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The main objectives of this introductory physics book are twofold: to provide the student with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of physics, and to strengthen an understanding of the concepts and principles through a broad range of interesting applications to the real world. In order to meet these objectives, emphasis is placed on sound physical arguments and discussions of everyday experiences and observations. At the same time, the student is motivated through practical examples that demonstrate the role of physics in other disciplines. This sixth edition features new pedagogy in keeping with the findings of physics education research. The rich, new pedagogy has been integrated within the framework of an established and reliable text, facilitating its use by instructors. This text, which covers the standard topics in classical physics and 20th century physics, is divided into six parts. Newtonian mechanics and the physics of fluids (Part I); heat and thermodynamics (Part II); wave motion and sound (Part III); electricity and magnetism (Part IV); properties of light and the field of geometric and wave optics (Part V); and an introduction to special relativity, quantum physics, and atomic and nuclear physics (Part VI).

PART 1: Mechanics

xxxii

Introduction

(19)

Standards of Length, Mass, and Time

... MORE

(2)

The Building Blocks of Matter

(2)

Dimensional Analysis

(1)

Uncertainty in Measurement and Significant Figures

(2)

Conversion of Units

(1)

Order-of-Magnitude Calculations

(1)

Coordinate Systems

(1)

Trigonometry

(2)

Problem-Solving Strategy

(6)

Summary

(5)

Motion in One Dimension

(35)

Displacement

(2)

Average Velocity

(2)

Instantaneous Velocity

(3)

Acceleration

(3)

Motion Diagrams

(2)

One-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration

(8)

Freely Falling Objects

(14)

Physics in Action: Freely Falling Objects

(4)

Summary

(9)

Vectors and Two-Dimensional Motion

(25)

Vectors and Scalars Revisited

(1)

Some Properties of Vectors

(2)

Components of a Vector

(4)

Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration in Two Dimensions

(1)

Projectile Motion

(5)

Relative Velocity

(12)

Physics in Action: Parabolic Paths

(2)

Summary

(9)

The Laws of Motion

(35)

The Concept of Force

(1)

Newton's First Law

(2)

Newton's Second Law

(3)

Newton's Third Law

(3)

Some Applications of Newton's Laws

(8)

Physics in Action: Forces and Motion

(7)

Forces of Friction

(17)

Summary

105

(11)

Energy

116

(38)

Work

117

(3)

Kinetic Energy and the Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem

120

(2)

Potential Energy

122

(3)

Conservative and Nonconservative Forces

125

(1)

Conservation of Mechanical Energy

126

(8)

Nonconservative Forces, Nonisolated Systems, and Conservation of Energy

134

(5)

Physics in Action: Work and Energy in Sports and Nature

136

(3)

Power

139

(4)

Work Done by a Varying Force

143

(11)

Summary

144

(10)

Momentum and Collisions

154

(30)

Momentum and Impulse

155

(5)

Conservation of Momentum

160

(4)

Collisions

164

(7)

Glancing Collisions

171

(2)

Rocket Propulsion

173

(11)

Summary

175

(9)

Rotational Motion and the Law of Gravity

184

(36)

Angular Speed and Angular Acceleration

185

(2)

Rotational Motion Under Constant Angular Acceleration

187

(2)

Relations Between Angular and Linear Quantities

189

(3)

Centripetal Acceleration

192

(3)

The Vector Nature of Angular Quantities

195

(1)

Forces Causing Centripetal Acceleration

196

(4)

Describing Forces in Accelerated Reference Frames

200

(1)

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

201

(3)

Gravitational Potential Energy Revisited

204

(3)

Kepler's Laws

207

(13)

Physics in Action: Views of Planets and Moons

209

(3)

Summary

212

(8)

Rotational Equilibrium and Rotational Dynamics

220

(36)

Torque

221

(2)

Torque and the Two Conditions for Equilibrium

223

(1)

The Center of Gravity

224

(2)

Examples of Objects in Equilibrium

226

(3)

Relationship Between Torque and Angular Acceleration

229

(7)

Rotational Kinetic Energy

236

(1)

Angular Momentum

237

(19)

Summary

242

(14)

Solids and Fluids

256

(48)

States of Matter

257

(1)

The Deformation of Solids

258

(4)

Density and Pressure

262

(3)

Variation of Pressure with Depth

265

(2)

Pressure Measurements

267

(2)

Buoyant Forces and Archimedes's Principle

269

(5)

Fluids in Motion

274

(5)

Other Applications of Fluid Dynamics

279

(2)

Surface Tension, Capillary Action, and Viscous Fluid Flow

281

(7)

Transport Phenomena

288

(16)

Summary

293

(11)

PART 2: Thermodynamics

304

(84)

Thermal Physics

306

(26)

Temperature and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

307

(1)

Thermometers and Temperature Scales

308

(4)

Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids

312

(5)

Macroscopic Description of an Ideal Gas

317

(3)

Avogadro's Number and the Ideal Gas Law

320

(1)

The Kinetic Theory of Gases

321

(11)

Summary

325

(7)

Energy in Thermal Processes

332

(26)

Heat and Internal Energy

333

(2)

Specific Heat

335

(2)

Calorimetry

337

(1)

Latent Heat and Phase Change

338

(3)

Energy Transfer by Thermal Conduction

341

(4)

Energy Transfer by Convection

345

(2)

Energy Transfer by Radiation

347

(2)

Resisting Energy Transfer

349

(1)

Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases

350

(8)

Summary

351

(7)

The Laws of Thermodynamics

358

(30)

Work in Thermodynamic Processes

359

(2)

The First Law of Thermodynamics

361

(6)

The First Law and Human Metabolism

367

(4)

Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

371

(2)

Reversible and Irreversible Processes

373

(1)

The Carnot Engine

373

(3)

Physics in Action: Devices That Convert Internal Energy into Other Forms of Energy

375

(1)

Entropy

376

(2)

Entropy and Disorder

378

(10)

Summary

381

(7)

PART 3: Vibrations and Waves

388

(76)

Vibrations and Waves

390

(35)

Hooke's Law

391

(3)

Elastic Potential Energy

394

(3)

Velocity as a Function of Position

397

(2)

Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion with Uniform Circular Motion

399

(3)

Position, Velocity, and Acceleration as a Function of Time

402

(2)

Motion of a Pendulum

404

(3)

Damped Oscillations

407

(1)

Wave Motion

408

(1)

Types of Waves

409

(1)

Frequency, Amplitude, and Wavelength

410

(2)

The Speed of Waves on Strings

412

(1)

Interference of Waves

413

(2)

Reflection of Waves

415

(10)

Summary

416

(9)

Sound

425

(39)

Producing a Sound Wave

426

(1)

Characteristics of Sound Waves

427

(1)

The Speed of Sound

428

(2)

Energy and Intensity of Sound Waves

430

(3)

Spherical and Plane Waves

433

(2)

The Doppler Effect

435

(5)

Interference of Sound Waves

440

(2)

Standing Waves

442

(2)

Forced Vibrations and Resonance

444

(2)

Standing Waves in Air Columns

446

(3)

Beats

449

(1)

Quality of Sound

450

(2)

The Ear

452

(12)

Summary

454

(10)

PART 4: Electricity and Magnetism

464

(220)

Electric Forces and Electric Fields

466

(31)

Properties of Electric Charges

467

(1)

Insulators and Conductors

468

(3)

Coulomb's Law

471

(3)

The Electric Field

474

(4)

Electric Field Lines

478

(2)

Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium

480

(3)

The Millikan Oil-Drop Experiment

483

(2)

The Van de Graaff Generator

485

(1)

Electric Flux and Gauss's Law

485

(12)

Summary

489

(8)

Electrical Energy and Capacitance

497

(33)

Potential Difference and Electric Potential

498

(4)

Electric Potential and Potential Energy Due to Point Charges

502

(3)

Potentials and Charged Conductors

505

(1)

Equipotential Surfaces

506

(1)

Applications

507

(2)

Capacitance

509

(1)

The Parallel-Plate Capacitor

510

(1)

Combinations of Capacitors

511

(5)

Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor

516

(2)

Capacitors with Dielectrics

518

(12)

Summary

522

(8)

Current and Resistance

530

(25)

Electric Current

531

(1)

A Microscopic View: Current and Drift Speed

532

(2)

Current and Voltage Measurements in Circuits

534

(2)

Resistance and Ohm's Law

536

(2)

Resistivity

538

(2)

Temperature Variation of Resistance

540

(1)

Superconductors

541

(1)

Electrical Energy and Power

542

(3)

Electrical Activity in the Heart

545

(10)

Summary

548

(7)

Direct Current Circuits

555

(31)

Sources of emf

556

(1)

Resistors in Series

557

(2)

Resistors in Parallel

559

(5)

Kirchhoff's Rules and Complex DC Circuits

564

(3)

RC Circuits

567

(3)

Household Circuits

570

(2)

Electrical Safety

572

(1)

Conduction of Electrical Signals by Neurons

573

(13)

Summary

576

(10)

Magnetism

586

(34)

Magnets

587

(2)

Earth's Magnetic Field

589

(2)

Magnetic Fields

591

(2)

Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor

593

(2)

Torque on a Current Loop and Electric Motors

595

(3)

Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field

598

(2)

Magnetic Field of a Long, Straight Wire and Ampere's Law

600

(3)

Magnetic Force Between Two Parallel Conductors

603

(1)

Magnetic Field of a Current Loop

604

(1)

Magnetic Field of a Solenoid

605

(3)

Magnetic Domains

608

(12)

Physics in Action: The Motion of Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields

608

(2)

Summary

610

(10)

Induced Voltages and Inductance

620

(32)

Induced emf and Magnetic Flux

621

(2)

Faraday's Law of Induction

623

(5)

Motional emf

628

(3)

Lenx's Law Revisited (The Minus Sign in Faraday's Law)

631

(3)

Generators

634

(3)

Self-Inductance

637

(2)

RL Circuits

639

(2)

Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field

641

(11)

Summary

642

(10)

Alternating Current Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves

652

(32)

Resistors in an AC Circuit

653

(3)

Capacitors in an AC Circuit

656

(1)

Inductors in an AC Circuit

657

(1)

The RLC Series Circuit

658

(4)

Power in an AC Circuit

662

(1)

Resonance in a Series RLC Circuit

663

(2)

The Transformer

665

(1)

Maxwell's Predictions

666

(1)

Hertz's Confirmation of Maxwell's Predictions

667

(2)

Production of Electromagnetic Waves by an Antenna

669

(1)

Properties of Electromagnetic Waves

670

(4)

The Spectrum of Electromagnetic Waves

674

(2)

The Doppler Effect for Electromagnetic Waves

676

(8)

Summary

677

(7)

PART 5: Light and Optics

684

(120)

Reflection and Refraction of Light

686

(28)

The Nature of Light

687

(1)

The Ray Approximation in Geometric Optics

688

(1)

Reflection and Refraction

688

(4)

The Law of Refraction

692

(4)

Dispersion and Prisms

696

(2)

The Rainbow

698

(1)

Huygens's Principle

699

(3)

Total Internal Reflection

702

(12)

Summary

705

(9)

Mirrors and Lenses

714

(33)

Flat Mirrors

715

(2)

Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors

717

(2)

Convex Mirrors and Sign Conventions

719

(6)

Images Formed by Refraction

725

(3)

Atmospheric Refraction

728

(1)

Thin Lenses

729

(9)

Lens and Mirror Aberrations

738

(9)

Summary

739

(8)

Wave Optics

747

(34)

Conditions for Interference

748

(1)

Young's Double-Slit Interference

749

(3)

Change of Phase Due to Reflection

752

(1)

Interference in Thin Films

753

(1)

Physics in Action: Interference

754

(4)

Using Interference to Read CDs and DVDs

758

(1)

Diffraction

759

(1)

Single-Slit Diffraction

760

(2)

The Diffraction Grating

762

(4)

Polarization of Light Waves

766

(15)

Summary

773

(8)

Optical Instruments

781

(23)

The Camera

782

(1)

The Eye

783

(4)

The Simple Magnifier

787

(2)

The Compound Microscope

789

(2)

The Telescope

791

(2)

Resolution of Single-Slit and Circular Apertures

793

(4)

The Michelson Interferometer

797

(7)

Summary

799

(5)

PART 6: Modern Physics

804

(2)

Relativity

806

(31)

Introduction

807

(1)

The Principle of Galilean Relativity

808

(1)

The Speed of Light

809

(1)

The Michelson--Morley Experiment

810

(4)

Einstein's Principle of Relativity

814

(1)

Consequences of Special Relativity

814

(8)

Relativistic Momentum

822

(1)

Relativistic Addition of Velocities

823

(1)

Relativistic Energy and the Equivalence of Mass and Energy

824

(4)

Pair Production and Annihilation

828

(1)

General Relativity

828

(9)

Summary

831

(6)

Quantum Physics

837

(27)

Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Hypothesis

838

(3)

The Photoelectric Effect and the Particle Theory of Light

841

(3)

X-Rays

844

(2)

Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals

846

(2)

The Compton Effect

848

(2)

Photons and Electromagnetic Waves

850

(1)

The Wave Properties of Particles

850

(4)

The Wave Function

854

(1)

The Uncertainty Principle

854

(3)

The Scanning Tunneling Microscope

857

(7)

Summary

859

(5)

Atomic Physics

864

(35)

Early Models of the Atom

865

(1)

Atomic Spectra

866

(2)

The Bohr Theory of Hydrogen

868

(5)

Modification of the Bohr Theory

873

(2)

De Broglie Waves and the Hydrogen Atom

875

(1)

Quantum Mechanics and the Hydrogen Atom

876

(1)

The Spin Magnetic Quantum Number

877

(1)

Electron Clouds

878

(1)

The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table

879

(3)

Characteristic X-Rays

882

(1)

Atomic Transitions

883

(1)

Lasers and Holography

884

(2)

Energy Bands in Solids

886

(4)

Semiconductor Devices

890

(9)

Summary

894

(5)

Nuclear Physics

899

(33)

Some Properties of Nuclei

900

(3)

Binding Energy

903

(2)

Radioactivity

905

(4)

The Decay Processes

909

(6)

Natural Radioactivity

915

(1)

Nuclear Reactions

916

(3)

Medical Applications of Radiation

919

(4)

Radiation Detectors

923

(9)

Summary

926

(6)

Nuclear Energy and Elementary Particles

932

(1)

Nuclear Fission

933

(2)

Nuclear Reactors

935

(4)

Nuclear Fusion

939

(4)

Elementary Particles

943

(1)

The Fundamental Forces in Nature

943

(1)

Positrons and Other Antiparticles

944

(1)

Mesons and the Beginning of Particle Physics

945

(2)

Classification of Particles

947

(1)

Conservation Laws

948

(2)

Strange Particles and Strangeness

950

(1)

The Eightfold Way

951

(1)

Quarks

952

(4)

Colored Quarks

956

(1)

Electroweak Theory and the Standard Model

957

(2)

The Cosmic Connection

959

(2)

Problems and Perspectives

961

(1)

Summary

962

Appendix A Mathematical Review

(8)

Appendix B An Abbreviated Table of Isotopes

(5)

Appendix C Some Useful Tables

(2)

Appendix D SI Units

(1)

Answers to Quick Quizzes, Selected Questions and Problems

Index

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