Physics: Principles With Applications
6th Edition (Updated) by Douglas Giancoli
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6th Edition by Douglas Giancoli
Table of Contents
Preface v
Chapter 1 Introduction, Measurement, Estimating 1
Chapter 2 Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension 17
Chapter 3 Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors 41
Chapter 4 Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion 59
Chapter 5 Circular Motion; Gravitation 82
Chapter 6 Work and Energy 104
Chapter 7 Linear Momentum 127
Chapter 8 Rotational Motion 148
Chapter 9 Static Equilibrium; Elasticity and Fracture 168
Chapter 10 Fluids 180
Chapter 11 Vibrations and Waves 199
Chapter 12 Sound 224
Chapter 13 Temperature and Kinetic Theory 245
Chapter 14 Heat 266
Chapter 15 The Laws of Thermodynamics 285
Chapter 16 Electric Charge and Electric Field 303
Chapter 17 Electric Potential 324
Chapter 18 Electric Currents 342
Chapter 19 DC Circuits 360
Chapter 20 Magnetism 387
Chapter 21 Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law 407
Chapter 22 Electromagnetic Waves 440
Chapter 23 Light: Geometric Optics 448
Chapter 24 The Wave Nature of Light 477
Chapter 25 Optical Instruments 499
Chapter 26 Special Theory of Relativity 512
Chapter 27 Early Quantum Theory and Models of the Atom 526
Chapter 28 Quantum Mechanics of Atoms 542
Chapter 29 Molecules and Solids 554
Chapter 30 Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity 560
Chapter 31 Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation 576
Chapter 32 Elementary Particles 586
Chapter 33 Astrophysics and Cosmology 597
, Physics: Principles with Applications, Sixth Edition
Chapter 1 Introduction, Measurement, Estimating
Quantitative Problems
1) What is the percent uncertainty in the measurement 2.58 ± 0.15 cm?
A) 2.9%
B) 5.8%
C) 8.7%
D) 12%
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
2) What, approximately, is the percent uncertainty for the measurement 5.2?
A) 1%
B) 2%
C) 3%
D) 4%
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
3) What is the percent uncertainty in the area of a circle whose radius is 1.8 ˛ 104 cm?
A) 1.1%
B) 5.6%
C) 11%
D) 56%
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
4) What is the volume, and its approximate uncertainty, of a sphere of radius 1.96 ± 0.01 m?
A) 31.5 ± 0.2 m2
B) 31.5 ± 0.3 m2
C) 31.5 ± 0.4 m2
D) 31.5 ± 0.5 m2
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
5) The number of significant figures in 10001 is
A) two.
B) three.
C) five.
D) six.
Answer: C
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Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
6) The number of significant figures in 0.01500 is
A) two.
B) three.
C) four.
D) five.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
7) The number of significant figures in 0.040 is
A) one.
B) two.
C) three.
D) four.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
8) Which of the following has three significant figures?
A) 305.0 cm
B) 0.0500 mm
C) 1.00081 kg
D) 8.060 ˛ 1011 m2
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
9) What is the sum of 2.67 + 1.976 + 2.1?
A) 6.7
B) 6.75
C) 6.746
D) 6.7460
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
10) What is the difference between 103.5 and 102.24?
A) 1.3
B) 1.26
C) 1.260
D) 1.2600
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.4
11) What is the product of 12.56 and 2.12?
A) 27
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