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FlexBook: People's Physics Book Version 2
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Students explore and understand the importance of units, which identify what a specific number represents. Examples of types of measurements, commonly used symbols, fundamental units, and unit conversions are given in this chapter.
Categories: Measurement , Scale , Units of Measurement
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Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: force of gravity , force vector , parallelogram , newtons
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Units, Scalars, Vectors Version 2
Students are introduced to energy conservation and the conservation laws that govern our universe. Physicists have identified five conservation laws, which are discussed in this chapter.
Categories: Kinetic Energy , Mechanical Energy , Potential Energy , Energy
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: gravity , ug , molecules , electrons
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Energy Conservation Version 2
Students are introduced to energy conservation and the conservation laws that govern our universe. Physicists have identified five conservation laws, which are discussed in this chapter.
Categories: Kinetic Energy , Mechanical Energy , Potential Energy , Energy
Grades: 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: joules , bonds , energy , food calorie
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Energy Conservation Appendix
This chapter covers one-dimensional motion, velocity, acceleration, and deceleration.
Categories: Acceleration , Speed , Velocity , Linear Motion
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: variables , negative direction , slope , positive direction
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
One-Dimensional Motion Version 2
This chapter discusses parabolic and projectile motion, acceleration, and velocity.
Categories: Kinematics , Projectile Motion , Mechanics
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Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: vertical speed , parabola , projectile motion , air resistance
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Two-Dimensional and Projectile Motion Version 2
Students learn about Newton's Law's through the study of motion, acceleration, and force.
Categories: Newton's First Law , Newton's Second Law , Newton's Third Law
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: force of gravity , s2 , pairs , accelerate
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Newton's Laws Version 2
Centripetal force is introduced through the study of force, velocity changes, net-forces, applied forces, and acceleration.
Categories: Center of Gravity , Center of Mass , Circular Motion
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: tangential , satellite , centripetal forces , orbital period
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Centripetal Forces Version 2
This chapter introduces momentum conservation through the study of motion, mass, velocity, force of gravity, and collision.
Categories: Conservation of Momentum , Momentum
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Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: magnitude , velocity vector , force of gravity , internal forces
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Momentum Conservation Version 2
The law of conservation of energy and the law of conservation of momentum is introduced through the study of energy and force.
Categories: Kinematics , Newton's Second Law , Mechanics , Energy
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: period of time , gained energy , graph , momentum
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Energy and Force Version 2
The third conservation law is conservation of angular momentum. Conservation of angular momentum is explored through the concepts of rotational velocity, rotational inertia, angular momentum, torque, linear, and rotational motion.
Categories: Circular Motion , Rotational Mechanics , Mechanics
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: rotational motion , radius , position angle , objects
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Rotational Motion Version 2
Simple harmonic motion (SHM) concepts are presented in this chapter through the study of periodic motion, oscillation, restorative force, frequency, amplitude, and kinetic energy.
Categories: Sound and Light , Vibrations and Waves
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: kinetic energy , pendulum swings , acceleration , shm
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Simple Harmonic Motion Version 2
Wave motion and sound is presented through harmonic motion, longitudinal and transverse waves, constructive and destructive interference, sound and water waves.
Categories: Sound and Light , Vibrations and Waves
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: water molecules , harmonic oscillators , wave media , longitudinal waves
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Wave Motion and Sound Version 2
Students are introduced to electricity through the study of the conservation of charge. Other concepts such as electromagnetism, the Coulomb electric force, the law of gravity, charged objects, electric force, and potential energy are presented.
Categories: Electricity and Magnetism , Electric Fields and Potential
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: electric potential energy , orbits , positive charge , coulomb electric force
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Electricity Version 2
Electric circuits - batteries and resistors are presented through the study of Ohm's Law, electric currents, electric fields, voltage, current, resistance, AC and DC power.
Categories: Electricity and Magnetism , Electric Circuits
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: current times , alternate directions , voltage drop , ac power
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Electric Circuits Version 2
Electric circuits - batteries and resistors are presented through the study of Ohm's Law, electric currents, electric fields, voltage, current, resistance, AC and DC power.
Categories: Electricity and Magnetism , Electric Circuits
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: resistors in series , power source , power voltage , multiply
Created: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Electric Circuits Version 2
Magnetism is studied through the concepts of electromagnetic force, the Coulomb electric force, electric current, magnetic fields, electricity, the right and left hand rules.
Categories: Electricity and Magnetism
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: electric power generators , magnetic field , atoms , circles
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Magnetism Version 2
Students study advanced topics in electric circuits through the study of modern circuitry including diodes, inductors, transistors, operational amplifiers, and other chips.
Categories: Electricity and Magnetism , Electric Circuits
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: ferromagnetic material , passive circuit elements , ferromagnetic , types of transistors
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Electric Circuits: Advanced Topics
Light is studied through the concepts of light waves, electromagnetic radiation and fields, electrons, photons, Fermat’s Principle, refraction, diffraction, scattering and color absorption, and dispersion.
Categories: Sound and Light
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: roygbiv , fermat , absence of light , principle
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Light Version 2
We study fluids and apply the concepts of force, momentum, and energy. The concept of conservation of energy density in place of conservation of energy is presented as well as Archimedes’ Principle, Pascal’s Principle, Bernoulli’s Principle.
Categories: Properties of Matter , Liquids
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: density of water , gravitational potential energy , energy density , mass density
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Fluids Version 2
Thermodynamics and heat engine concepts are presented through the study of heat, molecular kinetic energy, energy transfer, laws of thermodynamics, temperature of a gas, Adiabatic process, entropy, and the first and second laws of thermodynamics.
Categories: Heat , Thermodynamics
Grades: 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: efficiency , molecules , theoretically , horizontal axis
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Thermodynamics and Heat Engines Version 2
Students are introduced to special and general relativity through Einstein's Theory of Relativity and concepts such as Lorentz time dilation and length contraction, the speed of light, curvature of spacetime, black holes, and event horizons.
Categories: Special Relativity , Universal Gravitation
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: simultaneous events , universe , speed of light , laws of physics
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Special and General Relativity Version 2
Radioactivity and nuclear physics are introduced through the study of fission and fusion, alpha, beta, and gamma radiation, and radioactive decay.
Categories: Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: atom , helium nucleus , atomic nucleus , number of protons
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics Version 2
Particle physics is introduced through the concepts of matter, particles, subatomic particles, the Standard Model, CPT symmetry, fermions, bosons, leptons, quarks, and four fundamental forces in nature.
Categories: Atomic and Nuclear Physics , The Atomic Nature of Matter
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: electron neutrino , muon neutrino , bosons , matter particles
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Standard Model of Particle Physics Version 2
Feynman diagrams are used to calculate the probability of collisions, annihilations, or decays of particles. Drawing Feynman diagrams is the first step in visualizing and predicting the subatomic world.
Categories: Space-Time , Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: horizontal axis , matter particle , mirror reflection , virtual photon
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Feynman Diagrams Version 2
This chapter introduces quantum mechanics, the description of how the universe works on the very small scale. The foundation of quantum mechanics was developed on the observation of wave-particle duality.
Categories: Atomic and Nuclear Physics , The Atomic Nature of Matter
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: energy level , frequency , energies , atom
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Quantum Mechanics Version 2
This chapter discusses the physics of global warming as a manifestation of the second law of thermodynamics, as well as solar radiation, terrestrial radiation, and global surface temperature.
Categories: Heat , Temperature, Heat, and Expansion
Grades:
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: water , global warming , albedo , solubility
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
The Physics of Global Warming Version 2
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Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
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Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Answers to Selected Problems Version 2
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Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
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Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:12 AM
Last Edited: Jun. 16, 2010 03:01 PM
Equations and Fundamental Concepts Version 2
People's Physics Book Version 2
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