Physics of Everyday Phenomena A Conceptual Introduction to Physics

Summary: 1 Physics, the Fundamental Science1 The Newtonian Revolution2 Describing Motion3 Falling Objects and Projectile Motion4 Newton's Laws: Explaining Motion5 Circular Motion, the Planets, and Gravity6 Energy and Oscillations7 Momentum and Impulse8 Rotational Motion of Solid Objects2 Fluids and Heat9 The Behavior of Fluids10 Temperature and Heat11 Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics3 Electricity and Magnetis...m12 Electrostatic Phenomena13 Electric Circuits14 Magnets and Electromagnetism4 Wave Motion and Optics15 Making Waves16 Light Waves and Color17 Light and Image Formation5 The Atom and Its Nucleus18 The Structure of the Atom19 The Nucleus and Nuclear Energy6 Relativity and Beyond20 Relativity21 Beyond Everyday PhenomenaAppendixesA Using Simple AlgebraB Decimal Fractions, Percentages, and Scientific NotationC Vectors and Vector AdditionD Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises and Challenge Problems [read more]