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NATSCI-1A: Natural Science for Educators Fresno City College (CID: PHYS 140)

Physics

Author: Tim Evans
Publisher: LibreTexts
Source: LibreTexts
Language: EN
Category: Basic Sciences

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Contents· 283 sections

01: Elemental Beginnings- Foundations of Physics and Chemistry
1.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
1.02: Chemistry and Physics in Context
1.03: Scope of Physics
1.04: Vectors Scalars and Coordinate Systems
1.05: Using the Scientific Method
1.06: Limitations of the Scientific Method
1.07: Teaching the Scientific Method
1.08: End of Chapter Activity- Develop a Lesson Plan on the Scientific Method
1.09: End of Chapter Key Terms
02: Units Measurement Graphing and Calculation
2.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
2.02: Math Review
2.2.01: Order of Operations
2.2.02: Negative Numbers
2.2.03: Decimals
2.2.04: Fractions
2.2.05: Formulas
2.2.06: Perimeter and Circumference
2.2.07: Percents Part 1
2.2.08: Ratios Rates Proportions
2.2.09: Percents Part 2 and Error Analysis
2.2.10: Percents Part 3
2.2.11: Angles
2.2.12: Triangles
2.2.13: Area of Polygons and Circles
2.2.14: Composite Figures
2.2.15: Surface Area of Common Solids
2.2.16: Converting Units of Area
2.2.17: Volume of Common Solids
2.2.18: Area of Regular Polygons
2.2.19: Pyramids and Cones
2.2.20: Mean Median Mode
2.2.21: Probability
2.2.22: Standard Deviation
2.03: Rules of Exponents and Scientific Notation
2.04: Calculator skills
2.05: Precision Accuracy and Significant Figures
2.5.01: Accuracy and Significant Figures
2.5.02: Significant Figures - Writing Numbers to Reflect Precision
2.06: Measurement
2.6.01: Systems of Measurement
2.6.02: The US Measurement System
2.6.03: Units of Measure
2.6.04: The Metric System
2.6.05: Other Conversions
2.6.06: Converting Units of Area
2.6.07: Converting Units of Volume
2.6.08: Converting Between Systems
2.6.09: Dimensional Analysis
2.07: Graphing
2.7.01: Graphing Data
2.7.02: Other Types of Graphs
2.08: End of Chapter Activity
2.09: End of Chapter Key Terms
03: Motion
3.01: Chapter Objectives
3.02: Motion in One-Dimension
3.2.01: Position and Displacement
3.2.02: Time
3.2.03: Average Velocity
3.2.04: Instantaneous Velocity
3.2.05: Average Acceleration
3.2.06: Uniform Acceleration
3.2.07: Displacement During Uniform Acceleration
3.2.08: Acceleration Due to Gravity
3.2.09: Position vs. Time Graphs
3.2.10: Velocity vs. Time Graphs
3.03: Motion in Two-Dimensions
3.3.01: Projectile Motion for an Object Launched Horizontally
3.3.02: Projectile Motion for an Object Launched at an Angle
3.04: End of Chapter Activity
3.05: End of Chapter Key Terms
04: Forces
4.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
4.02: Weight
4.03: Connecting Newton's First and Second Laws
4.04: Newton's Third Law
4.05: Friction
4.06: Normal Force and Tension
4.07: End of Chapter Activity
4.08: End of Chapter Key Terms
05: Energy Physics and Chemistry
5.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
5.02: The Basics of Energy
5.03: Forms of Energy
5.04: Simple Machines
5.05: Power
5.06: Conservation of Energy
5.07: End of Chapter Activity
5.08: End of Chapter Key Terms
06: Circular Motion and Gravity
6.01: Circular Motion
6.02: Centripetal Force
6.03: Newton's Universal Law of Gravity
6.04: Orbital Motion
6.05: Keplers Laws of Planetary Motion
07: Electricity
7.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
7.02: Introduction to Electricity
7.03: Static Electricity
7.3.01: Electric Charge and Electric Force
7.3.02: Coulombs Law
7.3.03: Electric Fields
7.3.04: Electric Field Lines
7.3.05: Electric Potential and Potential Energy
7.3.06: Conductors and Applications of Electrostatics
7.04: Electric Current and Resistance
7.4.01: Current
7.4.02: Ohms Law- Resistance and Simple Circuits
7.4.03: Ohm's Law
7.4.04: Electric Power and Energy
7.4.05: Electric Hazards and the Human Body
7.4.06: Chemical and Solar Cells
7.05: End of Chapter Activity
7.06: End of Chapter Key Terms
7.E: Electricity (Exercise)
08: Magnetism
8.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
8.02: Magnet
8.03: Magnetic Fields
8.04: Earth as a Magnet
8.05: Electromagnetism
8.5.01: Electromagnet
8.5.02: Electromotive Force
8.5.03: Electric Motor
8.5.04: Generator
8.5.05: Lenz's Law
8.5.06: Induced Voltage and Magnetic Flux
8.5.07: Transformers
8.06: End of Chapter Activity
8.07: End of Chapter Key Terms
09: Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
9.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
9.02: Simple Harmonic Motion and Oscillations
9.03: Waves and Oscillations
9.3.01: Transverse Waves
9.3.02: Longitudinal Waves
9.3.03: Wave Speeds in Materials
9.04: End of Chapter Activity
9.05: End of Chapter Key Terms
10: Property of Sound Doppler Effect and Interferences
10.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
10.02: Prelude to Sound
10.03: Sound Waves
10.04: Speed of Sound
10.05: Intensity and Loudness of Sound
10.06: Frequency and Pitch of Sound
10.07: Forced Oscillations and Resonance
10.08: Wave Interference- Standing Waves and Beats
10.09: Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms
10.10: Ultrasound
10.11: End of Chapter Activity
10.12: End of Chapter Key Terms
11: Electromagnetic Radiation
11.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
11.02: Electromagnetic Waves Overview
11.2.01: Electromagnetic Wave Properties
11.03: Electromagnetic Spectrum
11.04: Electromagnetic Waves and Materials
11.05: Light Color and Perception
11.5.01: Color and Astronomy
11.06: An Alternate View of Electromagnetic Energy
11.6.01: Photoelectric Effect
11.6.02: Lasers
11.07: A New Paradigm
11.08: End of Chapter Activity
11.09: End of Chapter Key Terms
12: Reflections and Refraction of Waves
12.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
12.02: Optics
12.2.01: Reflection
12.2.02: Refraction
12.2.03: Total Internal Reflection
12.2.04: Plane Mirrors
12.2.05: Concave Mirrors
12.2.06: Convex Mirrors
12.2.07: Double Convex Lenses
12.2.08: Double Concave Lenses
12.03: End of Chapter Activity
12.04: End of Chapter Key Terms
13: Fluids
13.01: Fluid Pressure
13.02: Archimedes' Law
13.03: Pascal's Law
13.E: Fluids (Exercise)
14: Thermal Physics
14.01: Introduction to Thermal Physics
14.02: Temperature
14.03: The Ideal Gas Law
14.04: Heat
14.05: Heat Transfer Methods
14.06: Temperature Change and Heat Capacity
14.07: Phase Change and Latent Heat
14.08: The First Law of Thermodynamics
14.E: Thermal Physics (Exercises)
15: Atomic Theory and Periodic Table
15.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
15.02: Basic Atomic Theory
15.03: Development of the Modern Periodic Table
15.04: The Structure of the Atom
15.05: Subatomic Particles - Electrons Protons and Neutrons
15.06: Atomic Mass and Atomic Number
15.07: Isotopes
15.08: The Importance of Ions to a Chemist
15.09: Electronic Structure of Atoms (Electron Configurations)
15.10: Molecular Structure and Polarity
15.11: End of Chapter Key Terms
15.12: End of Chapter Activity
15.E: Atoms and the Periodic Table (Exercises)
16: Nuclear Physics
16.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
16.02: Fundamental Concepts
16.03: Modeling the Nucleus
16.04: Radioactivity
16.05: Nuclear Reactors
16.06: Nuclear Fusion
16.07: Nuclear Physics and Biology
16.08: End of Chapter Activity
16.09: End of Chapter Key Terms
17: Phases and Classification of Matter
17.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
17.02: Classification and Properties of Matter
17.03: Pure Substances and Mixtures
17.04: Separating Mixtures through Physcial Changes
17.05: Exercises
17.06: Exercises
17.07: End of Chapter Activity
17.08: End of Chapter Key Terms
18: Ionic and Metallic Bonding
18.01: Electron Dot Diagrams
18.02: Octet Rule
18.03: Cation Formation
18.04: Anion Formation
18.05: Ionic Bonding
18.06: Ionic Crystal Structure
18.07: Physical Properties of Ionic Compounds
18.08: Metallic Bonding
19: Covalent Bonding
19.01: Coordinate Covalent Bond
19.02: Covalent Bonding in Polyatomic Ions
19.03: Resonance
19.04: Exceptions to the Octet Rule
19.05: Bond Energy
19.06: VSEPR Theory
19.07: Molecular Shapes- No Lone Pairs on Central Atoms
19.08: Molecular Shapes - Lone Pair(s) on Central Atom
19.09: Van der Waals Forces
19.10: Hydrogen Bonding
19.11: Physical Properties and Intermolecular Forces
19.12: Valence Bond Theory
19.13: Hybrid Orbitals - sp
19.14: Hybrid Orbitals - sp and sp
19.15: Sigma and Pi Bonds
19.16: Chemical Bond
19.17: Covalent Bond
19.18: Molecular Compounds
19.19: Energy and Covalent Bond Formation
19.20: Lewis Electron-Dot Structures
19.21: Single Covalent Bonds
19.22: Multiple Covalent Bonds
19.23: Bond Polarity
19.24: Polar Molecules
20: Density Mole and Molarity
20.01: Introduction and Chapter Objectives
20.02: Density
20.03: Formula Mass and the Mole Concept
20.04: Determining Empirical and Molecular Formulas
20.05: Mole Calculations in Chemical Reactions
20.06: Mole-Mass and Mass-Mass Calculations
20.07: Composition of Substances and Solutions (Exercises)
20.08: End of Chapter Key Terms
21: Physical and Chemical Reactions
21.01: Introduction and Learning Objectives
21.02: Physical and Chemical Changes
21.03: Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
21.04: Law of Conservation of Mass
21.05: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
21.06: Types of Chemical Reactions
21.07: Real-World Examples of Chemical Reactions and Their Types
21.08: Factors Affecting Reaction Rates
21.09: End of Chapter Activity
21.10: End of Chapter Key Terms