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College Physics eBook PDF Download. College physics eBook has 580 multiple choice questions. Physics tests with answers, online MCQ questions on applied physics, modern physics, thermal physics, vectors, motion, force, work and energy, atomic spectra, circular motion, current electricity, electromagnetic induction in physics MCQ answers.
, 1,300 Free Online Courses from Top Universities.- Age of Einstein, by Frank W. K. Firk, Yale University.
- Calculus-Based Physics by Jeffrey W. Schnick, Saint Anselm College
- Classical Electrodynamics by Bo Thidé, Uppsala School of Engineering
- College Physics (introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics book) by OpenStax
- Conceptual Physics by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Conservation Laws by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Essential Physics 1, Frank W.K. Firk, Yale University
- Fields by Warren Siegel, SUNY
- General Relativity by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Introduction to Groups, Invariants & Particles, by Frank W. K. Firk, Yale University
- Introduction to String Field Theory by Warren Siegel, SUNY
- Introduction to Statics and Dynamics by Andy Ruina and Rudra Pratap, Cornell University
- Mountain Motion (or on Scribd) by Dr. Christoph Schiller PhD, trained at Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Optics by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Principles of Modern Physics - Robert B. Leighton, Caltech
- Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation by Dr. Shriram Krishnamurthi, Brown University
- Simple Nature: An Introduction to Physics for Engineering and Physical Science Students by Ben Crowell, Fullerton College
- Superspace: One Thousand and One Lessons in Supersymmetry by Warren Siegel. Jim Gates, Marc Grisaru, and Martin Rocek, SUNY, McGill, University of Maryland
- The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Feynman, Robert B. Leighton and Matthew Sands
- Volume 1:Read Online Now
- Volume 2:Read Online Now
- Volume 3:Read Online Now
- The Light and Matter Series (Six texts) by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Vibrations and Waves by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- The Modern Revolution in Physics by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- The People's Physics Book by James H. Dann, UC Santa Cruz
- 21st Century Physics Flexbook: A Compilation of Contemporary and Emerging Technologies, by the Secretaries of Education and Technology and the Department of Education in the state of Virginia
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College Physics is the first text to use an investigative learning approach to teach introductory physics. This approach encourages you to take an active role in learning physics, to practice scientific skills such as observing, analyzing, and testing, and to build scientific habits of mind. The authors believe students learn physics best by doing physics.
Sample questions asked in the 1st edition of College Physics:
Olympic dive During a practice dive, Olympic diver Fu Mingxia reached a maximum height of 5.0 m above the water. She came to rest 0.40 s after hitting the water. Estimate the average force that the water exerted on her while stopping her.
Torque: A new physical quantity Body torque You hold a 4.0-kg computer. Estimate the torques exerted on your forearm about the elbow joint caused by the downward force exerted by the computer on the forearm and the upward 340-N force exerted by the biceps muscle on the forearm. Ignore the mass of the arm. Indicate any assumptions you make.
Frequency, wavelength, speed, and the electromagnetic spectrum and mathematical description of EM waves and EM wave energy Power of sunlight on Earth The Sun emits about 3.9 x 10 26 J of electromagnetic radiation each second. (a) Estimate the power that each square meter of the Sun’s surface radiates. (b) Estimate the power that 1 m2 of Earth’s surface receives. (c) What assumptions did you make in part (b)? The distance from Earth to the Sun is about 1.5 x 10 11 m and the diameter of the Sun is about 1.4 x 10 9 m.
Sample questions asked in the 1st edition of College Physics:
Olympic dive During a practice dive, Olympic diver Fu Mingxia reached a maximum height of 5.0 m above the water. She came to rest 0.40 s after hitting the water. Estimate the average force that the water exerted on her while stopping her.
Torque: A new physical quantity Body torque You hold a 4.0-kg computer. Estimate the torques exerted on your forearm about the elbow joint caused by the downward force exerted by the computer on the forearm and the upward 340-N force exerted by the biceps muscle on the forearm. Ignore the mass of the arm. Indicate any assumptions you make.
Frequency, wavelength, speed, and the electromagnetic spectrum and mathematical description of EM waves and EM wave energy Power of sunlight on Earth The Sun emits about 3.9 x 10 26 J of electromagnetic radiation each second. (a) Estimate the power that each square meter of the Sun’s surface radiates. (b) Estimate the power that 1 m2 of Earth’s surface receives. (c) What assumptions did you make in part (b)? The distance from Earth to the Sun is about 1.5 x 10 11 m and the diameter of the Sun is about 1.4 x 10 9 m.