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- Preface
1Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics
2Kinematics
3Two-Dimensional Kinematics
4Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion
5Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity
6Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation
7Work, Energy, and Energy Resources
8Linear Momentum and Collisions
9Statics and Torque
10Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum
11Fluid Statics
12Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications
13Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws
14Heat and Heat Transfer Methods
15Thermodynamics
16Oscillatory Motion and Waves
17Physics of Hearing
18Electric Charge and Electric Field
19Electric Potential and Electric Field
20Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law
21Circuits and DC Instruments
22Magnetism
23Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies
24Electromagnetic Waves
25Geometric Optics
26Vision and Optical Instruments
27Wave Optics
28Special Relativity
29Quantum Physics
30Atomic Physics
31Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics
32Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics
33Particle Physics
34Frontiers of Physics
- AAtomic Masses
- BSelected Radioactive Isotopes
- CUseful Information
- DGlossary of Key Symbols and Notation
- Index
- acoustic impedance
- property of medium that makes the propagation of sound waves more difficult
- antinode
- point of maximum displacement
- bow wake
- V-shaped disturbance created when the wave source moves faster than the wave propagation speed
- Doppler effect
- an alteration in the observed frequency of a sound due to motion of either the source or the observer
- Doppler shift
- the actual change in frequency due to relative motion of source and observer
- Doppler-shifted ultrasound
- a medical technique to detect motion and determine velocity through the Doppler shift of an echo
- fundamental
- the lowest-frequency resonance
- harmonics
- the term used to refer collectively to the fundamental and its overtones
- hearing
- the perception of sound
- infrasound
- sounds below 20 Hz
- intensity
- the power per unit area carried by a wave
- intensity reflection coefficient
- a measure of the ratio of the intensity of the wave reflected off a boundary between two media relative to the intensity of the incident wave
- loudness
- the perception of sound intensity
- node
- point of zero displacement
- note
- basic unit of music with specific names, combined to generate tunes
- overtones
- all resonant frequencies higher than the fundamental
- phon
- the numerical unit of loudness
- pitch
- the perception of the frequency of a sound
- sonic boom
- a constructive interference of sound created by an object moving faster than sound
- sound
- a disturbance of matter that is transmitted from its source outward
- sound intensity level
- a unitless quantity telling you the level of the sound relative to a fixed standard
- sound pressure level
- the ratio of the pressure amplitude to a reference pressure
- timbre
- number and relative intensity of multiple sound frequencies
- tone
- number and relative intensity of multiple sound frequencies
- ultrasound
- sounds above 20,000 Hz
2.6
2.6
Problem-Solving Basics for One-Dimensional Kinematics
Problem-Solving Basics for One-Dimensional Kinematics
Glossary
Glossary
4.6
4.6
Problem-Solving Strategies
Problem-Solving Strategies
Problems & Exercises
Problems & Exercises
6.6
6.6
Satellites and Kepler’s Laws: An Argument for Simplicity
Satellites and Kepler’s Laws: An Argument for Simplicity
7.6
7.6
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Energy
8.6
8.6
Collisions of Point Masses in Two Dimensions
Collisions of Point Masses in Two Dimensions
9.6
9.6
Forces and Torques in Muscles and Joints
Forces and Torques in Muscles and Joints
10.6
10.6
Collisions of Extended Bodies in Two Dimensions
Collisions of Extended Bodies in Two Dimensions
12.6
12.6
Motion of an Object in a Viscous Fluid
Motion of an Object in a Viscous Fluid
13.6
13.6
Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling
Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling
Convection
Convection
16.6
16.6
Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
17.6
17.6
Hearing
Hearing
18.6
18.6
Electric Forces in Biology
Electric Forces in Biology
19.6
19.6
Capacitors in Series and Parallel
Capacitors in Series and Parallel
20.6
20.6
Electric Hazards and the Human Body
Electric Hazards and the Human Body
21.6
21.6
DC Circuits Containing Resistors and Capacitors
DC Circuits Containing Resistors and Capacitors
22.6
22.6
The Hall Effect
The Hall Effect
23.6
23.6
Back Emf
Back Emf
Section Summary
Section Summary
Image Formation by Lenses
Image Formation by Lenses
27.6
27.6
Limits of Resolution: The Rayleigh Criterion
Limits of Resolution: The Rayleigh Criterion
Relativistic Energy
Relativistic Energy
29.6
29.6
The Wave Nature of Matter
The Wave Nature of Matter
30.6
30.6
The Wave Nature of Matter Causes Quantization
The Wave Nature of Matter Causes Quantization
31.6
31.6
Binding Energy
Binding Energy
32.6
32.6
Fission
Fission
33.6
33.6
GUTs: The Unification of Forces
GUTs: The Unification of Forces
34.6
34.6
High-temperature Superconductors
High-temperature Superconductors