Physics







Contents

Mechanics

Physics and Measurement
Motion in One Dimension
Vectors
Motion in Two Dimensions
The Laws of Motion
Circular Motion and Other Applications of Newton’s Laws
Energy of a System
Conservation of Energy
Linear Momentum and Collisions
Rotation of a Rigid Object About a Fixed Axis
Angular Momentum
Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
Universal Gravitation
Fluid Mechanics

Oscillations and Mechanical Waves

Oscillatory Motion
Wave Motion
Sound Waves
Superposition and Standing Waves

Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics
The First Law of Thermodynamics
The Kinetic Theory of Gases
Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Electricity and Magnetism

Electric Fields
Gauss’s Law
Electric Potential
Capacitance and Dielectrics
Current and Resistance
Direct-Current Circuits
Magnetic Fields
Sources of the Magnetic Field
Faraday’s Law
Inductance
Alternating-Current Circuits
Electromagnetic Waves

Light and Optics

The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics
Image Formation
Wave Optics
Diffraction Patterns and Polarization

Modern Physics

Relativity
Introduction to Quantum Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Atomic Physics
Molecules and Solids
Nuclear Structure
Applications of Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics and Cosmology

Textbook Reference

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