1CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Mechanics
5211.1 Simple harmonic motion
21.1 Overview of Mechanics
5311.2 Pendulums
31.2 Role of Mathematics in Mechanics
5411.3 Mass-spring systems
41.3 Using Python for Mechanics Problems
5511.4 Damped Oscillations
5CHAPTER 2 Units and Measurement
56CHAPTER 12 Waves
62.1 Fundamental units
5712.1 Types of waves
72.2 Derived units
5812.2 Wave properties
82.3 Unit Conversions
5912.3 Superposition and interference
92.4 Uncertainty and Significant Figures
6012.4 Standing waves
10CHAPTER 3 Vectors and Coordinate Systems
61CHAPTER 13 Fluids
113.1 Scalars and Vectors
6213.1 Density and Pressure
123.2 Vector Coordinate Systems
6313.2 Archimedes’ Principle
133.3 Coordinate Systems
6413.3 Fluid Dynamics
143.4 Vector Components
6513.4 Bernoulli’s Principle
15CHAPTER 4 Kinematics
66CHAPTER 14 Thermodynamics
164.1 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
6714.1 Temperature Scales
174.2 Motion Along a Straight Line
6814.2 Thermal Expansion
184.3 Projectile Motion
6914.3 Heat and Internal Energy
194.4 Circular Motion
7014.4 First Law of Thermodynamics
20CHAPTER 5 Newton’s Laws of Motion
71CHAPTER 15 Electric Forces and Fields
215.1 Newton’s First Law
7215.1 Electric Charge
225.2 Newton’s Second Law
7315.2 Coulomb’s Law
235.3 Newton’s Third Law
7415.3 Electric Field
245.4 Applying Newton’s Laws
7515.4 Gauss’s Law
25CHAPTER 6 Friction
76CHAPTER 16 Electric Potential
266.1 Types of Friction
7716.1 Electric Potential Energy
276.2 Laws of Dry Friction
7816.2 Electric Potential
286.3 Friction Coefficients
7916.3 Capacitors
296.4 Friction Examples
8016.4 Dielectrics
30CHAPTER 7 Work and Energy
81CHAPTER 17 DC Circuits
317.1 Work
8217.1 Current and Resistance
327.2 Kinetic Energy
8317.2 DC Circuit Analysis
337.3 Potential energy
8417.3 Kirchhoff’s Laws
347.4 Conservation of energy
8517.4 RC Circuits
35CHAPTER 8 Momentum
86CHAPTER 18 Magnetism
368.1 Impulse and momentum
8718.1 Magnetic Fields
378.2 Conservation of momentum
8818.2 Magnetic Forces
388.3 Collisions
8918.3 Magnetic Materials
398.4 Center of mass
9018.4 Electromagnetic Induction
40CHAPTER 9 Circular and Rotational Motion
91CHAPTER 19 Geometric Optics
419.1 Centripetal force
9219.1 Reflection
429.2 Angular variables
9319.2 Refraction
439.3 Rotational kinetic energy
9419.3 Mirrors and Lenses
449.4 Rotational inertia
9519.4 Optical Instruments
459.5 Torque
96CHAPTER 20 Physical Optics
46CHAPTER 10 Gravitation
9720.1 Light as a Wave
4710.1 Newton’s law of gravitation
9820.2 Diffraction and Interference
4810.2 Gravitational potential energy
9920.3 Polarization
4910.3 Orbits and satellites
10020.4 Color and Dispersion
5010.4 Kepler’s Laws
101Glossary
51CHAPTER 11 Oscillations
102Index