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2 | (19) |
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3 | (5) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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Mathematics---The Language of Science |
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9 | (1) |
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Science, Art, and Religion |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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Physics---The Basic Science |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (4) |
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Newton's First Law of Motion---Inertia |
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22 | (19) |
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22 | (2) |
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Copernicus and the Moving Earth |
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Galileo and the Leaning Tower |
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Galileo's Inclined Planes |
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Newton's First Law of Motion |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (4) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (1) |
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Equilibrium of Moving Things |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (5) |
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41 | (17) |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (2) |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (3) |
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Acceleration on Galileo's Inclined Planes |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (11) |
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47 | (2) |
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How Quickly ``How Fast'' Changes |
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51 | (7) |
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Newton's Second Law of Motion |
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Force Causes Acceleration |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (2) |
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Mass Resists Acceleration |
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63 | (1) |
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Newton's Second Law of Motion |
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64 | (1) |
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When Acceleration Is g---Free Fall |
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65 | (1) |
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When Acceleration Is Less Than g---Nonfree Fall |
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66 | (8) |
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Newton's Third Law of Motion |
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74 | (17) |
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74 | (1) |
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Newton's Third Law of Motion |
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75 | (7) |
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77 | (2) |
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Action and Reaction on Different Masses |
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79 | (3) |
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Summary of Newton's Three Laws |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (9) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (6) |
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91 | (19) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (3) |
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Case 1: Increasing Momentum |
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94 | (1) |
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Case 2: Decreasing Momentum |
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94 | (2) |
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Case 3: Decreasing Momentum over a Short Time |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (3) |
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More Complicated Collisions |
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103 | (7) |
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110 | (21) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (5) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (1) |
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Comparison of Kinetic Energy and Momentum |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (8) |
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131 | (30) |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (3) |
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137 | (2) |
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Center of Mass and Center of Gravity |
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139 | (5) |
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Locating the Center of Gravity |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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Centrifugal Force in a Rotating Reference Frame |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (1) |
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Conservation of Angular Momentum |
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151 | (10) |
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161 | (23) |
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The Universal Law of Gravity |
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161 | (2) |
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The Universal Gravitational Constant, G |
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163 | (2) |
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Gravity and Distance: The Inverse-Square Law |
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165 | (1) |
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Weight and Weightlessness |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (4) |
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Tides in the Earth and Atmosphere |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (3) |
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Gravitational Field Inside a Planet |
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173 | (2) |
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Einstein's Theory of Gravitation |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (7) |
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Projectile and Satellite Motion |
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184 | (25) |
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184 | (8) |
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Projectiles Launched Horizontally |
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185 | (1) |
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Projectiles Launched at an Angle |
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186 | (6) |
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Fast-Moving Projectiles---Satellites |
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192 | (2) |
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Circular Satellite Orbits |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (3) |
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Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion |
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199 | (1) |
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Energy Conservation and Satellite Motion |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (8) |
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PART TWO Properties of Matter |
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209 | (80) |
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The Atomic Nature of Matter |
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210 | (19) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (3) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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The Periodic Table of Elements |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (5) |
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229 | (19) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (2) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (9) |
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248 | (20) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (3) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (2) |
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What Makes an Object Sink or Float? |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (7) |
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268 | (21) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (5) |
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271 | (3) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (2) |
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277 | (4) |
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Applications of Bernoulli's Principle |
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278 | (3) |
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281 | (8) |
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Plasma in the Everyday World |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (7) |
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289 | (72) |
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Temperature, Heat, and Expansion |
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290 | (16) |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (2) |
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294 | (1) |
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294 | (3) |
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The High Specific Heat Capacity of Water |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (9) |
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299 | (7) |
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306 | (19) |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (6) |
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Emission of Radiant Energy |
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312 | (1) |
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Absorption of Radiant Energy |
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313 | (1) |
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Reflection of Radiant Energy |
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314 | (1) |
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Cooling at Night by Radiation |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (1) |
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Controlling Heat Transfer |
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320 | (5) |
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325 | (17) |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (3) |
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Condensation in the Atmosphere |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (2) |
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331 | (1) |
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Boiling Is a Cooling Process |
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331 | (1) |
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Boiling and Freezing at the Same Time |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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Energy and Changes of Phase |
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333 | (9) |
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342 | (19) |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (1) |
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First Law of Thermodynamics |
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344 | (2) |
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346 | (1) |
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Meteorology and the First Law |
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346 | (4) |
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Second Law of Thermodynamics |
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350 | (4) |
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350 | (4) |
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354 | (2) |
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356 | (5) |
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361 | (48) |
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362 | (18) |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (2) |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (2) |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (6) |
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380 | (18) |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (1) |
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Media That Transmit Sound |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (2) |
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387 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (2) |
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391 | (7) |
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398 | (11) |
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398 | (1) |
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Sound Intensity and Loudness |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (2) |
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402 | (1) |
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402 | (2) |
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404 | (5) |
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PART FIVE Electricity and Magnetism |
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409 | (86) |
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410 | (26) |
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410 | (1) |
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411 | (1) |
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412 | (2) |
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414 | (1) |
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Conductors and Insulators |
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415 | (1) |
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416 | (1) |
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416 | (1) |
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417 | (2) |
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Charging by Friction and Contact |
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417 | (1) |
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417 | (2) |
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419 | (2) |
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421 | (4) |
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424 | (1) |
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425 | (3) |
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428 | (8) |
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429 | (7) |
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436 | (22) |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (1) |
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437 | (2) |
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439 | (1) |
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439 | (3) |
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Ohm's Law and Electric Shock |
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440 | (2) |
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Direct Current and Alternating Current |
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442 | (2) |
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443 | (1) |
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Speed and Source of Electrons in a Circuit |
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444 | (2) |
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446 | (2) |
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448 | (10) |
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448 | (1) |
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449 | (1) |
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Parallel Circuits and Overloading |
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450 | (1) |
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451 | (7) |
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458 | (19) |
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458 | (1) |
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459 | (1) |
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460 | (1) |
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461 | (3) |
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Electric Currents and Magnetic Fields |
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464 | (2) |
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465 | (1) |
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Superconducting Electromagnets |
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465 | (1) |
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Magnetic Force on Moving Charged Particles |
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466 | (1) |
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Magnetic Force on Current-Carrying Wires |
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467 | (2) |
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468 | (1) |
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468 | (1) |
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469 | (3) |
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471 | (1) |
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472 | (5) |
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Electromagnetic Induction |
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477 | (18) |
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Electromagnetic Induction |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (2) |
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Generators and Alternating Current |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (5) |
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481 | (1) |
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482 | (1) |
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483 | (3) |
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486 | (1) |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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489 | (6) |
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495 | (124) |
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496 | (19) |
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496 | (3) |
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Electromagnetic Wave Velocity |
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497 | (1) |
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum |
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498 | (1) |
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499 | (3) |
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502 | (4) |
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503 | (3) |
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506 | (9) |
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515 | (15) |
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515 | (2) |
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517 | (1) |
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518 | (2) |
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519 | (1) |
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520 | (1) |
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521 | (2) |
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523 | (2) |
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525 | (1) |
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Why Water Is Greenish Blue |
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525 | (5) |
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Reflection and Refraction |
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530 | (28) |
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530 | (1) |
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531 | (1) |
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531 | (4) |
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533 | (1) |
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534 | (1) |
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535 | (3) |
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537 | (1) |
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538 | (5) |
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540 | (1) |
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541 | (2) |
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Total Internal Reflection |
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543 | (3) |
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546 | (4) |
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Image Formation by a Lens |
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548 | (2) |
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550 | (8) |
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558 | (24) |
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558 | (2) |
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560 | (2) |
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562 | (8) |
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Single-Color Thin-Film Interference |
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566 | (2) |
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Interference Colors by Reflection from Thin Films |
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568 | (2) |
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570 | (6) |
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Three-Dimensional Viewing |
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573 | (3) |
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576 | (6) |
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582 | (18) |
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582 | (4) |
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585 | (1) |
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591 | (1) |
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591 | (1) |
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592 | (8) |
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600 | (19) |
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Birth of the Quantum Theory |
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601 | (1) |
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Quantization and Planck's Constant |
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601 | (2) |
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603 | (2) |
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605 | (1) |
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606 | (2) |
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Particles as Waves: Electron Diffraction |
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608 | (2) |
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610 | (3) |
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613 | (6) |
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PART SEVEN Atomic and Nuclear Physics |
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619 | (66) |
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620 | (14) |
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Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus |
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620 | (1) |
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Discovery of the Electron |
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621 | (2) |
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Atomic Spectra: Clues to Atomic Structure |
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623 | (1) |
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624 | (1) |
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625 | (2) |
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Explanation of Quantized Energy Levels: Electron Waves |
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627 | (2) |
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629 | (2) |
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631 | (3) |
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The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity |
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634 | (27) |
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634 | (1) |
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Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Rays |
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635 | (2) |
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637 | (1) |
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638 | (1) |
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Why Atoms Are Radioactive |
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639 | (2) |
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641 | (3) |
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642 | (2) |
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Transmutation of Elements |
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644 | (5) |
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645 | (2) |
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647 | (2) |
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649 | (2) |
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651 | (2) |
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651 | (2) |
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653 | (1) |
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Effects of Radiation on Humans |
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653 | (8) |
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656 | (5) |
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Nuclear Fission and Fusion |
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661 | (24) |
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661 | (3) |
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664 | (3) |
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667 | (1) |
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668 | (1) |
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669 | (1) |
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670 | (5) |
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675 | (3) |
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678 | (7) |
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685 | (50) |
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Special Theory of Relativity |
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686 | (34) |
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687 | (1) |
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Michelson--Morley Experiment |
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687 | (1) |
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Postulates of the Special Theory of Relativity |
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688 | (2) |
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690 | (1) |
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690 | (2) |
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692 | (4) |
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696 | (6) |
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702 | (1) |
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703 | (3) |
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706 | (2) |
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708 | (1) |
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Mass, Energy, and E = mc2 |
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709 | (4) |
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The Correspondence Principle |
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713 | (7) |
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General Theory of Relativity |
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720 | (15) |
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720 | (2) |
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Bending of Light by Gravity |
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722 | (2) |
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Gravity and Time: Gravitational Red Shift |
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724 | (3) |
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Gravity and Space: Motion of Mercury |
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727 | (1) |
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Gravity, Space, and a New Geometry |
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727 | (3) |
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730 | (1) |
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Newtonian and Einsteinian Gravitation |
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730 | (5) |
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735 | (2) |
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Appendix A: Systems of Measurement |
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737 | (4) |
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United States Customary System |
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737 | (1) |
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737 | (3) |
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738 | (1) |
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739 | (1) |
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739 | (1) |
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739 | (1) |
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739 | (1) |
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739 | (1) |
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740 | (1) |
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740 | (1) |
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740 | (1) |
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740 | (1) |
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Appendix B: More About Motion |
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741 | (4) |
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Computing Velocity and Distance Traveled on an Inclined Plane |
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741 | (2) |
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Computing Distance When Acceleration Is Constant |
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743 | (2) |
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745 | (4) |
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Graphs: A Way to Express Quantitative Relationships |
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745 | (1) |
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745 | (2) |
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Slope and Area Under the Curve |
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747 | (1) |
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Graphing with Conceptual Physics |
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747 | (2) |
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Appendix D: More About Vectors |
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749 | (6) |
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749 | (1) |
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749 | (1) |
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Finding Components of Vectors |
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750 | (2) |
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752 | (3) |
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Appendix E: Exponential Growth and Doubling Time |
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755 | (6) |
| Glossary |
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761 | (17) |
| Photo Credits |
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778 | (3) |
| Index |
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