Includes index.

Introduction and Mathematical Concepts; Kinematics in One Dimension; Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion; Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion; Work and Energy; Impulse and Momentum; Rotational Kinematics; Rotational Dynamics; Simple Harmonic Motion and Elasticity; Fluids; Temperature and Heat; The Transfer of Heat; The Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic Theory; Thermodynamics; Waves and Sound; The Principle of Linear Superposition and Interference Phenomena; Electric Forces and Electric Fields; Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential; Electric Circuits; Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields; Electromagnetic Induction; Alternating Current Circuits; Electromagnetic Waves; The Reflection of Light: Mirrors; The Refraction of Light: Lenses and Optical Instruments; Interference and the Wave Nature of Light; Special Relativity; Particles and Waves; The Nature of the Atom; Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity; Ionizing Radiation, Nuclear Energy, and Elementary Particles; Appendices; Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems; Photo Credits