Introductory Physics
eBook - ePub

Introductory Physics

Summaries, Examples, and Practice Problems

  1. 388 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Introductory Physics

Summaries, Examples, and Practice Problems

About this book

Physics describes how motion works in everyday life. Clothes washers and rolling pins are undergoing rotational motion. A flying bird uses forces. Tossing a set of keys involves equations that describe motion (kinematics). Two people bumping into each other while cooking in a kitchen involves linear momentum.

This textbook covers topics related to units, kinematics, forces, energy, momentum, circular and rotational motion, Newton's general equation for gravity, and simple harmonic motion (things that go back and forth). A math review is also included, with a focus on algebra and trigonometry.

The goal of this textbook is to present a clear introduction to these topics, in small pieces, with examples that readers can relate to. Each topic comes with a short summary, a fully solved example, and practice problems. Full solutions are included for over 400 problems.

This book is a very useful study guide for students in introductory physics courses, including high school and college students in an algebra-based introductory physics course and even students in an introductory calculus-level course. It can also be used as a standalone textbook in courses where derivations are not emphasized.

Key features:



  • Organizes a difficult subject into short and clearly written sections.


  • Can be used alongside any introductory physics textbook.


  • Presents clear examples for every problem type discussed in the textbook.

Michael Antosh teaches physics at the University of Rhode Island, USA. He obtained a Ph.D. in physics from Brown University.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. CHAPTER 1 Units and Significant Figures
  8. CHAPTER 2 Motion in a Straight Line
  9. CHAPTER 3 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
  10. CHAPTER 4 Introduction to Forces
  11. CHAPTER 5 Specific Types of Forces, and Force Problems
  12. CHAPTER 6 Energy, and Work
  13. CHAPTER 7 Linear Momentum and Collisions
  14. CHAPTER 8 Uniform Circular Motion (Moving in a Circle at Constant Speed)
  15. CHAPTER 9 Rotation Motion and Forces
  16. CHAPTER 10 Rotation: Energy, Momentum, and Rolling
  17. CHAPTER 11 Newton’s More General Law of Gravity
  18. CHAPTER 12 Simple Harmonic Motion
  19. CHAPTER 13 Math Review
  20. Index