Physics
About This Book
5 Approximation Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: - Make reasonable approximations based on given data. On many occasions, physicists, other scientists, and engineers need to make approximations or “guesstimates” for a particular quantity. What is the distance to a certain destination? What is the approximate density of a given item? About how large a current will there be in a circuit? Many approximate numbers are based on formulae in which the input quantitie
| Category | science |
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| Subject | Physics |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 58 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- 5 Approximation
- 7 Displacement
- 8 Vectors, Scalars, and Coordinate Systems
- 11 Acceleration
- 15 Graphical Analysis of One-Dimensional Motion
- 21 Projectile Motion
- 22 Addition of Velocities
- 27 Newton’s Third Law of Motion: Symmetry in Forces
- Primary Navigation
- 31 Further Applications of Newton’s Laws of Motion
- 36 Drag Forces
- 38 Elasticity: Stress and Strain
- 40 Rotation Angle and Angular Velocity
- 42 Centripetal Force
- 48 Work: The Scientific Definition
- 49 Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem
- 50 Gravitational Potential Energy
- 53 Nonconservative Forces
- 54 Conservation of Energy
- 56 Work, Energy, and Power in Humans
- 57 World Energy Use
- 60 Linear Momentum and Force
- 63 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
- 68 Angular Acceleration
- 69 Kinematics of Rotational Motion
- 71 Dynamics of Rotational Motion: Rotational Inertia
- 73 Angular Momentum and Its Conservation
- 75 Collisions of Extended Bodies in Two Dimensions
- 76 Gyroscopic Effects: Vector Aspects of Angular Momentum
- 78 The First Condition for Equilibrium
- 87 Density
- 88 Pressure
- 89 Variation of Pressure with Depth in a Fluid
- 92 Archimedes’ Principle
- 98 Bernoulli’s Equation
- 101 Viscosity and Laminar Flow; Poiseuille’s Law
- 102 The Onset of Turbulence
- 104 Molecular Transport Phenomena: Diffusion, Osmosis, and Related Processes
- 107 Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids
- 108 The Ideal Gas Law
- 109 Kinetic Theory: Atomic and Molecular Explanation of Pressure and Temperature
- 112 Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling
- 115 Temperature Change and Heat Capacity
- 119 Conduction
- 121 Radiation
- 127 Applications of Thermodynamics: Heat Pumps and Refrigerators
- 128 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Disorder and the Unavailabilit
- 129 Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics:
- 132 Period and Frequency in Oscillations
- 133 Simple Harmonic Motion: A Special Periodic Motion
- 135 The Simple Pendulum
- 136 Energy and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
- 137 Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
- 138 Damped Harmonic Motion
- 142 Energy in Waves: Intensity
- 149 Sound Interference and Resonance: Standing Waves in Air Columns
- 151 Ultrasound
- 155 Appendix D. Glossary of Key Symbols and Notation