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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to Physics | |
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| Physics Is . . .? | |
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| Measurement and the Metric System | |
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| Scientific Notation | |
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| Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Digits | |
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| Order of Magnitude | |
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| Graphing Data | |
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| Direct and Inverse Proportions | |
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| Mathematical Relationships within Right Triangles | |
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| Questions | |
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| Motion in One Dimension | |
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| Motion Defined | |
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| Graphing an Object's Motion | |
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| Displacement | |
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| Velocity | |
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| Acceleration | |
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| The Equations of Uniformly Accelerated Motion | |
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| Freely Falling Objects | |
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| Motion Graphs Revisited | |
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| Questions | |
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| Forces and Newton's Laws | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is a Force? | |
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| Measuring Forces Using Hooke's Law | |
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| Newton's First Law of Motion | |
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| Newton's Second Law of Motion | |
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| Weight | |
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| Normal Forces | |
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| Frictional Forces | |
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| The Coefficient of Friction | |
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| Newton's Third Law of Motion-Action and Reaction | |
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| Questions | |
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| Vector Quantities and Their Applications | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Displacement, and Representation of Vector Quantities | |
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| Vector Addition | |
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| Vector Subtraction | |
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| Resolution of Vectors | |
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| Using Resolution to Add Vectors | |
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| Static Equilibrium | |
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| Inclined Planes | |
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| Motion in a Plane (Two-Dimensional Motion) | |
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| Questions | |
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| Circular Motion and Gravitation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Circular Motion | |
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| Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation | |
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| Satellite Motion | |
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| Weight and Gravitational Force | |
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| The Gravitational Field | |
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| Questions | |
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| Momentum and Its Conservation | |
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| Momentum | |
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| Newton's Second Law and Momentum | |
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| Conservation of Momentum | |
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| Conservation of Momentum and Newton's Third Law | |
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| Questions | |
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| Work and Energy | |
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| Work | |
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| Power | |
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| Energy | |
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| Internal Energy and Work | |
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| Questions | |
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| Static Electricity | |
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| What Is Electricity? | |
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| Electric Charges | |
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| Conductors and Insulators | |
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| Charging Objects | |
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| The Electroscope | |
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| Coulomb's Law | |
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| The Electric Field | |
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| Electric Field Lines (Lines of Force) | |
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| Electric Field Strength | |
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| Potential Difference | |
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| Electric Potential | |
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| The Millikan Oil Drop Experiment | |
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| Questions | |
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| Electric Current and Circuits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Electric Current | |
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| Current and Potential Difference | |
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| Resistance | |
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| Electric Circuits and Ohm's Law | |
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| Power and Energy in Electric Circuits | |
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| Series Circuits | |
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| Parallel Circuits | |
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| Questions | |
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| Magnetism; Electromagentism and Its Applications | |
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| Introduction | |
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| General Properties of Magnets | |
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| Magnetic Fields | |
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| Electromagnetism | |
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| Electromagnetic Induction | |
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| Questions | |
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| Waves and Sound | |
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| Definition of Wave Motion | |
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| Types of Waves | |
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| Characteristics of Periodic Waves | |
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| Speed of a Wave | |
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| Reflection | |
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| Refraction | |
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| Interference | |
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| Standing Waves | |
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| Resonance | |
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| Diffraction | |
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| Doppler Effect | |
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| Questions | |
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| Light and Geometric Optics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Polarization of Light | |
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| Speed of Light | |
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| Visible Light | |
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| Reflection | |
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| Refraction | |
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| Diffraction and Interference of Light | |
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| Questions | |
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| Modern Physics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Black-Body Radiation and Planck's Hypothesis | |
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| The Photoelectric Effect | |
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| The Compton Effect | |
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| Models of the Atom | |
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| Energy and Mass | |
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| Questions | |
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| Nuclear Energy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Nucleons | |
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| Nuclear Symbols | |
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| Isotopes | |
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| Nuclear Masses | |
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| Average Binding Energy per Nucleon | |
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| Nuclear Forces | |
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| Nuclear Reactions | |
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| Induced Nuclear Reactions | |
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| Fundamental Particles and Interactions | |
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| Questions | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Answers to Questions for Review | |
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| New York State Reference Tables For Physical Setting: Physics | |
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| Summary of Equations for New York State Physical Setting: Physics Regents Examination | |
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| Answering Short Constructed Response and Free-Response Questions | |
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| The New York State Physical Setting: Physics Regents Examination | |
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| Physical Setting/Physics Regents Examination June 2009 | |
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| Index | |