Foundations and Principles of Physics: An Introductory Guide

Author(s): James Broberg

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2013

Pages: 350

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Chapter 1 Introduction 
What Is Physics? 
Scientific Reasoning 
Units and Observables 
Fundamental Concepts 
Problem-Solving Strategies for Checking Your Answers 
Homework for Chapter 1 

Chapter 2 Review of Algebra 
Single-Variable Problems 
Problems with Two Variables 
Simplifying Expressions 
Basics of Trigonometry 
Homework for Chapter 2 

Chapter 3 One-Dimensional Kinematics 
Homework for Chapter 3 

Chapter 4 Two-Dimensional Kinematics 
Homework for Chapter 4 

Chapter 5 Forces and Newton’s Laws 
Homework for Chapter 5 

Chapter 6 Work and Energy 
Homework for Chapter 6 

Chapter 7 Conservation of Linear Momentum and Collisions 
Homework for Chapter 7 

Chapter 8 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics 
Rotational Motion 
The Rotational Analogues for the Kinematics Equations 
Energy in Rotational Systems 
Force in Rotational Systems 
Homework for Chapter 8 

Chapter 9 Coulomb’s Law 
Vector Arithmetic 
Electrostatics: Coulomb’s Law 
Finding the Electric Field of a Dipole 
Electric Potential Energy 
Electric Field Lines 
Homework for Chapter 9 

Chapter 10 Gauss’s Law 
Flux and Gauss’s Law 
Conductors 
Capacitance 
Homework for Chapter 10 

Chapter 11 Current and Electric Circuits 
Current and Drift Velocity 
Resistivity, Resistance, and Ohm’s Law 
Kirchhoff ’s Rules 
Capacitance 
Electrical Power 
Homework for Chapter 11 

Chapter 12 Magnetostatics 
Ampère’s Law 
Faraday’s Law 
Lorenz Force Law 
Homework for Chapter 12 

James Broberg

Chapter 1 Introduction 
What Is Physics? 
Scientific Reasoning 
Units and Observables 
Fundamental Concepts 
Problem-Solving Strategies for Checking Your Answers 
Homework for Chapter 1 

Chapter 2 Review of Algebra 
Single-Variable Problems 
Problems with Two Variables 
Simplifying Expressions 
Basics of Trigonometry 
Homework for Chapter 2 

Chapter 3 One-Dimensional Kinematics 
Homework for Chapter 3 

Chapter 4 Two-Dimensional Kinematics 
Homework for Chapter 4 

Chapter 5 Forces and Newton’s Laws 
Homework for Chapter 5 

Chapter 6 Work and Energy 
Homework for Chapter 6 

Chapter 7 Conservation of Linear Momentum and Collisions 
Homework for Chapter 7 

Chapter 8 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics 
Rotational Motion 
The Rotational Analogues for the Kinematics Equations 
Energy in Rotational Systems 
Force in Rotational Systems 
Homework for Chapter 8 

Chapter 9 Coulomb’s Law 
Vector Arithmetic 
Electrostatics: Coulomb’s Law 
Finding the Electric Field of a Dipole 
Electric Potential Energy 
Electric Field Lines 
Homework for Chapter 9 

Chapter 10 Gauss’s Law 
Flux and Gauss’s Law 
Conductors 
Capacitance 
Homework for Chapter 10 

Chapter 11 Current and Electric Circuits 
Current and Drift Velocity 
Resistivity, Resistance, and Ohm’s Law 
Kirchhoff ’s Rules 
Capacitance 
Electrical Power 
Homework for Chapter 11 

Chapter 12 Magnetostatics 
Ampère’s Law 
Faraday’s Law 
Lorenz Force Law 
Homework for Chapter 12 

James Broberg