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Index
Cover
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Chapter 1: Viewing the World through the Lens of Physics
Figuring Out What Physics Is About
Paying Attention to Objects in Motion
Getting Energized
Moving as Fast as You Can: Special Relativity
Measuring Your World
Chapter 2: Taking Vectors Step by Step
Getting a Grip on Vectors
Waxing Numerical on Vectors
Working with Vector Components
Chapter 3: Going the Distance with Speed and Acceleration
From Here to There: Dissecting Displacement
The Fast Track to Understanding Speed and Velocity
Speeding Up (or Slowing Down): Acceleration
Bringing Acceleration, Time, and Displacement Together
Putting Speed, Acceleration, and Displacement Together
Chapter 4: Studying Circular Motions
Understanding Uniform Circular Motion
Creating Centripetal Acceleration
Finding Angular Equivalents for Linear Equations
Chapter 5: Push-Ups and Pull-Ups: Exercises in Force
Reckoning with Force
Objects at Rest and in Motion: Newton’s First Law
Calculating Net Force: Newton’s Second Law
Equal and Opposite Reactions: Newton’s Third Law
Chapter 6: Falling Slowly: Gravity and Friction
Dropping the Apple: Newton’s Law of Gravitation
Down to Earth: Dealing with Gravity
Leaning Vertically with Inclined Planes
Facing Friction
Chapter 7: Putting Physics to Work
Wrapping Your Mind around Work
Working Backward: Negative Work
Working Up a Sweat: Kinetic Energy
Saving Up: Potential Energy
Pitting Conservative against Nonconservative Forces
No Work Required: The Conservation of Mechanical Energy
A Powerful Idea: The Rate of Doing Work
Chapter 8: Moving Objects with Impulse and Momentum
Feeling a Sudden Urge to Do Physics: Impulse
Mastering Momentum
Connecting Impulse and Momentum
Watching Objects Go Bonk: The Conservation of Momentum
Measuring Firing Velocity
Examining Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
Chapter 9: Navigating the Twists and Turns of Angular Kinetics
Changing Gears (and Equations) from Linear to Rotational Motion
Tackling Tangential Motion
Applying Vectors to Rotation
Doing the Twist with Torque
No Spin, Just the Unbiased Truth: Rotational Equilibrium
Chapter 10: Taking a Spin with Rotational Dynamics
Converting Newton’s Second Law into Angular Motion
Finding Moments of Inertia for Standard Shapes
Doing Rotational Work and Producing Kinetic Energy
Going Round and Round with Angular Momentum
Chapter 11: There and Back Again: Simple Harmonic Motion
Homing in on Hooke’s Law
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Simple Harmonic Motion
Examining Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
Going for a Swing with Pendulums
Chapter 12: Ten Marvels of Relativity
Nature Doesn’t Play Favorites
The Speed of Light Is Constant
Time Contracts at High Speeds
Space Travel Slows Down Aging
Length Shortens at High Speeds
Matter and Energy Are Equivalent: E = mc*2
Matter + Antimatter Equals Boom
The Sun Is Losing Mass
You Can’t Surpass the Speed of Light
Newton Was Right
Index
About the Author
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