velocity
68
3.1
Position and displacement
70
3.2
Speed and velocity
76
3.3
Solving motion problems
87
3.4
Chapter review
96
Chapter 4:
Acceleration
104
4.1
Acceleration
106
4.2
Gravity and free fall
120
4.3
Chapter review
125
Chapter 5:
Forces and Newton’s Laws
130
5.1
Forces
132
5.2
Newton’s laws
140
5.3
Springs and Hooke’s law
147
5.4
Friction
152
5.5
Chapter review
159
Unit 3:
Motion in 2D and 3D
Chapter 6:
Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
166
6.1
Force vectors
168
6.2
Displacement, velocity, and acceleration
176
6.3
Projectile motion and inclined planes
184
6.4
Chapter review
198
Chapter 7:
Circular Motion
204
7.1
Circular motion
206
7.2
Gravitation and orbits
213
7.3
Chapter review
227
Chapter 8:
Static Equilibrium and Torque
232
8.1
Static equilibrium
234
8.2
Structures and design
242
8.3
Chapter review
249
Unit 4:
Energy and Momentum
Chapter 9:
Work and Energy
252
9.1
Energy
254
9.2
Flow of energy
262
9.3
Chapter review
271
Chapter 10:
Conservation of Energy
276
10.1
Conservation of energy
278
10.2
Work and energy transformations
286
10.3
Chapter review
300
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Title
Simulations
Interactive equations
i - Title Page and Author's Letter
ii - Table of Contents
1 - Science of Physics
2 - Physical Quantities and Measurement
3 - Position and Velocity
4 - Acceleration
5 - Forces and Newton’s Laws
6 - Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
7 - Circular Motion
8 - Static Equilibrium and Torque
9 - Work and Energy
10 - Conservation of Energy
11 - Momentum and Collisions
12 - Machines
13 - Angular Momentum
14 - Harmonic Motion
15 - Waves
16 - Sound
17 - Electricity and Circuits
18 - Electric and Magnetic Fields
19 - Electromagnetism
20 - Light and Reflection
21 - Refraction and Lenses
22 - Electromagnetic Radiation
23 - Properties of Matter
24 - Heat Transfer
25 - Thermodynamics
26 - Quantum Physics and the Atom
27 - Nuclear Physics
Appendix
Glossary
Index
Standards