McDermott, Lillian C.

Physics by Inquiry : An Introduction to Physics and the Physical Sciences Physics by Inquiry Volume 2

ELECTRIC CIRCUITS Part A: Behavior of simple electric circuits Single-bulb circuits 383(7) A model for electric current 390(7) Extending the model for electric current 397(9) Series and parallel networks 406(12) Part B: Measurements of current and resistance Kirchhoff's first rule 418(8) Equivalent resistance 426(4) Part C: Measurement of voltage Multiple batteries 430(15) Kirchhoff's second rule 445(10) Series and parallel decomposition 455(10) Ohm's law 465(13) Part D: Batteries and bulbs in everyday life Real batteries 478(7) Energy and power 485(36) Supplementary problems for Electric Circuits 494(27) ELECTROMAGNETS Magnetic field of a current-carrying wire 521(3) Making magnets with a current-carrying wire 524(5) Building motors 529(10) Supplementary problems for Electromagnets 533(6) LIGHT AND OPTICS Part A: Plane mirrors and images Introduction to reflection 539(7) Image formation in a plane mirror 546(9) Multiple images 555(7) Part B: Lenses, curved mirrors, and images Introduction to refraction 562(6) Law of refraction: Snell's law 568(7) Examples of refraction in everyday life 575(4) Image formation by convex lenses 579(6) Image formation and ray diagrams 585(7) Image formation and the thin lens equation 592(5) Image formation by concave lenses 597(9) Image formation by curved mirrors 606(7) Optical instruments 613(26) Supplementary problems for Light and Optics 619(20) KINEMATICS Part A: Motion with constant speed Uniform motion 639(3) Quantitative descriptions of positions and times 642(7) Part B: Motion with changing speed Introduction to nonuniform motion 649(11) Changing velocity 660(5) Acceleration 665(4) Part C: Graphical representations of motion Motion and graphs 669(6) Curved graphs 675(13) Graphs and actual motions 688(4) Rates and graphs 692(5) The concept of acceleration 697(7) Part D: Algebraic representations of motion Interpreting algebraic equations 704(3) Determining displacement for uniformly accelerated motion 707(9) Finding the area under a graph 716(9) Calculating averages 725(10) Relating graphs to algebraic equations 735(3) Solving problems in kinematics 738(49) Supplementary problems for Kinematics 748(39) ASTRONOMY BY SIGHT: THE EARTH AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM The celestial sphere 787(9) Annual motion of the sun and stars: a geocentric model 796(6) Annual motion of the sun and stars: a heliocentric model 802(3) The seasons 805(6) The planets 811(6) Supplementary problems for Astronomy by Sight: the earth and the solar system 817 Index Index 1