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College Physics

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Contents

Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics
Chapter 2 Kinematics
Chapter 3 Two-Dimensional Kinematics
Chapter 4 Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion
Chapter 5 Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity
Chapter 6 Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation
Chapter 7 Work, Energy, and Energy Resources
Chapter 8 Linear Momentum and Collisions
Chapter 9 Statics and Torque
Chapter 10 Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum
Chapter 11 Fluid Statics
Chapter 12 Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications
Chapter 13 Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws
Chapter 14 Heat and Heat Transfer Methods
Chapter 15 Thermodynamics
Chapter 16 Oscillatory Motion and Waves
Chapter 17 Physics of Hearing
Chapter 18 Electric Charge and Electric Field
Chapter 19 Electric Potential and Electric Field
Chapter 20 Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law
Chapter 21 Circuits and DC Instruments
Chapter 22 Magnetism
Chapter 23 Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies
Chapter 24 Electromagnetic Waves
Chapter 25 Geometric Optics
Chapter 26 Vision and Optical Instruments
Chapter 27 Wave Optics
Chapter 28 Special Relativity
Chapter 29 Quantum Physics
Chapter 30 Atomic Physics
Chapter 31 Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics
Chapter 32 Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics
Chapter 33 Particle Physics
Chapter 34 Frontiers of Physics
Appendix A Atomic Masses
Appendix B Selected Radioactive Isotopes
Appendix C Useful Information
Appendix D Glossary of Key Symbols and Notation
Answer Key
Index

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Chapter 1 Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics

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Chapter 1 Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics

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