No-Frills Physics
A Concise Study Guide for Algebra-Based Physics
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This textbook provides everything you need to get through a basic physics course. It guides students through all the essentials with a concise review of the concept, simple illustrations to demonstrate it, worked problems to showcase how to apply it, and a short quiz for self-testing. Whereas other standard books can be overwhelming to students, the author shares what has worked with his own students, trimming back unnecessary detail and focusing on the core basic physical concepts required to gain solid footing. The full range of topics are addressed in a manner that facilitates understanding and will encourage students to continue forward with their learning.
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- Utgivningsdatum:2019-05-20
- Mått:156 x 234 x 15 mm
- Vikt:400 g
- Format:Häftad
- Språk:Engelska
- Serie:Textbook Series in Physical Sciences
- Antal sidor:242
- Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- ISBN:9781138583870
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Matthew D. McCluskey is a professor in the Department of Physics andAstronomy and Materials Science Program at Washington State University(WSU), Pullman. He received a Physics PhD from the University of California,Berkeley, in 1997, and was a postdoctoral researcher at the Xerox Palo AltoResearch Center (PARC) in California from 1997 to 1998. Dr. McCluskeyjoined WSU as an assistant professor in 1998. His research interests includesemiconductors, high-pressure physics, and optics. Professor McCluskey hastaught WSU’s introductory algebra-based physics courses numerous times.
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- ContentsPreface ....................................................................................................................................................................xvAuthor .................................................................................................................................................................. xviiChapter 1 Motion .......................................................................................................................................1Position and Velocity ........................................................................................................1Acceleration ...........................................................................................................................2Quiz 1.1 ...............................................................................................................................3Velocity as a Function of Time ...................................................................................3Position as a Function of Time ...................................................................................4Quiz 1.2 ...............................................................................................................................4Two Objects ...........................................................................................................................5Gravity .......................................................................................................................................6Quiz 1.3 ...............................................................................................................................7Chapter Summary ..............................................................................................................7End-of-Chapter Questions ............................................................................................8Additional Problems .........................................................................................................8Chapter 2 Vectors .......................................................................................................................................9Cartesian Coordinates ......................................................................................................9Vector Components ....................................................................................................... 10Quiz 2.1 .............................................................................................................................11Adding Vectors...................................................................................................................11Equations of Motion .......................................................................................................12Quiz 2.2 ............................................................................................................................13Launching a Projectile ...................................................................................................14Hitting a Target ..................................................................................................................15Quiz 2.3 ............................................................................................................................16Chapter Summary ............................................................................................................16End-of-Chapter Questions ..........................................................................................16Additional Problems .......................................................................................................17Chapter 3 Forces .......................................................................................................................................19Force Causes Acceleration ..........................................................................................19Gravity .................................................................................................................................... 20Quiz 3.1 ............................................................................................................................ 21Force between Two Objects .................................................................................... 21Tension ...................................................................................................................................22Quiz 3.2 ...........................................................................................................................23Normal Force ......................................................................................................................23Friction ...................................................................................................................................25Quiz 3.3 ........................................................................................................................... 26Chapter Summary ........................................................................................................... 26End-of-Chapter Questions ......................................................................................... 26Additional Problems ...................................................................................................... 27Chapter 4 Applying Newton’s Laws ............................................................................................ 29Tension ................................................................................................................................... 29Normal Force ......................................................................................................................30Quiz 4.1 .............................................................................................................................31Inclined Plane without Friction ................................................................................31Inclined Plane with Friction ....................................................................................... 32Quiz 4.2 ........................................................................................................................... 33Simple Pulley ......................................................................................................................34Atwood’s Machine .......................................................................................................... 35Quiz 4.3 ...........................................................................................................................36Chapter Summary ...........................................................................................................36End-of-Chapter Questions .........................................................................................36Additional Problems ...................................................................................................... 37Chapter 5 Circular Motion and Gravity ...................................................................................... 39Centripetal Acceleration .............................................................................................. 39Motion in a Horizontal Circle ....................................................................................40Quiz 5.1 .............................................................................................................................41Centripetal Friction Force ............................................................................................41Motion in a Vertical Circle ........................................................................................... 42Quiz 5.2 ........................................................................................................................... 43Newton’s Law of Gravity ............................................................................................. 43Circular Orbits ....................................................................................................................44Quiz 5.3 ........................................................................................................................... 45Chapter Summary ........................................................................................................... 45End-of-Chapter Questions .........................................................................................46Additional Problems ......................................................................................................46Chapter 6 Work and Energy .............................................................................................................. 47Work ......................................................................................................................................... 47Work and an Inclined Plane .......................................................................................48Quiz 6.1 ............................................................................................................................ 49Kinetic Energy .................................................................................................................... 49Potential Energy ................................................................................................................ 50Quiz 6.2 ............................................................................................................................51Potential Energy of a Spring .......................................................................................51Friction and Thermal Energy .................................................................................... 52Quiz 6.3 ........................................................................................................................... 53Chapter Summary ........................................................................................................... 53End-of-Chapter Questions ......................................................................................... 53Additional Problems ......................................................................................................54Chapter 7 Rotational Motion ............................................................................................................ 55Angular Velocity ............................................................................................................... 55Rotational Kinetic Energy ............................................................................................56Quiz 7.1 ............................................................................................................................ 57Moment of Inertia ........................................................................................................... 57Torque ..................................................................................................................................... 58Quiz 7.2 ............................................................................................................................ 59Turning a Wrench ............................................................................................................60Angular Acceleration ......................................................................................................61Quiz 7.3 ............................................................................................................................ 62Chapter Summary ........................................................................................................... 63End-of-Chapter Questions ......................................................................................... 63Additional Problems ......................................................................................................64Chapter 8 Momentum ......................................................................................................................... 67Momentum and Impulse ............................................................................................ 67Inelastic Collisions ............................................................................................................68Quiz 8.1 ............................................................................................................................ 69Elastic Collisions ................................................................................................................ 69Angular Momentum ...................................................................................................... 70Quiz 8.2 ........................................................................................................................... 70Conservation of Angular Momentum ................................................................ 71Spinning Disks ...................................................................................................................72Quiz 8.3 ...........................................................................................................................73Chapter Summary ...........................................................................................................73End-of-Chapter Questions .........................................................................................73Additional Problems .......................................................................................................74Chapter 9 Oscillations and Waves ................................................................................................. 75Hooke’s Law ........................................................................................................................ 75Oscillations ........................................................................................................................... 76Quiz 9.1 ............................................................................................................................77Mathematical Description .......................................................................................... 78Traveling Waves ................................................................................................................ 79Quiz 9.2 ...........................................................................................................................80Standing Waves ................................................................................................................ 81Interference ......................................................................................................................... 82Quiz 9.3 ..................................................................................................................... 83Chapter Summary ...........................................................................................................84End-of-Chapter Questions .........................................................................................84Additional Problems ......................................................................................................84Chapter 10 Fluids ....................................................................................................................................... 87Pressure .................................................................................................................................. 87Static Fluids ..........................................................................................................................88Quiz 10.1 .........................................................................................................................89Buoyancy ..............................................................................................................................90Moving Fluids ..................................................................................................................... 91Quiz 10.2 ......................................................................................................................... 92Bernoulli’s Equation ........................................................................................................ 92Streamlines .......................................................................................................................... 93Quiz 10.3 .........................................................................................................................94Chapter Summary ...........................................................................................................95End-of-Chapter Questions .........................................................................................95Additional Problems ......................................................................................................96Chapter 11 Thermo dynamics ............................................................................................................ 97Ideal Gas Law...................................................................................................................... 97Thermal Energy .................................................................................................................98Quiz 11.1 ..........................................................................................................................99Work and Heat ...................................................................................................................99Energy Conservation ...................................................................................................100Quiz 11.2 .......................................................................................................................101Heat Engines .....................................................................................................................101Entropy .................................................................................................................................103Quiz 11.3 .......................................................................................................................104Chapter Summary .........................................................................................................104End-of-Chapter Questions .......................................................................................104Additional Problems ....................................................................................................105Chapter 12 Electric Fields and Forces ..........................................................................................107The Coulomb Force......................................................................................................107Forces and Angles .........................................................................................................108Quiz 12.1 .......................................................................................................................109Electric Field ......................................................................................................................109Electric Fields and Angles ......................................................................................... 110Quiz 12.2 ....................................................................................................................... 112Adding Electric Field Vectors.................................................................................. 112Deflecting a Charged Particle ................................................................................ 114Quiz 12.3 ....................................................................................................................... 115Chapter Summary ......................................................................................................... 115End-of-Chapter Questions ....................................................................................... 115Additional Problems .................................................................................................... 116Chapter 13 Electric Potential ............................................................................................................. 119Relation to Potential Energy .................................................................................... 119Uniform Electric Field ..................................................................................................120Quiz 13.1 .......................................................................................................................121Potential Due to a Point Charge ...........................................................................121Potential Due to Several Point Charges............................................................122Quiz 13.2 .......................................................................................................................123Conductors ........................................................................................................................124Insulators and Capacitors ..........................................................................................125Quiz 13.3 .......................................................................................................................126Chapter Summary .........................................................................................................126End-of-Chapter Questions .......................................................................................127Additional Problems ....................................................................................................127Chapter 14 Electrical Circuits ............................................................................................................129Current and Ohm’s Law .............................................................................................129Power ....................................................................................................................................130Quiz 14.1 .......................................................................................................................130Resistors in Series ........................................................................................................... 131Resistors in Parallel ........................................................................................................132Quiz 14.2 .......................................................................................................................133Kirchoff’s Loop Rule ......................................................................................................133Kirchoff’s Current Rule.................................................................................................135Quiz 14.3 .......................................................................................................................136Chapter Summary .........................................................................................................137End-of-Chapter Questions .......................................................................................138Additional Problems ....................................................................................................139Chapter 15 Magnetic Fields and Forces .....................................................................................141Magnets...............................................................................................................................141Ferromagnetism .............................................................................................................142Quiz 15.1 .......................................................................................................................144Ampere’s Law ...................................................................................................................145Current Loops ..................................................................................................................147Quiz 15.2 .......................................................................................................................148Forces Due to B Fields .................................................................................................148Force on a Wire ...............................................................................................................150Quiz 15.3 ....................................................................................................................... 151Chapter Summary .........................................................................................................152End-of-Chapter Questions .......................................................................................152Additional Problems ....................................................................................................153Chapter 16 Electro magnetic Induction ......................................................................................155Magnetic Flux ..................................................................................................................155Lenz’s Law ..........................................................................................................................156Quiz 16.1 .......................................................................................................................157Faraday’s Law ...................................................................................................................158Examples of Induction ...............................................................................................159Quiz 16.2 .......................................................................................................................160Generators .........................................................................................................................161Transformers .....................................................................................................................162Quiz 16.3 .......................................................................................................................163Chapter Summary .........................................................................................................163End-of-Chapter Questions .......................................................................................163Additional Problems ....................................................................................................164Chapter 17 Electro magnetic Waves .............................................................................................167Wave Properties ..............................................................................................................167Polarization ........................................................................................................................168Quiz 17.1 ........................................................................................................................170Two-Slit Interference ....................................................................................................170Single Slit and Circular Aperture ...........................................................................171Quiz 17.2 ........................................................................................................................173Reflection and Refraction .........................................................................................173Thin Films............................................................................................................................175Quiz 17.3 ........................................................................................................................176Chapter Summary .........................................................................................................177End-of-Chapter Questions .......................................................................................177Additional Problems ....................................................................................................178Chapter 18 Optics ....................................................................................................................................181Lenses ...................................................................................................................................181The Lens Equation .........................................................................................................182Quiz 18.1 .......................................................................................................................183Magnifiers ...........................................................................................................................184Microscopes ......................................................................................................................185Quiz 18.2 .......................................................................................................................186Telescopes ..........................................................................................................................186Resolution ..........................................................................................................................187Quiz 18.3 .......................................................................................................................188Chapter Summary .........................................................................................................189End-of-Chapter Questions .......................................................................................189Additional Problems ....................................................................................................190Chapter 19 Relativity ..............................................................................................................................191Relative Frames ...............................................................................................................191Special Relativity ............................................................................................................192Quiz 19.1........................................................................................................................192Length Contraction ......................................................................................................193Time Dilation ....................................................................................................................194Quiz 19.2 .......................................................................................................................195Energy ...................................................................................................................................195Momentum .......................................................................................................................196Quiz 19.3 .......................................................................................................................197Chapter Summary .........................................................................................................197End-of-Chapter Questions .......................................................................................197Additional Problems ....................................................................................................198Chapter 20 Atoms and Nuclei ..........................................................................................................201The Electron Volt ............................................................................................................201The Bohr Model ..............................................................................................................202Quiz 20.1 .......................................................................................................................203Photons ................................................................................................................................203Nuclei ....................................................................................................................................205Quiz 20.2 ...................................................................................................................... 206Atomic Mass ..................................................................................................................... 206Radioactivity .....................................................................................................................207Quiz 20.3 ...................................................................................................................... 208Chapter Summary ........................................................................................................ 209End-of-Chapter Questions .......................................................................................210Additional Problems ....................................................................................................210Answers ............................................................................................................................................................213Physical Constants ..................................................................................................................................237Index ...................................................................................................................................................................239
