CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Preview Activity: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations
Your Guide to Using This Book
How to Begin
The Structure of the AP Physics B Exam
How AP Exams Are Used
Other Resources
Designing Your Study Plan
Introduction
Definition
Vector Addition (Geometric)
Scalar Multiplication
Vector Subtraction (Geometric)
Standard Basis Vectors
Vector Operations Using Components
Magnitude of a Vector
Direction of a Vector
Introduction
Position
Displacement
A Note about Notation
Speed and Velocity
Acceleration
Uniformly Accelerated Motion and the Big Five
Kinematics with Graphs
Qualitative Graphing
Free Fall
Projectile Motion
Chapter 4 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
The First Law
The Second Law
The Third Law
Weight
An Overall Strategy
The Normal Force
Friction
Pulleys
Inclined Planes
Chapter 5 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Work
Work Done by a Variable Force
Kinetic Energy
The Work–Energy Theorem
Potential Energy
Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Power
Chapter 6 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Impulse
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Collisions
Chapter 7 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Uniform Circular Motion
Torque
Equilibrium
Newton’s Law of Gravitation
The Gravitational Attraction Due to an Extended Body
Chapter 8 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM): The Spring-Block Oscillator
SHM in Terms of Energy
The Kinematics of SHM
The Spring-Block Oscillator: Vertical Motion
Pendulums
Chapter 9 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Density
Pressure
Hydrostatic Pressure
Buoyancy
Flow Rate and the Continuity Equation
Bernoulli’s Equation
Torricelli’s Theorem
The Bernoulli Effect
Chapter 10 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Temperature Scales
Physical Changes Due to Heat Transfer
Calorimetry I: Heat Transfer and Temperature Change
Calorimetry II: Heat Transfer and Phase Changes
Thermal Expansion
Heat Transfer
The Kinetic Theory of Gases
The Ideal Gas Law
The Laws of Thermodynamics
The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
The First Law of Thermodynamics
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
The Carnot Cycle
Chapter 11 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Electric Charge
Coulomb’s Law
Superposition
The Electric Field
Conductors and Insulators
Chapter 12 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Electrical Potential Energy
Electric Potential
The Potential in a Uniform Field
Capacitance
Combinations of Capacitors
The Energy Stored in a Capacitor
Chapter 13 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Electric Current
Resistance
Resistivity
Electric Circuits
Energy and Power
Circuit Analysis
Combinations of Resistors
Kirchhoff’s Rules
Resistance–Capacitance (RC) Circuits
Chapter 14 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge
The Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire
Magnetic Fields Created by Current-Carrying Wires
Chapter 15 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Motional EMF
Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter 16 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Transverse Traveling Waves
Point of View #1: x Varies, t Does Not
Point of View #2: t Varies, x Does Not
Wave Speed on a Stretched String
The Mathematical Description of a Traveling Wave
Superposition of Waves
Standing Waves
Sound Waves
Sound Level
Beats
Resonance for Sound Waves
The Doppler Effect
The Doppler Effect for Light
Chapter 17 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Interference and Diffraction
Young’s Double-Slit Interference Experiment
Single-Aperture Diffraction
Reflection and Refraction
Dispersion of Light
Total Internal Reflection
Mirrors
Plane Mirrors
Spherical Mirrors
Ray Tracing for Mirrors
Using Equations to Answer Questions About the Image
Thin Lenses
Ray Tracing for Lenses
Using Equations to Answer Questions About the Image
Chapter 18 Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
Introduction
Photons and the Photoelectric Effect
The Bohr Model of the Atom
Wave-Particle Duality
Nuclear Physics
The Nuclear Force
Binding Energy
Nuclear Reactions
Disintegration Energy
Chapter 19Review Questions
Section I: Multiple Choice
Section II: Free Response
Summary
About the Authors