Part One Mechanics
Chapter 1 Kinematics
1-1 Frame of Reference Particle
1-2 Position Vector and Displacement
1-3 Velocity and Acceleration
1-4 Two Types of Problems in Kinematics Sample Problems
1-5 Circular Motion
1-6 Relative Motion
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Chapter 2 Dynamics—Newton's Laws of Motion
2-1 Newton's Laws Force Inertial Reference Frame
2-2 General Properties of Forces in Mechanics
2-3 The Fundamental Forces of Nature
2-4 Fundamental Quantities and Units Dimensions
2-5 Applying Newton's Laws of Motion
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Chapter 3 Work and Energy
3-1 Work
3-2 Kinetic Energy The Law of Kinetic Energy
3-3 Conservative Force and Potential Energy of Weight
3-4 Elastic Potential Energy and Universal Gravitational Potential Energy
3-5 Conservation of Mechanical Energy
3-6 The Conservation of Energy
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Chapter 4 Momentum
4-1 Linear Momentum and Linear Impulse Momentum Theorem
4-2 Conservation of Momentum
4-3 Collision
4-4 Conservation of Angular Momentum of a Particle
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Chapter 5 Rotation of a Rigid Body
5-1 Motion of a Rigid Body
5-2 Torque The Law of Rotation Rotational Inertia
5-3 Applying the Law of Rotation
5-4 Kinetic Energy and Work in Rotational Motion
5-5 Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body Conservation of Angular Momentum
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Part Two Thermodynamics
Chapter 6 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
6-1 Essential Concepts of the Kinetic Theory of Gases
6-2 State Parameters Equilibrium State Ideal Gas Law
6-3 The Representation of Pressure for Ideal Gas
6-4 The Average Translational Kinetic Energy and Temperature
6-5 The Equipartition Theorem of Energy
6-6 The Mean Free Path
6-7 The Maxwell Speed Distribution
6-8 The Boltzmann Distribution
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Chapter 7 Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
7-1 Internal Energy Heat and Work
7-2 The First Law of Thermodynamics
7-3 Application of the First Law to Isochoric, Isobaric and Isothermal Processes
7-4 The Heat Capacities of an Ideal Gas
7-5 Application of the First Law of Thermodynamics to Adiabatic Processes
7-6 Cyclical Processes Thermal Efficiency
7-7 Carnot Cycle Reverse Cycle
7-8 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
7-9 Reversible and Irreversible Process
7-10 Statistical Meaning of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
*§7-11 Entropy
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Ⅰ The International System of Units (SI)*
Ⅱ Some Fundamental Constants of Physics
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