1 Introduction, Measurement, Estimating 2 Describing Motion: Kinematics In One Dimension 3 Kinematics In Two Or Three Dimensions; Vectors 4 Dynamics: Newton's Laws Of Motion 5 Using Newton's Laws: Friction, Circular Motion, Drag Forces 6 Gravitation And Newton's Synthesis 7 Work And Energy 8 Conservation Of Energy 9 Linear Momentum 10 Rotationalmotion 11 Angular Momentum; General Rotation 12 Static Equilibrium; Elasticity And Fracture 13 Fluids 14 Oscillations 15 Wave Motion 16 Sound 17 Temperature, Thermal Expansion And The Ideal Gas Law 18 Kinetic Theory Of Gases 19 Heat And The First Law Of Thermodynamics 20 Second Law Of Thermodynamics 21 Electric Charge And Electric Field 22 Gauss's Law 23 Electric Potential 24 Capacitance, Dielectrics, Electric Energy Storage 25 Electric Currents And Resistance 26 Dc Circuits 27 Magnetism 28 Sources Of Magnetic Field 29 Electromagnetic Induction And Faraday's Law 30 Inductance, Electromagnetic Oscillations, And Ac Circuits 31 Maxwell's Equation And Electromagnetic Waves 32 Light: Reflection And Refraction 33 Lenses And Optical Instruments 34 The Wave Nature Of Light: Interference 35 Diffraction And Polarization 36 Special Theory Of Relativity 37 Early Quantum Theory And Models Of The Atom 38 Quantum Mechanics 39 Quantum Mechanics Of Atoms 40 Molecules And Solids 41 Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity 42 Nuclear Energy; Effects And Uses Of Radiation 43 Elementary Particles 44 Astrophysics And Cosmology expand_more
1.1 The Nature Of Science 1.2 Models, Theories, And Laws 1.3 Measurement And Uncertainty; Significant Figures 1.4 Units, Standards, And The Si System 1.5 Converting Units 1.6 Order Of Magnitude: Rapid Estimating 1.7 Dimensions And Dimensional Analysis Chapter Questions expand_more
Problem 2Q: Why is it incorrect to think that the more digits you represent in your answer, the more accurate it... Problem 3Q: When traveling a highway in the mountains, you may see elevation signs that read 914 m (3000 ft).... Problem 4Q: What is wrong with this road sign: Memphis 7 mi (11.263 km) Problem 5Q: For an answer to be complete, the units need to be specified. Why? Problem 6Q: Discuss how the notion of symmetry could be used to estimate the number of marbles in a 1-liter jar. Problem 7Q: You measure the radius of a wheel to be 4.16 cm. If you multiply by 2 to get the diameter, should... Problem 8Q: Express the sine of 30.0 with the correct number of significant figures. Problem 9Q: A recipe for a souffl specifies that the measured ingredients must be exact, or the souffl will not... Problem 10Q: List assumptions useful to estimate the number of car mechanics in (a) San Francisco, (b) your... Problem 11Q: Suggest a way to measure the distance from Earth to the Sun. Problem 12Q: Can you set up a complete set of base quantities, as in Table 15, that does not include length as... Problem 1P: (I) The age of the universe is thought to be about 14 billion years. Assuming two significant... Problem 2P: (I) How many significant figures do each of the following numbers have: (a) 214, (b) 81.60, (c)... Problem 3P: (I) Write the following numbers in powers of ten notation: (a) 1.156, (b) 21.8, (c) 0.0068, (d)... Problem 4P: (I) Write out the following numbers in full with the correct number of zeros: (a) 8.69 104, (b) 9.1... Problem 5P: (II) What is the percent uncertainty in the measurement 5.48 0.25 m? Problem 6P: (II) Time intervals measured with a stopwatch typically have an uncertainly of about 0.2 s, due to... Problem 7P: (II) Add (9.2 103 s) + (8.3 104 s) + (0.008 106 s). Problem 8P: (II) Multily 2.079 102 m by 0.082 101, taking into account significant figures. Problem 9P: (III) For small angles , the numerical value of sin is approximately the same as the numerical... Problem 10P Problem 11P: (I) Write the following as full (decimal) numbers with standard units: (a) 286.6 mm, (b) 85 V, (c)... Problem 12P: (I) Express the following using the prefixes of Table 14: (a) 1 106 volts, (b) 2 106 meters, (c) 6... Problem 13P: (I) Determine your own height in meters, and your mass in kg. Problem 14P: The Sun, on average, is 93 million miles from Earth. How many meters is this? Express (a) using... Problem 15P: What is the conversion factor between (a) ft2 and yd2, (b) m2 and ft2? Problem 16P: (II) An airplane travels at 950km/h. How long does it take to travel 1.00 km? Problem 17P: (II) A typical atom has a diameter of about 1.0 1010 m. (a) What is this in inches? (b)... Problem 18P Problem 19P: (II) Determine the conversion factor between (a) km/h and mi/h, (b) m/s and ft/s, and (c) km/h and... Problem 20P: How much longer (percentage) is a one-mile race than a 1500-m race (the metric mile)? Problem 21P: (II) A light-year is the distance light travels in one year (at speed = 2.998 108 m/s). (a) How... Problem 22P: (II) If you used only a keyboard to enter data, how many years would it take to fill up the hard... Problem 23P: (III) The diameter of the Moon is 3480km. (a) What is the surface area of the Moon? (b) How many... Problem 24P: (I) Estimate the order of magnitude (power of ten) of: (a) 2800, (b) 86.30 102, (c) 0.0076, and (d)... Problem 25P: (II) Estimate how many books can be shelved in a college library with 3500 m2 of floor space. Assume... Problem 26P: (II) Estimate how many hours it would take a runner to run (at 10 km/h) across the United States... Problem 27P: (II) Estimate the number of liters of water a human drinks in a lifetime. Problem 28P: (II) Estimate how long it would take one person to mow a football field using an ordinary home lawn... Problem 30P Problem 31P: (III) You are in a hot air balloon, 200 m above the flat Texas plains. You look out toward the... Problem 32P: (III) I agree to hire you for 30days and you can decide between two possible methods of payment:... Problem 33P: (III) Many sailboats are moored at a marina 4.4 km away on the opposite side of a lake. You stare at... Problem 34P: (III) Another experiment you can do also uses the radius of the Earth. The Sun sets, fully... Problem 35P: (I) What are the dimensions of density, which is mass per volume? Problem 36P: (II) The speed v of an object is given by the equation v = At3 Bt, where t refers to time, (a) What... Problem 37P: (II) Three students derive the following equations in which x refers to distance traveled, v the... Problem 38P Problem 39GP: Global positioning satellites (GPS) can be used to determine positions with great accuracy. If one... Problem 40GP: Computer chips (Fig. 113) etched on circular silicon wafers of thickness 0.300 mm are sliced from a... Problem 41GP Problem 42GP Problem 43GP: A typical adult human lung contains about 300 million tiny cavities called alveoli. Estimate the... Problem 44GP: One hectare is defined as 1.000 104m2. One acre is 4.356 104 ft2. How many acres are in one... Problem 45GP: Estimate the number of gallons of gasoline consumed by the total of all automobiles drivers in the... Problem 46GP: Use Table 13 to estimate the total number of protons or neutrons in (a) a bacterium, (b) a DNA... Problem 47GP: An average family of four uses roughly 1200 L (about 300 gallons) of water per day (1 L = 1000 cm3).... Problem 48GP: Estimate the number of gumballs in the machine of Fig. 114. Figure 114 Problem 48. Estimate the... Problem 50GP: How big is a ton? Thai is, what is the volume of something that weighs a ton? To be specific,... Problem 51GP: A certain audio compact disc (CD) contains 783.216 megabytes of digital information. Each byte... Problem 52GP Problem 53GP Problem 54GP: Noahs ark was ordered to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. The cubit was a... Problem 55GP: Estimate how many days it would take to walk around the world, assuming 10 h walking per day at 4... Problem 56GP: One liter (1000cm3) of oil is spilled onto a smooth lake. If the oil spreads out uniformly until it... Problem 57GP: Jean camps beside a wide river and wonders how wide it is. She spots a large rock on the bank... Problem 58GP Problem 59GP: An angstrom (symbol A) is a unit of length, defined as 1010 m, which is on the order of the diameter... Problem 60GP: The diameter of the Moon is 3480 km. What is the volume of the Moon? How many Moons would be needed... Problem 61GP: Determine the percent uncertainty in , and in sin , when (a) = 15.0 0.5, (b) = 75.0 0.5. Problem 62GP: If you began walking along one of Earths lines of longitude and walked north until you had changed... Problem 63GP Problem 65GP Problem 66GP: The density of an object is defined as its mass divided by its volume. Suppose the mass and volume... Problem 67GP Problem 68GP: One mole of atoms consists of 6.02 1023 individual atoms. If a mole of atoms were spread uniformly... Problem 69GP: Recent findings in astrophysics suggest that the observable Universe can be modeled as a sphere of... format_list_bulleted