Contents in Detail
Conceptual Physics Photo Album
To the Student
To the Instructor
Acknowledgments
1 About Science 2
Pt. 1 Mechanics 17
2 Linear Motion 18
3 Nonlinear Motion 36
4 Newton's Laws of Motion 56
5 Momentum 82
6 Energy 100
7 Rotational Motion 118
8 Gravity 142
9 Satellite Motion 166
Pt. 2 Properties of Matter 181
10 The Atomic Nature of Matter 182
11 Solids 197
12 Liquids 215
13 Gases and Plasmas 234
Pt. 3 Heat 255
14 Temperature, Heat, and Expansion 256
15 Heat Transfer 270
16 Change of Phase 288
17 Thermodynamics 304
Pt. 4 Sound 323
18 Vibrations and Waves 324
19 Sound 342
20 Musical Sounds 359
Pt. 5 Electricity and Magnetism 371
21 Electrostatics 372
22 Electric Current 398
23 Magnetism 418
24 Electromagnetic Induction 436
Pt. 6 Light 451
25 Properties of Light 452
26 Color 470
27 Reflection and Refraction 486
28 Light Waves 516
29 Light Emission 541
30 Light Quanta 559
Pt. 7 Atomic and Nuclear Physics 577
31 The Atom and the Quantum 578
32 The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity 590
33 Nuclear Fission and Fusion 612
Pt. 8 Relativity 633
Special Theory of Relativity 634
General Theory of Relativity 668
Epilogue 682
App. A Systems of Measurement 685
App. B More About Motion 689
App. C Graphing 693
App. D More About Vectors 697
App. E Exponential Growth and Doubling Time 703
Glossary 711
Photo Credits 727
Index 729