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Physics

Greg Dick, Galt Collegiate Institute
Dr. Lois Edwards, Professional Writer
Arthur N. Geddis, Formerly of UWO
David Gue, Crescent Heights High School
Eric Brown, Seneca College
Robert Callcott, Formerly with Sutton DHS
Ed James, Waterloo DBE
Tom McCaul, Bayview Secondary School
Barry McGuire, Formerly of Western Canada HS

ISBN: 0070922802
Copyright year: 2003

Table of Contents



Chapter 1 Physics: The Science of Matter and Energy
  Multi-Lab: Think Physics!
1.1 Physics: A Window on the Universe
1.2 Strategies for Problem-Solving Success
1.3 Inquiry, Experimentation, and Measurements
  Investigation 1-A: Analyzing a Pendulum
  Investigation 1-B: Analyzing Pendulum Data
Chapter 1 Review
 
Unit 1: Kinematics
 
Chapter 2 Describing Motion
  Multi-Lab: Winning the Race
2.1 Picturing Motion
2.2 Displacement and Velocity
2.3 Constant, Average, and Instantaneous Velocity
  Quick Lab: Maintaining a Constant Pace
  Quick Lab: Velocity and Time Intervals
  Quick Lab: Rocket Motion
2.4 Acceleration
  Quick Lab: Graphing the Motion of a Van
  Canadians in Physics: Balancing Forces in Structural Engineering
  Investigation 2-A: Acceleration Due to Gravity
Chapter 2 Review
 
Chapter 3 Analyzing Motion
  Multi-Lab: Pushed Around
3.1 Mathematical Models of Motion
  Investigation 3-A: Stop on a Dime
3.2 Vectors in a Plane
3.3 Relative Velocities
  Investigation 3-B: Go with the Flow
  Careers in Physics: "The Breath of Life"
The Art of Animation
Chapter 3 Review
Unit 1 Review
 
Unit 2: Dynamics
 
Chapter 4 Introducing Forces
  Multi-Lab: Predicting Motion
4.1 Inertia
4.2 Common Forces
  Investigation 4-A: Interactions of Objects
  Quick Lab: How Sticky is Your Shoe?
Chapter 4 Review
 
Chapter 5 Newton's Laws
  Multi-Lab: Thinking Physics
5.1 Inertia and Newton's First Law
5.2 Motion and Newton's Second Law
  Investigation 5-A: Force and Acceleration
  Quick Lab: Best Angle for Pulling a Block
  Quick Lab: The Vector Nature of Force
5.3 Reaction Forces and Newton's Third Law
  Careers in Physics: The Physics of a Car Crash
  Quick Lab: The Slippery Slope
5.4 Momentum and Newton's Laws
  Quick Lab: Designing Crumple Zones
Chapter 5 Review
Unit 2 Review
 
Unit 3: Momentum and Energy
 
Chapter 6 Work, Power, and Efficiency
  Multi-Lab: Sources of Energy
6.1 Work and Energy
  Quick Lab: Cart Bungee
  Quick Lab: Elevator Versus a Ramp
6.2 Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem
  Quick Lab: Pulling a Cart
6.3 Potential Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem
  Investigation 6-A: Force and Spring Extension
6.4 Power and Efficiency
  Multi-Lab: Investigating Power
  Investigation 6-B: Muscle Efficiency and Energy Consumption
Chapter 6 Review
 
Chapter 7 Conservation of Energy and Momentum
  Multi-Lab: Energy Transformations in Springs
7.1 Energy Transformation
  Investigation 7-A: Conservation of Energy of a Falling Mass
  Investigation 7-B: Energy Transformations of a Pendulum
  Quick Lab: The Energy of a Spring and Mass System
  Physics & Society: Pole Vaulting: The Art of Energy Transfer
7.2 Conservation of Total Energy
  Investigation 7-C: Mechanical and Thermal Energy
7.3 Conservation of Momentum
  Investigation 7-D: Examining Collisions
7.4 Technological Implications
  Careers in Physics: Science of the Sole
  Physics & Technology: The Physics of Car Safety
  Quick Lab: Safety First
Chapter 7 Review
Unit 3 Review
 
Unit 4: Waves
 
Chapter 8 Waves Transferring Energy
  Investigation 8-A: Waves in a Spring
8.1 Vibrations
  Quick Lab: Natural Frequency of a Mass on a Spring
8.2 Wave Behaviour
8.3 Interference of Waves
  Quick Lab: Do Waves Pass Through or Bounce Off Each Other?
  Investigation 8-B: Wave Speed in a Spring
  Quick Lab: Standing Waves in a Thin Piece of Wood
8.4 Waves in Two Dimensions
  Quick Lab: Waves on the Surface of Water
  Quick Lab: Diffracting Water Waves
  Physics & Technology: Poseidon's Powerhouse: Converting Waves to Watts
Chapter 8 Review
 
Chapter 9 Sound Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
  Multi-Lab: Properties of Sound and Light
9.1 Production and Propagation of Sound and Electromagnetic Waves
9.2 Factors Related to the Speed of Waves
  Quick Lab: At the Speed of Sound
  Investigation 9-A: Verifying Snell's Law
  Quick Lab: Observing Total Internal Reflection
  Quick Lab: Determining the Critical Angle
9.3 Interference of Waves and Related Properties
  Quick Lab: Resonance Lengths of a Closed Air Column
  Investigation 9-B: Determining the Speed of Sound in Air
  Quick Lab: Locating Interference Between Two Loudspeakers
  Quick Lab: Diffraction of Sound
  Investigation 9-C: Young's Double-Slit Experiment
  Careers in Physics: Sounds From The Seabed
Chapter 9 Review
Unit 4 Review
 
Unit 5: Force, Motion, Work, and Energy
 
Chapter 10 Applications of Forces
  Multi-Lab: Location of Force Affects Motion
10.1 Using Vector Components to Analyze Motion
  Quick Lab: Maintaining Equilibrium
10.2 Multiple Masses
  Investigation 10-A: Atwood's Machine
10.3 Static Equilibrium and Torque
  Quick Lab: Build a Mobile
10.4 Collisions and Explosions
  Investigation 10-B: Collisions in Two Dimensions
Chapter 10 Review
 
Chapter 11 Projectiles and Circular Motion
  Multi-Lab: Motion in Two Dimensions
11.1 Projectile Motion
  Investigation 11-A: The Components of Projectile Motion
  Quick Lab: Maximum Range of a Projectile
  Careers in Physics: Tackling Biofilms with Computers
11.2 Uniform Circular Motion
  Investigation 11-B: Verifying the Circular Motion Equation
  Careers in Physics: Physics Goes to the Fair
Chapter 11 Review
 
Chapter 12 Universal Gravitation
  Quick Lab: Kepler's Empirical Equations
12.1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
  Investigation 12-A: Orbital Speed of Planets
12.2 Planetary and Satellite Motio
  Physics & Technology: Simulating Microgravity
Chapter 12 Review
 
Chapter 13 Simple Harmonic Motion
  Investigation 13-A: A Projectile Spring
13.1 Describing Periodic Motion
  Investigation 13-B: The Period of a Mass on a Spring
  Quick Lab: Measuring the Value of g, the Acceleration Due to Gravity
13.2 Motion Under a Linear Restoring Force
  Investigation 13-C: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration and Simple Harmonic Motion
  Quick Lab: Graphing the Motion of a Simple Harmonic Oscillator
Chapter 13 Review
Unit 5 Review
 
Unit 6: Electric, Gravitational, and Magnetic Fields
 
Chapter 14 Fields and Forces
  Quick Lab: A Torsion Balance
14.1 Laws of Force
  Investigation 14-A: The Nature of the Electrostatic Force
  Quick Lab: Graphical Analysis of Coulomb's Law
14.2 Describing Fields
  Canadians in Physics: Gravity: A Matter of Time
14.3 Fields and Potential Energy
  Careers in Physics: Seeing Inside Storms
  Careers in Physics: "Good Seeing"
Chapter 14 Review
 
Chapter 15 Electric Energy and Circuits
  Investigation 15-A: Potential Differences along Current-Carrying Conductors
15.1 Electric Potential Difference
  Careers in Physics: The Write Stuff
15.2 Electric Current
15.3 Resistance to Flow of Charge
  Investigation 15-B: Current, Resistance, and Potential Difference
15.4 Series and Parallel Circuits
  Investigation 15-C: Internal Resistance of a Dry Cell
15.5 Electric Power and Energy
Chapter 15 Review
 
Chapter 16 Magnets, Motors, and Generators
  Multi-Lab: Magnetic Interactions
16.1 Electricity and Magnetism
  Investigation 16-A: Magnetic Field around a Straight Conductor
  Investigation 16-B: Magnetic Field around a Helix
16.2 Magnets and Motors
  Investigation 16-C: The Motor Effect
  Canadians in Physics: Dr. Zahra Moussavi
16.3 Electromagnetic Induction and Generators
  Investigation 16-D: Faraday's Discovery
  Investigation 16-E: Induced Currents
  Physics & Society: MRI Technology
Chapter 16 Review
Unit 6 Review
 
Unit 7: Waves and Modern Physics
 
Chapter 17 Special Theory of Relativity
  Quick Lab: Generating Electromagnetic Fields
17.1 Troubles with the Speed of Light
17.2 The Basics of the Special Theory of Relativity
  Careers in Physics: Not Even the Sky's the Limit!
17.3 Mass and Energy
Chapter 17 Review
 
Chapter 18 Early Quantum Theory
  Investigation 18-A: Discharging an Electroscope
18.1 The Particle Nature of Light
18.2 Light Particles and Matter Waves
Chapter 18 Review
 
Chapter 19 Quantum Theory and the Atom
  Investigation 19-A: Identifying Elements by Their Emission Spectra
19.1 The Bohr Atom
  Quick Lab: Estimating the Size of the Nucleus
19.2 The Quantum Mechanical Atom
  Physics & Technology: Atoms and Lasers
  Careers in Physics: The Invisible Universe
Chapter 19 Review
Unit 7 Review
 
Unit 8: Nuclear Physics
 
Chapter 20 The Nucleus and Radioactivity
  Multi-Lab: Radioactive Decay
20.1 Nuclear Mass and Energy
20.2 Radioactivity
Chapter 20 Review
 
Chapter 21 Nuclear Energy
  Quick Lab: Survey and Discussion about Nuclear Power
21.1 Fission and Fusion
21.2 Nuclear Reactors
  Careers in Physics: Nuclear Safety Supervisor
Chapter 21 Review
Unit 8 Review


Skill Set 1Precision, Error, and Accuracy
Skill Set 2Rounding, Scientific Notation, and Significant Digits
Skill Set 3Drawing and Interpreting Graphs
Skill Set 4Mathematical Modelling and Curve Straightening
Skill Set 5A Math Toolbox
 
Appendix AThe Metric System: Fundamental and Derived Units
Appendix BPhysical Constants and Data
Appendix CSafety Symbols

Answers to Numerical Problems:
Practice Problems, Chapter and Unit Review Problems


Glossary/Index/Credits


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