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Alternating Current Circuits
Introduction    radio set    Corbis
Applications of Newton's Laws
Sample problem: airplane at constant velocity    climbing jet    Stock Trek
Sample problem: weight in an accelerating elevator    man in elevator    Kinetic Books photo
Capacitors
Capacitors    various capacitors    Kinetic Books photo
Derivation: a capacitor's electric potential energy    parallel-plate capacitor    photo courtesy of Purdue University Department of Physics
Determining the capacitance of a cylindrical capacitor    Leyden jars    photo courtesy of Thomas B. Perera Ph.D., http://chss.montclair.edu/~pererat
Energy in capacitors    Mars rover on TV    photo courtesy of NASA
Interactive checkpoint: energy in a fuel-cell car    Honda FCX ultracapacitors    image courtesy of the Honda Corporation
Interactive checkpoint: engineering the fuel-cell car    Honda FCX cutaway diagram    image courtesy of the Honda Corporation
Interactive checkpoint: the fuel-cell car    Honda FCX cutaway diagram    image courtesy of the Honda Corporation
Introduction    Fermilab capacitor sculpture    photo courtesy of Fermilab
Physics at work: commercial capacitors    rolled foil capacitors    Kinetic Books photo
Physics in medicine: defibrillator    cardiac defibrillator    Burke/Triolo Productions/Brand X Pictures
Diffraction
Diffraction    Poisson spot    photo courtesy of Brown University Department of Physics
Diffraction    straight-edge diffraction    Kinetic Books image
Diffraction by a circular aperture    diffraction pattern    Kinetic Books image
Diffraction gratings    iridescent CD    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Interactive checkpoint: calculating the intensity in single-slit diffraction    single-slit diffraction pattern    Kinetic Books image
Physics at work: x-ray diffraction    diffraction pattern of DNA molecule    Kinetic Books image
Resolving power    M100 galaxy    photo courtesy of NASA
Single-slit diffraction    single-slit diffraction patterns    Kinetic Books image
Single-slit diffraction: locating the minima    single-slit diffraction pattern    Kinetic Books image
Direct Current Circuits
Discharging a capacitor in an RC circuit    electric metronome    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Electromotive force (emf, E)    batteries    Getty Images
Interactive checkpoint: return of the fuel cell car    Honda FCX ultracapacitors    images courtesy of the Honda Corporation
Sample problem: powering a laser    NIF capacitor bank    photo courtesy of the National Ignition Facility
Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law
Conductors, insulators, and grounds    lightning rod    photo courtesy of Alan Stankevitz
Conductors, insulators, and grounds    lightning    Corbis
Conservation of charge    lightning    Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images
Creating charged objects    comb picking up paper dots    Kinetic Books photo
Electric charge    electrically charged hair    National Museum of Science and Technology/Fotosearch
Electrostatic force    Van de Graaff generator    Arthur S. Aubry/Photodisc
Electrostatic force    charged balloons    Kinetic Books video
Interactive group problem: minesweeper    minesweeper    USS California courtesy of the US Navy
Interactive summary problem: proton golf    proton golfers    James Robert/Digital Vision
Electric Current and Resistance
Homework    Crookes Tube    photo courtesy of Michael W. Davidson at Florida State University
Interactive checkpoint: extension cord    extension cord    Corbis
Interactive checkpoint: running a dishwasher    dishwasher    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Ohm's law and resistance    resistors on a circuit board    Getty Images
Sample problem: power transmission    power transmission lines    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Sample problem: solar panels    Montara Elementary School    photo courtesy of the Rahus Institute
Electric Currents and Magnetic Fields
Electric Fields
Conductors in electrostatic equilibrium    charged sphere    Steve Allen/Brand X Pictures
Describing the force exerted by an external electric field    polluting smoke stacks    Steve Cole/Getty Images
Electric dipoles    water waves    Brand X Pictures
Electric fields    hammerhead shark    Corbis
Physics at work: spacecraft powered by electric fields    Deep Space 1 ion drive    photo courtesy of NASA
Electric Flux and Gauss' Law
Flux    horses in pasture    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Homework    sunflowers    Corbis
Electric Potential
A comparison of electric and gravitational fields    Jupiter and moons    photo courtesy of NASA
Electric potential difference    12-volt automobile battery    Ingram Publishing
Electric potential difference    electrical receptacle    TRB Foto/Getty Images
Electric potential energy    Honda FCX automobile    photo courtesy of the Honda Corporation
Equipotential surfaces    USGS topographical map    map courtesy of USGS
Homework    Deep Space 1 ion drive    photo courtesy of NASA
Interactive checkpoint: lead acid cell    12-volt automobile battery    Ingram Publishing
Electromagnetic Induction
Calculating the inductance of a solenoid    solenoidal inductors    photo courtesy of Custom Transformers, www.custom-transformers.co.uk
Electric generators    hydroelectric generators    Photolink/Getty Images
Homework    electric transformer    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Homework    space tether    photo courtesy of NASA
Induction: a coil and a magnet    motional induction demonstration    photo courtesy of Alex Helman, UC Santa Cruz Department of Physics
Interactive problem: configuring a transformer    substation transformers    McDaniel Woolf/Getty Images
Physics and music: electric guitars    electric guitar pickups    Kirk Weddle/Getty Images
Physics at work: an "induction-powered" flashlight    Shakelight    photo courtesy of Shakelight, www.shakelight.com
Transformers    power transmission lines    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Electromagnetic Radiation
Calculating the speed of light from fundamental constants    Hertz transmitter 1888    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Creating electromagnetic waves: antennas    antenna farm, Phoenix, AZ    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Electromagnetic energy: the Poynting vector    English laurel    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Homework    fire truck    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Homework    microwaved carrot strip    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Homework    SMART-1 solar panels    photo courtesy of European Space Agency
Homework    Andromeda galaxy    Photodisc
Homework    clouds    Corbis
Intensity and energy density    Z Accelerator    Randy Montoya/Sandia National Laboratories
Intensity and energy density    sunbathers    Corbis
Interactive checkpoint: an illuminated manuscript    reading lamp    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Interactive checkpoint: carrier waves    USS Enterprise    photo courtesy of the US Navy
Introduction    electrodynamic radiation medley    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Optically active substances    plastic disks under stress    Photodisc
Physics at work: liquid crystal displays (LCDs)    digital clock    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Polarization    Polaroid sunglasses    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Radiation pressure    Hubble/Tarantula Nebula composite image    image background courtesy of NASA
Radiation pressure    sunlit paper    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Sample problem: gazing at the Sun    sungazer/Mars composite image    image background courtesy of NASA
Sample problem: quantifying radio waves    NYC skyline    Comstock
Scattering of light    Thunderbird F4's    Seattle Support Group, www.ssgrp.com
Scattering of light    Sun from space    Digital Vision
Scattering of light    noonday Sun    Photodisc
Scattering of light    sunset    Thinkstock
The electromagnetic spectrum    human head x-ray    Brand X Pictures
The electromagnetic spectrum    solar flares x-ray image    Photodisc
First Law of Thermodynamics, Gases and Engines
Sample problem: Stirling engine and work    Stirling engine on coffee cup    photo courtesy of www.stirlingengine.com
Fluid Mechanics
Fluid    river    Corbis
Fluid    glacier flow    Digital Vision
Fluid continuity    water spray from hose    Steve Cole/Getty Images
Homework    rooftop water tank    Corbis
Homework    Bernoulli flow demonstration (2)    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Ideal fluid flow    river rapids    Corbis
Interactive checkpoint: a 777    777 on the runway    Andrew Hunt/Airteam Images
Interactive checkpoint: astronaut training    NASA training tank    photo courtesy of NASA
Introduction    ice water    Digital Vision
Physics at work: Bernoulli effect and plumbing    roof vents    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Physics at work: measuring pressure    barometer    Photodisc
Physics at work: measuring pressure    sphygmomanometer    Corbis
Pressure    lynx    Corbis
Pressure    Earth from space    photo courtesy of NASA
Pressure and fluids    submarine    image courtesy of the US Department of Energy
Pressure and fluids    Styrofoam® cups    photo courtesy of Rikki Swenson
Sample problem: buoyancy of an iceberg    iceberg/sky/sea composite image    iceberg from Digital Vision
Sample problem: water flowing from a tap    tap water    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Streamline flow    streamlines   
Surface tension    dewdrops on rose    Corbis
Surface tension    water strider    Creatas
Force and Newton's Laws
Air resistance    sky surfer    Digital Vision
Force    weightlifter    Corbis
Free body diagrams    monkey on two ropes    Kinetic Books photo
Free body diagrams    Sara dragging a box    Kinetic Books photo
Friction    buffalo scratching    photo courtesy of Gary Leppart
Friction    Anna pushing a box    Kinetic Books photo
Friction    microscopic view of crystal    Siede Preis/Getty Images, Photolink
Gravitational force: weight    man on scale    Kinetic Books photo
Introduction    Sir Isaac Newton    image courtesy of the American Institute of Physics
Newton's first law/ Newton's second law/ Newton's third law    quotations from Newton's Principia    Isaac Newton, The Principia, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, A New Translation, by I. Bernard Cohen and Anne Whitman, © 1999, The Regents of the University of California
Normal force    alphabet block    SW Productions/Getty Images
Sample problem: a force at an angle    boy hitting tee-ball    photo courtesy of Greg Slader
Sample problem: moving down a frictionless plane    toy car on ramp    Kinetic Books photo
Sample problem: pushing a box horizontally    Anna pushing a box    Kinetic Books photo
Static friction    Anna pushing a box    Kinetic Books photo
Gravity and Orbits
Interference
Interference    peacock    Corbis
Introduction    interference pattern    Kinetic Books image
Introduction    water-wave interference    Kinetic Books image
Michelson interferometer    interferometer    Photo courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University Department of Physics
Sample problem: antireflective coating    ordinary and antireflective glass    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Thin-film equations    bubble wand with film    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Thin-film equations    gasoline slick    Corbis
Thin-film interference    bubbles    Corbis
Thin-film interference: air wedge    Morpho butterfly    Corbis
Thin-film interference: air wedge    glass slides with air wedge    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Kinetic Theory of Gases
Avogadro's number and moles    diamond    Corbis
Boyle's and Charles' gas laws    Robert Boyle    image courtesy of the American Institute of Physics
Boyle's and Charles' gas laws    Jacques Charles    Kinetic Books image
Homework    scuba diver    Getty Images
Homework    Mars    photo courtesy of NASA
Sample problem: mean free path of nitrogen atmosphere    umbrella on beach    Image 100
Sample problem: tank of air    Spare Air tank    photo courtesy of Submersible Systems, Inc., www.spareair.com
Sample problem: time between collisions    utility pole in desert    Bryan Mullennix/Getty Images
Lenses
Angular size    Space Needle and thumb    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Lens aberrations    spherical aberration    Kinetic Books image
Lens aberrations    overexposed windows    photo courtesy of Rebecca Wilcox
Lens equations    microscope objective lenses    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Lenses    eyeglasses    Janis Christie/Photodisc
Refractive power: diopters    off-the-shelf reading glasses    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Refractive power: diopters    eyeglasses    Photodisc
Telescopes    telescope    Brand X Pictures
The magnifying power of a compound microscope    microscope eyepieces    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
The magnifying power of a compound microscope    compound microscope    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Magnetic Fields
Helical particle motion in magnetic fields    Aurora Borealis    Jim Reed/Digital Vision
Magnet fundamentals    horseshoe magnet    Erin Hogan/Getty Images
Magnetic fields    magnets with iron filings    Kinetic Books photos
Magnetic fields and charged particles    TV tube    Image Ideas
Physics at work: compasses and the Earth    compass on map    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Physics at work: compasses and the Earth    dip needle    photo courtesy of The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis, MN.
Physics at work: direct current electric motor    electric motor demonstration    Kinetic Books video
Physics at work: lodestones    lodestone    photo courtesy of Kevin Burgart, Curiogrove.com
Measurement and Mathematics
Converting units    speedometer dial    Steve Allen/Brand X Pictures
Converting units    nutrition label    Kinetic Books photo
Interactive checkpoint: conversions    Texan farm    Photodisc
Introduction    gauges    Andy Sotiriou/Getty Images
Length    rhinoceros    Corbis
Mass    vintage automobile    Corbis
Mass    hand holding 1 gram    Kinetic Books photo
Prefixes    nine-centimeter apple    Rainbow Images
Standards and constants    atomic clock    Rainbow Images
Standards and constants    torsion balance    photo courtesy of Jens H. Gundlach, University of Washington
Time    atomic clock    Rainbow Images
Momentum
Center of mass and motion    grand jeté    video courtesy of Ballet North, http://www.balletnorth.com
Collisions    pool table interactions    Kinetic Books images
Collisions    football players    Corbis
Conservation of momentum    pool table interactions    Kinetic Books images
Impulse    human cannonball    Amazing Moves
Impulse    long jumper    Ryan McVay/Getty Images
Inelastic collisions    football tackle    Corbis
Momentum and Newton's second law    blurred car    Sami Sarkis/Getty Images
Physics at play: clicky-clack balls    Newton's cradle    Kinetic Books photos
Motion in One Dimension
Acceleration    accelerating automobile    Photodisc
Free-fall acceleration    egg splat    Kinetic Books images
Free-fall acceleration    Apollo 15 on the Moon    video courtesy of NASA
Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
Interactive checkpoint: acceleration in two dimensions    footrace    Corbis
Nuclear Physics
Introduction    nuclear power plant    Corbis
Rutherford’s discovery of the nucleus    carbon sample (coal)    photo courtesy of Rich Louie
Oscillations and Harmonic Motion
Amplitude of forced oscillations    wine glass shattering    photo courtesy of Memorex
Forced oscillations and resonance    Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster    "Galloping Gertie" courtesy of The Camera Shop, www.camerashoptacoma.com
Period, spring constant, and mass    astronaut in harmonic chair    photo courtesy of NASA
Quantum Physics Part One
Balmer series    neon VACANCY sign    Getty Images
Energy levels, photons, and spectral lines    aerial fireworks display    Getty Images
Interactive checkpoint: a Nd:YAG laser    welding with a Nd:YAG industrial laser    Getty Images
Laser pumping and stimulated emission    fluorescent mineral samples (3)    photos courtesy of Robert Dunne, SSN773.com
Lasers    laser emitting coherent red light    Getty Images
Physics at work: MOSFET transistor    first transistor at Bell Labs     Getty Images
Physics at work: operating a laser    laboratory laser    Getty Images
Physics at work: photovoltaic cells    bank of solar cells    Getty Images
Planck and blackbody radiation    casting molten metal    Getty Images
Quantum    penny, quantum of money    Getty Images
Quantum    egg, quantized commodity    Getty Images
Quantum Physics Part Two
Derivation: the Compton effect equation    Arthur Compton    Moffett Studios, courtesy AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives
Heisenberg uncertainty principle    Werner Heisenberg    AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives, Segre Collection
Observing matter waves    Clinton Davisson and Lester Germer    Lucent Technologies’ Bell Laboratories, courtesy AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives
Observing matter waves    TEM image of viruses    Fred Murphy, Sylvia Whitfield, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Observing matter waves    woman using electron microscope    James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Schrödinger equation    Erwin Schrödinger    Photo by Francis Simon, courtesy AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives
Reflection
Light and reflection    woman and mirror image    Photodisc
Light and reflection    the Moon    photo courtesy of NASA
Parabolic mirrors    Keck telescope    photo courtesy of the Keck Observatory
Parabolic mirrors    radio telescope dish    Corbis
Spherical mirrors    concave makeup mirror    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Spherical mirrors    convex safety mirror, Amalfi Coast Highway    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
The law of reflection    diffuse ornament    Corbis
The law of reflection    specular ornament    Brand X Pictures
Virtual and real images    kitten and mirror    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Virtual and real images    penguin and reflection    Photodisc
Virtual and real images    real image illusion    Kinetic Books video
Refraction
Dispersion and prisms    rainbow    Robert Glusic/Getty Images
Everyday effects of refraction    fisheye lens photograph    Bob Casey/Getty Images
Index of refraction    refraction of laser beam    photo courtesy of University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy
Refraction    waves approach beach    Brand X Pictures
Refraction    refraction of laser beam    photo courtesy of University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy
Total internal reflection    binoculars    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Total internal reflection    sapphire    Comstock Images
Rotational Dynamics
Conservation of angular momentum    twirling skater    video and stills courtesy of Nikki Craker
Physics at work: flywheels    experimental flywheel apparatus    photo courtesy of NASA
Rolling objects and kinetic energy    US quarter-dollar coin    Kinetic Books photo
Rotational Kinematics
Angular velocity    motorcycle stunt    Amazing Moves
Homework    Crab Nebula    Photo courtesy of Jeff Hester & Paul Scowen, Arizona State University, and NASA
Interactive checkpoint: a marching band    marching band    Children's Marching Band at Karl Johansgate/Corbis
Interactive checkpoint: a potter's wheel    pottery wheel    Mel Curtis/Getty Images
Interactive checkpoint: roulette    roulette wheel    Photodisc
Sample problem: a carousel    carousel    Marty Honiq/Getty Images
Sample problem: a clock    clock face    Digital Vision
Sample problem: calculus and angular acceleration    windmill    Brand X Pictures
Vectors and angular motion    death-defying motorcyclist    Amazing Moves
Second Law of Thermodynamics, Efficiency, and Entropy
Boltzmann's entropy equation    Ludwig Boltzmann headstone, Zentralfriedhof, Vienna    photo courtesy of Rebecca Wilcox
Boltzmann's entropy equation    text quotation    David L. Goodstein, States of Matter, Dover Publications, 1985
Interactive checkpoint: ice cube entropy    melting ice    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Otto cycle: internal combustion engine    internal combustion engine    Photodisc
Otto cycle: internal combustion engine    gasoline pump    photo courtesy of Eric Halsey
Otto cycle: internal combustion engine    stretch limo    Thinkstock
Reversible and irreversible processes    egg splat    Kinetic Books photo
Sound
Homework    SFX: Stuka dive bomber    Sound Dogs
Interactive checkpoint: coffee grinder sound level    coffee grinder    Corbis
Interactive checkpoint: speed of sound    railroad tracks    Corbis
Supersonic speed and shock waves    boat wake    Corbis
Sources of Magnetism
Ferromagnetism     amorphous ferromagnet (color)    photo courtesy of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Ferromagnetism     magnetic domains (inset)    photo courtesy of the Center for Nondestructive Testing, Iowa State University
Introduction    industrial electromagnet    Digital Vision
Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
Homework    gymnast in equilibrium    Getty Images
Interactive checkpoint: wine holder    wine bottle holder    photo courtesy of Rebecca Wilcox
Introduction    tightrope walker    Corel
Volume stress    Styrofoam® cups    photo courtesy of Rikki Swenson
Temperature and Heat
Absolute zero    low temperature research    photo courtesy of Georgia Tech: Gary Meek
Interactive checkpoint: a radiator    truck radiator    Getty Images
Interactive checkpoint: vaporizing mercury    mercury sample    Getty Images
Introduction    kitchen appliances    Photodisc
Latent heat    glass with ice water    Kinetic Books photo
Phase changes    glass with ice water    Kinetic Books photo
Radiation    infrared horse    photo courtesy of Dr. James K. Waldsmith
Sample problem: watching ice melt    glass with ice water    Kinetic Books photo
Thermal expansion    bridge expansion joints    photo courtesy of Jeffrey Carlyle
Thermal expansion    jar under running water    Kinetic Books photo
Uniform Circular Motion
Homework    carnival swing ride    Corbis
Interactive checkpoint: maximum loop-the-loop radius    toy roller coaster    Kinetic Books images
Loop-the-loop    toy roller coaster    Kinetic Books images
Newton's second law and centripetal forces    motorcycle stunt    Amazing Moves
Sample problem: banked curves    racing car    Kinetic Books photo
Vectors
Interactive checkpoint: a jogger    jogger    Digital Vision
Scalars    dozen eggs, thermometer    Kinetic Books photos
Vectors    spelunker    Richard Zopf/Cave Research Foundation
Wave Motion
Mechanical waves    breaking wave    Rocketclips Video
Transverse and longitudinal waves    breaking wave    Rocketclips Video
Wave Superposition and Interference
Fourier analysis    trombone    Photodisc
Fourier analysis    clarinet    Photodisc
Harmonics    guitar tuning pegs    David Muscroft/Superstock
Introduction    overlapping ripples    Corbis
Work, Energy and Power
Energy    arrow shot    Kinetic Books video
Interactive checkpoint: an elevator    elevator    Kinetic Books photo
Kinetic energy    arrow shot    Kinetic Books video
Power    tugboat and log boom    Photodisc
Sample problem: conservation of energy    jumping on a trampoline    Kinetic Books video
Sample problem: potential energy and Niagara Falls    Niagara Falls    Robert Glusic/Getty Images
Sample problem: work-kinetic energy theorem    bobsled team    Corel Images
 
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