I Mechanics 1
Chapter 1 Kinematics 3
Chapter 2 Force and Newton’s Laws of Motion 17
Chapter 3 Motion in a Circle 31
Chapter 4 Statics 37
Chapter 5 Energy 47
Chapter 6 Momentum 61
Chapter 7 Simple Harmonic Motion 69
Chapter 8 Waves 79
Chapter 9 Sound and Hearing 91
II Solids and Fluids 107
Chapter 10 Elasticity: Stress and Strain 109
Chapter 11 Pressure 119
Chapter 12 Buoyancy 133
Chapter 13 Surface Tension and Capillarity 141
Chapter 14 Fluid Dynamics of Non-viscous Fluids 149
Chapter 15 Fluid Dynamics of Viscous Fluids 159
Chapter 16 Molecular Transport Phenomena 165
III Thermodynamics 171
Chapter 17 Temperature and the Zeroth Law 173
Chapter 18 Ideal Gases 185
Chapter 19 Phase and Temperature Change 199
Chapter 20 Water Vapour and the Atmosphere 213
Chapter 21 Heat Transfer 227
Chapter 22 Thermodynamics and the Body 239
Chapter 23 Thermodynamic Processes in Ideal Gases 249
Chapter 24 Heat Engines and Entropy 263
Chapter 25 Energy Availability and Thermodynamic Potentials 279
IV Electricity and DC Circuits 293
Chapter 26 Static Electricity 295
Chapter 27 Electric Force and Electric Field 301
Chapter 28 Electrical Potential and Energy 311
Chapter 29 Capacitance 323
Chapter 30 Direct Currents and DC Circuits 333
Chapter 31 Time Behaviour of RC Circuits 351
V Optics 359
Chapter 32 The Nature of Light 361
Chapter 33 Geometric Optics 375
Chapter 34 The Eye and Vision 393
Chapter 35 Wave Optics 411
Chapter 36 Advanced Geometric Optics 429
Chapter 37 Optical Instruments 449
Chapter 38 Atoms and Atomic Physics 463
Chapter 39 The Nucleus and Nuclear Physics 475
Chapter 40 Production of Ionising Radiation 485
Chapter 41 Interactions of Ionising Radiation 499
Chapter 42 Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation 509
Chapter 43 Medical Imaging 519
Chapter 44 Magnetism and MRI 525
Appendices 550
Appendix A Physical Constants 551
Appendix B Basic Maths and Science Skills 553
Appendix C Answers to Odd Numbered Problems 565
Selected Further Reading 576
Index 579
Dr Terry F. Scott, Department of Physics, University of
Otago, New Zealand
Research interests include many body theory, Bose Einstein
condensation and Physics Education.
Assisted by: Kirsten Franklin, Paul Muir, Lara Wilcocks, Paul Yates and The Staff of the Department of Physics, University of Otago, New Zealand.
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