Physics I Workbook For Dummies with Online Practice, 3rd Edition
- Length: 352 pages
- Edition: 3
- Language: English
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: 2022-01-06
- ISBN-10: 1119716470
- ISBN-13: 9781119716471
- Sales Rank: #1051918 (See Top 100 Books)
Nail your next physics exam and prepare yourself for the next level of physics education
Physics isn’t the easiest part of high school, but it doesn’t have to be pull-your-hair-out hard. In Physics I Workbook For Dummies, you get practical guidance to reinforce what you already know and master new physics concepts. You’ll gain confidence in critical subject areas like motion, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism while setting yourself up for success in college- and university-level physics courses.
This book offers hands-on practice exercises in the book and on an online test bank that come with plain-English answers and step-by-step explanations so you can see what you did right and where you need practice. The perfect combination of instruction and application, Physics I Workbook For Dummies also provides:
- Understandable explanations of central physics concepts and the techniques you need to solve common problems
- Practice questions with complete answer explanations to test your knowledge as you progress
- Highlights of the ten most common pitfalls and traps that students encounter in physics assignments and exams and how to avoid them
- A collection of the ten most useful online physics resources, along with free, 1-year access to online chapter quizzes
Whether you’re planning to tackle the MCAT one day or just want to improve your performance on your next physics test, Physics I Workbook For Dummies offers you an opportunity to master a rewarding and challenging subject that unlocks countless educational and career opportunities.
Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1 Getting Started with Physics Chapter 1 Reviewing Physics Basics Measuring the Universe Putting Scientific Notation to Work Converting between Units Converting through Multiple Units Converting Times Counting Significant Figures Coming Prepared with Some Algebra Being Prepared with Trigonometry Answers to Problems about Physics Basics Chapter 2 The Big Three: Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration From Point A to B: Displacement Reading That Speedometer Putting Pedal to Metal: Acceleration Connecting Acceleration, Time, and Displacement Connecting Velocity, Acceleration, and Displacement Answers to Problems about Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration Chapter 3 Vectors: Knowing Where You’re Headed Creating a Vector Understanding Vector Components Finding a Vector’s Components Finding a Vector’s Magnitude and Direction Adding Vectors Together Handling Velocity as a Vector Answers to Problems about Vectors Part 2 May the Forces Be with You Chapter 4 Applying Force Newton’s First Law of Motion Newton’s Second Law of Motion Force Is a Vector Calculating Net Force and Acceleration Sorting Out Weight and Mass The Balancing Act of Equilibrium Newton’s Third Law of Motion Answers to Problems about Force Chapter 5 Working with Inclined Planes Breaking Ramps Up into Vectors Acceleration and Inclined Planes Running Down Ramps: Speed Friction on Inclined Planes Starting from zero: Static friction Already in motion: Kinetic friction Static Friction along Ramps Kinetic Friction along Ramps Acceleration along Ramps Including Friction Answers to Problems about Inclined Planes Chapter 6 Round and Round: Circular Motion Converting between Angles Period and Frequency Getting into Angular Velocity Whipping Around with Angular Acceleration Connecting Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration to Angles Connecting Angular Acceleration and Angle to Angular Velocity Handling Centripetal Acceleration Getting Forceful: Centripetal Force Answers to Problems about Circular Motion Part 3 Being Energetic: Work Chapter 7 Working the Physics Way A Different Kind of Work Dealing with the Net Force Getting Energetic: Kinetic Energy Getting Kinetic Energy from Work Storing Your Energy: Potential Energy Powering It Up Answers to Problems about Work Chapter 8 Getting Things to Move: Momentum and Kinetic Energy Acting on Impulse Getting Some Momentum Relating Impulse and Momentum Conserving Momentum Conserving Kinetic Energy — or Not Collisions in Two Dimensions Answers to Problems about Momentum and Kinetic Energy Chapter 9 Winding It Up: Rotational Motion and Torque Finding Tangential Speed Targeting Tangential Acceleration Angular Velocity as a Vector Angular Acceleration as a Vector Doing the Twist: Torque The Balancing Act: Rotational Equilibrium Answers to Problems about Rotational Motion and Torque Chapter 10 Getting Dizzy with Rotational Dynamics Putting Newton on Wheels Moments of Inertia for Everyone Doing Some Rotational Work Round and Round: Rotational Kinetic Energy Working with Ramps Again Can’t Stop This: Angular Momentum Answers to Problems about Rotational Dynamics Chapter 11 Simple Harmonic Motion Hooking into Hooke’s Law Simply Simple Harmonic Motion Getting Periodic Considering Velocity Figuring the Acceleration Bouncing Around with Springs Talking about Energy Following the Ticktock of Pendulums Answers to Problems about Simple Harmonic Motion Part 4 Obeying the Laws of Thermodynamics Chapter 12 You’re Getting Warm: Thermodynamics Converting between Temperature Scales Getting Bigger: Linear Expansion Plumping It Up: Volume Expansion Getting Specific with Heat Capacity Changes of Phase: Latent Heat Answers to Problems about Thermodynamics Chapter 13 Under Pressure: From Solid to Liquid to Gas How Heat Flows: Convection How Heat Is Produced: Conduction How Heat Is Produced: Radiation A Biggie: Avogadro’s Number Ideally Speaking: The Ideal Gas Law Molecules in Motion Answers to Problems about Pressure Chapter 14 All about Heat and Work The First Law of Thermodynamics Constant Pressure: Isobaric Processes Constant Volume: Isochoric Processes Constant Temperature: Isothermal Processes At Constant Heat: Adiabatic The Direction of Heat: The Second Law of Thermodynamics Making Heat Work: Heat Engines Maximum Efficiency: Carnot Heat Engines The Third Law of Thermodynamics Answers to Problems about Heat and Work Part 5 Zap: Electricity Chapter 15 Static Electricity: Electrons at Rest Talking about Electric Charges Getting Forceful with Charges Electrical Forces Are Vectors Force at a Distance: Electric Fields Easy Electric Field: Parallel Plate Capacitors Ramping Up Some Voltage Electric Potential from Point Charges Answers to Problems about Static Electricity Chapter 16 Electrons in Motion: Circuits Electrons in a Whirl: Current Giving You Some Resistance: Ohm’s Law Powering It Up One after the Other: Series Circuits All for One: Parallel Circuits The Whole Story: Kirchhoff’s Rules Answers to Problems about Circuits Part 6 The Part of Tens Chapter 17 Ten Common Mistakes People Make When Solving Problems Mixing Units Expressing the Answer in the Wrong Units Swapping Radians and Degrees Getting Sines and Cosines Mixed Up Failing to Treat Vectors as Vectors Neglecting Latent Heat Getting the Direction of Forces Wrong Getting the Signs Wrong in Kirchhoff Loops Adding Resistors Incorrectly Using the Wrong Temperature in the Ideal Gas Law Chapter 18 Ten Wild Physics Theories The Universal Speed Limit Through the Looking Glass, and What Chien-Shiung Found There Wanted: Dead and Alive Quantum Objects Can Tunnel Mass Is a Kind of Energy Vacuum Is Not Just Empty Space “Constants” in Physics Change Stuck in the Middle of a Proton The Expansion of the Universe Is Accelerating Some Things Never Change Index EULA
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