PART 1 | Mechanics
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Standards of Length, Mass, and Time 1
1.2 The Building Blocks of Matter 4
1.3 Dimensional Analysis 5
1.4 Uncertainty in Measurement and Significant Figures 7
1.5 Conversion of Units 10
1.6 Estimates and Order-of-Magnitude Calculations 12
1.7 Coordinate Systems 14
1.8 Trigonometr y 15
1.9 Problem-Solving Strategy 17
Summary 18
CHAPTER 2 Motion in One Dimension 25
2.1 Displacement 26
2.2 Velocity 27
2.3 Acceleration 33
2.4 Motion Diagrams 35
2.5 One-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration 36
2.6 Freely Falling Objects 43
Summary 47
CHAPTER 3 Vectors and Two-Dimensional
Motion 56
3.1 Vectors and Their Properties 56
3.2 Components of a Vector 58
3.3 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration in Two Dimensions 62
3.4 Motion in Two Dimensions 63
3.5 Relative Velocity 71
Summary 75
CHAPTER 4 The Laws of Motion 86
4.1 Forces 87
4.2 Newton’s First Law 88
4.3 Newton’s Second Law 89
4.4 Newton’s Third Law 95
4.5 Applications of Newton’s Laws 98
4.6 Forces of Friction 105
Summary 112
CHAPTER 5 Energy 124
5.1 Work 124
5.2 Kinetic Energy and the Work–Energy Theorem 129
5.3 Gravitational Potential Energy 132
5.4 Spring Potential Energy 140
5.5 Systems and Energy Conservation 145
5.6 Power 147
5.7 Work Done by a Varying Force 152
Summary 154
CHAPTER 6 Momentum and Collisions 167
6.1 Momentum and Impulse 167
6.2 Conservation of Momentum 172