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by Benjamin Crowell

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1 Conservation of Mass and
Energy
1.1 Symmetry and Conservation Laws
1.2 Conservation of Mass
1.3 Review of the Metric System and Conversions
The metric system,
Scientific notation,
Conversions,
1.4 Conservation of Energy
Energy,
The principle of inertia,
Kinetic and gravitational energy,
Energy in general,
1.5 Newton’s Law of Gravity
1.6 Noether’s Theorem for Energy
1.7 Equivalence of Mass and Energy
Mass-energy,
The correspondence principle,

2 Conservation of Momentum
2.1 Translation Symmetry
2.2 The Principle of Inertia
2.3 Momentum
Conservation of momentum,
Momentum compared to kinetic energy,
Force,
Motion in two dimensions,
2.4 Newton’s Triumph
2.5 Work

3 Conservation of Angular Momentum
3.1 Angular Momentum
3.2 Torque
Torque distinguished from force,
3.3 Noether’s Theorem for Angular Momentum

4 Relativity
4.1 The Principle of Relativity
4.2 Distortion of Time and Space
4.3 Dynamics
Combination of velocities,
Momentum,
Equivalence of mass and energy,

5 Electricity
5.1 The Quest for the Atomic Force
5.2 Charge, Electricity and Magnetism
Charge,
Conservation of charge,
Electrical forces involving neutral objects,
The atom, and subatomic particles,
Electric current,
5.3 Circuits
5.4 Voltage
5.5 Resistance

6 Fields
6.1 Farewell To the Mechanical Universe
Time delays in forces exerted at a distance,
More evidence that fields of force are real: they carry energy.
The gravitational
field,
Sources and sinks,
The electric field,
6.2 Electromagnetism
Magnetic interactions,
Relativity requires magnetism,
Magnetic fields,
6.3 Induction
Electromagnetic waves,

7 The Ray Model of Light
7.1 Light Rays
The nature of light,
Interaction of light with matter,
The ray model of light,
Geometry of specular reflection,
7.2 Applications
The inverse-square law,
Parallax,
7.3 The Principle of Least Time for Reflection
7.4 Images by Reflection
A virtual image,
Curved mirrors,
A real image,

8 Waves
8.1 Vibrations
8.2 Wave Motion
1. Superposition,
The medium is not transported with the wave.
A wave’s velocity depends on the medium.
Wave patterns,
8.3 Sound and Light Waves
Sound waves,
Light waves,
8.4 Periodic Waves
Period and frequency of a periodic wave,
Graphs of waves as a function of position,
Wavelength,
Wave velocity related to frequency and wavelength,

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