Worked Examples in Physics

Title page......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 3
Preface......Page 9
PART 1: EXAMPLES......Page 11
1. Uniform Linear Motion......Page 13
2. Uniform Linear Acceleration......Page 19
3. Curvilinear Motion......Page 22
4. Rotational Motion of a Rigid Body......Page 23
5. Dynamics of a Point Moving in a Straight Line......Page 24
6. Impulse and Momentum......Page 33
7. Work, Energy, Power......Page 38
8. Dynamics of a Point Moving in a Circle......Page 42
9. Statics......Page 51
10. Universal Gravitation......Page 60
11. Oscillatory Motion......Page 61
12. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics......Page 63
13. Thermal Expansion......Page 70
14. Heat and Heat Exchange......Page 72
15. Gas Laws......Page 73
16. Surface Tension......Page 80
17. Humidity......Page 84
18. Coulomb's Law......Page 86
19. Electric Field, and Electric Field Intensity......Page 89
20. Work by an Electric Field; Potential......Page 94
21. Electric Field in a Dielectric......Page 97
22. Capacitance and Capacitors......Page 98
23. Constant-Current Laws......Page 102
24. Heating Effect of a Current, Electrical Power......Page 112
25. Magnets......Page 115
26. Magnetic Field Produced by a Current......Page 123
27. Force Acting on a Current-carrying Conductor in a Magnetic Field......Page 127
28. Electromagnetic Induction......Page 132
29. The Nature of Light......Page 136
30. Principles of Photometry......Page 139
31. Law of Rectilinear Propagation of Light; Laws of Reflection......Page 141
32. Spherical Mirrors......Page 146
33. Refraction of Light at a Plane Boundary......Page 149
34. Lenses and Compound Optical Systems......Page 150
PART 2: ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS......Page 155
1. Uniform Linear Motion......Page 157
2. Uniform Linear Acceleration......Page 166
3. Curvilinear Motion......Page 170
4. Rotational Motion of a Rigid Body......Page 173
5. Dynamics of a Point Moving in a Straight Line......Page 175
6. Impulse and Momentum......Page 186
7. Work, Energy, Power......Page 192
8. Dynamics of a Point Moving in a Circle......Page 200
9. Statics......Page 216
10. Universal Gravitation......Page 224
11. Oscillatory Motion......Page 228
12. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics......Page 233
13. Thermal Expansion......Page 241
14. Heat, and Heat Exchange......Page 246
15. Gas Laws......Page 247
16. Surface Tension......Page 258
17. Humidity......Page 265
18. Coulomb's Law......Page 266
19. Electric Field and Electric Field Intensity......Page 273
20. Work Done by an Electric Field; Potential......Page 279
21. Electric Field in a Dielectric......Page 285
22. Capacitance and Capacitors......Page 287
23. Constant-current Laws......Page 291
24. Heating Effect of a Current, Electric Power......Page 304
25. Magnets......Page 308
26. Magnetic Field Produced by a Conductor......Page 315
27. Force Acting on a Current-carrying Conductor in a Magnetic Field......Page 321
28. Electromagnetic Induction......Page 325
29. The Nature of Light......Page 327
30. Principles of Photometry......Page 329
31. Law of Rectilinear Propagation of Light; Laws of Reflection......Page 332
32. Spherical Mirrors......Page 336
33. Refraction of Light at a Plane Boundary......Page 342
34. Lenses and Compound Optical Systems......Page 345