COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE COLLECTION
Physics
From measurement and mechanics to electricity, quantum physics, and cosmology.
44 chapters · 378 sections · 3,780 questions with worked solutions.
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Chapter 1: Measurement
6 sections · p. 12Chapter 2: Motion Along a Straight Line
9 sections · p. 132Chapter 3: Vector
7 sections · p. 312Chapter 4: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
8 sections · p. 452Chapter 5: Force and Motion - I
8 sections · p. 612Chapter 6: Force and Motion - II
4 sections · p. 772Chapter 7: Kinetic Energy and Work
8 sections · p. 852Chapter 8: Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
7 sections · p. 1012Chapter 9: Center of Mass and Linear Momentum
11 sections · p. 1152- 9-1The Center of Mass
- 9-2Newton's Second Law for a System of Particles
- 9-3Linear Momentum
- 9-4The Linear Momentum of a System of Particles
- 9-5Collision and Impulse
- 9-6Conservation of Linear Momentum
- 9-7Momentum and Kinetic Energy in Collisions
- 9-8Inelastic Collisions in One Dimension
- 9-9Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
- 9-10Collisions in Two Dimensions
- 9-11Systems with Varying Mass: A Rocket
Chapter 10: Rotation
9 sections · p. 1372- 10-1The Rotational Variables
- 10-2Are Angular Quantities Vectors?
- 10-3Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration
- 10-4Relating the Linear and Angular Variables
- 10-5Kinetic Energy of Rotation
- 10-6Calculating the Rotational Inertia
- 10-7Torque
- 10-8Newton's Second Law for Rotation
- 10-9Work and Rotational Kinetic Energy
Chapter 11: Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum
11 sections · p. 1552- 11-1Rolling as Translation and Rotation Combined
- 11-2The Kinetic Energy of Rolling
- 11-3The Forces of Rolling
- 11-4The Yo-Yo
- 11-5Torque Revisited
- 11-6Angular Momentum
- 11-7Newton's Second Law in Angular Form
- 11-8The Angular Momentum of a System of Particles
- 11-9The Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body Rotating About a Fixed Axis
- 11-10Conservation of Angular Momentum
- 11-11Precession of a Gyroscope
Chapter 12: Equilibrium and Elasticity
6 sections · p. 1772Chapter 13: Gravitation
8 sections · p. 1892Chapter 14: Fluids
9 sections · p. 2052Chapter 15: Oscillations
8 sections · p. 2232Chapter 16: Waves - I
12 sections · p. 2392- 16-1Types of Waves
- 16-2Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
- 16-3Wavelength and Frequency
- 16-4The Speed of a Traveling Wave
- 16-5Wave Speed on a Stretched String
- 16-6Energy and Power of a Wave Traveling Along a String
- 16-7The Wave Equation
- 16-8The Principle of Superposition for Waves
- 16-9Interference of Waves
- 16-10Phasors
- 16-11Standing Waves
- 16-12Standing Waves and Resonance
Chapter 17: Waves - II
9 sections · p. 2632Chapter 18: Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
11 sections · p. 2812- 18-1Temperature
- 18-2The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
- 18-3Measuring Temperature
- 18-4The Celsius and Fahrenheit Scales
- 18-5Thermal Expansion
- 18-6Temperature and Heat
- 18-7The Absorption of Heat by Solids and Liquids
- 18-8A Closer Look at Heat and Work
- 18-9The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 18-10Some Special Cases of the First Law of Thermodynamics
- 18-11Heat Transfer Mechanisms
Chapter 19: The Kinetic Theory of Gases
10 sections · p. 3032- 19-1Avogadro's Number
- 19-2Ideal Gases
- 19-3Pressure, Temperature, and RMS Speed
- 19-4Translational Kinetic Energy
- 19-5Mean Free Path
- 19-6The Distribution of Molecular Speeds
- 19-7The Molar Specific Heats of an Ideal Gas
- 19-8Degrees of Freedom and Molar Specific Heats
- 19-9A Hint of Quantum Theory
- 19-10The Adiabatic Expansion of an Ideal Gas
Chapter 20: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
7 sections · p. 3232Chapter 21: Electric Charge
5 sections · p. 3372Chapter 22: Electric Fields
8 sections · p. 3472- 22-1The Electric Field
- 22-2Electric Field Lines
- 22-3The Electric Field Due to a Point Charge
- 22-4The Electric Field Due to an Electric Dipole
- 22-5The Electric Field Due to a Line of Charge
- 22-6The Electric Field Due to a Charged Disk
- 22-7A Point Charge in an Electric Field
- 22-8A Dipole in an Electric Field
Chapter 23: Gauss' Law
8 sections · p. 3632Chapter 24: Electric Potential
11 sections · p. 3792- 24-1Electric Potential Energy
- 24-2Electric Potential
- 24-3Equipotential Surfaces
- 24-4Calculating the Potential from the Field
- 24-5Potential Due to a Point Charge
- 24-6Potential Due to a Group of Point Charges
- 24-7Potential Due to an Electric Dipole
- 24-8Potential Due to a Continuous Charge Distribution
- 24-9Calculating the Field from the Potential
- 24-10Electric Potential Energy of a System of Point Charges
- 24-11Potential of a Charged Isolated Conductor
Chapter 25: Capacitance
7 sections · p. 4012Chapter 26: Current and Resistance
8 sections · p. 4152Chapter 27: Circuits
8 sections · p. 4312Chapter 28: Magnetic Fields
9 sections · p. 4472- 28-1What Produces a Magnetic Field?
- 28-2The Definition of B
- 28-3Crossed Fields: Discovery of the Electron
- 28-4Crossed Fields: The Hall Effect
- 28-5A Circulating Charged Particle
- 28-6Cyclotrons and Synchrotrons
- 28-7Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire
- 28-8Torque on a Current Loop
- 28-9The Magnetic Dipole Moment
Chapter 29: Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
5 sections · p. 4652Chapter 30: Induction and Inductance
11 sections · p. 4752Chapter 31: Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current
10 sections · p. 4972- 31-1LC Oscillations, Qualitatively
- 31-2The Electrical-Mechanical Analogy
- 31-3LC Oscillations, Quantitatively
- 31-4Damped Oscillations in an RLC Circuit
- 31-5Alternating Current
- 31-6Forced Oscillations
- 31-7Three Simple Circuits
- 31-8The Series RLC Circuit
- 31-9Power in Alternating-Current Circuits
- 31-10Transformers
Chapter 32: Maxwell's Equations; Magnetism of Matter
10 sections · p. 5172Chapter 33: Electromagnetic Waves
9 sections · p. 5372Chapter 34: Images
8 sections · p. 5552Chapter 35: Interference
7 sections · p. 5712Chapter 36: Diffraction
9 sections · p. 5852- 36-1Diffraction and the Wave Theory of Light
- 36-2Diffraction by a Single Slit: Locating the Minima
- 36-3Intensity in Single-Slit Diffraction, Qualitatively
- 36-4Intensity in Single-Slit Diffraction, Quantitatively
- 36-5Diffraction by a Circular Aperture
- 36-6Diffraction by a Double Slit
- 36-7Diffraction Gratings
- 36-8Gratings: Dispersion and Resolving Power
- 36-9Diffraction by Organized Layers
Chapter 37: Relativity
11 sections · p. 6032- 37-1The Postulates
- 37-2Measuring an Event
- 37-3The Relativity of Simultaneity
- 37-4The Relativity of Time
- 37-5The Relativity of Length
- 37-6The Lorentz Transformation
- 37-7Some Consequences of the Lorentz Equations
- 37-8The Relativity of Velocities
- 37-9Doppler Effect for Light
- 37-10A New Look at Momentum
- 37-11A New Look at Energy
Chapter 38: Photons and Matter Waves
8 sections · p. 6252Chapter 39: More About Matter Waves
8 sections · p. 6412Chapter 40: All About Atoms
11 sections · p. 6572- 40-1Some Properties of Atoms
- 40-2Electron Spin
- 40-3Angular Momenta and Magnetic Dipole Moments
- 40-4The Stern-Gerlach Experiment
- 40-5Magnetic Resonance
- 40-6The Pauli Exclusion Principle
- 40-7Multiple Electrons in Rectangular Traps
- 40-8Building the Periodic Table
- 40-9X Rays and the Ordering of the Elements
- 40-10Lasers and Laser Light
- 40-11How Lasers Work
Chapter 41: Conduction of Electricity in Solids
10 sections · p. 6792Chapter 42: Nuclear Physics
8 sections · p. 6992Chapter 43: Energy from the Nucleus
7 sections · p. 7152Chapter 44: Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang
14 sections · p. 7292- 44-1Particles, Particles, Particles
- 44-2An Interlude
- 44-3The Leptons
- 44-4The Hadrons
- 44-5Still Another Conservation Law
- 44-6The Eightfold Way
- 44-7The Quark Model
- 44-8The Basic Forces and Messenger Particles
- 44-9A Pause for Reflection
- 44-10The Universe Is Expanding
- 44-11The Cosmic Background Radiation
- 44-12Dark Matter
- 44-13The Big Bang
- 44-14A Summing Up