FHSST Physics

The Free High School Science Texts: A Textbook for High School Students Studying Physics. Table of Contents right About FHSST /Contributors/ /Introduction/ Units PGCE Comments TO DO LIST Introduction Unit Systems The Importance of Units Choice of Units How to Change Units—the "Multiply by" Technique How Units Can Help You Temperature Scientific Notation, Significant Figures, and Rounding Conclusion Waves and Wavelike Motion Definition Types of Waves Properties of Waves Practical Applications of Waves: Sound Waves Practical Applications of Waves: Electromagnetic Waves Important Equations and Quantities Vectors PGCE Comments TO DO LIST Introduction Examples Mathematical Properties Techniques of Vector Addition Components Importance Summary of Important Quantities, Equations, and Concepts /Forces/ TO DO LIST Definition Diagrams Equilibrium of Forces Newton's Laws of Motion Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation Examples Summary of Important Quantities, Equations, and Concepts /Rectilinear Motion/ Definition Speed and Velocity Graphs Equations of Motion Important Equations and Quantities /Momentum/ Definition The Momentum of a System Change in Momentum Properties Impulse Important Quantities, Equations, and Concepts /Work and Energy/ Definition Work Energy Mechanical Energy and Energy Conservation Important Quantities, Equations, and Concepts Sources /Collisions and Explosions/ Essay 2: Tiny, Violent Collisions Types of Collisions Explosions Energy and Heat Important Equations and Quantities /Newtonian Gravitation/ Properties Mass and Weight Normal Forces Comparative Problems Falling Bodies Terminal Velocity Drag Force Important Equations and Quantities /Pressure/ Important Equations and Quantities /Heat and Properties of Matter/ Phases of Matter Deformation of Solids Ideal Gasses Temperature Thermal Properties of Materials Important Equations and Quantities /Electrostatics/ Definition Charge Electrostatic Force Electric Fields Electrical Potential Important Equations and Quantities /Electricity/ Flow of Charge Circuits Voltage and Current Resistance Voltage and Current in a Practical Circuit How Voltage, Current, and Resistance Relate Ohm's Law Analogy Power in Electric Circuits Calculating Electric Power Resistors Nonlinear Conduction Circuit Wiring Polarity of Voltage Drops Series and Parallel Simple Series Circuits Simple Parallel Circuits Power Calculations Using Ohm's Law Conductor Size Fuses Important Equations and Quantities /Magnets and Electromagnetism/ Permanent Magnets Electromagnetism Magnetic Units of Measurement Electromagnetic Induction Alternating Current Measurements of AC Magnitude /Electronics/ Capacitive and Inductive Circuits Filters and Signal Tuning Active Circuit Elements Logical Gates Counting Circuits The Atom Models Structure Isotopes Energy Quantization Periodicity of Ionization Energy Successive Ionization Energies Bohr Orbits Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Pauli Exclusion Principle Ionization Energy Electron Configuration Valency /Modern Physics/ Quantum Introduction Wave-particle Duality Inside the Atomic Nucleus Composition Nucleus Nuclear Force Binding Energy and Nuclear Masses Radioactivity Nuclear Reactions Detectors Nuclear Energy Nuclear Reactors Nuclear Fusion Elementary Particles Beta Decay Particle Physics Quarks and Leptons Forces of Nature Origin of the Universe This is part of a University of Cape Town project: RW James Building, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa. Contributors might consider checking http://www.fhsst.org/ for the current status of the book and can contact the SA team at http://www.fhsst.org/ __NOTOC__ Physics study guides Free High School Science Texts F 75%