Lectures on Physics
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Light and Matter
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falling bodies
Summary - Acceleration
falling objects
The Motion of Falling Objects
field
Superposition of electric fields
field of force
Summary - Fields
field vector
Field Vectors
first law of Newton
Newtons First Law
fission
The Strong Nuclear Force, Alpha Decay and Fission
fluid
Pressure
focal length
The Lensmakers Equation
How strong are your glasses?
force
Force, Energy, and Power
Calculating Work
Work in Three Dimensions
Forces at other angles
Varying Force
When Does Work Equal Force Times Distance?
Summary - Work
Applications of Calculus
Relationship between force and torque
Classification and Behavior of Forces
Analysis of Forces
Transmission of Forces by Low-Mass Objects
Simple Machines: The Pulley
Summary - Forces
Force
Newtons First Law
What Force Is Not
Summary - Perpendicular Forces
Summary - Introduction to Physics
frame of reference
Inertial and Noninertial Frames of Reference
fraud
Millikans Fraud
free fall
Terminal velocity for falling objects
Summary - Acceleration
frequency
Period, Frequency, and Amplitude
Period and Frequency
Wave Velocity
friction
The Search for a Perpetual Motion Machine
Summary - Forces
frictional force
A violin
Dragging a refrigerator at constant velocity
fuse
Applications of Resistors
fusion
Energy production in the sun
Fusion
A reaction occurring in the sun
Last Update: 2011-03-23