The Laws of Motion, Part I / Chapter 1: |
Experiment: Removing a Tablecloth from a Table |
Skating / 1.1: |
Inertia |
Force |
Velocity |
Acceleration |
Mass |
Newton's first and second laws |
Inertial frames of reference |
Units |
Falling Balls / 1.2: |
Weight |
Projectile motion |
Vector components |
Ramps / 1.3: |
Net force |
Newton's third law |
Energy |
Work |
Energy conservation |
Potential energy |
Mechanical advantage |
The Laws of Motion, Part II / Chapter 2: |
Experiment: A Spinning Pie Dish |
Seesaws / 2.1: |
Rotational inertia |
Torque |
Angular velocity |
Angular acceleration |
Rotational mass |
Newton's first and second laws of rotation |
Center of mass |
Levers |
Wheels / 2.2: |
Friction |
Thermal energy |
Bearings |
Kinetic energy |
Bumper Cars / 2.3: |
Momentum |
Impulse |
Momentum conservation |
Angular momentum |
Angular impulse |
Angular momentum conservation |
Newton's third law of rotation |
Potential energy and acceleration |
Mechanical Objects, Part I / Chapter 3: |
Experiment: Swinging Water Overhead |
Spring Scales / 3.1: |
Equilibrium |
Stable equilibrium |
Hooke's law |
Oscillation |
Calibration |
Center of gravity |
Bouncing Balls / 3.2: |
Collisions |
Energy transfers |
Vibration |
Elastic and inelastic collisions |
Carousels and Roller Coasters / 3.3: |
Feeling of acceleration |
Uniform circular motion |
Centripetal acceleration |
Mechanical Objects, Part II / Chapter 4: |
Experiment: High Flying Balls |
Bicycles / 4.1: |
Unstable equilibrium |
Static and dynamic stability |
Precession |
Rockets and Space Travel / 4.2: |
Reaction forces |
Newton's law of gravitation |
Elliptical orbits |
Kepler's laws |
Special and general relativity |
Equivalence principle |
Fluids / Chapter 5: |
Experiment: A Cartesian Diver |
Balloons / 5.1: |
Pressure |
Density |
Temperature |
Archimedes' principle |
Buoyant force |
Ideal gas law |
Water Distribution / 5.2: |
Hydrostatics |
Pascal's principle |
Hydraulics |
Hydrodynamics |
Steady state flow |
Bernoulli's equation |
Fluids and Motion / Chapter 6: |
Experiment: A Vortex Cannon |
Garden Watering / 6.1: |
Viscous forces |
Laminar and turbulent flows |
Speed and pressure in a fluid |
Reynolds number |
Chaos |
Momentum in a fluid |
Balls and Air / 6.2: |
Aerodynamic lift and drag |
Viscous drag |
Pressure drag |
Boundary layers |
Magnus and wake deflection forces |
Airplanes / 6.3: |
Streamlining |
Lifting wing |
Angle of attack |
Induced drag |
Stalled wing |
Thrust |
Heat and Phase Transitions / Chapter 7: |
Experiment: A Ruler Thermometer |
Woodstoves / 7.1: |
Heat |
Chemical bonds and reactions |
Conduction |
Thermal conductivity |
Convection |
Radiation |
Heat capacity |
Water, Steam, and Ice / 7.2: |
Phases of matter |
Phase transitions |
Melting |
Freezing |
Condensation |
Evaporation |
Relative humidity |
Latent heats of melting and evporation |
Sublimation |
Deposition |
Boiling |
Nucleation |
Superheating |
Incandescent Lightbulbs / 7.3: |
Electromagnetic spectrum |
Light |
Blackbody spectrum |
Emissivity |
Stefan-Boltzmann law |
Thermal expansion |
Thermodynamics / Chapter 8: |
Experiment: Making Fog in a Bottle |
Air Conditioners / 8.1: |
Laws of thermodynamics |
Entropy |
Heat pumps and thermodynamic efficiency |
Automobiles / 8.2: |
Heat engines and thermodynamic efficiency |
Resonance and Mechanical Waves / Chapter 9: |
Experiment: A Singing Wineglass |
Clocks / 9.1: |
Time and space |
Natural resonance |
Harmonic oscillators |
Simple harmonic motion |
Frequency |
Musical Instruments / 9.2: |
Sound |
Music |
Vibrations in strings |
Air |
Surfaces |
Higher-order modes |
Harmonic and non-harmonic overtones |
Sympathetic vibration |
Standing and traveling waves |
Transverse and longitudinal waves |
Wavelength in mechanical waves |
Superposition |
Doppler effect |
The Sea / 9.3: |
Tidal forces |
Surface waves |
Dispersion |
Refraction |
Reflection |
Interference in mechanical waves |
Electricity / Chapter 10: |
Experiment: Moving Water Without Touching It |
Static Electricity / 10.1: |
Electric charge |
Electrostatic forces |
Coulomb's law |
Electrostatic potential energy |
Voltage |
Charging by contact |
Electric polarization |
Electrical conductors and insulators |
Xerographic Copiers / 10.2: |
Electric fields and voltage gradients |
Relationships between shape and field |
Discharges |
Electric current |
Direction of current flow |
Charging by induction |
Flashlights / 10.3: |
Electric circuits |
Electrical resistance |
Voltage rises |
Voltage drops |
Relationship between current |
Power |
Ohm's law |
Magnetism and Electrodynamics / Chapter 11: |
Experiment: A Nail and Wire Electromagnet |
Household Magnets / 11.1: |
Magnetic pole |
Magnetostatic forces |
Coulomb's law for magnetism |
Magnetic fields |
Ferromagnetism |
Magnetic polarization |
Magnetic domains |
Magnetic materials |
Magnetic flux lines |
Relationship between currents and magnetic fields |
Electric Power Distribution / 11.2: |
Superconductivity |
Direct and alternating currents |
Induction |
Transformers |
Magnetic field energy |
Relationship between changing magnetic fields and electric fields |
Induced emf |
Lenz's law |
Electrical safety |
Electric Generators and Motors / 11.3: |
Electromagnetic forces |
Lorenz force |
Electronics / Chapter 12: |
Experiment: Building an Electronic Kit |
Power Adapters / 12.1: |
Quantum physics |
Wave-particle duality |
Pauli exclusion principle |
Band structure |
Fermi level |
Metals |
Insulators |
Semiconductors |
P-n junction |
Diodes |
Capacitors |
Audio Players / 12.2: |
Analog vs. digital representations |
Resistors |
MOSFETs |
Logic elements |
Series and parallel circuits |
Amplifiers |
Electromagnetic Waves / Chapter 13: |
Experiment: Boiling Water in an Ice Cup |
Radio / 13.1: |
Electric field energy |
Relationship between changing electric fields and magnetic fields |
Tank circuits |
Speed of light |
Wave polarization |
Amplitude modulation |
Frequency modulation |
Bandwidth |
Microwave Ovens / 13.2: |
Speed |
Wavelength in electromagnetic waves |
Polar and nonpolar molecules |
Cyclotron motion |
Experiment: Splitting the Colors of Sunlight / Chapter 14: |
Sunlight / 14.1: |
Rayleigh scattering |
Impedance |
Interference in electromagnetic waves |
Index of refraction |
Polarized reflection |
Discharge Lamps / 14.2: |
Color vision |
Primary colors of light and pigment |
Gas discharges |
Periodic chart |
Atomic structure and emission |
Radiative transitions |
Planck's constant |
Fluorescence |
Radiation trapping |
Lasers and LEDs / 14.3: |
Incoherent and coherent light |
Spontaneous and stimulated emission |
Population inversion |
Laser amplification and oscillation |
Diffraction |
Laser safety |
Optics / Chapter 15: |
Experiment: Focusing Sunlight |
Cameras / 15.1: |
Refracting optics |
Converging lenses |
Real images |
Focus |
Focal lengths |
F-numbers |
The lens equation |
Diverging lenses |
Virtual images |
Light sensors |
Vision and vision correction |
Optical Recording and Communication / 15.2: |
Diffraction limit |
Plane and circular polarization |
Total internal reflection |
Modern Physics / Chapter 16: |
Experiment: Radiation Damaged Paper |
Nuclear Weapons / 16.1: |
Nuclear structure |
Isotopes |
Radioactivity |
Uncertainty principle |
Tunneling |
Half-life |
Alpha decay |
Fission |
Chain reaction |
Fusion |
Transmutation of elements |
Fallout |
Medical Imaging and Radiation / 16.2: |
X rays |
Gamma rays |
X-ray fluorescence |
Bremsstrahlung |
Photoelectric effect |
Compton scattering |
Beta decay |
Anitimatter |
Accelerators |
Magnetic resonance |
Appendices |
Vectors / A: |
Units, Conversion of Units / B: |
The Laws of Motion, Part I / Chapter 1: |
Experiment: Removing a Tablecloth from a Table |
Skating / 1.1: |