Physics I: 501 Practice Problems For Dummies (+ Free Online Practice)

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Part 1: The Questions 5

Chapter 1: Reviewing Math Fundamentals and Physics Measurements 7

Chapter 2: Moving along with Kinematics 11

Chapter 3: Moving in a Two-Dimensional World 17

Chapter 4: Pushing and Pulling: The Forces around You 23

Chapter 5: Slipping and Sliding: Motion and Forces 31

Chapter 6: Describing Rotational Motion 39

Chapter 7: Rotating Around in Different Loops 45

Chapter 8: Going with the Flow: Fluids 51

Chapter 9: Getting Some Work Done 57

Chapter 10: Picking Up Some Momentum with Impulse 65

Chapter 11: Rolling Around with Rotational Kinetics and Dynamics 73

Chapter 12: Bouncing with a Spring: Simple Harmonic Motion 87

Chapter 13: Heating Up with Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer 93

Chapter 14: Living in an Ideal World with the Ideal Gas Law 99

Chapter 15: Experiencing the Laws of Thermodynamics 103

Part 2: The Answers 109

Chapter 16: Answers 111

Index 413

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