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Primary Navigation Want to create or adapt books like this? Learn more about how Pressbooks supports open publishing practices. Book Contents Navigation How to Succeed in Physics Guide Lumen Learning Instructor Resources Introduction to Science and the Realm of Physics, Physical Quantities, and Units Physics: An Introduction Physical Quantities and Units Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Figures Approximation Introduction to Fluid Statics What Is a Fluid? Density Pressure Variation of Pressure with Depth in a Fluid Pascal’s Principle Gauge Pressure, Absolute Pressure, and Pressure Measurement Archimedes’ Principle Video: Buoyancy Cohesion and Adhesion in Liquids: Surface Tension and Capillary Action Pressures in the Body Introduction to Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws Temperature Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids The Ideal Gas Law Kinetic Theory: Atomic and Molecular Explanation of Pressure and Temperature Phase Changes Video: Phase Changes Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling Introduction to Heat and Heat Transfer Methods Heat Temperature Change and Heat Capacity Phase Change and Latent Heat Heat Transfer Methods Video: Heat Transfer Conduction Convection Radiation Introduction to Thermodynamics The First Law of Thermodynamics The First Law of Thermodynamics and Some Simple Processes Introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Heat Engines and Their Efficiency Carnot’s Perfect Heat Engine: The Second Law of Thermodynamics Restated Applications of Thermodynamics: Heat Pumps and Refrigerators Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Disorder and the Unavailability of Energy Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: The Underlying Explanation Introduction to Oscillatory Motion and Waves Hooke’s Law: Stress and Strain Revisited Period and Frequency in Oscillations Simple Harmonic Motion: A Special Periodic Motion Video: Harmonic Motion The Simple Pendulum Energy and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion Damped Harmonic Motion Forced Oscillations and Resonance Waves Superposition and Interference Energy in Waves: Intensity Introduction to the Physics of Hearing Video: Waves and Sound Sound Speed of Sound, Frequency, and Wavelength Sound Intensity and Sound Level Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms Sound Interference and Resonance: Standing Waves in Air Columns Hearing Ultrasound Introduction to Electromagnetic Waves Maxwell’s Equations: Electromagnetic Waves Predicted and Observed Production of Electromagnetic Waves The Electromagnetic Spectrum Energy in Electromagnetic Waves Introduction to Geometric Optics The Ray Aspect of Light The Law of Reflection The Law of Refraction Total Internal Reflection Dispersion: The Rainbow and Prisms Image Formation by Lenses Image Formation by Mirrors Introduction to Vision and Optical Instruments Video: Refraction Physics of the Eye Telescopes Vision Correction Microscopes Color and Color Vision Aberrations Int