Questions and problems in school physics

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Contents
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1 Analyse Graphs Representing the Kinematics of Straight-Line Motion......Page 9
2 Show the Forces Applied to a Body......Page 15
3 Determine the Friction Force......Page 23
4 Newton's Laws of Motion......Page 27
5 Solving Problems in Kinematics......Page 36
6 Solving Problems in Dynamics......Page 44
7 Are Problems in Dynamics Much More Difficult to Solve if Friction is Taken into Account......Page 49
8 Motion in a Circle......Page 56
9 The Weightlessness of Bodies......Page 67
10 The Laws of Conservation of Energy and Linear Momenlum......Page 73
11 Harmonic Vibrations......Page 89
12 Pendulum in a State of Weightlessness......Page 96
13 The Force Resolution Method......Page 102
14 The Equilibrium of Bodies......Page 106
15 The Centre of Gravity......Page 111
16 Archimedes' Principle......Page 117
17. Archimedes' Principle in a Spaceship......Page 122
18 The Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Matter......Page 126
19 The Peculiarity in the Thermal Expansion of Water......Page 137
20 The Gas Laws......Page 139
21 Solving Problems on Gas Laws......Page 150
22 Field Theory......Page 159
23 An Electrostatic Field Described......Page 164
24 Lines of Force Near the Surface of a Conductor......Page 172
25 Motion in a Uniform Electrostatic Field......Page 176
26 Coulomb's Law......Page 185
27 Ohm's Law......Page 192
28 A Capacitor Connected into a Direct-Current Circuit......Page 199
29 The Resistance of a Branched Portion of a Circuit......Page 202
30 Why Did the Electric Bulb Burn Out?......Page 207
31 How Light Beams Are Reflected and Refracted......Page 214
32 Construct Images Formed by Mirrors and Lenses......Page 219
33 Solve Problems Involving Mirrors and Lenses......Page 227
ANSWERS......Page 232