1 About Science 2
PART ONE Mechanics 21
2 Newton's First Law of Motion—Inertia 22
3 Linear Motion 41
4 Newton's Second Law of Motion 58
5 Newton's Third Law of Motion 74
6 Momentum 91
7 Energy 110
8 Rotational Motion 131
9 Gravity 161
10 Projectile and Satellite Motion 184
PART TWO Properties of Matter 209
11 The Atomic Nature of Matter 210
12 Solids 229
13 Liquids 248
14 Gases and Plasmas 268
PART THREE Heat 289
15 Temperature,Heat,and Expansion 290
16 Heat Transfer 306
17 Change of Phase 325
18 Thermodynamics 342
PART FOUR Sound 361
19 Vibrations and Waves 362
20 Sound 380
21 Musical Sounds 398
PART FIVE Electricity and Magnetism 409
22 Electrostatics 410
23 Electric Current 436
24 Magnetism 458
25 Electromagnetic Induction 477
PART SIX Light 495
26 Properties of Light 496
27 Color 515
28 Reflection and Refraction 530
29 Light Waves 558
30 Light Emission 582
31 Light Quanta 600
PART SEVEN Atomic and Nuclear Physics 619
32 The Atom and the Quantum 620
33 The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity 634
34 Nuclear Fission and Fusion 661
PART EIGHT Relativity 685
35 Special Theory of Relativity 686
36 General Theory of Relativity 720
Epilogue 735
Appendix A Systems of Measurement 737
Appendix B More About Motion 741
Appendix C Graphing 745
Appendix D More About Vectors 749
Appendix E Exponential Growth and Doubling Time 755
Glossary 761
Photo Credits 778
Index 781