1. Physics and its early foundations -- Introduction : what is physics? -- Divisions of physics -- The philosophical foundation of physics -- Plato -- Aristotle -- Ptolemy -- Physics in the Dark and Middle Ages -- Physics in the Middle Ages -- Summary -- 2. The development of classical physics -- Introduction -- The Copernican system -- Brahe and Kepler -- Galileo -- Newton -- Summary -- 3. Translational motion -- Introduction -- Scalars and vectors -- Speed and velocity -- Acceleration -- General formulas for kinematics -- Acceleration due to gravity -- Newton's laws of motion -- Gravity and weight -- Newton's third law -- Momentum and impulse -- The conservation of momentum -- Friction -- Summary -- 4. Rotational motion -- Introduction -- Uniform circular motion -- Centripetal acceleration and force -- Orbital motion, gravity, and apparent weight -- Artificial gravity -- Angular acceleration -- Rotational dynamics -- Balancing and center of mass -- Angular momentum -- Summary of translational and circular motion equations -- 5. Work, energy, and heat -- Introduction -- System and surroundings -- Potential, kinetic, and internal energy -- Work -- Heat and temperature -- Units for energy, work, and heat -- Conservation of energy -- Machines -- Thermodynamics -- Power -- Summary -- 6. Heat -- Introduction -- Heat and temperature change -- Heat and phase changes -- Phase diagrams -- Thermal expansion of substances -- Heat transfer -- Applications of heat transfer -- Summary.

7. Matter -- Introduction -- Soils -- X-ray diffraction -- Amorphous solids -- Elasticity of solids -- Fluids -- Atmospheric and hydrostatic pressure -- The gas laws -- The ideal gas law -- Pascal's principle -- Buoyancy and the Archimedes principle -- Fluid dynamics -- Material science -- Summary -- 8. Vibrations, waves, and sound -- Introduction -- Simple harmonic motion -- Waves -- Sound -- Music -- Acoustics -- The ear and hearing -- Summary -- 9. Light and optics -- Introduction -- A brief history of light -- Behavior of light -- Reflection -- Refraction -- Dispersion and scattering -- Diffraction -- Polarization -- Summary -- 10. Quantum physics -- Introduction -- Blackbody radiation -- The photoelectric effect -- The Compton effect -- Wave-particle duality -- The Schrödinger equation and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- A brief history of atomic thought -- The divisible atom -- Atomic structure -- Quantum mechanics -- Summary -- 11. A modern view of the atom -- Introduction -- Particle detectors and accelerators -- Fundamental particles, forces, and the standard model -- The standard cosmological model -- Summary.

12. Nuclear physics -- Introduction -- Atomic mass, atomic numbers, and isotopes -- Nuclear stability and radioactivity -- Radioactive decay and nuclear reactions -- Half-life and radiometric dating -- Nuclear binding energy, fission, and fusion -- Fusion and stellar evolution -- Transmutation -- Radiation units and detection -- Biological effects of radiation -- Summary -- 13. Electricity -- Introduction -- History -- Electrostatics -- Conductors and insulators -- Coulomb's law and the electric field -- The electric potential -- Electric current and circuits -- Electric power -- Batteries -- Home electricity and electrical safety -- Summary -- 14. Magnetism and electromagnetism -- Introduction -- The magnetic field and source of magnetism -- Magnetic force on a moving charge -- Electromagnetic induction -- Mutual inductance and self-inductance -- Electromagnetic applications -- Geomagnetism -- Maxwell's equations -- Summary -- 15. Relativity -- Introduction -- The speed of light -- The Michelson-Morley experiment -- Reference frames -- Special theory of relativity -- Time -- Length contraction -- Mass, momentum, and energy -- General relativity -- Summary -- 16. Physics experiments -- Introduction -- The scientific method -- Physics experimentation -- Physics activities -- Summary -- 17. Physics as a career and physics jobs -- Introduction -- Physics-related fields -- Physics work -- Education -- Physics organizations -- Job outlook -- Summary -- Glossary.