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pt. 1. Mechanics -- Scalars and vectors -- Statics -- Equilibrium -- Free body diagram -- Moment of inertia -- Centroid and centre of mass -- Centroids of areas -- Linear motion -- Velocity and acceleration -- Kinematics -- Projectile motion -- Forces -- Newton's Laws -- Inertia -- Ropes and pulleys -- Friction -- Gravitation -- Rotational motion -- Linear and circular motion -- Centripetal force -- Planetary motion -- Rotation -- Rotational kinematics -- Moment of inertia -- Composite bodies -- Radius of gyration -- Dynamic equilibrium -- Rolling motion -- Work and energy -- Variable force -- Work done by a spring -- Rotational kinetic energy -- Power -- Impulse and momentum -- Impulse and momentum -- Angular momentum -- -- Impulse-momentum equation -- Conservation of momentum -- pt. 2. Thermal physics -- Temperature -- Thermodynamic systems -- Kelvin temperature scale -- Thermometers -- Heat and solids -- Thermal expansion -- Atomic bonding in solids -- Specific heat -- Latent heat -- Internal energy -- Heat transfer -- Conduction -- Thermal conductivity -- Composite wall -- Rate of cooling -- Convection -- Thermal radiation -- Radiation emission -- Radiation emission spectrum -- Absorption and emission -- Radiative heat transfer -- Equilibrium temperature -- Gases -- Solids, liquids and gases -- Pressure -- Gas laws -- Phases of matter -- Work and thermodynamics -- Gas -- 1st Law of Thermodynamics -- p-V diagram -- Gas processes -- Heat engines -- Cyclic processes -- Otto Cycle -- Thermal efficiency -- Carnot Cycle -- Heat sink in an engine -- Reversibility -- Entropy -- Entropy and reversibility -- Entropy change of the universe -- Entropy in a cycle -- The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics -- Kinetic theory of gases -- Statistics of motion -- Pressure -- Temperature -- Molecular motion -- Equipartition of energy -- Specific heat and adiabatic index -- Internal energy -- Statistical mechanics -- Statistical weight -- Boltzmann energy distribution -- Velocity distribution -- Maxwell velocity distribution -- Collisions per unit area -- Statistical entropy -- Adiabatic expansion of a gas into a vacuum -- Classical and statistical entropy -- Constant volume heating of a gas -- Entropy and the flow of natural processes -- The partition function -- Statistical mechanics -- Partition function and average energy -- Density of states -- Energy distribution for a harmonic oscillator -- Average energy. |
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pt. 3. Waves & optics -- Periodic motion -- Initial phase angle -- Simple harmonic motion -- Waves -- Wave motion -- Wavelength -- Velocity, frequency and wavelength -- Wave velocity -- Particle displacement -- Wave equation -- Energy transfer by wave motion -- Superposition -- Interference -- Fourier analysis -- Standing waves -- Resonance -- Beats -- Longitudinal waves -- Sound waves -- Sound intensity -- Hearing -- Reflection and absorption of sound -- Intensity variations -- Light -- Light rays -- Reflection -- Refraction -- Dispersion -- Mirrors -- Sign conventions -- Ray diagrams -- Lenses -- Thin lens -- Lens action -- Ray diagrams -- The eye -- Near point and far point -- Lens equations -- Magnifying glass -- Magnification -- Lens aberrations -- Optical instruments -- Microscope -- Astronomical telescope -- Interference -- Fringe spacing -- Fringe intensity -- Thin film interference -- Optical path length -- Diffraction -- Polarisation -- Polarised light --Malus' Law -- pt. 4. Electricity -- Electric charge -- Electric flux -- Conductors and insulators -- Electric current -- Conventional current -- Potential difference -- Resistance -- Resistivity -- Electromotive force -- Capacitance -- Dielectrics -- Inductance -- Inductors -- Energy and power -- Circuits -- Kirchhoff's Laws -- Magnetism -- Magnetic field -- Charged particle in a magnetic field -- Force on a current-carrying conductor -- Biot-Savart Law -- Ampere's Law -- Magnetic moment -- Magnetic force -- Permeability -- Magnetic materials -- Ferromagnetism -- Hysteresis -- Induction -- Faraday's Law -- Electromagnetic induction -- Lenz's Law -- Mutual inductance -- Self-inductance -- Solenoids and toroids -- Electromagnetic induction -- Magnetic circuits -- Magnetomotive force -- Reluctance -- RC & RL circuits -- Time constant and half-life -- Filter -- Integrator/differentiator -- AC circuits -- AC voltage -- Resistance -- rms voltage and current -- Capacitive reactance -- Inductive reactance -- Reactive power -- LCR series circuit -- Impedance -- Power in LCR circuit -- Electromagnetic waves -- Ampere's Law -- Maxwell's equations -- Electric and magnetic fields -- Electromagnetic waves. |
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pt. 5. Properties of matter -- Solids -- Hooke's Law -- Stress -- Strain -- Poisson's ratio -- Mechanical properties of materials -- Linear elasticity -- Viscoelastic materials -- Griffith energy balance -- Fluids -- Hydrostatic pressure -- Archimedes' Principle -- Surface tension -- Contact angle -- Capillary action -- Bernoulli's Equation -- Viscosity -- Fluid flow -- Turbulent flow -- pt. 6. Atomic physics -- The atom -- Atoms -- The electron -- Electrostatic deflection -- Magnetic deflection -- Millikan's oil drop experiment -- Mass of a proton -- The Bohr Atom -- Black body radiation -- Photoelectric effect -- Line spectra -- Energy levels -- The Rydberg Constant -- Electron absorption -- Photon absorption -- Matter waves -- Electron-volt -- Black body radiation -- Radiation emission spectrum -- Classical cavity radiation -- Density of states -- Rayleigh-Jeans Radiation Law -- The ultraviolet catastrophe -- Statistical mechanics -- Planck's Radiation Law -- Stefan-Boltzmann Law -- Wien Displacement Law -- X-rays -- Radiation -- X-ray absorption -- X-ray scattering -- Compton Effect -- X-ray diffraction -- Quantum mechanics -- Schrödinger Equation -- Interpretation of the wave function -- The time-dependent equation -- Solutions to the wave equation -- Zero potential -- Particle in a box -- Infinite square well -- Harmonic oscillator -- Coulomb Potential : Bohr Atom -- Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle -- Solids -- Density of vibrational states -- Lattice waves -- Einstein Harmonic Oscillator Model -- Debye Lattice Model -- Phonons -- pt. 7. The nucleus -- Radioactivity -- Rutherford's experiment -- Specifying an element -- Radioactive decay -- Radioactive series -- Half-life -- Isotopes -- Nuclear reactions -- Quarks -- Nuclear forces -- Nuclear binding energy -- Artificial nuclear reactions -- Fission -- Stability -- Fission and fusion -- Chain reaction. |
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pt. 8. Relativity -- Absolute rest -- Wave motion -- Doppler Effect -- Velocity of light -- Electromagnetic waves -- Luminiferous ether -- Ether drift -- Michelson-Morley Experiment -- Special relativity -- Distance -- Velocity & acceleration -- Time dilation -- Proper time -- Length contraction -- Lorentz Transformations -- Lorentz Velocity Transformations -- Momentum and mass transformations -- Mass and energy transformations -- Energy and momentum -- Doppler Effect for light waves -- General relativity -- Space-time -- Light-cone -- Distance in space-time -- Invariance in space-time -- Gravity -- Gravity and space-time -- Einstein Field Equations -- Gravity and Quantum Theory -- pt. 9. Universe -- Solar System -- Copernicus, Tycho and Kepler -- Kepler's Laws -- Formation of stars and galaxies -- Luminosity -- Lifecycle of stars -- Energy and matter -- Sun -- Solar atmosphere -- Solar wind -- Solar radiation -- Earth -- Earth's magnetic field -- Atmosphere -- Universe -- Size of the universe -- Expansion of the universe -- Beginning of the universe -- Forces of nature -- Particles of nature -- The BIg Bang -- End of the universe. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014024447 |
| ISBN | 9781466517790 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1466517794 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
