College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 4th Edition

Table of Contents

PART I Force and Motion

  1. Representing Motion
  2. Motion in One Dimension
  3. Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions
  4. Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion
  5. Applying Newton’s Laws
  6. Circular Motion, Orbits, and Gravity
  7. Rotational Motion
  8. Equilibrium and Elasticity

PART II Conservation Laws

  1. Momentum
  2. Energy and Work
  3. Using Energy

PART III Properties of Matter

  1. Thermal Properties of Matter
  2. Fluids

PART IV Oscillations and Waves

  1. OSCILLATIONS
  2. Traveling Waves and Sound
  3. Superposition and Standing Waves

PART V Optics

  1. Wave Optics
  2. Ray Optics
  3. Optical Instruments

PART VI Electricity and Magnetism

  1. Electric Fields and Forces
  2. Electric Potential
  3. Current and Resistance
  4. Circuits
  5. Magnetic Fields and Forces
  6. EM Induction and EM Waves
  7. AC Electricity

Part VII Modern Physics

  1. Relativity
  2. Quantum Physics
  3. Atoms and Molecules
  4. Nuclear Physics

PART VII SUMMARY Modern Physics

PART VII PROBLEMS

Appendix A Mathematics Review

  • Appendix B Periodic Table of Elements
  • Appendix C Atomic and Nuclear Data
  • Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems