Topics Your Textbook Must Cover The chapter numbers between editions of Serway's Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics , and also other textbooks, will not match. Be sure that your book contains the topics you will need for this course. The topics your textbook will need for this course are: Solids and Fluids Pressure Variation of Pressure with Depth Pressure Measurements Buoyant Forces and Archimede's Principle Fluids in Motion Fluid Dynamics Bernoulli's Equation Vibrations and Waves Properties of Waves Propagation of a Disturbance Analysis Model: Traveling Waves Waves on a String The Speed of Waves on a String Reflection and Transmission Sound Waves Pressure Variations in Sound Waves Speed of Sound Waves Intensity of Periodic Sound Waves The Doppler Effect Wave Interference Analysis Model: Waves in Interference Standing Waves Analysis Model: Waves under Boundary Conditions Resonance Standing Waves in Air Columns Beats: Interference in Time Temperature and Thermal Expansion Temperature and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics Thermometers and the Celsius Temperature Scale The Constant-Volume Gas Thermometer and the Absolute Temperature Scale Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids Macroscopic Description of an Ideal Gas Energy in Thermal Processes Heat and Internal Energy Specific Heat and Calorimetry Latent Heat Energy Transfer Mechanisms in Thermal Processes The Laws of Thermodynamics Work and Heat in Thermodynamic Processes The First Law of Thermodynamics Some Applications of the First Law of Thermodynamics Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas Molar Specific Heat of an Ideal Gas Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics Heat Pumps and Refrigerators Reversible and Irreversible Processes The Carnot Engine Gasoline and Diesel Engines Entropy Changes in Entropy for Thermodynamic Systems Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics Optics The Nature of Light Reflection and Refraction Measurements of the Speed of Light The Ray Approximation in Ray Optics Analysis Model: Wave under Reflection Analysis Model: Wave under Refraction Huygen's Principle Dispersion Total Internal Reflection Mirrors and Lenses Images Formed by Flat Mirrors Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors Images Formed by Refraction Images Formed by Thin Lenses Lens Aberrations The Camera The Eye The Simple Magnifier The Compound Microscope The Telescope Wave Optics Young's Double-Slit Experiment Analysis Model: Waves in Interference Change of Phase Due to Reflection Interference in Thin Films Introduction to Diffraction Patterns Diffraction Patterns from Narrow Slits Resolution of Single-Slit and Circular Aperatures The Diffraction Grating Polarization of Light Waves Relativity Special Relativity The Principle of Galilean Relativity The Michelson-Morley Experiment ...

1. Topics Your Textbook Must Cover
The chapter numbers between editions of Serway's
Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
, and also other textbooks, will not match. Be sure that your
book contains the topics you will need for this course.
The topics your textbook will need for this course are:
Solids and Fluids
Pressure
Variation of Pressure with Depth
Pressure Measurements
Buoyant Forces and Archimede's Principle
Fluids in Motion
Fluid Dynamics
Bernoulli's Equation
Vibrations and Waves
Properties of Waves
Propagation of a Disturbance

2. Analysis Model: Traveling Waves
Waves on a String
The Speed of Waves on a String
Reflection and Transmission
Sound Waves
Pressure Variations in Sound Waves
Speed of Sound Waves
Intensity of Periodic Sound Waves
The Doppler Effect
Wave Interference
Analysis Model: Waves in Interference
Standing Waves
Analysis Model: Waves under Boundary Conditions
Resonance
Standing Waves in Air Columns

3. Beats: Interference in Time
Temperature and Thermal Expansion
Temperature and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Thermometers and the Celsius Temperature Scale
The Constant-Volume Gas Thermometer and the Absolute
Temperature Scale
Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids
Macroscopic Description of an Ideal Gas
Energy in Thermal Processes
Heat and Internal Energy
Specific Heat and Calorimetry
Latent Heat
Energy Transfer Mechanisms in Thermal Processes
The Laws of Thermodynamics

4. Work and Heat in Thermodynamic Processes
The First Law of Thermodynamics
Some Applications of the First Law of Thermodynamics
Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas
Molar Specific Heat of an Ideal Gas
Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas
Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Heat Pumps and Refrigerators
Reversible and Irreversible Processes
The Carnot Engine
Gasoline and Diesel Engines
Entropy
Changes in Entropy for Thermodynamic Systems
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Optics
The Nature of Light

5. Reflection and Refraction
Measurements of the Speed of Light
The Ray Approximation in Ray Optics
Analysis Model: Wave under Reflection
Analysis Model: Wave under Refraction
Huygen's Principle
Dispersion
Total Internal Reflection
Mirrors and Lenses
Images Formed by Flat Mirrors
Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors
Images Formed by Refraction
Images Formed by Thin Lenses
Lens Aberrations
The Camera
The Eye
The Simple Magnifier

6. The Compound Microscope
The Telescope
Wave Optics
Young's Double-Slit Experiment
Analysis Model: Waves in Interference
Change of Phase Due to Reflection
Interference in Thin Films
Introduction to Diffraction Patterns
Diffraction Patterns from Narrow Slits
Resolution of Single-Slit and Circular Aperatures
The Diffraction Grating
Polarization of Light Waves
Relativity
Special Relativity
The Principle of Galilean Relativity

7. The Michelson-Morley Experiment
Einstein's Principle of Relativity
Consequences of the Special Theory of Relativity
The Lorentz Transformation Equations
The Lorentz Velocity Transformation Equations
Relativistic Linear Momentum
Relativistic Energy
The General Theory of Relativity
Quantum Physics
The Photelectric Effect
The Compton Effect
The Nature of Electromagnetic Waves
The Wave Properties of Particles
The Double-Slit Experiment Revisited
The Uncertainty Principle

8. Atomic Physics
Atomic Spectra of Gases
Early Models of the Atom
Bohr's Model of the Hydrogen Atom
The Quantum Model of the Hydrogen Atom
The Wave Function for Hydrogen
Nuclear Physics
Some Properties of Nuclei
Nuclear Binding Energy
Nuclear Models
Radioactivity
The Decay Processes
Natural Radioactivity
Nuclear Reactions
Interactions Involving Neutrons
Nuclear Fission

9. Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Fusion
Radiation Damage
Course Organization
The course is divided into ten lessons:
Fluids
Waves
Wave Interference
Heat and Work
Heat engines
Optics
Light Interference
Relativity
Quantum Physics
Nuclear Physics

10. Each lesson contains a study guide, activities and assignments,
and a quiz.