Introductory Physics, Building Understanding

SECTION I. MECHANICS. Chapter 1. Physics, Mathematics, and the Real World. 1-1 What Is Physics? Case 1-1. Inferring the Rules of Baseball from an Obstructed Viewpoint. The Scope of Physics. 1-2 Measurement and Units. Converting Units. Significant Figures. Summary. Qualitative and Quantitative Problems. Review and Practice. Going Further. Chapter 2. Describing Motion in One Dimension. 2-1 Matter in Motion. 2-2 A Vocabulary for Describing Motion. Instants and Intervals. Point Object. Positions and Distances. Notation. Negative Values. Why Average? How Is Average Velocity Different Than Speed? Instantaneous Velocity. Uniform Motion. 2-3 Representing Motion Graphically. Vertical Intercepts and Their Meaning. Interpreting Slope. Graphs of v versus t. 2-4 Acceleration and Graphs of Accelerated Motion. Units of Average Acceleration. Average Acceleration as Slope of v versus t Graph. Instantaneous Acceleration. 2-5 Constant Acceleration and Equations of Motion. Constant Acceleration. Graphing Uniformly Accelerated Motion. Average Velocity. Range Finder Measurements. Completely Describing Motion from Initial Conditions. 2-6 Solving Kinematics Problems I: Uniform Acceleration. Asking Questions That Equations Can Answer. 2-7 Gravitational Acceleration and Free Fall. Other Values of g. Summary. Definitions. Qualitative and Quantitative Problems. Hands-On Activities and Discussion Questions. Review and Practice. Going Further. Problems on WebLinks. Chapter 3. Constructing Two-Dimensional Motion from One-Dimensional Motions. 3-1 Constructing Complex Motions from Simpler Motions. Case 3-1. The Carnival Game on the Flatbed Truck. 3-2 Breaking Down Two-Dimensional Motions into One-Dimensional Components: Projectile Motion. Case 3-2. The Moving "Shadows" of a Thrown Ball. 3-3 Vectors. Vectors in One Dimension. Negatives of Vectors. Vectors and Scalars. Vectors in Two Dimensions. About Coordinate Frames. Adding Vectors in Two Dimensions. 3-4 Working with Vector Components. Components of a Vector. Converting between Descriptions. Finding Components by Inspection. Calculating Vector Sums. Displacement Vectors. Displacement Vectors and Vector Subtraction. 3-5 Velocity and Acceleration Vectors. Instantaneous Velocity. Case 3-3. Two Direction Reversals. Acceleration in Two Dimensions. Instantaneous Acceleration. 3-6 Solving Motion Problems in Two Dimensions: Projectile Motion Revisited. Projectile Motion. Summary. Qualitative and Quantitative Problems. Hands-On Activities and Discussion Questions. Review and Practice. Going Further. Problems on WebLinks. Chapter 4. Interactions and Newton's Laws of Motion. 4-1 Newton's First Law: Inertia and the Concept of Force. Case 4-1. A Game of Shuffleboard. 4-2 Exploring the Meaning of Force. Types of Forces. A Force as One Side of an Interac
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