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General Physics I
PHYS 121
Adventist University
Lawrence E. Turner,
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The great tragedy of science—the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.
Thomas Henry Huxley
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I. MECHANICS
Chapter 1
Introduction
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precision and accuracy
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Chapter 2
Motion in One Dimension
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Chapter 3
Vectors and Two-Dimensional Motion
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Chapter 4
The Laws of Motion
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Test 1
(chapters 1 through 4)
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Chapter 5
Energy
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Chapter 6
Momentum and Collisions
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Test 2
(chapters 5 and 6)
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Chapter 7
Rotational Motion and the Law of Gravity
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Chapter 8
Rotational Equilibrium and Rotational Dynamics
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Chapter 9
Solids and Fluids
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periodic chart of the elements
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Test 3
(chapters 7 through 9)
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II. THERMODYNAMICS
Chapter 10
Thermal Physics
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Chapter 11
Energy in Thermal Processes
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Chapter 12
The Laws of Thermodynamics
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Test 4
(chapters 10 through 12)
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III. VIBRATIONS AND WAVES
Chapter 13
Vibrations and Waves
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Chapter 14
Sound
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Final Exam
(chapters 13 and 14 and comprehensive)
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