Hugh D. Young was Emeritus Professor of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from that university. He earned his Ph.D. in fundamental particle theory under the direction of the late Richard Cutkosky. Dr. Young joined the faculty of Carnegie Mellon in 1956 and retired in 2004. He also had two visiting professorships at the University of California, Berkeley.Dr. Young's career was centred entirely on undergraduate education. He wrote several undergraduate-level textbooks, and in 1973 he became a coauthor with Francis Sears and Mark Zemansky for their well-known introductory textbooks. In addition to his role on Sears and Zemansky's University Physics, he was the author of Sears and Zemansky's College Physics. Dr. Young earned a bachelor's degree in organ performance from Carnegie Mellon in 1972 and spent several years as Associate Organist at St. Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh. Roger A. Freedman is a Lecturer in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was an undergraduate at the University of California campuses in San Diego and Los Angeles and did his doctoral research in nuclear theory at Stanford University under the direction of Professor J. Dirk Walecka. Dr. Freedman came to UCSB in 1981 after three years of teaching and doing research at the University of Washington.At UCSB, Dr. Freedman has taught in both the Department of Physics and the College of Creative Studies, a branch of the university intended for highly gifted and motivated undergraduates. He has published research in nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, and laser physics. In recent years, he has worked to make physics lectures a more interactive experience through the use of classroom response systems and pre-lecture videos.In the 1970s Dr. Freedman worked as a comic book letterer and helped organise the San Diego Comic-Con during its first few years.

• MECHANICS1. Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors2. Motion Along a Straight Line3. Motion in Two or Three Dimensions4. Newton’s Laws of Motion5. Applying Newton’s Laws6. Work and Kinetic Energy7. Potential Energy and Energy Conservation8. Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions9. Rotation of Rigid Bodies10. Dynamics of Rotational Motion11. Equilibrium and Elasticity12. Fluid Mechanics13. Gravitation14. Periodic Motion  WAVES/ACOUSTICS15. Mechanical Waves16. Sound and Hearing  THERMODYNAMICS17. Temperature and Heat18. Thermal Properties of Matter19. The First Law of Thermodynamics20. The Second Law of Thermodynamics  ELECTROMAGNETISM21. Electric Charge and Electric Field22. Gauss’s Law23. Electric Potential24. Capacitance and Dielectrics25. Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force26. Direct-Current Circuits27. Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces28. Sources of Magnetic Field29. Electromagnetic Induction30. Inductance31. Alternating Current32. Electromagnetic Waves  OPTICS33. The Nature and Propagation of Light34. Geometric Optics35. Interference36. Diffraction  MODERN PHYSICS37. Relativity38. Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles39. Particles Behaving as Waves40. Quantum Mechanics I: Wave Functions41. Quantum Mechanics II: Atomic Structure42. Molecules and Condensed Matter43. Nuclear Physics44. Particle Physics and Cosmology

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Hugh D. Young was Emeritus Professor of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from that university. He earned his Ph.D. in fundamental particle theory under the direction of the late Richard Cutkosky. Dr. Young joined the faculty of Carnegie Mellon in 1956 and retired in 2004. He also had two visiting professorships at the University of California, Berkeley.Dr. Young's career was centred entirely on undergraduate education. He wrote several undergraduate-level textbooks, and in 1973 he became a coauthor with Francis Sears and Mark Zemansky for their well-known introductory textbooks. In addition to his role on Sears and Zemansky's University Physics, he was the author of Sears and Zemansky's College Physics. Dr. Young earned a bachelor's degree in organ performance from Carnegie Mellon in 1972 and spent several years as Associate Organist at St. Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh. Roger A. Freedman is a Lecturer in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was an undergraduate at the University of California campuses in San Diego and Los Angeles and did his doctoral research in nuclear theory at Stanford University under the direction of Professor J. Dirk Walecka. Dr. Freedman came to UCSB in 1981 after three years of teaching and doing research at the University of Washington.At UCSB, Dr. Freedman has taught in both the Department of Physics and the College of Creative Studies, a branch of the university intended for highly gifted and motivated undergraduates. He has published research in nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, and laser physics. In recent years, he has worked to make physics lectures a more interactive experience through the use of classroom response systems and pre-lecture videos.In the 1970s Dr. Freedman worked as a comic book letterer and helped organise the San Diego Comic-Con during its first few years.

• MECHANICS1. Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors2. Motion Along a Straight Line3. Motion in Two or Three Dimensions4. Newton’s Laws of Motion5. Applying Newton’s Laws6. Work and Kinetic Energy7. Potential Energy and Energy Conservation8. Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions9. Rotation of Rigid Bodies10. Dynamics of Rotational Motion11. Equilibrium and Elasticity12. Fluid Mechanics13. Gravitation14. Periodic Motion  WAVES/ACOUSTICS15. Mechanical Waves16. Sound and Hearing  THERMODYNAMICS17. Temperature and Heat18. Thermal Properties of Matter19. The First Law of Thermodynamics20. The Second Law of Thermodynamics  ELECTROMAGNETISM21. Electric Charge and Electric Field22. Gauss’s Law23. Electric Potential24. Capacitance and Dielectrics25. Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force26. Direct-Current Circuits27. Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces28. Sources of Magnetic Field29. Electromagnetic Induction30. Inductance31. Alternating Current32. Electromagnetic Waves  OPTICS33. The Nature and Propagation of Light34. Geometric Optics35. Interference36. Diffraction  MODERN PHYSICS37. Relativity38. Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles39. Particles Behaving as Waves40. Quantum Mechanics I: Wave Functions41. Quantum Mechanics II: Atomic Structure42. Molecules and Condensed Matter43. Nuclear Physics44. Particle Physics and Cosmology

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Hugh D. Young was Emeritus Professor of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from that university. He earned his Ph.D. in fundamental particle theory under the direction of the late Richard Cutkosky. Dr. Young joined the faculty of Carnegie Mellon in 1956 and retired in 2004. He also had two visiting professorships at the University of California, Berkeley.Dr. Young's career was centred entirely on undergraduate education. He wrote several undergraduate-level textbooks, and in 1973 he became a coauthor with Francis Sears and Mark Zemansky for their well-known introductory textbooks. In addition to his role on Sears and Zemansky's University Physics, he was the author of Sears and Zemansky's College Physics. Dr. Young earned a bachelor's degree in organ performance from Carnegie Mellon in 1972 and spent several years as Associate Organist at St. Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh. Roger A. Freedman is a Lecturer in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was an undergraduate at the University of California campuses in San Diego and Los Angeles and did his doctoral research in nuclear theory at Stanford University under the direction of Professor J. Dirk Walecka. Dr. Freedman came to UCSB in 1981 after three years of teaching and doing research at the University of Washington.At UCSB, Dr. Freedman has taught in both the Department of Physics and the College of Creative Studies, a branch of the university intended for highly gifted and motivated undergraduates. He has published research in nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, and laser physics. In recent years, he has worked to make physics lectures a more interactive experience through the use of classroom response systems and pre-lecture videos.In the 1970s Dr. Freedman worked as a comic book letterer and helped organise the San Diego Comic-Con during its first few years.

• MECHANICS1. Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors2. Motion Along a Straight Line3. Motion in Two or Three Dimensions4. Newton’s Laws of Motion5. Applying Newton’s Laws6. Work and Kinetic Energy7. Potential Energy and Energy Conservation8. Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions9. Rotation of Rigid Bodies10. Dynamics of Rotational Motion11. Equilibrium and Elasticity12. Fluid Mechanics13. Gravitation14. Periodic Motion  WAVES/ACOUSTICS15. Mechanical Waves16. Sound and Hearing  THERMODYNAMICS17. Temperature and Heat18. Thermal Properties of Matter19. The First Law of Thermodynamics20. The Second Law of Thermodynamics  ELECTROMAGNETISM21. Electric Charge and Electric Field22. Gauss’s Law23. Electric Potential24. Capacitance and Dielectrics25. Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force26. Direct-Current Circuits27. Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces28. Sources of Magnetic Field29. Electromagnetic Induction30. Inductance31. Alternating Current32. Electromagnetic Waves  OPTICS33. The Nature and Propagation of Light34. Geometric Optics35. Interference36. Diffraction  MODERN PHYSICS37. Relativity38. Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles39. Particles Behaving as Waves40. Quantum Mechanics I: Wave Functions41. Quantum Mechanics II: Atomic Structure42. Molecules and Condensed Matter43. Nuclear Physics44. Particle Physics and Cosmology

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