The Physics Problem Solver

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Newtonian mechanics: force, motion, and waves

Measurement

1. The SI Unit System
2. Scalar and Vector Quantities
3. Significant Figures

Kinematics

1. Motion in One Dimension
2. Motion in Two Dimensions
3. Projectile Motion
4. Relative Motion
5. Velocity and Acceleration

Newton's Laws

1. Newton's First Law
2. Newton's Second Law
3. Newton's Third Law
4. Center of Mass
5. Linear Motion and Statics

Energy

1. Work and Energy
2. Energy and Conservation of Energy

Gravity

1. Newton's Law of Gravitation and Weight
2. Gravitational Potential Energy

Other Topics

1. Momentum and Conservation of Momentum
2. Impulse
3. Rotational Motion
4. Fluid Mechanics
5. Harmonic Motion, Waves, and Sounds

Thermodynamics

1. Pressure and Temperature
2. The Ideal Gas
3. Entropy

Electromagnetism

1. Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law
2. Electric Fields
3. Field Energy and Continuous Charge Distributions
4. Gauss' Law
5. Voltage
6. Capacitance, Inductance, LRC Circuits
7. Current and Circuits
8. Resistance
9. Magnetic fields
10. Ampere's Law
11. Electromagnetic Induction
12. AC Circuits
13. Maxwell's Equations
14. Electromagnetic Waves

Optics

1. Light
2. Geometric Optics
3. Wave Properties of Light

Modern Physics

1. Relativity
2. Special Relativity
3. Quantum Mechanics
4. Atoms
5. The Bohr Model
6. The Schroedinger Equation

The Physics Problem Solver