# OpenStax College Physics/Table of contents
#### Physical Quantities and Units

1.1 Physics: An Introduction
 1.2 Physical Quantities and Units
 1.3 Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Figures
 1.4 Approximation

#### One-Dimensional Kinematics

2.1 Displacement
 2.2 Vectors, Scalars, and Coordinate Systems
 2.3 Time, Velocity, and Speed
 2.4 Acceleration
 2.5 Motion Equations for Constant Acceleration in One Dimension
 2.6 Problem-Solving Basics for One-Dimensional Kinematics
 2.7 Falling Objects
 2.8 Graphical Analysis of One-Dimensional Motion

#### Two-Dimensional Kinematics

Introduction to Two-Dimensional Kinematics
 3.1 Kinematics in Two Dimensions: An Introduction
 3.2 Vector Addition and Subtraction: Graphical Methods
 3.3 Vector Addition and Subtraction: Analytical Methods
 3.4 Projectile Motion
 3.5 Addition of Velocities

#### Newton’s Laws of Motion

4.1 Development of Force Concept
 4.2 Newton’s First Law of Motion: Inertia
 4.3 Newton’s Second Law of Motion: Concept of a System
 4.4 Newton’s Third Law of Motion: Symmetry in Forces
 4.5 Normal, Tension, and Other Examples of Forces
 4.6 Problem-Solving Strategies
 4.7 Further Applications of Newton’s Laws of Motion
 4.8 Extended Topic: The Four Basic Forces—An Introduction

#### Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity

5.1 Friction
 5.2 Drag Forces
 5.3 Elasticity: Stress and Strain

#### Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation

6.1 Rotation Angle and Angular Velocity
 6.2 Centripetal Acceleration
 6.3 Centripetal Force
 6.4 Fictitious Forces and Non-inertial Frames: The Coriolis Force
 6.5 Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
 6.6 Satellites and Kepler’s Laws: An Argument for Simplicity

#### Work, Energy, and Energy Resources

7.1 Work: The Scientific Definition
 7.2 Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem
 7.3 Gravitational Potential Energy
 7.4 Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
 7.5 Nonconservative Forces
 7.6 Conservation of Energy
 7.7 Power
 7.8 Work, Energy, and Power in Humans
 7.9 World Energy Use

#### Linear Momentum and Collisions

8.1 Linear Momentum and Force
 8.2 Impulse
 8.3 Conservation of Momentum
 8.4 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
 8.5 Inelastic Collisions in One Dimension
 8.6 Collisions of Point Masses in Two Dimensions
 8.7 Introduction to Rocket Propulsion

#### Statics and Torque

9.1 The First Condition for Equilibrium
 9.2 The Second Condition for Equilibrium
 9.3 Stability
 9.4 Applications of Statics, Including Problem-Solving Strategies
 9.5 Simple Machines
 9.6 Forces and Torques in Muscles and Joints

#### Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum

10.1 Angular Acceleration
 10.2 Kinematics of Rotational Motion
 10.3 Dynamics of Rotational Motion: Rotational Inertia
 10.4 Rotational Kinetic Energy: Work and Energy Revisited
 10.5 Angular Momentum and Its Conservation
 10.6 Collisions of Extended Bodies in Two Dimensions
 10.7 Gyroscopic Effects: Vector Aspects of Angular Momentum

#### Fluid Statics

11.1 What Is a Fluid?
 11.2 Density
 11.3 Pressure
 11.4 Variation of Pressure with Depth in a Fluid
 11.5 Pascal’s Principle
 11.6 Gauge Pressure, Absolute Pressure, and Pressure Measurement
 11.7 Archimedes’ Principle
 11.8 Cohesion and Adhesion in Liquids: Surface Tension and Capillary Action
 11.9 Pressures in the Body

#### Fluid Dynamics: Biomedical Applications

12.1 Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity
 12.2 Bernoulli’s Equation
 12.3 The Most General Applications of Bernoulli’s Equation
 12.4 Viscosity and Laminar Flow; Poiseuille’s Law
 12.5 The Onset of Turbulence
 12.6 Motion of an Object in a Viscous Fluid
 12.7 Molecular Transport Phenomena: Diffusion, Osmosis, and Related Processes

#### Temperature, Kinetic Theory & Gas Laws

13.1 Temperature
 13.2 Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids
 13.3 The Ideal Gas Law
 13.4 Kinetic Theory: Pressure and Temperature
 13.5 Phase Changes
 13.6 Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling

#### Heat and Heat Transfer Methods

14.1 Heat
 14.2 Temperature Change and Heat Capacity
 14.3 Phase Change and Latent Heat
 14.4 Heat Transfer Methods
 14.5 Conduction
 14.6 Convection
 14.7 Radiation

#### Thermodynamics

15.1 The First Law of Thermodynamics
 15.2 Simple Processes
 15.3 Second Law of Thermodynamics: Heat Engine  15.4 Second Law of Thermodynamics: Carnot cycle
 15.5 Applications: Heat Pumps and Refrigerators
 15.6 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics  15.7 Statistical Interpretation of Entropy

#### Oscillatory Motion and Waves

16.1 Hooke’s Law: Stress and Strain Revisited
 16.2 Period and Frequency in Oscillations
 16.3 Simple Harmonic Motion: A Special Periodic Motion
 16.4 The Simple Pendulum
 16.5 Energy and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
 16.6 Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
 16.7 Damped Harmonic Motion
 16.8 Forced Oscillations and Resonance
 16.9 Waves
 16.10 Superposition and Interference
 16.11 Energy in Waves: Intensity

#### Physics of Hearing

17.1 Sound
 17.2 Speed of Sound, Frequency, and Wavelength
 17.3 Sound Intensity and Sound Level
 17.4 Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms
 17.5 Sound Interference and Resonance: Standing Waves in Air Columns
 17.6 Hearing
 17.7 Ultrasound

#### Electric Charge and Electric Field

18.1 Static Electricity and Charge: Conservation of Charge
 18.2 Conductors and Insulators
 18.3 Coulomb’s Law
 18.4 Electric Field: Concept of a Field Revisited
 18.5 Electric Field Lines: Multiple Charges
 18.6 Electric Forces in Biology
 18.7 Conductors and Electric Fields in Static Equilibrium
 18.8 Applications of Electrostatics

#### Electric Potential and Electric Energy

19.1 Electric Potential Energy: Potential Difference
 19.2 Electric Potential in a Uniform Electric Field
 19.3 Electrical Potential Due to a Point Charge
 19.4 Equipotential Lines
 19.5 Capacitors and Dielectrics
 19.6 Capacitors in Series and Parallel
 19.7 Energy Stored in Capacitors

#### Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law

20.1 Current
 20.2 Ohm’s Law: Resistance and Simple Circuits
 20.3 Resistance and Resistivity
 20.4 Electric Power and Energy
 20.5 Alternating Current versus Direct Current
 20.6 Electric Hazards and the Human Body
 20.7 Nerve Conduction–Electrocardiograms

#### Circuits and DC Instruments

21.1 Resistors in Series and Parallel
 21.2 Electromotive Force: Terminal Voltage
 21.3 Kirchhoff’s Rules
 21.4 DC Voltmeters and Ammeters
 21.5 Null Measurements
 21.6 DC Circuits Containing Resistors and Capacitors

#### Magnetism

22.1 Magnets
 22.2 Ferromagnets and Electromagnets
 22.3 Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Field Lines
 22.4 Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge  22.5 Magnetic force: Applications
 22.6 The Hall Effect
 22.7 Magnetic Force: Current-Carrying Conductor
 22.8 Torque on a Current Loop: Motors and Meters
 22.9 Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents: Ampere’s Law
 22.10 Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Conductors
 22.11 More Applications of Magnetism

#### Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits and Electrical Technologies

23.1 Induced Emf and Magnetic Flux
 23.2 Faraday’s Law of Induction: Lenz’s Law
 23.3 Motional Emf
 23.4 Eddy Currents and Magnetic Damping
 23.5 Electric Generators
 23.6 Back Emf
 23.7 Transformers
 23.8 Electrical Safety: Systems and Devices
 23.9 Inductance
 23.10 RL Circuits
 23.11 Reactance, Inductive and Capacitive
 23.12 RLC Series AC Circuits

#### Electromagnetic Waves

24.1 Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves  24.2 Production of Electromagnetic Waves
 24.3 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
 24.4 Energy in Electromagnetic Waves

#### Geometric Optics

25.1 The Ray Aspect of Light
 25.2 The Law of Reflection
 25.3 The Law of Refraction
 25.4 Total Internal Reflection
 25.5 Dispersion: The Rainbow and Prisms
 25.6 Image Formation by Lenses
 25.7 Image Formation by Mirrors

#### Vision and Optical Instruments

26.1 Physics of the Eye
 26.2 Vision Correction
 26.3 Color and Color Vision
 26.4 Microscopes
 26.5 Telescopes
 26.6 Aberrations

#### Wave Optics

27.1 The Wave Aspect of Light: Interference
 27.2 Huygens's Principle: Diffraction
 27.3 Young’s Double Slit Experiment
 27.4 Multiple Slit Diffraction
 27.5 Single Slit Diffraction
 27.6 Limits of Resolution: The Rayleigh Criterion
 27.7 Thin Film Interference
 27.8 Polarization
 27.9 *Microscopy Enhanced by the Wave Nature of Light

#### Special Relativity

28.1 Einstein’s Postulates
 28.2 Simultaneity And Time Dilation
 28.3 Length Contraction
 28.4 Relativistic Addition of Velocities
 28.5 Relativistic Momentum
 28.6 Relativistic Energy

#### Quantum Physics

29.1 Quantization of Energy
 29.2 The Photoelectric Effect
 29.3 Photon Energies and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
 29.4 Photon Momentum
 29.5 The Particle-Wave Duality
 29.6 The Wave Nature of Matter
 29.7 Probability: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
 29.8 The Particle-Wave Duality Reviewed

#### Atomic Physics

30.1 Discovery of the Atom
 30.2 Discovery of Electrons and Atomic Nucleii
 30.3 Bohr’s Theory of the Hydrogen Atom
 30.4 X Rays: Atomic Origins and Applications
 30.5 Applications of Atomic Transitions  30.6 The Wave Nature of Matter Causes Quantization
 30.7 Patterns in Spectra Reveal More Quantization
 30.8 Quantum Numbers and Rules
 30.9 The Pauli Exclusion Principle

#### Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics

31.1 Nuclear Radioactivity
 31.2 Radiation Detection and Detectors
 31.3 Substructure of the Nucleus
 31.4 Nuclear Decay and Conservation Laws
 31.5 Half-Life and Activity
 31.6 Binding Energy
 31.7 Tunneling

#### Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics

32.1 Medical Imaging and Diagnostics
 32.2 Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
 32.3 Therapeutic Uses of Ionizing Radiation
 32.4 Food Irradiation
 32.5 Fusion
 32.6 Fission
 32.7 Nuclear Weapons

#### Particle Physics

33.1 The Yukawa Particle: Uncertainty Principle Revisited
 33.2 The Four Basic Forces
 33.3 Accelerators Create Matter from Energy
 33.4 Particles, Patterns, and Conservation Laws
 33.5 Quarks: Is That All There Is?
 33.6 GUTs: The Unification of Forces

#### Frontiers of Physics

34.1 Cosmology and Particle Physics
 34.2 General Relativity and Quantum Gravity
 34.3 Superstrings
 34.4 Dark Matter and Closure
 34.5 Complexity and Chaos
 34.6 High-temperature Superconductors
 34.7 Some Questions We Know to Ask