Lectures on Physics
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Sagredo
Scaling of Area and Volume
sailboat
Forces on a sailboat
Salviati
Scaling of Area and Volume
scalar
The Dot Product
scales
Summary - Scaling
scaling
Scaling of Area and Volume
Scaling Applied to Biology
Scaling of Irregular Objects
schematic
Schematics
Schrödinger's cat
The Uncertainty Principle
science
How to Learn Physics
scientific method
The Scientific Method
scientific notation
Scientific Notation
searchlight
A Searchlight
second law of Newton
Newtons Second Law
self-check
Self-Check Potential Energy
shapes of nuclei
Sizes and shapes of nuclei
shell theorem
Vector Addition of Gravitational Forces
Shoemaker-Levy
High Energy Impact
Energy released by a comet impact
sight
Eyes and Sight
significant figure
Significant Figures
simple harmonic motion
Simple Harmonic Motion
simple machines
Simple Machines: The Pulley
Simplicio
Scaling of Area and Volume
simulation
Gravitational Potential Energy
The Gravitational Field
Dipoles
Lenses
Energies of States in Hydrogen
sine-wave
Simple Harmonic Motion
sinusoidal motion
Proof - Sinusoidal Motion
sinusoidal waves
Sinusoidal waves
size of atom nuclei
Sizes and shapes of nuclei
skater
An ice skater pushing off from a wall
A figure skater pulls her arms in
slingshot effect
The slingshot effect
sloppiness
Millikans Fraud
Snell's law
Snell's Law
Snell's law
Derivation of Snell's law
soap bubble
Interference Effects
solenoid
Getting killed by a solenoid
sound waves
The range of energies of sound waves
spacecraft
Ion Drive for Propelling a Spacecraft
The slingshot effect
speaker
Q of a stereo speaker
spectroscopy
Energies of States in Hydrogen
specular reflection
Interaction of Light with Matter
Summary - Ray Model of Light
speech
Bounded Waves
speed of light
The Nature of Light
The Principle of Relativity
spin
Two Theorems About Angular Momentum
Electron Spin
spinning top
A Spinning Top
Angular Momentum in Three Dimensions
spring
Varying Force
Summary - Work
Period, Frequency, and Amplitude
Simple Harmonic Motion
Objects Under Strain
spring constant
A toy gun
standing waves
Standing Waves
stereo speaker
Q of a stereo speaker
Q of a stereo speaker
strain
Summary - Forces
strip chart recorder
Graphs of Waves
strong nuclear force
The Strong Nuclear Force, Alpha Decay and Fission
summary
Summary - Energy
Summary - Energy Concept
Summary - Work
Summary - Momentum
Summary - Angular Momentum
Summary - Energy in Vibrations
Summary - Vibrations
Summary - Wave Motion
Summary - Bounded Waves
Summary - Charges
Summary - Radioactivity
Summary - Electricity
Summary - Fields
Summary - Magnetism
Summary - Ray Model of Light
Summary - Mirrors
Summary - Refraction
Summary - Wave Optics
Summary - Relativity
Summary - Randomness
Summary - Light as Particle
Summary - Matter as a Wave
Summary - Atom
Summary - Forces
Summary - Newton's Laws of Motion
Summary - Acceleration
Summary - Keppler's Laws
Summary - Circular Motion
Summary - Vectors and Motion
Summary - Vectors
Summary - Perpendicular Forces
Summary - Motion
Summary - Scaling
Summary - Introduction to Physics
sun
Energy production in the sun
A reaction occurring in the sun
superconductor
Superconductors
superposition
Superposition of electric fields
surface-volume ratio
Scaling Applied to Biology
swimming pool
Heating a swimming pool
swing
Putting Energy Into Vibrations
Last Update: 2011-03-23