University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences

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Contents in Brief
Contents
Biological applications
About the Authors
A Letter to Students
Preface
16 Electrostatics I
16-1 Electric Charge
16-2 Coulomb’s Law
16-3 Conductors and Insulators
16-4 Electric Field
16-5 Electric Field for Some Objects
16-6 Gauss’ Law
16-7 Applications of Gauss’ Law
Summary
Questions and Problems
17 Electrostatics II
17-1 Electric Potential
17-2 Equipotential Surfaces
17-3 Electrical Potential Due to Certain Charge Distributions
17-4 Capacitance
17-5 Energy Stored in a Capacitor
17-6 Capacitors in Series and Parallel
17-7 Dielectrics
Summary
Questions and Problems
18 Moving Charges
18-1 Current
18-2 Resistance and Resistivity
18-3 Physical and Physiological Resistors
18-4 Direct Current Circuits
18-5 Resistors in Series and Parallel
18-6 Power
18-7 Series RC Circuits
18-8 Bioelectricity
Summary
Questions and Problems
19 Magnetism
19-1 Magnetic Force and Magnetic Field
19-2 Magnetic Force on a Current
19-3 Magnetic Field and Current—The Biot–Savart Law
19-4 Magnetic Field and Current—Ampère’s Law
19-5 Magnetic Force between Current-Carrying Wires
Summary
Questions and Problems
MCAT® Section
20 Magnetic Induction
20-1 Faraday’s Law of Induction
20-2 Lenz’s Law
20-3 Applications of Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws
20-4 Inductance
20-5 LC Circuits
20-6 LR Circuits
Summary
Questions and Problems
21 AC Circuits
21-1 Alternating Current (AC)
21-2 Transformers
21-3 The Series LRC Circuit
21-4 L, R, C Separately with AC
21-5 L, R, C in Series with AC
21-6 Applications of a Series LRC Circuit
Summary
Questions and Problems
22 Electromagnetic Waves
22-1 Electromagnetic Waves
22-2 Maxwell’s Equations
Summary
Questions and Problems
23 Wave Properties of Light
23-1 Refraction
23-2 Total Internal Reflection
23-3 Dispersion
23-4 Polarization
23-5 Thin Film Interference
23-6 Diffraction
23-7 Circular Apertures
Summary
Questions and Problems
24 Geometrical Optics
24-1 Plane Mirrors
24-2 Spherical Concave Mirrors, a Qualitative Look
24-3 Spherical Concave Mirrors, a Quantitative Look
24-4 Spherical Convex Mirrors, a Qualitative Look
24-5 Spherical Convex Mirrors, a Quantitative Look
24-6 Lenses, a Qualitative Look
24-7 Lenses, a Quantitative Look
Summary
Questions and Problems
MCAT® Section
25 Relativity
25-1 Newtonian Relativity
25-2 The Michelson and Morley Experiment
25-3 Special Relativity, Time Dilation
25-4 The Lorentz Transformation, Length Contraction
25-5 Lorentz Velocity Transformation
25-6 Relativistic Momentum and Energy
25-7 General Relativity
Summary
Questions and Problems
26 Modern and Atomic Physics
26-1 Blackbody Radiation
26-2 Photoelectric Effect
26-3 Compton Effect
26-4 Wave Nature of Particles
26-5 Atoms: Spectra
26-6 Atom: The Bohr Model
Summary
Questions and Problems
27 Nuclear Physics
27-1 The Nucleus
27-2 Binding Energy
27-3 Fission
27-4 Fusion
27-5 Nuclear Radiation
Summary
Questions and Problems
28 Particle Physics
28-1 The Standard Model: Particles
28-2 The Standard Model: Forces
28-3 Matter, Antimatter, Dark Matter
Summary
Questions and Problems
Appendix A: SI Units and Conversion Factors
Appendix B: Numerical Data
Appendix C: Periodic Table of Elements
Math Tutorial
Answers to Odd Questions and Problems
Answers to MCAT® Section Questions
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