By: Contributing Authors
Edition: 1st
Year: 2019
University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics. This textbook emphasizes connections between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigor inherent in the subject. Frequent, strong examples focus on how to approach a problem, how to work with the equations, and how to check and generalize the result.
VOLUME 1
Chapter 1: Units and Measurement
1.1 The Scope and Scale of Physics
1.5 Estimates and Fermi Calculations
1.7 Solving Problems in Physics
Chapter 2: Vectors
2.2 Coordinate Systems and Components of a Vector
Chapter 3: Motion Along a Straight Line
3.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity
3.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
3.3 Average and Instantaneous Acceleration
3.4 Motion with Constant Acceleration
3.6 Finding Velocity and Displacement from Acceleration
Chapter 4: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
4.1 Displacement and Velocity Vectors
4.5 Relative Motion in One and Two Dimensions
Chapter 5: Newton’s Laws of Motion
5.7 Drawing Free-Body Diagrams
Chapter 6: Applications of Newton’s Laws
6.1 Solving Problems with Newton’s Laws
6.4 Drag Force and Terminal Speed
Chapter 7: Work and Kinetic Energy
Chapter 8: Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
8.1 Potential Energy of a System
8.2 Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces
8.4 Potential Energy Diagrams and Stability
Chapter 9: Linear Momentum and Collisions
9.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
9.5 Collisions in Multiple Dimensions
Chapter 10: Fixed-Axis Rotation
10.2 Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration
10.3 Relating Angular and Translational Quantities
10.4 Moment of Inertia and Rotational Kinetic Energy
10.5 Calculating Moments of Inertia
10.7 Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
10.8 Work and Power for Rotational Motion
Chapter 11: Angular Momentum
11.3 Conservation of Angular Momentum
11.4 Precession of a Gyroscope
Chapter 12: Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
12.1 Conditions for Static Equilibrium
12.2 Examples of Static Equilibrium
12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus
12.4 Elasticity and Plasticity
Chapter 13: Gravitation
13.1 Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
13.2 Gravitation Near Earth’s Surface
13.3 Gravitational Potential Energy and Total Energy
13.4 Satellite Orbits and Energy
13.5 Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
13.7 Einstein’s Theory of Gravity
Chapter 14: Fluid Mechanics
14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure
14.3 Pascal’s Principle and Hydraulics
14.4 Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
Chapter 15: Oscillations
15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
15.3 Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion
Chapter 16: Waves
16.3 Wave Speed on a Stretched String
16.4 Energy and Power of a Wave
16.6 Standing Waves and Resonance
Chapter 17: Sound
17.4 Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave
VOLUME 2
Chapter 1: Temperature and Heat
1.1 Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium
1.2 Thermometers and Temperature Scales
1.4 Heat Transfer, Specific Heat, and Calorimetry
1.6 Mechanisms of Heat Transfer
Chapter 2: The Kinetic Theory of Gases
2.1 Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas
2.2 Pressure, Temperature, and RMS Speed
2.3 Heat Capacity and Equipartition of Energy
2.4 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
Chapter 3: The First Law of Thermodynamics
3.2 Work, Heat, and Internal Energy
3.3 First Law of Thermodynamics
3.5 Heat Capacities of an Ideal Gas
3.6 Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas
Chapter 4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
4.1 Reversible and Irreversible Processes
4.3 Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
4.4 Statements of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
4.7 Entropy on a Microscopic Scale
Chapter 5: Electric Charges and Fields
5.2 Conductors, Insulators, and Charging by Induction
5.5 Calculating Electric Fields of Charge Distributions
Chapter 6: Gauss's Law
6.4 Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium
Chapter 7: Electric Potential
7.2 Electric Potential and Potential Difference
7.3 Calculations of Electric Potential
7.4 Determining Field from Potential
7.5 Equipotential Surfaces and Conductors
7.6 Applications of Electrostatics
Chapter 8: Capacitance
8.1 Capacitors and Capacitance
8.2 Capacitors in Series and in Parallel
8.3 Energy Stored in a Capacitor
8.4 Capacitor with a Dielectric
8.5 Molecular Model of a Dielectric
Chapter 9: Current and Resistance
9.2 Model of Conduction in Metals
9.3 Resistivity and Resistance
9.5 Electrical Energy and Power
Chapter 10: Direct-Current Circuits
10.2 Resistors in Series and Parallel
10.4 Electrical Measuring Instruments
10.6 Household Wiring and Electrical Safety
Chapter 11: Magnetic Forces and Fields
11.1 Magnetism and Its Historical Discoveries
11.2 Magnetic Fields and Lines
11.3 Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
11.4 Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor
11.5 Force and Torque on a Current Loop
11.7 Applications of Magnetic Forces and Fields
Chapter 12: Sources of Magnetic Fields
12.2 Magnetic Field Due to a Thin Straight Wire
12.3 Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Currents
12.4 Magnetic Field of a Current Loop
Chapter 13: Electromagnetic Induction
13.6 Electric Generators and Back Emf
13.7 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter 14: Inductance
14.2 Self-Inductance and Inductors
14.3 Energy in a Magnetic Field
14.5 Oscillations in an LC Circuit
Chapter 15: Alternating-Current Circuits
15.3 RLC Series Circuits with AC
15.5 Resonance in an AC Circuit
Chapter 16: Electromagnetic Waves
16.1 Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
16.2 Plane Electromagnetic Waves
16.3 Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves
16.4 Momentum and Radiation Pressure
16.5 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
VOLUME 3
Chapter 1: The Nature of Light
Chapter 2: Geometric Optics and Image Formation
2.1 Images Formed by Plane Mirrors
2.3 Images Formed by Refraction
2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes
Chapter 3: Interference
3.1 Young's Double-Slit Interference
3.2 Mathematics of Interference
3.3 Multiple-Slit Interference
3.4 Interference in Thin Films
3.5 The Michelson Interferometer
Chapter 4: Diffraction
4.2 Intensity in Single-Slit Diffraction
4.5 Circular Apertures and Resolution
Chapter 5: Relativity
5.1 Invariance of Physical Laws
5.2 Relativity of Simultaneity
5.5 The Lorentz Transformation
5.6 Relativistic Velocity Transformation
Chapter 6: Photons and Matter Waves
6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
Chapter 7: Quantum Mechanics
7.2 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
7.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box
7.5 The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers
Chapter 8: Atomic Structure
8.2 Orbital Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Electron
8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
Chapter 9: Condensed Matter Physics
9.3 Bonding in Crystalline Solids
9.4 Free Electron Model of Metals
Chapter 10: Nuclear Physics
10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation
Chapter 11: Particle Physics and Cosmology
11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics
11.2 Particle Conservation Laws
11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors
11.7 Evolution of the Early Universe
