Resnick's name appears first on v. 1 of the 5th ed.; Halliday's name appears first on v. 2 of the 5th ed.

1. 2. Measurement
2. Motion in one dimension
3. Force and newton's laws
4. Motion in two and three dimensions
5. Applications of newton's laws
6. Momentum
7. Systems of particles
8. Rotational kinematics
9. Rotational dynamics
10. Angular momentum
11. Energy 1: work and kinetic energy
12. Energy 2: potential energy
13. Energy 3: conservation of energy
14. Gravitation
15. Fluid statics
16. Fluid dynamics
17. Oscillations
18. Wave motion
19. Sound waves
20. The special theory of relativity
21. Temperature
22. Molecular properties of gases
23. The first law of thermodynamics
24. Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics

25. Vol. 2: XIV, 567-1198, [41] str.
26. Electric charge and coulomb's law
27. The electric field
28. Gauss' law
29. Electric potential energy and potential
30. The electrical properties of materials
31. Capacitance
32. Dc circuits
33. The magnetic field
34. The magnetic field of a current
35. Faraday's law of induction
36. Magnetic properties of materials
37. Inductance
38. Alternating current circuits
39. Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves
40. Light waves
41. Mirrors and lenses
42. Interference
43. Diffraction
44. Gratings and spectra
45. Polarization
46. The nature of light
47. The nature of matter
48. Electrons in potential wells
49. Atomic structure
50. Electrical conduction in solids
51. Nuclear physics
52. Energy from the nucleus
53. Particle physics and cosmology