Essential University Physics, 4th edition

Essential University Physics, 4th Edition is available in 3 versions:

• Full Version, All Chapters: Chs 1-39
• Volume 1: Chs 1-19
• Volume 2: Chs 20-39

1. Doing Physics
• 1.1 Realms of Physics
• 1.2 Measurements and Units
• 1.3 Working with Numbers
• 1.4 Strategies for Learning Physics

PART ONE: MECHANICS

2. Motion in a Straight Line
• 2.1 Average Motion
• 2.2 Instantaneous Velocity
• 2.3 Acceleration
• 2.4 Constant Acceleration
• 2.5 The Acceleration of Gravity
• 2.6 When Acceleration Isn't Constant

3. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
• 3.1 Vectors
• 3.2 Velocity and Acceleration Vectors
• 3.3 Relative Motion
• 3.4 Constant Acceleration
• 3.5 Projectile Motion
• 3.6 Uniform Circular Motion

4. Force and Motion
• 4.1 The Wrong Question
• 4.2 Newton's First and Second Laws
• 4.3 Forces
• 4.4 The Force of Gravity
• 4.5 Using Newton's Second Law
• 4.6 Newton's Third Law

5. Using Newton's Laws
• 5.1 Using Newton's Second Law
• 5.2 Multiple Objects
• 5.3 Circular Motion
• 5.4 Friction
• 5.5 Drag Forces

6. Energy, Work, and Power
• 6.1 Energy
• 6.2 Work
• 6.3 Forces That Vary
• 6.4 Kinetic Energy
• 6.5 Power

7. Conservation of Energy
• 7.1 Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
• 7.2 Potential Energy
• 7.3 Conservation of Mechanical Energy
• 7.4 Nonconservative Forces
• 7.5 Conservation of Energy
• 7.6 Potential-Energy Curves

8. Gravity
• 8.1 Toward a Law of Gravity
• 8.2 Universal Gravitation
• 8.3 Orbital Motion
• 8.4 Gravitational Energy
• 8.5 The Gravitational Field

9. Systems of Particles
• 9.1 Center of Mass
• 9.2 Momentum
• 9.3 Kinetic Energy of a System
• 9.4 Collisions
• 9.5 Totally Inelastic Collisions
• 9.6 Elastic Collisions

10. Rotational Motion
• 10.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration
• 10.2 Torque
• 10.3 Rotational Inertia and the Analog of Newton's Law
• 10.4 Rotational Energy
• 10.5 Rolling Motion

11. Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum
• 11.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration Vectors
• 11.2 Torque and the Vector Cross Product
• 11.3 Angular Momentum
• 11.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
• 11.5 Gyroscopes and Precession

12. Static Equilibrium
• 12.1 Conditions for Equilibrium
• 12.2 Center of Gravity
• 12.3 Examples of Static Equilibrium
• 12.4 Stability

PART TWO: OSCILLATIONS, WAVES, AND FLUIDS

13. Oscillatory Motion
• 13.1 Describing Oscillatory Motion
• 13.2 Simple Harmonic Motion
• 13.3 Applications of Simple Harmonic Motion
• 13.4 Circular Motion and Harmonic Motion
• 13.5 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
• 13.6 Damped Harmonic Motion
• 13.7 Driven Oscillations and Resonance

14. 14. Wave Motion
• 14.1 Waves and Their Properties
• 14.2 Wave Math
• 14.3 Waves on a String
• 14.4 Wave Energy
• 14.5 Sound Waves
• 14.6 Interference
• 14.7 Reflection and Refraction
• 14.8 Standing Waves
• 14.9 The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves

15. Fluid Motion
• 15.1 Density and Pressure
• 15.2 Hydrostatic Equilibrium
• 15.3 Archimedes' Principle and Buoyancy
• 15.4 Fluid Dynamics
• 15.5 Applications of Fluid Dynamics
• 15.6 Viscosity and Turbulence

PART THREE: THERMODYNAMICS

16. Temperature and Heat
• 16.1 Heat, Temperature, and Thermodynamic Equilibrium
• 16.2 Heat Capacity and Specific Heat
• 16.3 Heat Transfer
• 16.4 Thermal-Energy Balance

17. The Thermal Behavior of Matter
• 17.1 Gases
• 17.2 Phase Changes
• 17.3 Thermal Expansion

18. Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
• 18.1 The First Law of Thermodynamics
• 18.2 Thermodynamic Processes
• 18.3 Specific Heats of an Ideal Gas

19. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
• 19.1 Reversibility and Irreversibility
• 19.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
• 19.3 Applications of the Second Law
• 19.4 Entropy and Energy Quality

PART FOUR: ELECTROMAGNETISM

20. Electric Charge, Force, and Field
• 20.1 Electric Charge
• 20.2 Coulomb's Law
• 20.3 The Electric Field
• 20.4 Fields of Charge Distributions
• 20.5 Matter in Electric Fields

21. Gauss's Law
• 21.1 Electric Field Lines
• 21.2 Electric Field and Electric Flux
• 21.3 Gauss's Law
• 21.4 Using Gauss's Law
• 21.5 Fields of Arbitrary Charge Distributions
• 21.6 Gauss's Law and Conductors

22. Electric Potential
• 22.1 Electric Potential Difference
• 22.2 Calculating Potential Difference
• 22.3 Potential Difference and the Electric Field
• 22.4 Charged Conductors

23. Electrostatic Energy and Capacitors
• 23.1 Electrostatic Energy
• 23.2 Capacitors
• 23.3 Using Capacitors
• 23.4 Energy in the Electric Field

24. Electric Current
• 24.1 Electric Current
• 24.2 Conduction Mechanisms
• 24.3 Resistance and Ohm's Law
• 24.4 Electric Power
• 24.5 Electrical Safety

25. Electric Circuits
• 25.1 Circuits, Symbols, and Electromotive Force
• 25.2 Series and Parallel Resistors
• 25.3 Kirchhoff's Laws and Multiloop Circuits
• 25.4 Electrical Measurements
• 25.5 Capacitors in Circuits

26. Magnetism: Force and Field
• 26.1 What Is Magnetism?
• 26.2 Magnetic Force and Field
• 26.3 Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields
• 26.4 The Magnetic Force on a Current
• 26.5 Origin of the Magnetic Field
• 26.6 Magnetic Dipoles
• 26.7 Magnetic Matter
• 26.8 Ampère's Law

27. Electromagnetic Induction
• 27.1 Induced Currents
• 27.2 Faraday's Law
• 27.3 Induction and Energy
• 27.4 Inductance
• 27.5 Magnetic Energy
• 27.6 Induced Electric Fields

28. Alternating-Current Circuits
• 28.1 Alternating Current
• 28.2 Circuit Elements in AC Circuits
• 28.3 LC Circuits
• 28.4 Driven RLC Circuits and Resonance
• 28.5 Power in AC Circuits
• 28.6 Transformers and Power Supplies

29. Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
• 29.1 The Four Laws of Electromagnetism
• 29.2 Ambiguity in Ampère's Law
• 29.3 Maxwell's Equations
• 29.4 Electromagnetic Waves
• 29.5 Properties of Electromagnetic Waves
• 29.6 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
• 29.7 Producing Electromagnetic Waves
• 29.8 Energy and Momentum in Electromagnetic Waves

PART FIVE: OPTICS

30. Reflection and Refraction
• 30.1 Reflection
• 30.2 Refraction
• 30.3 Total Internal Reflection
• 30.4 Dispersion

31. Images and Optical Instruments
• 31.1 Images with Mirrors
• 31.2 Images with Lenses
• 31.3 Refraction in Lenses: The Details
• 31.4 Optical Instruments

32. Interference and Diffraction
• 32.1 Coherence and Interference
• 32.2 Double-Slit Interference
• 32.3 Multiple-Slit Interference and Diffraction Gratings
• 32.4 Interferometry
• 32.5 Huygens' Principle and Diffraction
• 32.6 The Diffraction Limit

PART SIX: MODERN PHYSICS

33. Relativity
• 33.1 Speed c Relative to What?
• 33.2 Matter, Motion, and the Ether
• 33.3 Special Relativity
• 33.4 Space and Time in Relativity
• 33.5 Simultaneity Is Relative
• 33.6 The Lorentz Transformations
• 33.7 Energy and Momentum in Relativity
• 33.8 Electromagnetism and Relativity
• 33.9 General Relativity

34. Particles and Waves
• 34.1 Toward Quantum Theory
• 34.2 Blackbody Radiation
• 34.3 Photons
• 34.4 Atomic Spectra and the Bohr Atom
• 34.5 Matter Waves
• 34.6 The Uncertainty Principle
• 34.7 Complementarity

35. Quantum Mechanics
• 35.1 Particles, Waves, and Probability
• 35.2 The Schrödinger Equation
• 35.3 Particles and Potentials
• 35.4 Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions
• 35.5 Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

36. Atomic Physics
• 36.1 The Hydrogen Atom
• 36.2 Electron Spin
• 36.3 The Exclusion Principle
• 36.4 Multielectron Atoms and the Periodic Table
• 36.5 Transitions and Atomic Spectra

37. Molecules and Solids
• 37.1 Molecular Bonding
• 37.2 Molecular Energy Levels
• 37.3 Solids
• 37.4 Superconductivity

38. Nuclear Physics
• 38.1 Elements, Isotopes, and Nuclear Structure
• 38.2 Radioactivity
• 38.3 Binding Energy and Nucleosynthesis
• 38.4 Nuclear Fission
• 38.5 Nuclear Fusion

39. From Quarks to the Cosmos
• 39.1 Particles and Forces
• 39.2 Particles and More Particles
• 39.3 Quarks and the Standard Model
• 39.4 Unification
• 39.5 The Evolving Universe

APPENDICES

• A. Mathematics
• B. The International System of Units (SI)
• C. Conversion Factors
• D. The Elements
• E. Astrophysical Data
• Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems