How to Solve Physics Problems

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• About the Authors PrefaceHow to Use this Book How to Excel in Your Physics CourseMathematical Background1. Vectors2. Kinematics in One Dimension3. Falling Body Problems4. Projectile Motion5. Forces (including Centripetal Force)6. Apparent Weight7. Work and the Definite Integral8. Work-Energy Problems9. Center of Mass and Momentum10. Collision and Impulse11. Rotational Motion12. Rotational Dynamics13. Equilibrium14. Gravity15. Simple Harmonic Motion16. Fluids17. Temperature and Calorimetry18. Kinetics and the Ideal Gas Laws19. First Law of Thermodynamics20. Second Law of Thermodynamics21. Mechanical Waves22. Standing Waves (Strings and Pipes)23. Sound24. Charge and Coulomb’s Law25. The Electric Field26. Gauss’ Law27. Electric Potential28. Capacitance29. Current and Resistance30. Resistors in D.C. Circuits31. Kirchhoff’s Laws32. R-C Circuits33. Magnetic Fields34. Magnetic Forces35. Ampere’s Law36. Biot-Savart Law37. Faraday’s Law38. Inductance39. R-L Circuits40. Oscillating L-C Circuits41. Series R-L-C Circuits and Phasors42. Maxwell’s Equations43. Electromagnetic Waves44. Reflection, Refraction, and Polarization45. Mirrors and Lenses46. Diffraction and Interference47. Special Relativity48. Quantum Physics49. Atoms, Molecules, and Solids50. Nuclear PhysicsAppendix A: Physical ConstantsAppendix B: ConversionsAppendix C: The Periodic TableIndex