By: Ruth W. Chabay; Bruce A. Sherwood
Edition: 4th
Year: 2018
Matter and Interactions offers a modern curriculum for introductory physics (calculus-based). It presents physics the way practicing physicists view their discipline while integrating 20th Century physics and computational physics. The text emphasizes the small number of fundamental principles that underlie the behavior of matter, and models that can explain and predict a wide variety of physical phenomena.
Volume I: Modern Mechanics
Chapter 1: Interactions and Motion
1.1 Kinds of Matter
1.2 Detecting Interactions
1.3 Newton's First Law of Motion
1.4 Describing the 3D World: Vectors
1.5 SI Units
1.6 Speed and Velocity
1.7 Predicting a New Position
1.8 Momentum
1.9 Using Momentum to Update Position
1.10 Momentum at High Speeds
1.11 Computational Modeling
1.12 *The Principle of Relativity
1.13 *Updating Position at High Speed
Chapter 2: The Momentum Principle
2.1 The Momentum Principle
2.2 Large Forces and Short Times
2.3 Predicting the Future
2.4 Iterative Prediction: Constant Net Force
2.5 Analytical Prediction: Constant Net Force
2.6 Iterative Prediction: Varying Net Force
2.7 Iterative Calculations on a Computer
2.8 *Derivation: Special-Case Average Velocity
2.9 *Relativistic Motion
2.10 *Measurements and Units
Chapter 3: The Fundamental Interactions
3.1 The Fundamental Interactions
3.2 The Gravitational Force
3.3 Approximate Gravitational Force Near the Earth's Surface
3.4 Reciprocity
3.5 Predicting Motion of Gravitationally Interacting Objects
3.6 Gravitational Force in Computational Models
3.7 The Electric Force
3.8 The Strong Interaction
3.9 The Weak Interaction
3.10 Conservation of Momentum
3.11 The Multiparticle Momentum Principle
3.12 Collisions: Negligible External Forces
3.13 Newton and Einstein
3.14 Predicting the Future of Complex Systems
3.15 Determinism
3.16 Points and Spheres
3.17 Measuring the Gravitational Constant G
Chapter 4: Contact Interactions
4.1 Beyond Point Particles
4.2 The Ball–Spring Model of a Solid
4.3 Tension Forces
4.4 Length of an Interatomic Bond
4.5 The Stiffness of an Interatomic Bond
4.6 Stress, Strain, and Young's Modulus
4.7 Compression (Normal) Forces
4.8 Friction
4.9 Speed of Sound in a Solid and Interatomic Bond Stiffness
4.10 Derivative Form of the Momentum Principle
4.11 Analytical Solution: Spring–Mass System
4.12 Analytical vs. Iterative Solutions
4.13 Analytical Expression for Speed of Sound
4.14 Contact Forces Due to Gases
4.15 *Acceleration
4.16 *A Vertical Spring–Mass System
4.17 *General Solution for the Mass–Spring System
Chapter 5: Determining Forces from Motion
5.1 Unknown Forces
5.2 Identifying all Forces
5.3 Determining Unknown Forces
5.4 Uniform Motion
5.5 Changing Momentum
5.6 Force and Curving Motion
5.7 dp/dt for Curving Motion
5.8 Unknown Forces: Curving Motion
5.9 Kinesthetic Sensations
5.10 More Complex Problems
Chapter 6: The Energy Principle
6.1 The Energy Principle
6.2 Energy of a Single Particle
6.3 Work: Mechanical Energy Transfer
6.4 Work and Energy
6.5 Change of Rest Energy
6.6 Proof of the Energy Principle for a Particle
6.7 Potential Energy in Multiparticle Systems
6.8 Gravitational Potential Energy
6.9 Electric Potential Energy
6.10 Plotting Energy vs. Separation
6.11 General Properties of Potential Energy
6.12 The Mass of a Multiparticle System
6.13 Reflection: Why Energy?
6.14 Identifying Initial and Final States
6.15 Energy in Computational Models
6.16 *A Puzzle
6.17 *Gradient of Potential Energy
6.18 *Integrals and Antiderivatives
6.19 *Approximation for Kinetic Energy
6.20 *Finding the Expression for Particle Energy
6.21 *Finding an Angle from the Dot Product
Chapter 7: Internal Energy
7.1 Extended Objects
7.2 Potential Energy of Macroscopic Springs
7.3 Potential Energy of a Pair of Neutral Atoms
7.4 Internal Energy
7.5 Energy Transfer Due to a Temperature Difference
7.6 Power: Energy per Unit Time
7.7 Open and Closed Systems
7.8 The Choice of System Affects Energy Accounting
7.9 The Choice of Reference Frame Affects Energy Accounting
7.10 Energy Dissipation
7.11 Energy Dissipation in Computational Models
7.12 *Resonance
Chapter 8: Energy Quantization
8.1 Photons
8.2 Electronic Energy Levels
8.3 The Effect of Temperature
8.4 Vibrational Energy Levels
8.5 Rotational Energy Levels
8.6 Other Energy Levels
8.7 Comparison of Energy-Level Spacings
8.8 *Random Emission Time
8.9 *Case Study: How a Laser Works
8.10 *Wavelength of Light
Chapter 9: Translational, Rotational, and Vibrational Energy
9.1 Separation of Multiparticle System Energy
9.2 Rotational Kinetic Energy
9.3 Comparing Two Models of a System
9.4 Modeling Friction in Detail
9.5 *Derivation: Kinetic Energy of a Multiparticle System
9.6 *Derivation: The Point Particle Energy Equation
Chapter 10: Collisions
10.1 Collisions
10.2 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
10.3 A Head-on Collision of Equal Masses
10.4 Head-on Collisions Between Unequal Masses
10.5 Frame of Reference
10.6 Scattering: Collisions in 2D and 3D
10.7 Discovering the Nucleus Inside Atoms
10.8 Distribution of Scattering Angles
10.9 Computational and Analytical Approaches
10.10 Relativistic Momentum and Energy
10.11 Inelastic Collisions and Quantized Energy
10.12 Collisions in Other Reference Frames
Chapter 11: Angular Momentum
11.1 Translational Angular Momentum
11.2 Rotational Angular Momentum
11.3 Total Angular Momentum
11.4 Torque
11.5 The Angular Momentum Principle
11.6 Multiparticle Systems
11.7 Systems with Zero Torque
11.8 Systems with Nonzero Torques
11.9 Predicting Positions When There is Rotation
11.10 Computation and Angular Momentum
11.11 Angular Momentum Quantization
11.12 *Gyroscopes
11.13 *More on Moment of Inertia
Chapter 12: Entropy: Limits on the Possible
12.1 Irreversibility
12.2 The Einstein Model of a Solid
12.3 Thermal Equilibrium of Blocks in Contact
12.4 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
12.5 What is Temperature?
12.6 Specific Heat of a Solid
12.7 Computational Models
12.8 The Boltzmann Distribution
12.9 The Boltzmann Distribution in a Gas
Volume II: Electric and Magnetic Interactions
Chapter 13: Electric Field
13.1 New Concepts
13.2 Electric Charge and Force
13.3 The Concept of "Electric Field"
13.4 The Electric Field of a Point Charge
13.5 Superposition of Electric Fields
13.6 The Electric Field of a Dipole
13.7 Choice of System
13.8 Is Electric Field Real?
13.9 Computational Modeling of Electric Fields
Chapter 14: Electric Fields and Matter
14.1 Charged Particles in Matter
14.2 How Objects Become Charged
14.3 Polarization of Atoms
14.4 Polarization of Insulators
14.5 Polarization of Conductors
14.6 Charge Motion in Metals
14.7 Charge Transfer
14.8 Practical Issues in Measuring Electric Field
Chapter 15: Electric Field of Distributed Charges
15.1 A Uniformly Charged Thin Rod
15.2 Procedure for Calculating Electric Field
15.3 A Uniformly Charged Thin Ring
15.4 A Uniformly Charged Disk
15.5 Two Uniformly Charged Disks: A Capacitor
15.6 A Spherical Shell of Charge
15.7 A Solid Sphere Charged Throughout its Volume
15.8 Infinitesimals and Integrals in Science
15.9 3D Numerical Integration with a Computer
15.10 *Integrating the Spherical Shell
Chapter 16: Electric Potential
16.1 A Review of Potential Energy
16.2 Systems of Charged Objects
16.3 Potential Difference in a Uniform Field
16.4 Sign of Potential Difference
16.5 Potential Difference in a Nonuniform Field
16.6 Path Independence
16.7 The Potential at One Location
16.8 Computing Potential Differences
16.9 Potential Difference in an Insulator
16.10 Energy Density and Electric Field
16.11 *Potential of Distributed Charges
16.12 *Integrating the Spherical Shell
16.13 *Numerical Integration Along a Path
Chapter 17: Magnetic Field
17.1 Electron Current
17.2 Detecting Magnetic Fields
17.3 Biot–Savart Law: Single Moving Charge
17.4 Relativistic Effects
17.5 Electron Current and Conventional Current
17.6 The Biot–Savart Law for Currents
17.7 The Magnetic Field of Current Distributions
17.8 A Circular Loop of Wire
17.9 Computation and 3D Visualization
17.10 Magnetic Dipole Moment
17.11 The Magnetic Field of a Bar Magnet
17.12 The Atomic Structure of Magnets
17.13 *Estimate of Orbital Angular Momentum of an Electron in an Atom
17.14 *Magnetic Field of a Solenoid
Chapter 18: Electric Field and Circuits
18.1 A Circuit Is Not in Equilibrium
18.2 Current in Different Parts of a Circuit
18.3 Electric Field and Current
18.4 What Charges Make the Electric Field Inside the Wires?
18.5 Surface Charge Distributions
18.6 Connecting a Circuit: The Initial Transient
18.7 Feedback
18.8 Surface Charge and Resistors
18.9 Energy in a Circuit
18.10 Applications of the Theory
18.11 Detecting Surface Charge
18.12 *Computational Model of a Circuit
Chapter 19: Circuit Elements
19.1 Capacitors
19.2 Resistors
19.3 Conventional Symbols and Terms
19.4 Work and Power in a Circuit
19.5 Batteries
19.6 Ammeters, Voltmeters, and Ohmmeters
19.7 Quantitative Analysis of an RC Circuit
19.8 Reflection: The Macro-Micro Connection
19.9 *What Are AC and DC?
19.10 *Electrons in Metals
19.11 *A Complicated Resistive Circuit
Chapter 20: Magnetic Force
20.1 Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge
20.2 Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire
20.3 Combining Electric and Magnetic Forces
20.4 The Hall Effect
20.5 Motional Emf
20.6 Magnetic Force in a Moving Reference Frame
20.7 Magnetic Torque
20.8 Potential Energy for a Magnetic Dipole
20.9 Motors and Generators
20.10 *Case Study: Sparks in Air
20.11 *Relativistic Field Transformations
Chapter 21: Patterns of Field in Space
21.1 Patterns of Electric Field: Gauss's Law
21.2 Definition of "Electric Flux"
21.3 Gauss's Law
21.4 Reasoning from Gauss's Law
21.5 Gauss's Law for Magnetism
21.6 Patterns of Magnetic Field: Ampere's Law
21.7 Maxwell's Equations
21.8 Semiconductor Devices
21.9 *The Differential Form of Gauss's Law
21.10 *The Differential Form of Ampere's Law
Chapter 22: Faraday's Law
22.1 Curly Electric Fields
22.2 Faraday's Law
22.3 Faraday's Law and Motional Emf
22.4 Maxwell's Equations
22.5 Superconductors
22.6 Inductance
22.7 *Inductor Circuits
22.8 *Some Peculiar Circuits
22.9 *The Differential Form of Faraday's Law
22.10 *Lenz's Rule
Chapter 23: Electromagnetic Radiation
23.1 Maxwell's Equations
23.2 Fields Traveling Through Space
23.3 Accelerated Charges Produce Radiation
23.4 Sinusoidal Electromagnetic Radiation
23.5 Energy and Momentum in Radiation
23.6 Effects of Radiation on Matter
23.7 Light Propagation Through a Medium
23.8 Refraction: Bending of Light
23.9 Lenses
23.10 Image Formation
23.11 *The Field of an Accelerated Charge
23.12 *Differential Form of Maxwell's Equations
