Lectures on Physics has been derived from Benjamin Crowell's Light and Matter series of free introductory textbooks on physics. See the editorial for more information....

 
 

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Preface
Newtonian Physics
Conservation Laws
Vibration and Waves
Vibrations
Resonance
The Collapse of the
Tacoma Bridge
Energy in Vibrations
Energy Lost From Vibrations
Putting Energy Into Vibrations
Proofs
Examples
Water in a U-tube
The range of energies of
sound waves
Exponential decay in
a trumpet
Q of a stereo speaker
An opera singer breaking a
wineglass
Collapse of the
Nimitz Freeway
Collapse of the
Tacoma Bridge
Emission and absorption of
light waves
Piano strings and a sung note
Changing the pitch of a
wind instrument
Decay of a saxophone tone
Q of a radio receiver
Q of a stereo speaker
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Summary
Homework problems
Free Waves
Bounded Waves
Exercises
Electricity
Optics
Modern Physics
Appendix

Last Update: 2011-03-23