附註:"A self-teaching guide"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART ZERO: A Review of Mathematics PART ZERO; CHAPTER 1 Equations, Formulas, and Vectors CHAPTER 1; Notation; One-Variable First-Order Equations; One-Variable Higher-Order Equations; Vector Arithmetic; Some Laws for Vectors; CHAPTER 2 Scientific Notation; Subscripts and Superscripts; Power-of-10 Notation; Rules for Use; Approximation, Error, and Precedence; Significant Figures; CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 Graphing Schemes; Rectangular Coordinates; The Polar Plane; Other Systems; CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 Basics of Geometry; Fundamental Rules; Triangles.
QuadrilateralsCircles and Ellipses; Surface Area and Volume; Test:Part Zero; PART ONE: Classical Physics; CHAPTER 6 Units and Constants; Systems of Units; Base Units in SI; Other Units; Prefix Multipliers; Constants; Unit Conversions; CHAPTER 7 Mass, Force, and Motion; Mass; Force; Displacement; Speed; Velocity; Acceleration; Newton 's Laws of Motion; CHAPTER 8 Momentum, Work, Energy, and Power; Momentum; Collisions; Work; Energy; Power; CHAPTER 9 Particles of Matter; Early Theories; The Nucleus; Outside the Nucleus; Energy from Matter; Compounds; CHAPTER 10 Basic States of Matter.
The Solid PhaseThe Liquid Phase; The Gaseous Phase; CHAPTER 11 Temperature, Pressure, and Changes of State; What Is Heat?; Temperature; Some Effects of Temperature; Temperature and States of Matter; Test:Part One; PART TWO: Electricity, Magnetism, and Electronics; CHAPTER 12 Direct Current; What Does Electricity Do?; Electrical Diagrams; Voltage/Current/Resistance Circuits; How Resistances Combine; Kirchhoff 's Laws; CHAPTER 13 Alternating Current ; Definition of Alternating Current; Waveforms; Fractions of a Cycle; Amplitude; Phase Angle; CHAPTER 14 Chapter 14 Magnetism; Geomagnetism.
Magnetic ForceMagnetic Field Strength; Electromagnets; Magnetic Materials; Magnetic Machines; Magnetic Data Storage; CHAPTER 15 More About Alternating Current; Inductance; Inductive Reactance; Capacitance; Capacitive Reactance; RLC Impedance; CHAPTER 16 Chapter 16 Semiconductors; The Diode; The Bipolar Transistor; Current Amplification; The Field-Effect Transistor; Voltage Amplification; The MOSFET; Integrated Circuits; Test:Part Two; PART THREE: Waves, Particles, Space, and Time; CHAPTER 17 Wave Phenomena; Intangible Waves; Fundamental Properties; Wave Interaction; Wave Mysteries.
Particle or Wave?CHAPTER 18 Forms of Radiation CHAPTER 18; EM Fields; ELF Fields; Rf Waves; Beyond the Radio Spectrum; Radioactivity; CHAPTER 19 Optics CHAPTER 19; Behavior of Light; Lenses and Mirrors; Refracting Telescopes; Reflecting Telescopes; Telescope Specifications; The Compound Microscope; CHAPTER 20 Relativity Theory CHAPTER 20; Simultaneity; Time Dilation; Spatial Distortion; Mass Distortion; General Relativity; Test:Part Three; Final Exam; Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions; Suggested Additional References; Index.
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