Physics (Algebra-Based) (Age 18, US Bachelor’s 1)
About This Textbook
This textbook introduces topics conceptually and progresses through clear explanations in the context of career-oriented, practical applications, and meets the scope and sequence of an algebra-based physics course. It requires knowledge of algebra and some trigonometry, but not calculus.
Textbook Details
| Author | Paul Peter Urone (California State University, Sacramento) and Roger Hinrichs (State University of New York, College at Oswego) |
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| Age / Grade | Age 18 / US Bachelor’s 1 |
| Original Language | English |
| License Type | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This means users are free to copy, redistribute, remix, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, as long as they provide appropriate attribution. Learn more about this license at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. |
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics — Kinematics — Two-Dimensional Kinematics — Dynamics: Force and Newton’s Laws of Motion — Further Applications of Newton’s Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity — Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation — Work, Energy, and Energy Resources — Linear Momentum and Collisions — Statics and Torque — Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum — Fluid Statics — Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications — Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws — Heat and Heat Transfer Methods — Thermodynamics — Oscillatory Motion and Waves — Physics of Hearing — Electric Charge and Electric Field — Electric Potential and Electric Field — Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm’s Law — Circuits and DC Instruments — Magnetism — Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies — Electromagnetic Waves — Geometric Optics — Vision and Optical Instruments — Wave Optics — Special Relativity — Quantum Physics — Atomic Physics — Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics — Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics — Particle Physics — Frontiers of Physics