Holt Physics Student Edition 2006,9780030735486

Holt Physics Student Edition 2006

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ISBN13: 9780030735486
ISBN10: 0030735483
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-01-01
Publisher(s): Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School
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Table of Contents

The Science of Physics
2(36)
What is Physics?
4(6)
Measurements in Experiments
10(11)
The Inside Story The Mars Climate Orbiter Mission
13(8)
The Language of Physics
21(17)
Highlights and Review
26(6)
Standardized Test Prep
32(2)
Skills Practice Lab Physics and Measurement
34(4)
Motion in One Dimension
38(42)
Displacement and Velocity
40(8)
Acceleration
48(12)
Falling Objects
60(20)
The Inside Story Sky Diving
64(2)
Physics Careers Science Writer
66(1)
Highlights and Review
67(7)
Standardized Test Prep
74(2)
Skills Practice Lab Free-Fall Acceleration
76(856)
CBL™ Lab Free-Fall Acceleration
932
Advanced Topics Angular Kinematics
898(16)
Relativity and Time Dilation
914
Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors
80(38)
Introduction to Vectors
82(4)
Vector Operations
86(9)
Projectile Motion
95(7)
Relative Motion
102(16)
Physics Careers Kinesiology
106(1)
Highlights and Review
107(7)
Standardized Test Prep
114(2)
Inquiry Lab Velocity of a Projectile
116(800)
Advanced Topics Special Relativity and Velocities
916
Forces and the Laws of Motion
118(40)
Changes in Motion
120(5)
Newton's First Law
125(5)
The Inside Story Seat Belts
128(2)
Newton's Second and Third Laws
130(5)
Everyday Forces
135(23)
The Inside Story Driving and Friction
142(2)
Highlights and Review
144(6)
Standardized Test Prep
150(2)
Skills Practice Lab Force and Acceleration
152(782)
CBL™ Lab Force and Acceleration
934
Timeline---Physics and Its World: 1540-1690
156(2)
Work and Energy
158(38)
Work
160(4)
Energy
164(9)
The Inside Story The Energy in Food
168(5)
Conservation of Energy
173(6)
Power
179(17)
Physics Careers Roller Coaster Designer
182(1)
Highlights and Review
183(7)
Standardized Test Prep
190(2)
Skills Practice Lab Conservation of Mechanical Energy
192(726)
Advanced Topics The Equivalence of Mass and Energy
918
Momentum and Collisions
196(36)
Momentum and Impulse
198(7)
Conservation of Momentum
205(7)
The Inside Story Surviving a Collision
207(5)
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
212(20)
Physics Careers High School Physics Teacher
221(1)
Highlights and Review
222(6)
Standardized Test Prep
228(2)
Inquiry Lab Conservation of Momentum
230(2)
Circular Motion and Gravitation
232(40)
Circular Motion
234(6)
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
240(8)
The Inside Story Black Holes
243(5)
Motion in Space
248(6)
Torque and Simple Machines
254(18)
Highlights and Review
262(6)
Standardized Test Prep
268(2)
Inquiry Lab Machines and Efficiency
270(632)
Advanced Topics Tangential Speed and Acceleration
902(2)
Rotation and Inertia
904(2)
Rotational Dynamics
906(14)
General Relativity
920
Fluid Mechanics
272(24)
Fluids and Buoyant Force
274(6)
Fluid Pressure
280(4)
Fluids in Motion
284(12)
Highlights and Review
287(5)
Standardized Test Prep
292(616)
Advanced Topics Properties of Gases
908(2)
Fluid Pressure
910
Timeline---Physics and Its World: 1690-1785
294(2)
Heat
296(38)
Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium
298(7)
Defining Heat
305(8)
The Inside Story Climate and Clothing
312(1)
Changes in Temperature and Phase
313(21)
The Inside Story Earth-Coupled Heat Pumps
316(4)
Physics Careers HVAC Technician
320(1)
Highlights and Review
321(5)
Standardized Test Prep
326(2)
Skills Practice Lab Specific Heat Capacity
328(608)
CBL™ Lab Specific Heat Capacity
936
Science, Technology and Society Climatic Warming
332(2)
Thermodynamics
334(32)
Relationships Between Heat and Work
336(6)
The First Law of Thermodynamics
342(10)
The Inside Story Gasoline Engines
348(2)
The Inside Story Refrigerators
350(2)
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
352(14)
The Inside Story Deep-Sea Air Conditioning
358(1)
Highlights and Review
359(5)
Standardized Test Prep
364(2)
Vibrations and Waves
366(40)
Simple Harmonic Motion
368(8)
The Inside Story Shock Absorbers
372(4)
Measuring Simple Harmonic Motion
376(6)
Properties of Waves
382(7)
Wave Interactions
389(17)
Highlights and Review
395(5)
Standardized Test Prep
400(2)
Inquiry Lab Simple Harmonic Motion of a Pendulum
402(520)
Advanced Topics De Broglie Waves
922
Timeline---Physics and Its World: 1785-1830
404(2)
Sound
406(38)
Sound Waves
408(6)
The Inside Story Ultrasound Images
410(4)
Sound Intensity and Resonance
414(8)
The Inside Story Hearing Loss
421(1)
Harmonics
422(22)
The Inside Story Reverberation
429(3)
Physics Careers Piano Tuner
432(1)
Highlights and Review
433(5)
Standardized Test Prep
438(2)
Skills Practice Lab Speed of Sound
440(498)
CBL™ Lab Speed of Sound
938
Advanced Topics The Doppler Effect and the Big Bang
912
Science, Technology and Society Noise Pollution
442(2)
Light and Reflection
444(42)
Characteristics of Light
446(5)
Flat Mirrors
451(4)
Curved Mirrors
455(14)
Color and Polarization
469(17)
Highlights and Review
475(7)
Standardized Test Prep
482(2)
Skills Practice Lab Brightness of Light
484(2)
Refraction
486(38)
Refraction
488(6)
Thin Lenses
494(12)
The Inside Story Cameras
504(2)
Optical Phenomena
506(18)
The Inside Story Fiber Optics
508(4)
Physics Careers Optometrist
512(1)
Highlights and Review
513(7)
Standardized Test Prep
520(2)
Skills Practice Lab Converging Lenses
522(2)
Interference and Diffraction
524(32)
Interference
526(6)
Diffraction
532(9)
Lasers
541(15)
The Inside Story Compact Disc Players
544(2)
Physics Careers Laser Surgeon
546(1)
Highlights and Review
547(5)
Standardized Test Prep
552(2)
Skills Practice Lab Diffraction
554(2)
Electric Forces and Fields
556(36)
Electric Charge
558(6)
Electric Force
564(8)
The Electric Field
572(20)
The Inside Story Microwave Ovens
579(1)
Highlights and Review
580(6)
Standardized Test Prep
586(2)
Skills Practice Lab Electrostatics
588(4)
Electrical Energy and Current
592(46)
Electric Potential
594(8)
Capacitance
602(6)
Current and Resistance
608(10)
The Inside Story Superconductors
617(1)
Electric Power
618(20)
The Inside Story Household Appliance Power Usage
622(2)
Physics Careers Electrician
624(1)
Highlights and Review
625(7)
Standardized Test Prep
632(2)
Skills Practice Lab Current and Resistance
634(290)
Advanced Topics Electron Tunneling
924(4)
Superconductors and BCS Theory
928
Science, Technology and Society Hybrid Electric Vehicles
636(2)
Circuits and Circuit Elements
638(38)
Schematic Diagrams and Circuits
640(7)
The Inside Story Light Bulbs
643(3)
The Inside Story Transistors and Integrated Circuits
646(1)
Resistors in Series or in Parallel
647(10)
Complex Resistor Combinations
657(19)
The Inside Story Decorative Lights and Bulbs
662(2)
Physics Careers Semiconductor Technician
664(1)
Highlights and Review
665(7)
Standardized Test Prep
672(2)
Inquiry Lab Resistors in Series and in Parallel
674(2)
Magnetism
676(30)
Magnets and Magnetic Fields
678(6)
The Inside Story Magnetic Resonance Imaging
683(1)
Magnetism from Electricity
684(3)
Magnetic Force
687(19)
The Inside Story Television Screens
688(6)
Highlights and Review
694(6)
Standardized Test Prep
700(2)
Skills Practice Lab Magnetic Field of a Conducting Wire
702(238)
CBL™ Lab Magnetic Field of a Conducting Wire
940
Science, Technology and Society Electromagnetic Fields: Can They Affect Your Health?
704(2)
Electromagnetic Induction
706(44)
Electricity from Magnetism
708(8)
The Inside Story Electric Guitar Pickups
715(1)
Generators, Motors, and Mutual Inductance
716(7)
The Inside Story Avoiding Electrocution
722(1)
AC Circuits and Transformers
723(8)
Electromagnetic Waves
731(19)
The Inside Story Radio and TV Broadcasts
734(4)
Highlights and Review
738(6)
Standardized Test Prep
744(2)
Skills Practice Lab Electromagnetic Induction
746(2)
Timeline---Physics and Its World: 1830-1890
748(2)
Atomic Physics
750(38)
Quantization of Energy
752(10)
The Inside Story Movie Theater Sound
761(1)
Models of the Atom
762(9)
Quantum Mechanics
771(17)
Highlights and Review
778(4)
Standardized Test Prep
782(2)
Skills Practice Lab The Photoelectric Effect
784(142)
Advanced Topics Semiconductor Doping
926
Timeline---Physics and Its World: 1890-1950
786(2)
Subatomic Physics
788(42)
The Nucleus
790(7)
Nuclear Decay
797(10)
Nuclear Reactions
807(4)
Particle Physics
811(19)
Physics Careers Radiologist
818(1)
Highlights and Review
819(5)
Standardized Test Prep
824(2)
Skills Practice Lab Half-Life
826(92)
Advanced Topics The Equivalence of Mass and Energy
918(12)
Antimatter
930
Science, Technology and Society What Can We Do With Nuclear Waste?
828(2)
Reference Section
830(112)
Appendix A Mathematical Review
832(15)
Appendix B Downloading Graphing Calculator Programs
847(1)
Appendix C Symbols
848(6)
Appendix D Equations
854(12)
Appendix E SI Units
866(2)
Appendix F Useful Tables
868(4)
Appendix G Periodic Table of the Elements
872(2)
Appendix H Abbreviated Table of Isotopes and Atomic Masses
874(6)
Appendix I Additional Problems
880(17)
Appendix J Advanced Topics
897(35)
Angular Kinematics
898(4)
Tangential Speed and Acceleration
902(2)
Rotation and Inertia
904(2)
Rotational Dynamics
906(2)
Properties of Gases
908(2)
Fluid Pressure
910(2)
The Doppler Effect and the Big Bang
912(2)
Special Relativity and Time Dilation
914(2)
Special Relativity and Velocities
916(2)
The Equivalence of Mass and Energy
918(2)
General Relativity
920(2)
De Broglie Waves
922(2)
Electron Tunneling
924(2)
Semiconductor Doping
926(2)
Superconductors and BCS Theory
928(2)
Antimatter
930(2)
Appendix K Selected CBL™ Procedures
932(10)
Free-Fall Acceleration (Chapter 2)
932(2)
Force and Acceleration (Chapter 4)
934(2)
Specific Heat Capacity (Chapter 9)
936(2)
Speed of Sound (Chapter 12)
938(2)
Magnetic Field of a Conducting Wire (Chapter 19)
940(2)
Selected Answers 942(10)
Glossary 952(6)
Index 958

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