西尔斯当代大学物理-上册-(原书第11版)-英文改编版

CONTENTS
Preface
1 PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND
VECTORS1
　1.1 The Nature of Physics2
　1.2 Idealized Models2
　1.3 Standards and Units3
　1.4 Uncertainty and Significant Figures5
　1.5 Vectors and Scalars6
　1.6 Vector Algebra7
　1.7 Unit Vectors and Component
Expression9
Answer to Chapter Opening Question11
Exercises11

2 KINEMATICS12
　2.1 Particle Kinematics12
　2.2 Position Vector and Displacement12
　2.3 Velocity and Acceleration13
　2.4 Rectilinear Motion14
　2.5 Two Fundamental Problems in
Kinematics15
　2.6 Relative Motion17
Answer to Chapter Opening Question18
Exercises18

3 DYNAMICS19
　3.1 Particle Dynamics19
　3.2 Newton’s Laws19
　3.3 Understanding Forces20
　3.4 Dynamics of Circular Motion21
　3.5 Noninertial Frame and Inertial
Forces23
Answer to Chapter Opening Question24
Exercises24

4 WORK AND ENERGY26
　4.1 Kinetic Energy and Work26
　4.2 Calculating the Work27
　4.3 Path Independence of Conservative
Forces29
　4.4 Potential Energy29
　4.5 Conservation of Mechanical
Energy30
　4.6 Find the Conservative Force from
Potential Energy31
Answer to Chapter Opening Question32
Exercises32

5 MOMENTUM AND IMPULSE34
　5.1 Definition of Momentum34
　5.2 Conservation of Momentum35
　5.3 Impulse35
　5.4 Collisions36
　5.5 Center of Mass40
　5.6 Rocket Propulsion41
　5.7 ProblemSolving Strategy ISEE42
Answer to Chapter Opening Question43
Exercises43

6 ROTATION OF RIGID BODIES45
　6.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration46
　6.2 Rotation with Constant Angular
Acceleration51
　6.3 Relating Linear and Angular
Kinematics53
　6.4 Energy in Rotational Motion57
　6.5 ParallelAxis Theorem63
　6.6 Moment of Inertia Calculations65
Answer to Chapter Opening Question68
Answers to Test Your Understanding
Questions68
Exercises68

7 DYNAMICS OF ROTATIONAL
MOTION71
　7.1 Torque72
　7.2 Torque and Angular Acceleration for
a Rigid Body75
　7.3 RigidBody Rotation About a Moving
Axis81
　7.4 Work and Power in Rotational
Motion89
　7.5 Angular Momentum91
　7.6 Conservation of Angular
Momentum94
　7.7 Gyroscopes and Precession98
Answer to Chapter Opening Question102
Answers to Test Your Understanding
Questions102
Exercises102

8 PERIODIC MOTION106
　8.1 Describing Oscillation107
　8.2 Simple Harmonic Motion109
　8.3 Energy in Simple Harmonic
Motion116
　8.4 Applications of Simple Harmonic
Motion121
　8.5 The Simple Pendulum125
　8.6 The Physical Pendulum127
　8.7 Damped Oscillations129
　8.8 Forced Oscillations and
Resonance132
Answer to Chapter Opening Question134
Answers to Test Your Understanding
Questions134
Exercises135

9 MECHANICAL WAVES137
　9.1 Types of Mechanical Waves138
　9.2 Periodic Waves139
　9.3 Mathematical Description of a
Wave142
　9.4 Energy in Wave Motion148
　9.5 Wave Interference，Boundary
Conditions and Superposition151
　9.6 Standing Waves on a String154
　9.7 Normal Modes of a String159
　9.8 Beats164
　9.9 The Doppler Effect165
Answer to Chapter Opening Question172
Answers to Test Your Understanding
Questions172
Exercises172

10 TEMPERATURE AND HEAT175
　10.1 Temperature and Thermal
Equilibrium176
　10.2 Thermometers and Temperature
Scales177
　10.3 Gas Thermometers and the Kelvin
Scale179
　10.4 Quantity of Heat181
　10.5 Calorimetry and Phase Changes186
　10.6 Mechanisms of Heat Transfer192
Answer to Chapter Opening Question197
Answers to Test Your Understanding
Questions197
Exercises197

11 THERMAL PROPERTIES OF
MATTER199
　11.1 Equations of State200
　11.2 Molecular Properties of Matter204
　11.3 KineticMolecular Model of an Ideal
Gas207
　11.4 Heat Capacities215
　11.5 Molecular Speeds219
Answer to Chapter Opening Question222
Answers to Test Your Understanding
Qestions223
Exercises223

12 THE FIRST LAW OF
THERMODYNAMICS225
　12.1 Thermodynamic Systems226
　12.2 Work Done During Volume
Changes228
　12.3 Paths Between Thermodynamic
States230
　12.4 Internal Energy and the First Law of
Thermodynamics232
　12.5 K