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1 online resource (1168 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- BRIEF CONTENTS -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE ADAPTING AUTHORS -- CHAPTER 1 Measurement -- 1.1 Measuring things, including lengths -- Why study physics? -- Measuring things -- The International System of Units -- Changing units -- Significant figures and decimal places -- Length -- 1.2 Time -- 1.3 Mass -- The standard kilogram -- A second mass standard -- Density -- REVIEW AND SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 2 Motion along a straight line -- 2.1 Position, displacement, and average velocity -- Why study physics? -- Motion -- Position and displacement |
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Position function and graph -- Average velocity -- Average speed -- 2.2 Instantaneous velocity and speed -- Instantaneous velocity -- Speed -- 2.3 Acceleration -- Units -- 2.4 Constant acceleration -- A special case for motion with acceleration -- 2.5 Constant-acceleration equations using integration -- To find the first equation -- To find the second equation -- 2.6 Free-fall acceleration -- 2.7 Graphical integration in motion analysis -- Integrating acceleration -- Integrating velocity -- REVIEW AND SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 3 Vectors -- 3.1 Vectors and their components -- Why study physics? |
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Vectors and scalars -- Adding vectors geometrically -- Components of vectors -- Calculating components -- Quick trig review -- 3.2 Unit vectors, adding vectors by components -- Unit vectors -- Vectors and the laws of physics -- 3.3 Multiplying vectors -- Multiplying a vector by a scalar -- Multiplying a vector by a vector -- The scalar (dot) product -- The vector (cross) product -- REVIEW AND SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 4 Motion in two and three dimensions -- 4.1 Position and displacement -- Why study physics? -- Position and displacement -- 4.2 Average velocity and instantaneous velocity |
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Average velocity -- Velocity -- 4.3 Average acceleration and instantaneous acceleration -- Average acceleration -- Acceleration -- 4.4 Projectile motion -- Equations -- 4.5 Uniform circular motion -- Proof of a = v2/r -- 4.6 Relative motion in one dimension -- Relative position -- Relative velocity -- Acceleration -- 4.7 Relative motion in two dimensions -- REVIEW AND SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 5 Force and motion-I -- 5.1 Newton's first and second laws -- Why study physics? -- Newtonian mechanics -- Newton's first law -- Force -- Unit -- Vectors -- Inertial reference frames -- Mass -- Newton's second law |
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Identify the body -- Separate axes -- Forces in equilibrium -- External forces only -- Units -- 5.2 Some particular forces -- The gravitational force -- Weight -- Weighing -- The normal force -- Friction -- Tension -- 5.3 Applying Newton's laws -- Newton's third law -- REVIEW AND SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- CHAPTER 6 Force and motion-II -- 6.1 Friction -- Why study physics? -- Friction -- Three experiments -- Microscopic view -- Properties of friction -- 6.2 The drag force and terminal speed -- Falling -- 6.3 Uniform circular motion -- REVIEW AND SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 7 Kinetic energy and work |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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7.1 Kinetic energy |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780730382898 |
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0730382893 |
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