PDF VERSIONS OF BLOOMFIELD SLIDES - PHYS 104, Spring 2004

Last update: April 9, 2004

From instructor supplies for Bloomfield's How Things Work, courtesy of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., with permission.

 

Chapter 1

The Laws of Motion, Part 1

 

Section 1.1

Skating

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Section 1.2

Falling Balls

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Section 1.3

Ramps

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Chapter 2

The Laws of Motion, Part 2

 

Section 2.1

Seesaws

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Section 2.2

Wheels

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Section 2.3

Bumper Cars

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Chapter 3

Mechanical Objects

 

Section 3.1

Spring Scales

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Section 3.2

Bouncing Balls

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Section 3.3

Carousels and Roller Coasters

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Chapter 4

Fluids

 

Section 4.1

Balloons

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Section 4.2

Water Distribution

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Chapter 5

Fluids and Motion

 

Section 5.3

Airplanes

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Section 5.3

Rockets

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Chapter 6

Heat and Thermodynamics

 

Section 6.1

Woodstoves

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Section 6.2

Incandescent Light Bulbs

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Section 6.3

Air Conditioners

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Section 6.4

Automobiles

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Chapter 8

Electric and Magnetic Forces

 

Section 8.1

Electronic Air Cleaners

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Section 8.2

Xerographic Copiers

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Section 8.3

Magnetically Levitated Trains

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Chapter 9

Electrodynamics

 

Section 9.1

Flashlights

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Section 9.2

Electric Power Distribution

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Section 9.4

Electric Power Generation (see 10.1 for pn junction)

Section 9.5

Electric Motors

Section 9.3

Tape Recorders

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Chapter 10

Electronics

 

Section 10.1

Audio Amplifiers

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Section 10.2

Computers

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Chapter 11

Electromagnetic Waves

 

Section 11.1

Radio

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Section 11.2

Television

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Section 11.3

Microwave Ovens

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Chapter 12

Light

 

Section 12.1

Sunlight

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Section 12.2

Fluorescent Lamps

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Section 12.3

Lasers

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Chapter 13

Optics

 

Section 13.1

Cameras

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Section 13.2

Optical Recording and Communications

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Chapter 14

Modern Physics

 

Section 14.1

Nuclear Weapons

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Section 14.2

Medical Imaging and Radiation

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