| Note. Each chapter includes Key Terms; Matching, Multiple-Choice, Fill in the Blank, and Short-Answer Questions; Visual Connection; Applying Your Knowledge; Exercises; Answers to Confidence Exercises; Answers to Questions; and On the Web | |
| Measurement | |
| The Physical Sciences | |
| The Scientific Method and Attitude Highlight: The "Face" on Mars | |
| The Senses | |
| Standard Units and Systems of Units A Spotlight On: Fundamental Quantities | |
| More on the Metric System | |
| Derived Units and Conversion Factors Highlight: Is Unit Conversion Important? It Sure Is. | |
| Significant Figures | |
| Motion | |
| Defining Motion | |
| Speed and Velocity | |
| Acceleration Highlight: Galileo and the Leaning Tower of Pisa | |
| Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion | |
| Projectile Motion | |
| Force and Motion | |
| Force and Net Force | |
| Newton\'s First Law of Motion | |
| Newton\'s Second Law of Motion | |
| Newton\'s Third Law of Motion | |
| Newton\'s Law of Gravitation Highlight: The "Fourth Law of Motion": The Automobile Air Bag A Spotlight On: Newton\'s Laws of Motion Highlight: Some Effects of Apparent Weightlessness on the Human Body | |
| Momentum | |
| Work and Energy | |
| Work | |
| Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy | |
| Conservation of Energy | |
| Power | |
| Forms and Sources of Energy Highlight: Fill It Up...with Hydrogen | |
| Temperature and Heat | |
| Temperature | |
| Heat Highlight: Freezing from the Top Down | |
| Specific Heat and Latent Heat | |
| Heat Transfer | |
| Phases of Matter | |
| The Kinetic Theory of Gases Highlight: Hot Gases: Aerosol Cans and Popcorn | |
| Thermodynamics | |
| Waves | |
| Waves and Energy Propagation | |
| Wave Properties | |
| Electromagnetic Waves | |
| Sound Waves Highlight: Noise Exposure Limit | |
| The Doppler Effect | |
| Standing Waves and Resonance | |
| Optics and Wave Effects | |
| Reflection | |
| Refraction and Dispersion | |
| Spherical Mirrors Highlight: The Rainbow: Dispersion and Internal Reflection | |
| Lenses | |
| Polarization | |
| Diffraction and Interference Highlight: Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) | |
| Electricity and Magnetism | |
| Electric Charge and Current Highlight: Photocopiers | |
| Voltage and Electrical Power | |
| Simple Electric Circuits and Electrical Safety | |
| Magnetism Highlight: Electrical Safety | |
| Electromagnetism Highlight: Physics "Factinos" | |
| Atomic Physics | |
| Early Concepts of the Atom | |
| The Dual Nature of Light Highlight: Albert Einstein | |
| Bohr Theory of the Hydrogen Atom | |
| Microwave Ovens, X-Rays, and Lasers Highlight: Fluorescence and Phosphorescence | |
| Heisenberg\'s Uncertainty Principle | |
| Matter Waves Highlight: Electron Microscopes | |
| The Electron Cloud Model of the Atom A Spotlight On: The Changing Model of the Atom | |
| Nuclear Physics | |
| Symbols of the Elements | |
| The Atomic Nucleus | |
| Radioactivity and Half-Life A Spotlight On: At | |
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