PHYSICS I FOR DUMMIES.

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
	About This Book
	Conventions Used in This Book
	What You’re Not to Read
	Foolish Assumptions
	How This Book Is Organized
		Part 1: Putting Physics into Motion
		Part 2: May the Forces of Physics Be with You
		Part 3: Manifesting the Energy to Work
		Part 4: Laying Down the Laws of Thermodynamics
		Part 5: The Part of Tens
	Icons Used in This Book
	Beyond the Book
	Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Putting Physics into Motion
	Chapter 1 Using Physics to Understand Your World
		What Physics Is All About
			Observing the world
			Making predictions
			Reaping the rewards
		Observing Objects in Motion
			Measuring speed, direction, velocity, and acceleration
			Round and round: Rotational motion
			Springs and pendulums: Simple harmonic motion
		When Push Comes to Shove: Forces
			Absorbing the energy around you
			That’s heavy: Pressures in fluids
		Feeling Hot but Not Bothered: Thermodynamics
	Chapter 2 Reviewing Physics Measurement and Math Fundamentals
		Measuring the World around You and Making Predictions
			Using systems of measurement
			From meters to inches and back again: Converting between units
		Eliminating Some Zeros: Using Scientific Notation
		Checking the Accuracy and Precision of Measurements
			Knowing which digits are significant
			Estimating accuracy
		Arming Yourself with Basic Algebra
		Tackling a Little Trig
		Interpreting Equations as Real-World Ideas
	Chapter 3 Exploring the Need for Speed
		Going the Distance with Displacement
			Understanding displacement and position
			Examining axes
		Speed Specifics: What Is Speed, Anyway?
			Reading the speedometer: Instantaneous speed
			Staying steady: Uniform speed
			Shifting speeds: Nonuniform motion
			Busting out the stopwatch: Average speed
		Speeding Up (Or Down): Acceleration
			Defining acceleration
			Determining the units of acceleration
			Looking at positive and negative acceleration
			Examining average and instantaneous acceleration
			Taking off: Putting the acceleration formula into practice
			Understanding uniform and nonuniform acceleration
		Relating Acceleration, Time, and Displacement
			Not-so-distant relations: Deriving the formula
			Calculating acceleration and distance
		Linking Velocity, Acceleration, and Displacement
			Finding acceleration
			Solving for displacement
			Finding final velocity
	Chapter 4 Following Directions: Motion in Two Dimensions
		Visualizing Vectors
			Asking for directions: Vector basics
			Looking at vector addition from start to finish
			Going head-to-head with vector subtraction
		Putting Vectors on the Grid
			Adding vectors by adding coordinates
			Changing the length: Multiplying a vector by a number
		A Little Trig: Breaking Up Vectors into Components
			Finding vector components
			Reassembling a vector from its components
		Featuring Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration in two dimensions
			Displacement: Going the distance in two dimensions
			Velocity: Speeding in a new direction
			Acceleration: Getting a new angle on changes in velocity
		Accelerating Downward: Motion under the Influence of Gravity
			The golf-ball-off-the-cliff exercise
			The how-far-can-you-kick-the-ball exercise
Part 2 May the Forces of Physics Be with You
	Chapter 5 When Push Comes to Shove: Force
		Newton’s First Law: Resisting with Inertia
			Resisting change: Inertia and mass
			Measuring mass
		Newton’s Second Law: Relating Force, Mass, and Acceleration
			Relating the formula to the real world
			Naming units of force
			Vector addition: Gathering net forces
		Newton’s Third Law: Looking at Equal and Opposite Forces
			Seeing Newton’s third law in action
			Pulling hard enough to overcome friction
			Pulleys: Supporting double the force
			Analyzing angles and force in Newton’s third law
			Finding equilibrium
	Chapter 6 Getting Down with Gravity, Inclined Planes, and Friction
		Acceleration Due to Gravity: One of Life’s Little Constants
		Finding a New Angle on Gravity with Inclined Planes
			Finding the force of gravity along a ramp
			Figuring the speed along a ramp
		Getting Sticky with Friction
			Calculating friction and the normal force
			Conquering the coefficient of friction
			On the move: Understanding static and kinetic friction
			A not-so-slippery slope: Handling uphill and downhill friction
		Let’s Get Fired Up! Sending Objects Airborne
			Shooting an object straight up
			Projectile motion: Firing an object at an angle
	Chapter 7 Circling Around Rotational Motion and Orbits
		Centripetal Acceleration: Changing Direction to Move in a Circle
			Keeping a constant speed with uniform circular motion
			Finding the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration
		Seeking the Center: Centripetal Force
			Looking at the force you need
			Seeing how the mass, velocity, and radius affect centripetal force
			Negotiating flat curves and banked turns
		Getting Angular with Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
			Measuring angles in radians
			Relating linear and angular motion
		Letting Gravity Supply Centripetal Force
			Using Newton’s law of universal gravitation
			Deriving the force of gravity on the Earth’s surface
			Using the law of gravitation to examine circular orbits
		Looping the Loop: Vertical Circular Motion
	Chapter 8 Go with the Flow: Looking at Pressure in Fluids
		Mass Density: Getting Some Inside Information
			Calculating density
			Comparing densities with specific gravity
		Applying Pressure
			Looking at units of pressure
			Connecting pressure to changes in depth
			Hydraulic machines: Passing on pressure with Pascal’s principle
		Buoyancy: Float Your Boat with Archimedes’s Principle
		Fluid Dynamics: Going with Fluids in Motion
			Characterizing the type of flow
			Picturing flow with streamlines
		Getting Up to Speed on Flow and Pressure
			The equation of continuity: Relating pipe size and flow rates
			Bernoulli’s equation: Relating speed and pressure
			Pipes and pressure: Putting it all together
Part 3 Manifesting the Energy to Work
	Chapter 9 Getting Some Work Out of Physics
		Looking for Work
			Working on measurement systems
			Pushing your weight: Applying force in the direction of movement
			Using a tow rope: Applying force at an angle
			Negative work: Applying force opposite the direction of motion
		Making a Move: Kinetic Energy
			The work-energy theorem: Turning work into kinetic energy
			Using the kinetic energy equation
			Calculating changes in kinetic energy by using net force
		Energy in the Bank: Potential Energy
			To new heights: Gaining potential energy by working against gravity
			Achieving your potential: Converting potential energy into kinetic energy
		Choose Your Path: Conservative versus Nonconservative Forces
		Keeping the Energy Up: The Conservation of Mechanical Energy
			Shifting between kinetic and potential energy
			The mechanical-energy balance: Finding velocity and height
		Powering Up: The Rate of Doing Work
			Using common units of power
			Doing alternate calculations of power
	Chapter 10 Putting Objects in Motion: Momentum and Impulse
		Looking at the Impact of Impulse
		Gathering Momentum
		The Impulse-Momentum Theorem: Relating Impulse and Momentum
			Shooting pool: Finding force from impulse and momentum
			Singing in the rain: An impulsive activity
		When Objects Go Bonk: Conserving Momentum
			Deriving the conservation formula
			Finding velocity with the conservation of momentum
			Finding firing velocity with the conservation of momentum
		When Worlds (Or Cars) Collide: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
			Determining whether a collision is elastic
			Colliding elastically along a line
			Colliding elastically in two dimensions
	Chapter 11 Winding Up with Angular Kinetics
		Going from Linear to Rotational Motion
		Understanding Tangential Motion
			Finding tangential velocity
			Finding tangential acceleration
			Finding centripetal acceleration
		Applying Vectors to Rotation
			Calculating angular velocity
			Figuring angular acceleration
		Doing the Twist: Torque
			Mapping out the torque equation
			Understanding lever arms
			Figuring out the torque generated
			Recognizing that torque is a vector
		Spinning at Constant Velocity: Rotational Equilibrium
			Determining how much weight Hercules can lift
			Hanging a flag: A rotational equilibrium problem
			Ladder safety: Introducing friction into rotational equilibrium
	Chapter 12 Round and Round with Rotational Dynamics
		Rolling Up Newton’s Second Law into Angular Motion
			Switching force to torque
			Converting tangential acceleration to angular acceleration
			Factoring in the moment of inertia
		Moments of Inertia: Looking into Mass Distribution
			Merry-go-rounds and torque: A spinning-disk inertia example
			Angular acceleration and torque: A pulley inertia example
		Wrapping Your Head around Rotational Work and Kinetic Energy
			Putting a new spin on work
			Moving along with rotational kinetic energy
			Let’s roll! Finding rotational kinetic energy on a ramp
		Can’t Stop This: Angular Momentum
			Conserving angular momentum
			Satellite orbits: A conservation-of- angular-momentum example
	Chapter 13 Springs ’n’ Things: Simple Harmonic Motion
		Bouncing Back with Hooke’s Law
			Stretching and compressing springs
			Pushing or pulling back: The spring’s restoring force
		Getting Around to Simple Harmonic Motion
			Around equilibrium: Examining horizontal and vertical springs
			Catching the wave: A sine of simple harmonic motion
			Finding the angular frequency of a mass on a spring
		Factoring Energy into Simple Harmonic Motion
		Swinging with Pendulums
Part 4 Laying Down the Laws of Thermodynamics
	Chapter 14 Turning Up the Heat with Thermodynamics
		Measuring Temperature
			Fahrenheit and Celsius: Working in degrees
			Zeroing in on the Kelvin scale
		The Heat Is On: Thermal Expansion
			Linear expansion: Getting longer
			Volume expansion: Taking up more space
		Heat: Going with the Flow (Of Thermal Energy)
			Getting specific with temperature changes
			Just a new phase: Adding heat without changing temperature
	Chapter 15 Here, Take My Coat: How Heat Is Transferred
		Convection: Letting the Heat Flow
			Hot fluid rises: Putting fluid in motion with natural convection
			Controlling the flow with forced convection
		Too Hot to Handle: Getting in Touch with Conduction
			Finding the conduction equation
			Considering conductors and insulators
		Radiation: Riding the (Electromagnetic) Wave
			Mutual radiation: Giving and receiving heat
			Blackbodies: Absorbing and reflecting radiation
	Chapter 16 In the Best of All Possible Worlds: The Ideal Gas Law
		Digging into Molecules and Moles with Avogadro’s Number
		Relating Pressure, Volume, and Temperature with the Ideal Gas Law
			Forging the ideal gas law
			Working with standard temperature and pressure
			A breathing problem: Checking your oxygen
			Boyle’s and Charles’s laws: Alternative expressions of the ideal gas law
		Tracking Ideal Gas Molecules with the Kinetic Energy Formula
			Predicting air molecule speed
			Calculating kinetic energy in an ideal gas
	Chapter 17 Heat and Work: The Laws of Thermodynamics
		Getting Temperature with Thermal Equilibrium: the Zeroth Law
		Conserving Energy: The First Law of Thermodynamics
			Calculating with conservation of energy
			Staying constant: Isobaric, isochoric, isothermal, and adiabatic processes
		Flowing from Hot to Cold: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
			Heat engines: Putting heat to work
			Limiting efficiency: Carnot says you can’t have it all
			Going against the flow with heat pumps
		Going Cold: The Third (And Absolute Last) Law of Thermodynamics
Part 5 The Part of Tens
	Chapter 18 Ten Physics Heroes
		Galileo Galilei
		Sir Isaac Newton
		Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
		William Thomson (Lord Kelvin)
		Marie Salomea Skłodowska Curie
		Albert Einstein
		Emmy Noether
		Maria Goeppert Mayer
		Chen-Shiung Wu
		Jocelyn Bell Burnell
	Chapter 19 Ten Wild Physics Theories
		Time Slows Down
		Moving Objects Contract
		Heisenberg Says You Can’t Be Certain
		Black Holes Don’t Let Light Out
		Gravity Curves Space
		Matter and Antimatter Destroy Each Other
		Supernovas Are the Most Powerful Explosions
		The Universe Starts with the Big Bang and Ends with the Gnab Gib
		Microwave Ovens Are Hot Physics
		Most Matter is Invisible
Glossary
Index
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