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MLC - Physical Science
- Author
- Heath Dobberpuhl
- Publisher
- Martin Luther College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 78 sections
- 01: Matter and Measurement
- 1.01: Measurement and Significant Figures
- 1.1.01: Accuracy Precision and Significant Figures
- 1.02: Matter Radioactive Decay and Experimentation
- 1.2.01: What is Matter
- 1.2.02: Classifying Matter According to Its Composition
- 1.2.03: The Properties of Protons Neutrons and Electrons
- 1.2.04: Elements- Defined by Their Number of Protons
- 1.2.05: Ions - Losing and Gaining Electrons
- 1.2.06: Isotopes - When the Number of Neutrons Varies
- 1.2.07: The Discovery of Radioactivity
- 1.2.08: Types of Radioactivity- Alpha Beta and Gamma Decay
- 1.2.09: Detecting Radioactivity
- 1.2.10: Natural Radioactivity and Half-Life
- 1.03: Fluids
- 1.3.01: What Is a Fluid
- 1.3.02: Pressure
- 1.3.03: Pressure Due to the Weight of Fluid
- 1.3.04: Archimedes Principle
- 1.3.05: Bernoullis Equation
- 1.3.06: Pascals Principle
- 02: Motion
- 2.01: Introduction to One-Dimensional Kinematics
- 2.1.01: Displacement
- 2.1.02: Time Velocity and Speed
- 2.1.03: Acceleration
- 2.02: Motion Equations for Constant Acceleration in One Dimension
- 2.03: Falling Objects
- 2.3.01: Projectile Motion
- 2.3.E: Kinematics (Exercise)
- 2.04: Introduction to Dynamics- Newtons Laws of Motion
- 2.4.01: Development of Force Concept
- 2.4.02: Newtons First Law of Motion- Inertia
- 2.4.03: Newton's Second Law of Motion- Force and Acceleration
- 2.4.04: Newtons Third Law of Motion- Symmetry in Forces
- 2.4.05: Friction
- 2.4.E: Dynamics (Exercise)
- 03: Electricity and Magnetism
- 3.01: Static Electricity and Charge- Conservation of Charge
- 3.1.01: Ohms Law- Resistance and Simple Circuits
- 3.02: Resistors in Series and Parallel
- 3.03: Capacitors and Dielectrics
- 3.04: Magnets
- 3.05: Ferromagnets and Electromagnets
- 04: Waves
- 4.01: Oscillations and Waves
- 4.1.01: Introduction to Oscillatory Motion and Waves
- 4.1.02: Period and Frequency in Oscillations
- 4.1.03: Simple Harmonic Motion- A Special Periodic Motion
- 4.1.04: Forced Oscillations and Resonance
- 4.1.05: Waves
- 4.1.06: Wave Interference- Standing Waves and Beats
- 4.1.07: Sound
- 4.1.08: Speed of Sound Frequency and Wavelength
- 4.1.09: Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms
- 4.1.E: Oscillations and Waves (Exercise)
- 4.02: Light
- 4.2.01: Introduction to Light
- 4.2.02: Maxwells Equations- Electromagnetic Waves Predicted and Observed
- 4.2.03: Production and Properties of Electromagnetic Waves
- 4.2.04: The Electromagnetic Spectrum- an Overview
- 4.2.05: The Electromagnetic Spectrum- Application Notes
- 4.2.06: Reflection
- 4.2.07: Refraction
- 4.2.08: Dispersion- The Rainbow and Prisms
- 4.2.09: Image Formation by Mirrors
- 4.2.10: Polarization
- 4.03: Image Formation by Lenses
- 05: Energy
- 5.01: Prelude to Thermodynamics
- 5.1.01: The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 5.1.02: The First Law of Thermodynamics and Some Simple Processes
- 5.1.03: Gravitational Potential Energy
- 5.02: Introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics - Heat Engines and their Efficiency
- 5.2.01: Carnots Perfect Heat Engine- The Second Law of Thermodynamics Restated
- 5.2.02: Applications of Thermodynamics- Heat Pumps and Refrigerators
- 5.2.03: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics- Disorder and the Unavailability of Energy
- 5.03: Simple Machines