Preface
Chapter 1. Temperature and Heat
Introduction
1.1 Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium
1.2 Thermometers and Temperature Scales
1.3 Thermal Expansion
1.4 Heat Transfer, Specific Heat, and Calorimetry
1.5 Phase Changes
1.6 Mechanisms of Heat Transfer
Chapter 2. The Kinetic Theory of Gases
2.1 Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas
2.2 Pressure, Temperature, and RMS Speed
2.3 Heat Capacity and Equipartition of Energy
2.4 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
Chapter 3. The First Law of Thermodynamics
3.1 Thermodynamic Systems
3.2 Work, Heat, and Internal Energy
3.3 First Law of Thermodynamics
3.4 Thermodynamic Processes
3.5 Heat Capacities of an Ideal Gas
3.6 Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas
Chapter 4. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
4.1 Reversible and Irreversible Processes
4.2 Heat Engines
4.3 Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
4.4 Statements of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
4.5 The Carnot Cycle
4.6 Entropy
4.7 Entropy on a Microscopic Scale
Chapter 5. Electric Charges and Fields
5.1 Electric Charge
5.2 Conductors, Insulators, and Charging by Induction
5.3 Coulomb’s Law
5.4 Electric Field
5.5 Calculating Electric Fields of Charge Distributions
5.6 Electric Field Lines
5.7 Electric Dipoles
Chapter 6. Gauss’s Law
6.1 Electric Flux
6.2 Explaining Gauss’s Law
6.3 Applying Gauss’s Law
6.4 Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium
Chapter 7. Electric Potential
7.1 Electric Potential Energy
7.2 Electric Potential and Potential Difference
7.3 Calculations of Electric Potential
7.4 Determining Field from Potential
7.5 Equipotential Surfaces and Conductors
7.6 Applications of Electrostatics
Chapter 8. Capacitance
8.1 Capacitors and Capacitance
8.2 Capacitors in Series and in Parallel
8.3 Energy Stored in a Capacitor
8.4 Capacitor with a Dielectric
8.5 Molecular Model of a Dielectric
Chapter 9. Current and Resistance
9.1 Electrical Current
9.2 Model of Conduction in Metals
9.3 Resistivity and Resistance
9.4 Ohm’s Law
9.5 Electrical Energy and Power
9.6 Superconductors
Chapter 10. Direct-Current Circuits
10.1 Electromotive Force
10.2 Resistors in Series and Parallel
10.3 Kirchhoff’s Rules
10.4 Electrical Measuring Instruments
10.5 RC Circuits
10.6 Household Wiring and Electrical Safety
Chapter 11. Magnetic Forces and Fields
11.1 Magnetism and Its Historical Discoveries
11.2 Magnetic Fields and Lines
11.3 Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
11.4 Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor
11.5 Force and Torque on a Current Loop
11.6 The Hall Effect
11.7 Applications of Magnetic Forces and Fields
Chapter 12. Sources of Magnetic Fields
12.1 The Biot-Savart Law
12.2 Magnetic Field Due to a Thin Straight Wire
12.3 Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Currents
12.4 Magnetic Field of a Current Loop
12.5 Ampère’s Law
12.6 Solenoids and Toroids
12.7 Magnetism in Matter
Chapter 13. Electromagnetic Induction
13.1 Faraday’s Law
13.2 Lenz’s Law
13.3 Motional Emf
13.4 Induced Electric Fields
13.5 Eddy Currents
13.6 Electric Generators and Back Emf
13.7 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter 14. Inductance
14.1 Mutual Inductance
14.2 Self-Inductance and Inductors
14.3 Energy in a Magnetic Field
14.4 RL Circuits
14.5 Oscillations in an LC Circuit
14.6 RLC Series Circuits
Chapter 15. Alternating-Current Circuits
15.1 AC Sources
15.2 Simple AC Circuits
15.3 RLC Series Circuits with AC
15.4 Power in an AC Circuit
15.5 Resonance in an AC Circuit
15.6 Transformers
Chapter 16. Electromagnetic Waves
16.1 Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
16.2 Plane Electromagnetic Waves
16.3 Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves
16.4 Momentum and Radiation Pressure
16.5 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Units
Conversion Factors
Fundamental Constants
Astronomical Data
Mathematical Formulas
Chemistry
The Greek Alphabet
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