CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Preview: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations
Your Guide to Using This Book
How to Begin
The Structure of the AP Physics C 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
The Dot Product
The Cross Product
Introduction
Position, Distance, and Displacement
Speed and Velocity
Acceleration
Uniformly Accelerated Motion and the Big Five
Kinematics with Graphs
Free Fall
Projectile Motion
Chapter 4 Review Questions
Kinematics Summary
Introduction
The First Law
The Second Law
The Third Law
Weight
The Normal Force
Friction
Pulleys
Inclined Planes
Uniform Circular Motion
Chapter 5 Review Questions
Newton’s Laws Summary
Introduction
Work
Kinetic Energy
The Work–Energy Theorem
Potential Energy
Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Potential Energy Curves
Power
Chapter 6 Review Questions
Work, Energy, and Power Summary
Introduction
Impulse
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Collisions
Center of Mass
Chapter 7 Review Questions
Linear Momentum Summary
Introduction
Rotational Kinematics
The Big Five for Rotational Motion
Rotational Dynamics
Torque
Rotational Inertia
Kinetic Energy of Rotation
Work and Power
Angular Momentum
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Equilibrium
Chapter 8 Review Questions
Rotational Motion Summary
Kepler’s Laws
Newton’s Law of Gravitation
The Gravitational Attraction Due to an Extended Body
Gravitational Potential Energy
A Proof of Equation (*)
Orbits of the Planets
Chapter 9 Review Questions
Laws of Gravitation Summary
Introduction
Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM): The Spring-Block Oscillator
The Kinematics of Simple Harmonic Motion
The Spring-Block Oscillator: Vertical Motion
The Sinusoidal Description of Simple Harmonic Motion
Pendula
Chapter 10 Review Questions
Oscillations Summary
Electric Charge
Coulomb’s Law
The Electric Field
Conductors and Insulators
Gauss’s Law
Chapter 11 Review Questions
Electric Forces and Fields Summary
Introduction
Electrical Potential Energy
The Potential of a Sphere
The Potential of a Cylinder
Chapter 12 Review Questions
Electric Potential and Capacitance Summary
Introduction
Electric Current
Electric Circuits
Resistance–Capacitance (RC) Circuits
Chapter 13 Review Questions
Direct Current Circuits Summary
Introduction
The Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge
The Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire
Magnetic Fields Created by Current-Carrying Wires
The Biot–Savart Law
Ampere’s Law
Chapter 14 Review Questions
Magnetic Forces and Fields Summary
Introduction
Motional EMF
Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction
Inductance
Maxwell’s Equations
Chapter 15 Review Questions
Electromagnetic Induction Summary
About the Authors