College Physics

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This content is available for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11406/1. Preface 1 Introduction: The Nature of Science and ...

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Modularity This textbook is organized on Connexions (http://cnx.org) as a collection of modules that can be rearranged and modif ...

Integrated Concept Problems In Unreasonable Results Problems, students are challenged not only to apply concepts and skills to s ...

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1 INTRODUCTION: THE NATURE OF SCIENCE AND PHYSICS Figure 1.1Galaxies are as immense as atoms are small. Yet the same laws of phy ...

mathematical language. Finally, you will study the limits of our ability to be accurate and precise, and the reasons scientists ...

Figure 1.3The Apple “iPhone” is a common smart phone with a GPS function. Physics describes the way that electricity flows throu ...

Figure 1.5These two applications of physics have more in common than meets the eye. Microwave ovens use electromagnetic waves to ...

Figure 1.8Isaac Newton(1642–1727) was very reluctant to publish his revolutionary work and had to be convinced to do so. In his ...

Figure 1.10What is a model? This planetary model of the atom shows electrons orbiting the nucleus. It is a drawing that we use t ...

Figure 1.12Galileo Galilei(1564–1642) laid the foundation of modern experimentation and made contributions in mathematics, physi ...

Modern physicsitself consists of the two revolutionary theories, relativity and quantum mechanics. These theories deal with the ...