College Physics

Putting It All Together

by Hellings, Adams, Francis

ISBN: 9781938787935 | Copyright 2017

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College Physics: Putting It All Together is an algebra-based physics text designed for the first year, non-calculus college course. Although it covers the traditional topics in the traditional order, this book is very different from its over-inflated and overpriced competitors. College Physics: Putting It All Together:-features a clear and streamlined narrative. When the authors break away to introduce a worked example, it is introduced in the text and is directly related to the subject preceding it.-tells the students what they need to know to solve the homework and test problems without a lot of unnecessary puffery.-keeps students engaged with a friendly and even occasionally humorous writing style, and droll illustrations.-handles common student misconceptions in difficult topics by weaving them into the narrative.-retains key textbook elements that are truly useful, such as worked examples, summaries and plenty of chapter-ending problems.-priced affordably for your students.-features optional online homework from WebAssign.This textbook is a ground-breaking iconoclast in this market, answering a clear demand from physics instructors for a clearer, shorter, more readable and less expensive introductory textbook.

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Front Cover (pg. i)
BRIEF CONTENTS (pg. viii)
CONTENTS (pg. x)
Preface (pg. xiv)
1. INTRODUCTION (pg. 1)
1.1 Measurement (pg. 2)
1.2 Arithmetic (pg. 4)
1.3 Working with Units (pg. 6)
1.4 Math Requirements (pg. 7)
1.5 Summary (pg. 7)
Problems (pg. 8)
2. ONE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS (pg. 11)
2.1 The Coordinate System (pg. 11)
2.2 Displacement (pg. 12)
2.3 Velocity (pg. 12)
2.4 Straight-Line Acceleration: Speeding Up and Slowing Down (pg. 15)
2.5 Graphing the Motion (pg. 19)
2.6 Equations Governing Uniformly Accelerated Motion (pg. 21)
2.7 Free Fall (pg. 24)
2.8 How to Solve Physics Problems (pg. 25)
2.9 Summary (pg. 29)
Problems (pg. 30)
3. VECTORS (pg. 37)
3.1 Superposition (pg. 37)
3.2 Vector and Scalars (pg. 37)
3.3 Vector Addition (pg. 38)
3.4 Vector Subtraction (pg. 40)
3.5 Trigonometry Review (pg. 41)
3.6 Vector Components (pg. 44)
3.7 Vector Addition (Revisited) (pg. 45)
3.8 Summary (pg. 48)
Problems (pg. 49)
4. TWO-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS (pg. 55)
4.1 Position Vectors and Coordinate Systems (pg. 55)
4.2 Displacement and Velocity (pg. 56)
4.3 Acceleration in Two Dimensions (pg. 57)
4.4 Projectile Motion (pg. 61)
4.5 Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration (pg. 65)
4.6 Relative Velocity (pg. 68)
4.7 Summary (pg. 70)
Problems (pg. 71)
5. NEWTON’S LAWS (pg. 79)
5.1 Newton’s First Law (pg. 79)
5.2 Newton’s Second Law (pg. 80)
5.3 Newton’s Third Law (pg. 83)
5.4 Forces (pg. 85)
5.5 Free-Body Diagrams (pg. 87)
5.6 Statics (pg. 90)
5.7 Summary (pg. 91)
Problems (pg. 91)
6. FORCES (pg. 97)
6.1 Gravitational Force: Weight (pg. 97)
6.2 Normal Force (pg. 98)
6.3 Frictional Forces: Kinetic and Static (pg. 100)
6.4 Problems on an Inclined Plane (pg. 103)
6.5 Tension (pg. 104)
6.6 Elastic and Spring Forces (pg. 106)
6.7 Refrigerator Magnet Force (pg. 107)
6.8 Apparent Weight (pg. 108)
6.9 Centripetal Force (pg. 110)
6.10 Centrifugal and Other Fictitious Forces (pg. 112)
6.11 Summary (pg. 112)
Problems (pg. 113)
7. ENERGY (pg. 121)
7.1 Forms of Energy (pg. 121)
7.2 Energy Change and Work (pg. 127)
7.3 Power (pg. 131)
7.4 Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces (pg. 131)
7.5 Conservation of Energy (pg. 135)
7.6 Solving Mechanical Energy Problems (pg. 136)
7.7 Summary (pg. 138)
Problems (pg. 138)
8. MOMENTUM (pg. 147)
8.1 Impulse and Momentum (pg. 147)
8.2 Collisions (pg. 150)
8.3 The Three Flavors of Collisions (pg. 153)
8.4 Collisions in Two Dimensions (pg. 155)
8.5 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension (pg. 158)
8.6 Summary (pg. 160)
Problems (pg. 161)
9. ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS (pg. 167)
9.1 The Radian (pg. 167)
9.2 Rotational Kinematics (pg. 167)
9.3 Torque (pg. 170)
9.4 Center of Mass (pg. 172)
9.5 Extended Free-Body Diagrams (pg. 175)
9.6 Rotational Inertia (pg. 177)
9.7 Angular Momentum and Kinetic Energy (pg. 181)
9.8 Summary (pg. 183)
Problems (pg. 183)
10. PRESSURE AND FLUIDS (pg. 191)
10.1 Pressure (pg. 191)
10.2 Pressure in Fluids (pg. 192)
10.3 Pascal’s Principle (pg. 194)
10.4 Archimedes’ Principle (pg. 196)
10.5 And What If It Floats? (pg. 200)
10.6 Summary (pg. 201)
Problems (pg. 202)
11. SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION (pg. 207)
11.1 Period and Frequency (pg. 207)
11.2 Simple Harmonic Motion (pg. 209)
11.3 The Hanging Block on a Spring (pg. 211)
11.4 The Period Formula (pg. 212)
11.5 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion (pg. 215)
11.6 Other Harmonic Oscillators (pg. 218)
11.7 Summary (pg. 220)
Problems (pg. 221)
12. PULSES AND WAVES (pg. 227)
12.1 Definitions (pg. 228)
12.2 Wave Speed (pg. 229)
12.3 Superposition of Pulses (pg. 231)
12.4 Reflection of Pulses at a Boundary (pg. 232)
12.5 Reflection of Pulses at a Boundary Between Two Media (pg. 235)
12.6 Properties of Continuous Waves (pg. 237)
12.7 Sound (pg. 239)
12.8 Beats (pg. 239)
12.9 The Doppler Effect (pg. 241)
12.10 Summary (pg. 244)
Problems (pg. 245)
13. STANDING WAVES (pg. 251)
13.1 Standing Wave on a String (pg. 252)
13.2 Reflection of Sound in an Air Column (pg. 255)
13.3 Longitudinal Standing Waves: Open–Open Tube (pg. 256)
13.4 Longitudinal Standing Waves: Open–Closed Tube (pg. 260)
13.5 Summary (pg. 263)
Problems (pg. 264)
14. THERMAL PHYSICS (pg. 269)
14.1 Temperature (pg. 270)
14.2 Thermal Expansion (pg. 272)
14.3 Specific Heat (pg. 274)
14.4 Latent Heats (pg. 275)
14.5 Summary (pg. 278)
Problems (pg. 278)
15. THERMODYNAMICS (pg. 283)
15.1 The Kinetic Theory of Gases (pg. 283)
15.2 The Ideal Gas Law (pg. 286)
15.3 Thermodynamics (pg. 288)
15.4 Specific Heats of a Gas (pg. 291)
15.5 Summary (pg. 295)
Problems (pg. 296)
16. ELECTRIC FORCES AND FIELDS (pg. 301)
16.1 Charge (pg. 301)
16.2 Coulomb’s Law (pg. 304)
16.3 Induction and Polarization (pg. 305)
16.4 Electric Fields (pg. 307)
16.5 Superposition (pg. 311)
16.6 Electric Field Lines (pg. 313)
16.7 Uniformly Charged Sheets (pg. 315)
16.8 Charged Conducting Plates (pg. 318)
16.9 Electric Flux and Gauss’s Law (pg. 319)
16.10 Using Gauss’s Law (pg. 321)
16.11 Summary (pg. 323)
Problems (pg. 323)
17. VOLTAGE (pg. 333)
17.1 The Gravitational Potential (pg. 333)
17.2 Electric Potential Energy and Voltage (pg. 334)
17.3 Uniformly Charged Parallel Plates (pg. 336)
17.4 Equipotential Surfaces (pg. 341)
17.5 Capacitance (pg. 343)
17.6 Polarization and Dielectrics (pg. 345)
17.7 Energy in a Capacitor (pg. 347)
17.8 Summary (pg. 349)
Problems (pg. 350)
18. CIRCUITS (pg. 355)
18.1 Current and Wires (pg. 355)
18.2 Batteries (pg. 356)
18.3 Resistors and Light Bulbs (pg. 357)
18.4 Energy and Power in Circuit Elements (pg. 359)
18.5 Circuits (pg. 361)
18.6 Experiments with Batteries and Light Bulbs (pg. 363)
18.7 Equivalent Resistance (pg. 368)
18.8 Kirchhoff’s Laws (pg. 370)
18.9 RC Circuits (pg. 374)
18.10 Summary (pg. 377)
Problems (pg. 378)
19. MAGNETIC FORCES AND FIELDS (pg. 385)
19.1 Magnetic Poles (pg. 385)
19.2 Magnetic Fields (pg. 385)
19.3 Magnetic Force on a Charged Particle (pg. 387)
19.4 Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire (pg. 390)
19.5 Magnetic Field Due to a Wire (pg. 391)
19.6 Loops and Solenoids (pg. 393)
19.7 Calculating the Magnetic Field (pg. 395)
19.8 Ampère’s Law (pg. 397)
19.9 Magnetic Polarization and Refrigerator Magnets (pg. 401)
19.10 Summary (pg. 401)
Problems (pg. 402)
20. INDUCTION (pg. 411)
20.1 Faraday’s Law (pg. 411)
20.2 Lenz’s Law (pg. 415)
20.3 Inductors (pg. 418)
20.4 Induced Magnetic Fields (pg. 422)
20.5 Maxwell’s Equations (pg. 425)
20.6 Summary (pg. 426)
Problems (pg. 427)
21. LIGHT AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES (pg. 435)
21.1 Electromagnetic Waves (pg. 435)
21.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum (pg. 436)
21.3 Huygens’ Principle (pg. 439)
21.4 Reflection (pg. 440)
21.5 Refraction (pg. 442)
21.6 Energy in Electromagnetic Waves (pg. 447)
21.7 Summary (pg. 448)
Problems (pg. 448)
22. GEOMETRICAL OPTICS (pg. 455)
22.1 Spherical Waves and Curvature (pg. 455)
22.2 Thin Lenses (pg. 457)
22.3 Ray Tracing and Image Size (pg. 461)
22.4 Spherical Mirrors (pg. 466)
22.5 Combining Optical Elements (pg. 468)
22.6 Optical Instruments (pg. 470)
22.7 Summary (pg. 475)
Problems (pg. 476)
23. WAVE OPTICS (pg. 483)
23.1 Double-Slit Interference (pg. 484)
23.2 Gratings (pg. 488)
23.3 Diffraction (pg. 492)
23.4 Resolution (pg. 495)
23.5 Thin Films (pg. 497)
23.6 Polarization (pg. 500)
23.7 Summary (pg. 503)
Problems (pg. 504)
24. SPECIAL RELATIVITY (pg. 511)
24.1 The Two Principles of Relativity (pg. 511)
24.2 The Three Effects (pg. 514)
24.3 Applications and Paradoxes (pg. 521)
24.4 Relative Velocity (Again) (pg. 526)
24.5 Relativistic Mechanics (pg. 529)
24.6 Summary (pg. 533)
Problems (pg. 534)
25. ATOMIC PHYSICS AND QUANTUM MECHANICS (pg. 543)
25.1 Photons (pg. 543)
25.2 Atomic Physics (pg. 545)
25.3 Quantum Mechanics (pg. 548)
25.4 Spin (pg. 553)
25.5 The Exclusion Principle (pg. 555)
25.6 Summary (pg. 557)
Problems (pg. 558)
26. NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS (pg. 563)
26.1 Nuclear Forces (pg. 563)
26.2 Nuclear Reactions (pg. 565)
26.3 Reaction Rates and Half-Lives (pg. 568)
26.4 Elementary Particles (pg. 570)
26.5 Fundamental Forces (pg. 573)
26.6 Epilogue (pg. 576)
26.7 Summary (pg. 578)
Problems (pg. 578)
APPENDIX A Algebra Review (pg. 583)
1 Formulas and Arithmetic Expressions (pg. 583)
2 Equations and Solving (pg. 585)
3 Expanding and Factoring (pg. 587)
4 The Quadratic Formula (pg. 588)
5 The Binomial Theorem (pg. 590)
6 Simultaneous Equations (pg. 591)
7 Powers of Ten Arithmetic (pg. 592)
APPENDIX B Fundamental and Physical Constants (pg. 595)
APPENDIX C Units Conversions (pg. 597)
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems (pg. 599)
Photo and Figure Credits (pg. 609)
Index (pg. 611)

Ron Hellings

Ron Hellings is emeritus Professor of Physics at Montana State University. He completed a BS in Physics at BYU, an MS at UCLA, and a PhD at Montana State University-Bozeman. He has taught Physics at Cal Poly-Pomona, Harvey Mudd College, and Pomona College. Ron spent twenty-five years as a Research Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory before moving back to Bozeman in 2001 to work as a Research Professor in the Physics Department at Montana State University. For a period of three years during his time at Montana State University, he was on loan to NASA Headquarters in Washington DC to act as Program Scientist for the Astrophysics Theory Program.

Jeff Adams

Jeff Adams is Associate Vice President at Pennsylvania State University. He received his B.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, where he also earned his Ph.D. in Physics (1991) and his Bachelor of Education. In 1996, Adams joined Montana State University in the field of physics education research where he co-founded the Conceptual Astronomy and Physics Education Research (CAPER) team. From 2001 to 2011 he served as MSU's Assistant Vice-Provost for Academic Affairs.

Greg Francis

Greg Francis is Professor of Physics at Montana State University. He did his undergraduate work at Brigham Young University, and studied plasma physics as a graduate student at MIT. After finishing his doctorate in 1987, he served as a postdoctoral fellow at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories. In 1990 Greg joined the Physics Education Research Group at the University of Washington in Seattle. Since 1992, Greg has experimented with active learning approaches in large introductory classes at Montana State University. Greg is also co-author of “Physics: A Conceptual World View,” one of the best-selling textbooks used in introductory physics courses.

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