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Preface
Intermediate College Physics
Richard Fitzpatrick
Professor of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin
Preface
Newtonian Dynamics
Units
Mks Units
Standard Prefixes
Other Units
Dimensional Analysis
Deriving Physical Relationships
Scaling Laws
Newton's Laws of Motion
Introduction
Newton's First Law of Motion
Newton's Second Law of Motion
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Motion of Single Particle
Impulse
Work
Conservative Forces
Potential Energy
Energy Conservation
Energy Diagrams
Motion of System of Many Particles
Equations of Motion
Center of Mass
Explosion of Krypton
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Invariance Laws
Inertial Reference Frame
Rotational Invariance
Translational Invariance
Galilean Invariance
Two-Particle Collisions
One-Dimensional Collisions
Totally Inelastic Collisions
Two-Dimensional Collisions
Rigid Body Rotation
Fundamental Equations
Moment of Inertia Tensor
Rotational Kinetic Energy
Power
Uniform Flywheel
Gravitational Collapse of Star
Gyroscopic Precession
Newtonian Gravity
Gravity
Gauss's Law
Gravitational Field of Earth
Gravitational Potential Energy
Gravitational Potential
Planetary Motion
Kepler's Laws
Planetary Conservation Laws
Plane Polar Coordinates
Conic Sections
Kepler's Second Law
Kepler's First Law
Kepler's Third Law
Orbital Energies
Spheroidal Mass Distributions
Gravitational Potential of Uniform Spheroid
Rotational Flattening of Earth
Surface Gravity of Earth
MacCullagh's Formula
Gravitational Torque on Axisymmetric Mass Distribution
Lunisolar Precession of Earth
Two-Body Dynamics
Binary Star Systems
Tidal Elongation of Earth
Classical Electromagnetism
Electrostatic Fields
Electricity
Coulomb's Law
Electric Field
Electric Scalar Potential
Electric Potential Energy
Gauss's Law
Applications of Gauss's Law
Electrostatic Energy
Poisson's Equation
Uniqueness Theorem
Ohm's Law
Ideal Conductors
Capacitors
Method of Images
Magnetostatic Fields
Magnetism
Magnetic Field
Ampère's Law
Lorentz Force Law
Charged Particle Motion in a Magnetic Field
Hall Effect
Biot-Savart Law
Magnetic Vector Potential
Magnetic Monopoles
Ampère's Circuital Law
Magnetic Field of a Solenoid
Magnetic Induction
Faraday's Law
Electric Scalar Potential
Gauge Invariance
Inductance
Self Inductance
Circuits
Mutual Inductance
Magnetic Energy
Motional Emf
Alternating Current Generators
Alternating Current Circuits
Alternating Current Motors
Transformers
Maxwell's Equations
Displacement Current
Maxwell's Equations
Potential Formulation of Maxwell's Equations
Electromagnetic Waves
Energy Conservation
Electromagnetic Momentum
Special Relativity
Experimental Basis of Special Relativity
Sound Waves in a Gas
Light Waves in a Vacuum
Aberration of Starlight and Stellar Parallax
Fizeau and Airy Experiments
Michelson-Morley Experiment
Lorentz-Fitzgerald Contraction
Kennedy-Thorndike Experiment
Theoretical Basis of Special Relativity
Postulates of Special Relativity
Invariance of Transverse Lengths
Time Dilation
Length Contraction
Clock Error
Galilean Transformation
Lorentz Transformation
Spacetime Interval
Transformation of Velocity
Causality
Relativistic Aberration of Light
Relativistic Beaming of Light
Light Propagation through Dielectric Media
Relativistic Dynamics
Transformation of Acceleration
Relativistic Equation of Motion
Work and Energy
Relativistic Energy
Relativistic Energy-Momentum Relation
Transformation of Energy and Momentum
Relativistic Momentum Conservation
Photons
Relativistic Doppler Effect
Transverse Doppler Effect
Compton Scattering
Relativistic Inelastic Scattering
Relativity and Electromagnetism
Transformation of Electromagnetic Fields
Electromagnetic Fields of a Moving Charge
Quantum Mechanics
Experimental Basis of Quantum Mechanics
Wave-Particle Duality
Photoelectric Effect
Compton Scattering
Photon Polarization
Double-Slit Interference of Light
Electron Diffraction
Helium Diffraction
Two-Source Particle Interference
de Broglie's Hypothesis
Wave Mechanics
Wavefunctions
Schrödinger's Equation
Probability Interpretation of Wavefunction
Wave Packets
Group Velocity
Wave Dispersion
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
Wavefunction Collapse
Stationary States
One-Dimensional Wave Mechanics
Particle in Infinite Square Potential Well
Particle in Finite Square Potential Well
Square Potential Barrier
WKB Approximation
Cold Emission
Alpha Decay
Simple Harmonic Oscillator
Three-Dimensional Wave Mechanics
Three-Dimensional Wave Mechanics
Particle in Box
Degenerate Electron Gas
White-Dwarf Star
Thermal Physics
Probability Theory
Probability
Binomial Probability Distribution
Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation
Application to Binomial Probability Distribution
Random Walk
Continuous Probability Distribution
Gaussian Probability Distribution
Ideal Gas
Ideal Gas Law
First Law of Thermodynamics
Specific Heat Capacity
Isothermal and Adiabatic Expansion
Hydrostatic Equilibrium of Atmosphere
Isothermal Atmosphere
Adiabatic Atmosphere
Bulk Modulus
Sound Waves
Kinetic Theory
Fundamental Assumptions
Molecular Flux
Pressure
Law of Equipartition of Energy
Partial Pressure
Internal Energy
Brownian Motion
Mean Free Path
Diffusion
Thermal Conductivity
Viscosity
Molecular Flow
Molecular Effusion
Statistical Mechanics
Specification of State of Many-Particle System
Principle of Equal A Priori Probabilities
Probability Calculations
Number of Accessible States of Ideal Gas
Thermal Interaction
Thermodynamic Temperature
Boltzmann Probability Distribution
Applications of Statistical Mechanics
Two-State System
Spin-1/2 Paramagnetism
Adiabatic Demagnetization
Thermal Expansion
Equipartition Theorem
Harmonic Oscillator
Specific Heat Capacties
Specific Heats of Gases
Maxwell Velocity Distribution
Standing-Wave States
Counting Standing-Wave States
Planck Radiation Law
Black-Body Radiation
Stefan-Boltzmann Law
Specific Heats of Solids
Conduction Electrons in Metal
Vector Algebra and Vector Calculus
Introduction
Scalars and Vectors
Vector Algebra
Cartesian Components of a Vector
Coordinate Transformations
Scalar Product
Vector Area
Vector Product
Rotation
Scalar Triple Product
Vector Triple Product
Vector Calculus
Line Integrals
Vector Line Integrals
Surface Integrals
Vector Surface Integrals
Volume Integrals
Gradient
Grad Operator
Divergence
Laplacian Operator
Curl
Curvilinear Coordinates
Useful Vector Identities
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