Physics I

This is my first textbook on physics, which covers mainly mechanics, and also the requisite math which we will cover contextually as we go along. Nothing extraneous, and only ever through its direct application in physics, which is where these mathematics arose from in the first place – as part of the language to describe forces and interactions of nature and reality.

1. Introduction To Physics
   1. Introduction To Physics :: What Is The Study of Physics?
   2. The Difference Between Accuracy and Precision*
   3. The Importance of a Frame of Reference*
   4. Cartesian Coordinate System :: 1D, 2D, and 3D*
   5. SI Units :: Base Quantities and Derived Quantities*
   6. The Metric System
   7. Metric Prefixes of the SI Units System
   8. Scientific Notation
   9. Unit Conversion
      1. Unit Conversion Problems #1
   10. Significant Figures :: Increasing The Accuracy of Our Calculations**
   11. Order of Magnitude :: The Scale of a Number
       1. Order of Magnitude Problems #1
   12. Estimates & Fermi Calculations
   13. Dimensional Analysis
2. Classical Mechanics
   1. Motion In One Dimension
      1. Kinematics :: Fundamental Concepts of Describing Motion
      2. The Position of an Object
      3. Position, Distance, and Displacement
      4. Speed and Velocity :: Instantaneous and Average
      5. Acceleration
      6. Graphing Motion
      7. Free Fall :: The Pure Acceleration Due To Gravity
         1. The Free Fall Equations
         2. Free Fall Problem Set
      8. Air Resistance
   2. 2D and 3D Motion
      1. <The Displacement Vector>
      2. Uniform Circular Motion*
         1. Uniform Circular Motion Equations*
         2. Uniform Circular Motion Problems #1 :: Mainly Angular Frequency, Displacement Vectors, and Period*
         3. Angular Frequency Problems #1*
      3. Centripetal Acceleration*
         1. Centripetal Acceleration Equations*
         2. Centripetal Acceleration Problems #1*
   3. Newton’s Laws of Motion
      1. Newton’s First Law of Motion*
      2. Newton’s Third Law of Motion*
      3. Friction*
   4. Work & Energy
      1. Work :: The Physics Concept of Work Done By A Force*
      2. The Work Equation*
   5. Unorganized
      1. Specific Gravity / Relative Density**
         1. Specific Gravity Formula**
3. Thermodynamics
   1. Heat and Temperature
   2. Temperature :: A Formal Definition
4. Particle Physics
   1. Atomic Structure
   2. Worksheets
      1. Atomic Structure Worksheet [Notes]*
5. Electromagnetism
   1. Electricity
      1. Who Discovered Electricity?
      2. Electric Charge
      3. The Triboelectric Effect :: The Mechanism of Triboelectric Charging
      4. The Pith Ball Experiments
      5. Static Electricity [Notes]*
      6. Conductors and Insulators
      7. Electric Current*
      8. Coulombs Law :: Deriving The Electric Force Vector
         1. Coulombs Law Problems #1
      9. The Electric Field
      10. Electric Field Formula :: Mathematically Defining The Electric Field
      11. Michael Faraday :: A Man of Science [1791-1867]
      12. Electrical Permittivity :: The Polarizability of a Material
      13. Electricity Problem Sets
          1. Static Electricity Problem Set #1*
   2. Magnetism
      1. Magnetic Field Strength (H) :: Computing The H-Field
6. Optics
   1. Angstrom :: Unit of Physics & Chemistry
   2. Anders Jonas Angstrom :: Swedish Physicist and Astronomer

Resources

• The Periodic Table of Elements [A very useful, interactive periodic table at Ptable.com]