UNIVERSITY PHYSICS VOLUME 2 TEXTBOOK

About UNIVERSITY PHYSICS VOLUME 2 TEXTBOOK

University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses.

Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves.
Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism.
Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics.

This textbook emphasizes connections between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigor inherent in the subject. Frequent, strong examples focus on how to approach a problem, how to work with the equations, and how to check and generalize the result.

👉Features of the App:
✔ Complete Textbook by OpenStax
✔ Multiple Choices Questions
✔ Essay Questions
✔ Solution

👉Each Chapter Includes:
✔Chapter Review
✔Key Terms
✔Key Equations
✔Summary
✔Conceptual Questions
✔Problems
✔Additional & Challenge Problems

✨Content of The Application✨
Unit 1. Thermodynamics
1. Temperature and Heat
1.1 Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium
1.2 Thermometers and Temperature Scales
1.3 Thermal Expansion
1.4 Heat Transfer, Specific Heat, and Calorimetry
1.5 Phase Changes
1.6 Mechanisms of Heat Transfer

2. The Kinetic Theory of Gases
2.1 Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas
2.2 Pressure, Temperature, and RMS Speed
2.3 Heat Capacity and Equipartition of Energy
2.4 Distribution of Molecular Speeds

3. The First Law of Thermodynamics
3.1 Thermodynamic Systems
3.2 Work, Heat, and Internal Energy
3.3 First Law of Thermodynamics
3.4 Thermodynamic Processes
3.5 Heat Capacities of an Ideal Gas
3.6 Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas

4. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
4.1 Reversible and Irreversible Processes
4.2 Heat Engines
4.3 Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
4.4 Statements of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
4.5 The Carnot Cycle
4.6 Entropy
4.7 Entropy on a Microscopic Scale

Unit 2. Electricity and Magnetism
5. Electric Charges and Fields
5.1 Electric Charge
5.2 Conductors, Insulators, and Charging by Induction
5.3 Coulomb's Law
5.4 Electric Field
5.5 Calculating Electric Fields of Charge Distributions
5.6 Electric Field Lines
5.7 Electric Dipoles

6. Gauss's Law
6.1 Electric Flux
6.2 Explaining Gauss’s Law
6.3 Applying Gauss’s Law
6.4 Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium

7. Electric Potential
7.1 Electric Potential Energy
7.2 Electric Potential and Potential Difference
7.3 Calculations of Electric Potential
7.4 Determining Field from Potential
7.5 Equipotential Surfaces and Conductors
7.6 Applications of Electrostatics

8. Capacitance
8.1 Capacitors and Capacitance
8.2 Capacitors in Series and in Parallel
8.3 Energy Stored in a Capacitor
8.4 Capacitor with a Dielectric
8.5 Molecular Model of a Dielectric

9 Current and Resistance
9.1 Electrical Current
9.2 Model of Conduction in Metals
9.3 Resistivity and Resistance
9.4 Ohm's Law
9.5 Electrical Energy and Power
9.6 Superconductors

10. Direct-Current Circuits
10.1 Electromotive Force
10.2 Resistors in Series and Parallel
10.3 Kirchhoff's Rules
10.4 Electrical Measuring Instruments
10.5 RC Circuits
10.6 Household Wiring and Electrical Safety

11. Magnetic Forces and Fields
11.1 Magnetism and Its Historical Discoveries
11.2 Magnetic Fields and Lines
11.3 Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
11.4 Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor
11.5 Force and Torque on a Current Loop
11.6 The Hall Effect
11.7 Applications of Magnetic Forces and Fields

12. Sources of Magnetic Fields
12.1 The Biot-Savart Law
12.2 Magnetic Field Due to a Thin Straight Wire
12.3 Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Currents
12.4 Magnetic Field of a Current Loop
12.5 Ampère’s Law
12.6 Solenoids and Toroids
12.7 Magnetism in Matter

13. Electromagnetic Induction
13.1 Faraday’s Law
13.2 Lenz's Law
13.3 Motional Emf
13.4 Induced Electric Fields
13.5 Eddy Currents
13.6 Electric Generators and Back Emf
13.7 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction

14. Inductance
15. Alternating-Current Circuits
16. Electromagnetic Waves