Barron's SAT Subject Test: Physics [2nd ed] 9781438068565, 1438068565, 9781438007892, 1438007892

Table of contents :
Title Page
About the Authors
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Using This Resource Efficiently
The Physics Exam
General Examination Strategies
Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Chart
Scoring Your Test
1 Conventions and Graphing
Fundamental and Derived Units
Graphing Variables
Slope and Area
Interpreting Graphs
Summary
Practice Exercises
2 Vectors
Coordinate System
Scalars
Vectors
Vector Mathematics
Summary
Practice Exercises
3 Kinematics in One Dimension
Kinematic Quantities
Identifying Variables
Kinematic Equations
Kinematic Graphs
Summary. Practice Exercises4 Kinematics in Two Dimensions
Independence of Motion
True Velocity and Displacement
Relative Velocity
Projectile Motion
Summary
Practice Exercises
5 Dynamics
Inertia
Force
Common Forces
Force Diagrams
Newton's Laws of Motion
Solving Force Problems
Summary
Practice Exercises
6 Circular Motion
Uniform Circular Motion
Dynamics in Circular Motion
Summary
Practice Exercises
7 Energy, Work, and Power
Mechanical Energy
Work
Power
Conservation of Energy
Summary
Practice Exercises
8 Momentum and Impulse
Momentum
Impulse
Conservation of Momentum. Energy in CollisionsSummary
Practice Exercises
9 Gravity
Universal Gravity
Gravitational Field
Circular Orbits
Kepler's Laws
Summary
Practice Exercises
10 Electric Field
Charge
Electric Fields
Uniform Electric Fields
Electric Fields of Point Charges
Summary
Practice Exercises
11 Electric Potential
Potential of Uniform Fields
Potential of Point Charges
Electric Potential Energy
Motion of Charges and Potential
Capacitors
Summary
Practice Exercises
12 Circuit Elements and DC Circuits
Principal Components of a DC Circuit
DC Circuits
Heat and Power Dissipation
Summary. Practice Exercises13 Magnetism
Permanent or Fixed Magnets
Current-Carrying Wires
Force on Moving Charges
Force on Current-Carrying Wires
Electromagnetic Induction
Summary
Practice Exercises
14 Simple Harmonic Motion
Terms Related to SHM
Oscillations of Springs
Oscillations of Pendulums
Graphical Representations of SHM
Trends in Oscillations
Summary
Practice Exercises
15 Waves
Traveling Waves
Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
Doppler Effect
Superposition and Standing Waves
Summary
Practice Exercises
16 Geometric Optics
Ray Model of Light
Reflection
Refraction. Pinhole CameraThin Lenses
Spherical Mirrors
Summary
Practice Exercises
17 Physical Optics
Diffraction
Interference of Light
Polarization of Light
Color
Summary
Practice Exercises
18 Thermal Properties
Thermal Systems
Thermal Energy
Temperature
Thermal Expansion
Ideal Gases
Heat and Heat Transfer
Heating and Cooling
Summary
Practice Exercises
19 Thermodynamics
Internal Energy
Energy Transfer in Thermodynamics
Energy Model Summarized
First Law of Thermodynamics
Heat Engines
Entropy
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Summary
Practice Exercises.