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
1 Physics: An Introduction
1-1 Speaking Physics
1-2 Physical Quantities and Units
1-3 Prefxes and Conversions
1-4 Signifcant Figures
1-5 Solving Problems
1-6 Dimensional Analysis
Summary
Questions and Problems
2 Linear Motion
2-1 Constant Velocity Motion
2-2 Acceleration
2-3 Motion under Constant Acceleration
2-4 Gravity at the Surface of Earth
Summary
Questions and Problems
3 Motion in Two Dimensions
3-1 Horizontal and Vertical Motions Are Independent
3-2 Vectors
3-3 Vector Components: Adding Vectors, Analyzing by Component
3-4 Projectile Motion
3-5 Uniform Circular Motion
Summary
Questions and Problems
4 Newton’s Laws of Motion
4-1 Newton’s First Law
4-2 Newton’s Second Law
4-3 Mass and Weight
4-4 Free-Body Diagrams
4-5 Newton’s Third Law
4.6 Force, Acceleration, Motion
Summary
Questions and Problems
5 Applications of Newton’s Laws
5-1 Static Friction
5-2 Kinetic Friction
5-3 Working with Friction
5-4 Drag Force
5-5 Forces and Uniform Circular Motion
Summary
Questions and Problems
6 Work and Energy
6-1 Work
6-2 The Work–Kinetic Energy Theorem
6-3 Applications of the Work–Kinetic Energy Theorem
6-4 Work Done by a Variable Force
6-5 Potential Energy
6-6 Conservation of Energy
6-7 Nonconservative Forces
6-8 Using Energy Conservation
Summary
Questions and Problems
MCAT® Section
7 Linear Momentum
7-1 Linear Momentum
7-2 Conservation of Momentum
7-3 Inelastic Collisions
7-4 Contact Time
7-5 Elastic Collisions
7-6 Center of Mass
Summary
Questions and Problems
8 Rotational Motion
8-1 Rotational Kinetic Energy
8-2 Moment of Inertia
8-3 The Parallel-Axis Theorem
8-4 Conservation of Energy Revisited
8-5 Rotational Kinematics
8-6 Torque
8-7 Angular Momentum
8-8 The Vector Nature of Rotational Quantities
Summary
Questions and Problems
9 Elasticity and Fracture
9-1 Tensile Stress and Strain
9-2 Volume Stress and Strain
9-3 Shear Stress and Strain
9-4 Elasticity and Fracture
Summary
Questions and Problems
10 Gravitation
10-1 Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
10-2 The Shell Theorem
10-3 Gravitational Potential Energy
10-4 Kepler’s Laws
Summary
Questions and Problems
11 Fluids
11-1 Density
11-2 Pressure
11-3 Pressure versus Depth in a Fluid
11-4 Atmospheric Pressure and Common Pressure Units
11-5 Pressure Difference and Net Force
11-6 Pascal’s Principle
11-7 Buoyancy—Archimedes’ Principle
11-8 Fluids in Motion and the Equation of Continuity
11-9 Fluid Flow—Bernoulli’s Equation
11-10 Viscous Fluid Flow
Summary
Questions and Problems
MCAT® Section
12 Oscillations
12-1 Simple Harmonic Motion
12-2 Oscillations Described
12-3 Energy Considerations
12-4 The Simple Pendulum
12-5 Physical Oscillators
12-6 The Physical Pendulum
12-7 The Damped Oscillator
12-8 The Forced Oscillator
Summary
Questions and Problems
MCAT® Section
13 Waves
13-1 Types of Waves
13-2 Mathematical Description of a Wave
13-3 Wave Speed
13-4 Superposition and Interference
13-5 Transverse Standing Waves
13-6 Longitudinal Standing Waves
13-7 Beats
13-8 Volume, Intensity, and Sound Level
13-9 Moving Sources and Observers of Waves
Summary
Questions and Problems
MCAT® Section
14 Thermodynamics I
14-1 Temperature
14-2 Ideal Gas Law
14-3 Mean Free Path
14-4 Thermal Expansion
14-5 Heat
14-6 Latent Heat
14-7 Heat Transfer: Radiation, Convection, Conduction
Summary
Questions and Problems
15 Thermodynamics II
15-1 The First Law of Thermodynamics
15-2 Thermodynamic Processes
15-3 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
15-4 Gases
15-5 Entropy
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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