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....

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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 Conservation of Angular Momentum Thermodynamics Introduction Pressure and Temperature Pressure Thermal equilibrium Thermal expansion Microscopic Description of an Ideal Gas Efficiency and grades of energy Heat engines Entropy Examples Pressure in U.S. units Pressure in U.S. and metric units Getting killed by a pool pump Pressure of lava underneath a volcano Atmospheric pressure Which temperature scale to use Volume related to temperature Pressure in a car tire Earth’s senescence A piston, a refrigerator, and a space suit Entropy is additive Entropy and the Carnot engine Entropy increases in heat conduction Entropy and non-Carnot engine A book sliding to a stop A refrigerator to decrease entropy? Maxwell’s daemon Entropy and evolution The heat death of the universe Hawking radiation Homework Problems Exercises Vibration and Waves Electricity Optics Modern Physics Appendix

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Last Update: 2006-Mär-22