VOLUME 1.  
PART 1.  
1 Measurement.  
2 Motion Along a Straight Line.  
3 Vectors.  
4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions.  
5 Force and Motion — I.  
6 Force and Motion — II.  
7 Kinetic Energy and Work.  
8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy.  
9 Center of Mass and Linear Momentum.  
10 Rotation.  
11 Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum.  
PART 2.  
12 Equilibrium and Elasticity.  
13 Gravitation.  
14 Fluids.  
15 Oscillations.  
16 Waves — I.  
17 Waves — II.  
18 Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics.  
19 The Kinetic Theory of Gases.  
20 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.  
VOLUME 2.  
PART 3.  
21 Electric Charge.  
22 Electric Fields.  
23 Gauss’ Law.  
24 Electric Potential.  
25 Capacitance.  
26 Current and Resistance.  
27 Circuits.  
28 Magnetic Fields.  
29 Magnetic Fields Due to Currents.  
30 Induction and Inductance.  
31 Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current.  
32 Maxwell’s Equations; Magnetism of Matter.  
 
PART 4.  
33 Electromagnetic Waves.  
34 Images.  
35 Interference.  
36 Diffraction.  
37 Relativity.  
PART 5.  
38 Photons and Matter Waves.  
39 More About Matter Waves.  
40 All About Atoms.  
41 Conduction of Electricity in Solids.  
42 Nuclear Physics.  
43 Energy from the Nucleus.  
44 Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang.  
 
 
 
Chapter 1 
 
 
1. Various geometric formulas are given in Appendix E. 
 
(a) Expressing the radius of the Earth as  
 
)(
6.37 10 m 10 km m
R
=
=
×
(
)
3
−
6
6.37 10 km,
×
3
 
3
s
=
=
×
A
4
= π
Rπ π
2
2 (6.37 10 km)
 
its circumference is 
 
(b) The surface area of Earth is
 
(c) The volume of Earth is 
 
2. The conversion factors are: 1 gry 1/10 line
inch. The factors imply that 
  
4
Rπ
3
4
π
3
4
= π
V
R
=
=
=
(
(
3
2
=
4.00 10  km.
×
4
 
6.37
×
3
10 km
)2
=
5.10 10 km .
2
×
8
 
6.37 10 km
×
3
)3
=
1.08 10 km .
3
×
12
 
, 1 line 1/12 inch
=
and 1 point = 1/72 
1 gry = (1/10)(1/12)(72 points) = 0.60 point. 
 
Thus, 1 gry2 = (0.60 point)2 = 0.36 point2, which means that 
 
3. The metric prefixes (micro, pico, nano, …) are given for ready reference on the inside 
front cover of the textbook (see also Table 1–2). 
 
(a) Since 1 km = 1 × 103 m and 1 m = 1 × 106 μm, 
 
0.50 gry = 0.18 point
.  
2
2
1km 10 m 10 m 10 m m 10 m.
μ  
μ
=
=
=
3
6
9
3
)(
 
The  given  measurement  is  1.0  km  (two  significant  figures),  which  implies  our  result 
should be written as 1.0 × 109 μm. 
 
(b) We calculate the number of microns in 1 centimeter. Since 1 cm = 10−2 m, 
1cm = 10 m = 10 m 10 m m 10 m.
μ  
μ
=
2
−
−
6
4
2
 
We conclude that the fraction of one centimeter equal to 1.0 μm is 1.0 × 10−4. 
 
(c) Since 1 yd = (3 ft)(0.3048 m/ft) = 0.9144 m, 
)
)
(
(
 
)(
1 
2 
    CHAPTER 1 
1.0 yd = 0.91m 10 m m 9.1 10 m.
μ  
=
×
5
(
 
μ
6
)(
)
 
4. (a) Using the conversion factors 1 inch = 2.54 cm exactly and 6 picas = 1 inch,  we 
obtain 
0.80 cm =  0.80 cm
(
)
⎛
⎜
⎝
1 inch
6 picas
2.54 cm 1 inch
⎞⎛
⎟⎜
⎠⎝
⎞
⎟
⎠
≈
1.9 picas.
 
(b) With 12 points = 1 pica, we have 
0.80 cm =  0.80 cm
(
)
 
 201.168 m
5. Given that 1 furlong 
the relevant conversion factors to be  
=
 
6 picas
1 inch
⎞⎛
⎟⎜
2.54 cm 1 inch
⎠⎝
⎛
⎜
⎝
⎞⎛
⎟⎜
⎠⎝
12 points
1 pica
⎞
⎟
⎠
≈
23 points.
 
, 1 rod 5.0292 m
=
 and 1chain
=
20.117 m
, we find 
1.0 furlong
=
201.168 m (201.168 m )
=
and 
1.0 furlong
=
201.168 m (201.168 m )
=
1 rod
5.0292 m
=
40 rods,
 
1 chain
20.117 m
=
10 chains
. 
Note  the  cancellation  of  m  (meters),  the  unwanted  unit.  Using  the  given  conversion 
factors, we find 
 
(a) the distance d in rods to be 
d =
4.0 furlongs
=
(
4.0 furlongs
) 40 rods
1 furlong
 
(b) and that distance in chains to be 
 
d =
4.0 furlongs
=
(
4.0 furlongs
)10 chains
1 furlong
=
160 rods,
 
=
40 chains.
 
 
6. We make use of Table 1-6. 
 
(a) We look at the first (“cahiz”) column: 1 fanega is equivalent to what amount of cahiz? 
We note from the already completed part of the table that 1 cahiz equals a dozen fanega.  
Thus, 1 fanega =  1
12  cahiz, or 8.33 × 10−2 cahiz.  Similarly, “1 cahiz = 48 cuartilla” (in the 
already  completed  part)  implies  that  1  cuartilla  =  1
48  cahiz,  or  2.08  ×  10−2  cahiz.  
Continuing  in  this  way,  the  remaining  entries  in  the  first  column  are  6.94  ×  10−3 and 
3.47 10−×
3
 
.  
                                                                                                                                               
3
2  = 0.500 for the last entry. 
(b) In the second (“fanega”) column, we find 0.250, 8.33 × 10−2, and 4.17 × 10−2 for the 
last three entries.  
 
(c) In the third (“cuartilla”) column, we obtain 0.333 and 0.167 for the last two entries.  
 
(d) Finally, in the fourth (“almude”) column, we get  1
 
(e)  Since  the  conversion  table  indicates  that  1  almude  is  equivalent  to  2  medios,  our 
amount of 7.00 almudes must be equal to 14.0 medios. 
 
(f) Using the value (1 almude = 6.94 × 10−3 cahiz) found in part (a), we conclude that 
7.00 almudes is equivalent to 4.86 × 10−2 cahiz. 
 
(g) Since each decimeter is 0.1 meter, then 55.501 cubic decimeters is equal to 0.055501 
m3 or 55501 cm3.  Thus, 7.00 almudes = 7.00
12  (55501 cm3) = 3.24 × 104 cm3. 
 
7. We use the conversion factors found in Appendix D. 
 
 
 
Since 2 in. = (1/6) ft, the volume of water that fell during the storm is 
 
 
 
Thus, 
1 acre ft = (43,560 ft ) ft = 43,560 ft
(26 km )(3281ft/km) (1/6 ft) 
12   fanega = 7.00
(26 km )(1/6 ft)
V =
=
 4.66 10  ft .
3
×
7
 
3
 
=
2
⋅
⋅
2
2
2
V =
.
4 66
.
4 3560
×
×
10
3
ft
10
7
ft acre ft
4
⋅
3
=
.
11
×
3
10
acre ft.
⋅
 
 
8. From Fig. 1-4, we see that 212 S is equivalent to 258 W and 212 – 32  = 180 S is 
equivalent to 216 – 60 = 156 Z. The information allows us to convert S to W or Z. 
 
(a) In units of W, we have 
50.0 S
=
(
50.0 S
 
(b) In units of Z, we have 
) 258 W
⎛
⎜
212 S
⎝
⎞
⎟
⎠
=
60.8 W
 
50.0 S
=
(
50.0 S
 
9.  The  volume  of  ice  is  given  by  the  product  of  the  semicircular  surface  area  and  the 
thickness. The area of the semicircle is A = πr2/2, where r is the radius. Therefore, the 
volume is 
) 156 Z
⎛
⎜
180 S
⎝
⎞
⎟
⎠
=
43.3 Z
 
 
4 
 
V
=
    CHAPTER 1 
r z
2
 
 
where z is the ice thickness. Since there are 103 m in 1 km and 102 cm in 1 m, we have 
 
r
=
(
2000km
)
⎛
⎜
⎝
3
10 m 10 cm
1km
2
1m
⎞ ⎛
⎟ ⎜
⎠ ⎝
=
⎞
⎟
⎠
2000 10 cm.
×
5
 
π
2
 
In these units, the thickness becomes 
z
=
3000m 3000m
=
(
)
⎛
⎜
⎝
10 cm
2
1m
 
=
⎞
⎟
⎠
3000 10 cm
×
2
 
t
C
=
t
B
+
,
t
B
=
t
A
−
2
7
594
7
33
40
662
5
.
 
 
These are used in obtaining the following results. 
 
(a) We find 
t
′
B
−
t
B
=
 
when t'A − tA = 600 s. 
33
40
(
t
′
A
−
t
A
)
=
495 s
 
(
π
2
)
2
)
(
5
2
V
 
22
°
×
=
×
×
=
cm .
3
= °  before resetting one's watch by 1.0 h. 
2000 10 cm 3000 10 cm 1.9 10
which yields 
 
10. Since a change of longitude equal to 360° corresponds to a 24 hour change, then one 
expects to change longitude by360 / 24 15
 
11. (a) Presuming that a French decimal day is equivalent to a regular day, then the ratio 
of weeks is simply 10/7 or (to 3 significant figures) 1.43. 
 
(b) In a regular day, there are 86400 seconds, but in the French system described in the 
problem, there would be 105 seconds.  The ratio is therefore 0.864. 
 
12.  A  day  is  equivalent  to  86400  seconds  and  a  meter  is  equivalent  to  a  million 
micrometers, so 
6
b
gc
10
m
37
.
μ
gb
b
86400
14
day
h
m m
s day
g
μ=
31
.
m s
.
 
 
13. The time on any of these clocks is a straight-line function of that on another, with 
slopes  ≠  1 and  y-intercepts  ≠  0. From the data in the figure we deduce 
 
                                                                                                                                               
5
=
=
b
b
t
t
C
=
s. 
g
t
B
2
7
2
7
t
′ −
C
′ −
B
141
g
495
 
(b) We obtain 
 
(c) Clock B reads tB = (33/40)(400) − (662/5) ≈ 198 s when clock A reads tA = 400 s. 
 
(d) From tC = 15 = (2/7)tB + (594/7), we get tB ≈ −245 s. 
 
14. The metric prefixes (micro (μ), pico, nano, …) are given for ready reference on the 
inside front cover of the textbook (also Table 1–2). 
 
(a) 
1 century
μ
=
(
10
6
−
century
)
100 y
1 century
⎛
⎜
⎝
⎞ ⎛
⎟ ⎜
⎠ ⎝
365 day
1 y
⎞ ⎛
⎟ ⎜
⎠ ⎝
24 h
1 day
⎞ ⎛
⎟ ⎜
⎠ ⎝
60 min
1 h
⎞
⎟
⎠
=
52.6 min.
 
 
(b) The percent difference is therefore 
 
52.6 min
−
50 min
52.6 min
=
4.9%.
 
 
15.  A  week  is  7  days,  each  of  which  has  24  hours,  and  an  hour  is  equivalent  to  3600 
seconds.   Thus, two weeks (a fortnight) is 1209600 s.  By definition of the micro prefix, 
this is roughly 1.21 × 1012 μs. 
 
16. We denote the pulsar rotation rate f (for frequency). 
 
1 rotation
f
=
1.55780644887275 10
×
−
3
s
 
 
(a) Multiplying f by the time-interval t = 7.00 days (which is equivalent to 604800 s, if 
we  ignore  significant  figure  considerations  for  a  moment),  we  obtain  the  number  of 
rotations: 
N
=
1 rotation
1.55780644887275 10
×
3
−
s
⎛
⎜
⎝
⎞
⎟
⎠
(
604800 s
)
=
388238218.4
 
 
which  should  now  be  rounded  to  3.88  ×  108  rotations  since  the  time-interval  was 
specified in the problem to three significant figures. 
 
(b)  We  note  that  the  problem  specifies  the  exact  number  of  pulsar  revolutions  (one 
million). In this case, our unknown is t, and an equation similar to the one we set up in 
part (a) takes the form N = ft, or 
 
1 10
×
6
⎛
= ⎜
⎝
1 rotation
1.55780644887275 10
×
3
−
s
t
 
⎞
⎟
⎠