Lectures in Physics has been derived from Benjamin Crowell's Light and Matter series of free introductory textbooks on physics. See the editorial for more information....

	Index
Editorial Copyright Download and Release History Preface Newtonian Physics Conservation Laws Conservation of Energy Simplifying the Energy Zoo Work: The Transfer of Mechanical Energy Conservation of Momentum Introduction A conserved quantity of motion Momentum Collisions in One Dimension The discovery of the neutron Momentum and the Center of Mass The center of mass frame of reference The rate of change of momentum The Force-Time Graph Momentum in Three Dimensions The center of mass Counting equations and unknowns Calculations with the momentum vector Applications of Calculus Examples A Cannon Ion Drive for Propelling a Spacecraft The Tail of a Comet A Spinning Top Firing a rifle The wobbly earth The earth and moon get a divorce Momentum and energy of a glacier Getting rear-ended Pool balls colliding head-on Collision of pool balls in the c.m. frame The slingshot effect Walking into a lamppost Ion drive for spacecraft A toppling box An explosion The bola A two-car crash with sticking Shooting pool A Turbine Rain falling into a moving cart Summary Homework Problems Conservation of Angular Momentum Thermodynamics Exercises Vibration and Waves Electricity Optics Modern Physics Appendix

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