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<p>Acknowledgments vii</p> <p>To the Reader xi</p> <p>1 Motion 1</p> <p>2 Force and Newton’s Laws of Motion 17</p> <p>3 Conservation of Momentum and Energy 33</p> <p>4 Gravity 51</p> <p>5 Atoms and Molecules 63</p> <p>6 Solids 77</p> <p>7 Liquids and Gases 85</p> <p>8 Temperature and Heat Energy 99</p> <p>9 Change of State and Transfer of Heat Energy 111</p> <p>10 Wave Motion 121</p> <p>11 Sound 133</p> <p>12 Diffraction, Interference, and Music 143</p> <p>13 Static Electricity 159</p> <p>14 Electrical Current 171</p> <p>15 Magnetism and Magnetic Effects of Currents 189</p> <p>16 Electrical Induction 203</p> <p>17 Electromagnetic Waves 215</p> <p>18 Light: Wave or Particle? 223</p> <p>19 The Quantum Nature of Light 239</p> <p>20 Reflection, Refraction, and Dispersion 261</p> <p>21 Lenses and Instruments 281</p> <p>22 Light as a Wave 301</p> <p>23 Color 315</p> <p>Appendix A: Scientific Notation: Powers of Ten 323</p> <p>Appendix B: The Metric System 327</p> <p>Index 331</p>

<p><b>KARL F. KUHN, P<small>H</small>D,</b> is Professor of Physics at Eastern Kentucky University. <p><b>FRANK NOSCHESE</b> teaches College-Preparatory Physics and Advanced Placement Physics at John Jay High School in Cross River, New York. He is a National Board Certified Teacher, New York State Master Teacher, and a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers.

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