| Investigations |
Chapter 1 - Science of Physics |
| 1A: Graphs of motion | 6 |
| 1B: Musical sounds | 8 |
| 1C: RGB color matching | 22 |
Chapter 2 - Physical Quantities and Measurement |
| 2A: Indirect measurement, estimation, and scale | 50 |
| 2B: Graphical relationships | 57 |
| 2C: Algebraic relationships | 60 |
Chapter 3 - Position and Velocity |
| 3A: Displacement | 73 |
| 3B: Velocity, position, and time | 84 |
Chapter 4 - Acceleration |
| 4A: Acceleration | 111 |
| 4B: A model for accelerated motion | 114 |
Chapter 5 - Forces and Newton’s Laws |
| 5A: Newton’s second law | 144 |
| 5B: Hooke’s law | 148 |
| 5C: Static and kinetic friction | 155 |
Chapter 6 - Motion in Two and Three Dimensions |
| 6A: Vector navigation | 178 |
| 6B: Projectile motion | 186 |
| 6C: Acceleration on an inclined plane | 190 |
| 6D: Graphing motion on an inclined plane | 193 |
Chapter 7 - Circular Motion |
| 7A: Circular motion | 208 |
| 7B: Orbits | 217 |
| 7C: Extrasolar planets | 219 |
Chapter 8 - Static Equilibrium and Torque |
| 8A: Static equilibrium | 239 |
| 8B: Structural design | 246 |
Chapter 9 - Work and Energy |
| 9A: Work and the force versus distance graph | 260 |
Chapter 10 - Conservation of Energy |
| 10A: Inclined plane and the conservation of energy | 283 |
| 10B: Work and energy for launching a paper airplane | 288 |
| 10C: Springs and the conservation of energy | 292 |
| 10D: Work done against friction | 295 |
Chapter 11 - Momentum and Collisions |
| 11A: Conservation of momentum | 314 |
| 11B: Collisions | 320 |
Chapter 12 - Machines |
| 12A: Levers | 334 |
| 12B: Pulleys | 339 |
| 12C: Ramps and inclined planes | 346 |
Chapter 13 - Angular Momentum |
| 13A: Rotational inertia | 366 |
| 13B: Conservation of angular momentum | 369 |
| 13C: Center of mass | 371 |
| 13D: Rolling down an inclined plane | 377 |
Chapter 14 - Harmonic Motion |
| 14A: Oscillators | 391 |
| 14B: Damping and shock absorbers | 395 |
| 14C: Resonance | 402 |
Chapter 15 - Waves |
| 15A: Waves | 411 |
| 15B: Wave interactions | 419 |
| 15C: Interference | 427 |
| 15D: Wavelength and standing waves | 430 |
Chapter 16 - Sound |
| 16A: Sound waves | 441 |
| 16B: Doppler effect | 447 |
| 16C: How sound carries information | 453 |
| 16D: Resonance and sound | 458 |
Chapter 17 - Electricity and Circuits |
| 17A: Circuits and breadboards | 474 |
| 17B: Connecting batteries together | 476 |
| 17C: Resistors and Ohm’s law | 484 |
| 17D: Series and parallel circuits | 491 |
| 17E: Compound circuits | 498 |
Chapter 18 - Electric and Magnetic Fields |
| 18A: Magnetic force between magnets | 512 |
| 18B: Magnetic field around a magnet | 516 |
| 18C: Static electricity on transparent tape | 522 |
| 18D: Electric field and electric force | 528 |
Chapter 19 - Electromagnetism |
| 19A: Build an electromagnet | 550 |
| 19B: Electric motor | 552 |
| 19C: Build a paper clip motor | 566 |
Chapter 20 - Light and Reflection |
| 20A: Magnification of mirrors and lenses | 586 |
| 20B: Reflection in a plane mirror | 591 |
| 20C: Image formation for curved mirrors | 598 |
Chapter 21 - Refraction and Lenses |
| 21A: Refraction of light | 607 |
| 21B: Creating real and virtual images with lenses | 613 |
| 21C: Image formation for a convex lens | 616 |
| 21D: Build a microscope and a telescope | 622 |
Chapter 22 - Electromagnetic Radiation |
| 22A: Color, frequency, and wavelength of light | 634 |
| 22B: Detect infrared radiation with a prism | 640 |
| 22C: Photoelectric effect | 651 |
Chapter 23 - Properties of Matter |
| 23A: Phases of matter | 668 |
| 23B: Specific heat of water and steel | 671 |
| 23C: Pressure of an ideal gas | 676 |
Chapter 24 - Heat Transfer |
| 24A: Heat transfer | 704 |
| 24B: Visualizing convection | 713 |
Chapter 25 - Thermodynamics |
| 25A: Heat engines | 744 |
Chapter 26 - Quantum Physics and the Atom |
| 26A: Rutherford scattering experiment | 755 |
| 26B: Phosphorescence | 762 |
| 26C: Energy levels of the hydrogen atom | 766 |
| 26D: Identifying elements using spectroscopy | 768 |
Chapter 27 - Nuclear Physics |
| 27A: Controlling a nuclear fission reaction | 811 |
Design projects |
| Design project: Solar power | 29 |
| Design an egg drop container | 310 |
| Design a wind turbine power plant | 355 |
| Design a musical instrument | 460 |
| Design a lemon battery | 478 |
| Design a Rube Goldberg machine | 554 |
| Design a pinhole camera | 582 |
| Design an infrared pulse monitor | 771 |
