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What do iPods, GPS devices, airport metal detectors, LCD displays, and PET scans have to do with physics? The Eighth Edition of INQUIRY INTO PHYSICS answers these questions and many others, helping you understand fundamental concepts using a unique inquiry-based approach. The text integrates modern applications of physics such as plasma TVs and radar “guns” to demonstrate the relevance of physics in daily life.

Inquiry into Physics 8th Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1. The Study of Motion

  1. 1.1. Fundamental Physical Quantities
  2. 1.1a. Distance
  3. 1.1b. Time
  4. 1.1c. Mass
  5. 1.1d. Commercial Applications: Time Out!
  6. 1.2. Speed and Velocity
  7. 1.2a. Speed
  8. 1.2b. Velocity
  9. 1.2c. Vector Addition
  10. 1.3. Acceleration
  11. 1.3a. Centripetal Acceleration
  12. 1.4. Simple Types of Motion
  13. 1.4a. Constant Velocity
  14. 1.4b. Constant Acceleration
  15. 1.4c. More on Kinematics Graphs
  16. 1.4d. Profiles in Physics: Aristotle vs. Galileo
  17. Summary
  18. Important Equations
  19. Mapping It Out!
  20. Questions
  21. Problems
  22. Challenges

Chapter 2. Newton’s Laws

  1. 2.1. Force
  2. 2.1a. Weight
  3. 2.1b. Friction
  4. 2.1c. Engineering Applications: Friction: A Sticky Subject
  5. 2.2. Newton’s First Law of Motion
  6. 2.2a. Centripetal Force
  7. 2.3. Mass
  8. 2.4. Newton’s Second Law of Motion
  9. 2.4a. Force and Acceleration
  10. 2.4b. The International System of Units (SI)
  11. 2.5. Examples: Different Forces, Different Motions
  12. 2.5a. Projectile Motion Revisited
  13. 2.5b. Simple Harmonic Motion
  14. 2.5c. Falling Body with Air Resistance
  15. 2.5d. Mathematical Applications: Chaotic Dynamics
  16. 2.6. Newton’s Third Law of Motion
  17. 2.7. The Law of Universal Gravitation
  18. 2.7a. Orbits
  19. 2.7b. Gravitational Field
  20. 2.8. Tides
  21. 2.8a. Profiles in Physics: Isaac Newton
  22. Summary
  23. Important Equations
  24. Mapping It Out!
  25. Questions
  26. Problems
  27. Challenges

Chapter 3. Energy and Conservation Laws

  1. 3.1. Conservation Laws
  2. 3.2. Linear Momentum
  3. 3.2a. Newton’s Second Law, Revisited
  4. 3.2b. Conservation of Linear Momentum: Collisions
  5. 3.3. Work: The Key to Energy
  6. 3.3a. Work
  7. 3.3b. Different Forces, Different Work
  8. 3.4. Energy
  9. 3.4a. Mechanical Energy: Kinetic and Potential
  10. 3.4b. Other Forms of Potential Energy
  11. 3.5. The Conservation of Energy
  12. 3.5a. Applications of Energy Conservation
  13. 3.6. Collisions: An Energy Perspective
  14. 3.6a. Types of Collisions
  15. 3.6b. Noncontact Collisions
  16. 3.7. Power
  17. 3.7a. Environmental Applications: Exponential Growth and the Energy “Crisis”
  18. 3.8. Rotation and Angular Momentum
  19. 3.8a. Astronomical Application: Starquakes: A Glitch in Time
  20. 3.8b. Profiles in Physics: Archimedes of Syracuse: Engineering Physicist
  21. Summary
  22. Important Equations
  23. Mapping It Out!
  24. Questions
  25. Problems
  26. Challenges

Chapter 4. Physics of Matter

  1. 4.1. Matter: Phases, Forms, and Forces
  2. 4.1a. Phases of Matter
  3. 4.1b. Forms of Matter
  4. 4.1c. Behavior of Atoms and Molecules
  5. 4.1d. Lexicological Application: What’s in a Name?
  6. 4.2. Pressure
  7. 4.2a. Defining Pressure
  8. 4.2b. Gauge Pressure
  9. 4.3. Density
  10. 4.3a. Mass Density
  11. 4.3b. Weight Density and Specific Gravity
  12. 4.4. Fluid Pressure and Gravity
  13. 4.4a. The Law of Fluid Pressure
  14. 4.4b. Fluid Pressure in the Atmosphere
  15. 4.5. Archimedes’ Principle
  16. 4.5a. Buoyancy
  17. 4.5b. Archimedes’ Principle
  18. 4.5c. Applications of Archimedes’ Principle
  19. 4.5d. Low-Temperature Application: Superfluids: Friction-Free Flow
  20. 4.6. Pascal’s Principle
  21. 4.7. Bernoulli’s Principle
  22. 4.7a. Profiles in Physics: The Rise of the Modern Atomic Theory and the Development of Fluid Physics
  23. Summary
  24. Important Equations
  25. Mapping It Out!
  26. Questions
  27. Problems
  28. Challenges

Chapter 5. Temperature and Heat

  1. 5.1. Temperature
  2. 5.1a. Temperature Scales
  3. 5.1b. Temperature and Energy
  4. 5.1c. Atmospheric Science Applications: To Breathe or Not to Breathe, That Is the Question
  5. 5.2. Thermal Expansion
  6. 5.2a. Solids: Linear Expansion
  7. 5.2b. Liquids
  8. 5.2c. Gases: The Ideal Gas Law
  9. 5.3. The First Law of Thermodynamics
  10. 5.3a. Heat and Internal Energy
  11. 5.3b. The First Law of Thermodynamics
  12. 5.4. Heat Transfer
  13. 5.4a. Conduction
  14. 5.4b. Convection
  15. 5.4c. Radiation
  16. 5.4d. Combinations
  17. 5.4e. Astronomy Application: Energy Flow in Stars
  18. 5.5. Specific Heat Capacity
  19. 5.6. Phase Transitions
  20. 5.6a. Latent Heats
  21. 5.6b. Humidity
  22. 5.7. Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
  23. 5.7a. Heat Engines
  24. 5.7b. Heat Movers
  25. 5.7c. Usable Energy
  26. 5.7d. Profiles in Physics: Thermometry and Calorimetry
  27. Summary
  28. Important Equations
  29. Mapping It Out!
  30. Questions
  31. Problems
  32. Challenges

Chapter 6. Waves and Sound

  1. 6.1. Waves—Types and Properties
  2. 6.1a. Wave Types and Speed
  3. 6.1b. Amplitude, Wavelength, and Frequency
  4. 6.2. Aspects of Wave Propagation
  5. 6.2a. Wave Fronts and Rays
  6. 6.2b. Reflection
  7. 6.2c. Doppler Effect
  8. 6.2d. Bow Waves and Shock Waves
  9. 6.2e. Diffraction
  10. 6.2f. Interference
  11. 6.2g. Astronomy Applications: The Hubble Relation—Expanding Our Horizons
  12. 6.3. Sound
  13. 6.3a. Pressure Waves
  14. 6.3b. Sound Applications
  15. 6.3c. Meteorological Applications: Putting Sound to Work
  16. 6.4. Production of Sound
  17. 6.5. Propagation of Sound
  18. 6.5a. Reverberant Sound
  19. 6.5b. Reverberation Time
  20. 6.6. Perception of Sound
  21. 6.6a. Pitch
  22. 6.6b. Loudness
  23. 6.6c. Tone Quality
  24. 6.6d. Profiles in Physics: Acoustics Pioneers
  25. Summary
  26. Important Equations
  27. Mapping It Out!
  28. Questions
  29. Problems
  30. Challenges

Chapter 7. Electricity

  1. 7.1. Electric Charge
  2. 7.2. Electric Force and Coulomb’s Law
  3. 7.2a. Coulomb’s Law
  4. 7.2b. The Electric Field
  5. 7.2c. Meteorological Applications: Electrifying Sights and Sounds—A Thunderstorm Primer
  6. 7.3. Electric Currents—Superconductivity
  7. 7.3a. Electric Current
  8. 7.3b. Resistance
  9. 7.3c. Superconductivity
  10. 7.4. Electric Circuits and Ohm’s Law
  11. 7.4a. Voltage and Ohm’s Law
  12. 7.4b. Series and Parallel Circuits
  13. 7.4c. Medical Applications: Electricity and the Human Body
  14. 7.5. Power and Energy in Electric Currents
  15. 7.6. AC and DC
  16. 7.6a. Profiles in Physics: Founders of Electrical Science
  17. Summary
  18. Important Equations
  19. Mapping It Out!
  20. Questions
  21. Problems
  22. Challenges

Chapter 8. Electromagnetism and EM Waves

  1. 8.1. Magnetism
  2. 8.1a. Magnetic Materials and Fields
  3. 8.1b. Earth’s Magnetic Field
  4. 8.2. Interactions between Electricity and Magnetism
  5. 8.2a. Electromagnets
  6. 8.2b. Electric Motors
  7. 8.2c. Electromagnetic Induction and Electric Generators
  8. 8.3. Principles of Electromagnetism
  9. 8.4. Applications to Sound Reproduction
  10. 8.4a. Microphones and Magnetic Tape Devices
  11. 8.4b. Digital Sound
  12. 8.5. Electromagnetic Waves
  13. 8.5a. Radio Waves
  14. 8.5b. Microwaves
  15. 8.5c. Infrared
  16. 8.5d. Visible Light
  17. 8.5e. Ultraviolet Radiation
  18. 8.5f. X-Rays
  19. 8.5g. Gamma Rays
  20. 8.5h. Behavioral Sciences Application: N Rays – “C’est une erreur.”
  21. 8.6. Blackbody Radiation
  22. 8.6a. BBR Laws
  23. 8.6b. Temperature Measurement
  24. 8.6c. Detection of Warm Objects
  25. 8.6d. Astronomical Application: Cosmic Background Radiation (CBR)—A Relic of the Big Bang
  26. 8.7. EM Waves and Earth’s Atmosphere
  27. 8.7a. Ozone Layer
  28. 8.7b. Greenhouse Effect
  29. 8.7c. The Ionosphere
  30. 8.7d. Astronomy
  31. 8.7e. Profiles in Physics: 19th Century Leaders in Electromagnetism
  32. Summary
  33. Important Equations
  34. Mapping It Out!
  35. Questions
  36. Problems
  37. Challenges

Chapter 9. Optics

  1. 9.1. Light Waves
  2. 9.1a. Reflection
  3. 9.1b. Diffraction
  4. 9.1c. Interference
  5. 9.1d. Polarization
  6. 9.2. Mirrors: Plane and Not so Simple
  7. 9.2a. “One-Way Mirror”
  8. 9.2b. Curved Mirrors
  9. 9.2c. Astronomical Telescope Mirrors
  10. 9.3. Refraction
  11. 9.3a. The Law of Refraction
  12. 9.3b. Total Internal Reflection
  13. 9.4. Lenses and Images
  14. 9.4a. Image Formation
  15. 9.4b. Magnification
  16. 9.4c. Aberrations
  17. 9.4d. Optical Engineering Applications: Fresnel, Pharos, and Physics
  18. 9.5. The Human Eye
  19. 9.5a. Defects of the Eye
  20. 9.5b. Eye Surgery
  21. 9.6. Dispersion and Color
  22. 9.7. Atmospheric Optics: Rainbows, Halos, and Blue Skies
  23. 9.7a. Rainbows
  24. 9.7b. Halos
  25. 9.7c. Blue Skies
  26. 9.7d. Profiles in Physics: “On the Shoulders of Giants”
  27. Summary
  28. Important Equations
  29. Mapping It Out!
  30. Questions
  31. Problems
  32. Challenges

Chapter 10. Atomic Physics

  1. 10.1. The Quantum Hypothesis
  2. 10.1a. Blackbody Radiation
  3. 10.1b. Quantized Oscillators
  4. 10.2. The Photoelectric Effect and Photons
  5. 10.2a. Photoelectric Physics
  6. 10.2b. Applications of the Photoelectric Effect
  7. 10.3. Atomic Spectra
  8. 10.3a. Spectroscopic Applications: Cosmic Chemistry, “… to Dream of such a Thing.”
  9. 10.4. The Bohr Model of the Atom
  10. 10.4a. Atomic Spectra Explained
  11. 10.4b. Model Assumptions
  12. 10.5. Quantum Mechanics
  13. 10.5a. de Broglie’s Hypothesis
  14. 10.5b. The Bohr Atom Explained
  15. 10.6. Atomic Structure
  16. 10.6a. Atomic Energy Levels
  17. 10.6b. Some Applications
  18. 10.6c. The Pauli Exclusion Principle
  19. 10.7. X-Ray Spectra
  20. 10.8. Lasers
  21. 10.8a. Optical Applications: Holograms—3-D Images, No Glasses Required
  22. 10.8b. Profiles in Physics: The Solvay Conferences
  23. Summary
  24. Important Equations
  25. Mapping It Out!
  26. Questions
  27. Problems
  28. Challenges

Chapter 11. Nuclear Physics

  1. 11.1. The Nucleus
  2. 11.2. Radioactivity
  3. 11.2a. Alpha Decay
  4. 11.2b. Beta Decay
  5. 11.2c. Gamma Decay
  6. 11.2d. Radioactivity and Energy
  7. 11.2e. Applications
  8. 11.3. Half-Life
  9. 11.3a. Quantifying Half-Lives
  10. 11.3b. Radioactive Dating
  11. 11.3c. Medical Applications: Radiation: A Killer Turned Lifesaver
  12. 11.4. Artificial Nuclear Reactions
  13. 11.5. Nuclear Binding Energy
  14. 11.6. Nuclear Fission
  15. 11.6a. Atomic Bombs
  16. 11.6b. Nuclear Power Plants
  17. 11.6c. Power Plant Accidents
  18. 11.7. Nuclear Fusion
  19. 11.7a. Fusion in Stars
  20. 11.7b. Thermonuclear Weapons
  21. 11.7c. Controlled Fusion
  22. 11.7d. Cold Fusion
  23. 11.7e. Profiles in Physics: A Gallery of Nuclear Scientists
  24. Summary
  25. Important Equations
  26. Mapping It Out!
  27. Questions
  28. Problems
  29. Challenges

Chapter 12. Relativity, Particle Physics, and Cosmology

  1. 12.1. Special Relativity: The Physics of High Velocity
  2. 12.1a. Postulates of Special Relativity
  3. 12.1b. Predictions of Special Relativity
  4. 12.2. General Relativity
  5. 12.2a. Introduction
  6. 12.2b. Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
  7. 12.2c. Motion in Curved Spacetime
  8. 12.3. Forces and Particles
  9. 12.3a. The Four Forces: Natural Interactions among Particles
  10. 12.3b. Classification Schemes for Particles
  11. 12.3c. Spin
  12. 12.3d. Elementary Particle Lexicon
  13. 12.4. Quarks: Order out of Chaos
  14. 12.4a. Quarks
  15. 12.5. The Standard Model and GUTs
  16. 12.5a. Quark Colors and Flavors
  17. 12.5b. Charm, Truth, and Beauty
  18. 12.5c. The Electroweak Interaction and GUTs
  19. 12.6. Cosmology
  20. 12.6a. Geometry, Dark Matter and Dark Energy
  21. 12.6b. The Inflationary Universe
  22. 12.6c. Astronomical Applications: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
  23. 12.6d. Profiles in Physics: Murray Gell-Mann, Quark-atech
  24. Summary
  25. Important Equations
  26. Mapping It Out!
  27. Questions
  28. Problems
  29. Challenges
  30. Appendix A. Winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics
  31. Appendix B. Math Review
  32. Table of Conversion Factors and Other Information

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