The basics of physics / Rusty L. Myers.

1. Physics and its early foundations
Introduction : what is physics?
Divisions of physics
The philosophical foundation of physics
Plato
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Physics in the Dark and Middle Ages
Physics in the Middle Ages
Summary
2. The development of classical physics
Introduction
The Copernican system
Brahe and Kepler
Galileo
Newton
Summary
3. Translational motion
Introduction
Scalars and vectors
Speed and velocity
Acceleration
General formulas for kinematics
Acceleration due to gravity
Newton's laws of motion
Gravity and weight
Newton's third law
Momentum and impulse
The conservation of momentum
Friction
Summary
4. Rotational motion
Introduction
Uniform circular motion
Centripetal acceleration and force
Orbital motion, gravity, and apparent weight
Artificial gravity
Angular acceleration
Rotational dynamics
Balancing and center of mass
Angular momentum
Summary of translational and circular motion equations
5. Work, energy, and heat
Introduction
System and surroundings
Potential, kinetic, and internal energy
Work
Heat and temperature
Units for energy, work, and heat
Conservation of energy
Machines
Thermodynamics
Power
Summary
6. Heat
Introduction
Heat and temperature change
Heat and phase changes
Phase diagrams
Thermal expansion of substances
Heat transfer
Applications of heat transfer
Summary


7. Matter
Introduction
Soils
X-ray diffraction
Amorphous solids
Elasticity of solids
Fluids
Atmospheric and hydrostatic pressure
The gas laws
The ideal gas law
Pascal's principle
Buoyancy and the Archimedes principle
Fluid dynamics
Material science
Summary
8. Vibrations, waves, and sound
Introduction
Simple harmonic motion
Waves
Sound
Music
Acoustics
The ear and hearing
Summary
9. Light and optics
Introduction
A brief history of light
Behavior of light
Reflection
Refraction
Dispersion and scattering
Diffraction
Polarization
Summary
10. Quantum physics
Introduction
Blackbody radiation
The photoelectric effect
The Compton effect
Wave-particle duality
The Schrödinger equation and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle
A brief history of atomic thought
The divisible atom
Atomic structure
Quantum mechanics
Summary
11. A modern view of the atom
Introduction
Particle detectors and accelerators
Fundamental particles, forces, and the standard model
The standard cosmological model
Summary


12. Nuclear physics
Introduction
Atomic mass, atomic numbers, and isotopes
Nuclear stability and radioactivity
Radioactive decay and nuclear reactions
Half-life and radiometric dating
Nuclear binding energy, fission, and fusion
Fusion and stellar evolution
Transmutation
Radiation units and detection
Biological effects of radiation
Summary
13. Electricity
Introduction
History
Electrostatics
Conductors and insulators
Coulomb's law and the electric field
The electric potential
Electric current and circuits
Electric power
Batteries
Home electricity and electrical safety
Summary
14. Magnetism and electromagnetism
Introduction
The magnetic field and source of magnetism
Magnetic force on a moving charge
Electromagnetic induction
Mutual inductance and self-inductance
Electromagnetic applications
Geomagnetism
Maxwell's equations
Summary
15. Relativity
Introduction
The speed of light
The Michelson-Morley experiment
Reference frames
Special theory of relativity
Time
Length contraction
Mass, momentum, and energy
General relativity
Summary
16. Physics experiments
Introduction
The scientific method
Physics experimentation
Physics activities
Summary
17. Physics as a career and physics jobs
Introduction
Physics-related fields
Physics work
Education
Physics organizations
Job outlook
Summary
Glossary.