This Indian Adaptation of the twelfth edition is built to be a learning center with practice opportunities, animations, and videos. Numerous practice and assessment questions are available to ensure that students understand the problem-solving processes behind key concepts and understand their mistakes while working through problems. In addition, this edition includes multiple-choice questions based on the questions from competitive examinations.

Contents: 1 Measurement 1.1 Measuring Things, Including Lengths 1.2 Time 1.3 Mass 2 Motion Along a Straight Line 2.1 Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity 2.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed 2.3 Acceleration 2.4 Constant Acceleration 2.5 Free-Fall Acceleration 2.6 Graphical Integration in Motion Analysis 3 Vectors 3.1 Vectors and Their Components 3.2 Unit Vectors, Adding Vectors by Components 3.3 Multiplying Vectors 4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions 4.1 Position and Displacement 4.2 Average Velocity and Instantaneous Velocity 4.3 Average Acceleration and Instantaneous Acceleration 4.4 Projectile Motion 4.5 Uniform Circular Motion 4.6 Relative Motion in One Dimension 4.7 Relative Motion in Two Dimensions 5 Force and Motion—I 5.1 Newton’s First and Second Laws 5.2 Some Particular Forces 5.3 Applying Newton’s Laws 6 Force and Motion—II 6.1 Friction 6.2 The Drag Force and Terminal Speed 6.3 Uniform Circular Motion 7 Kinetic Energy and Work 7.1 Kinetic Energy 7.2 Work and Kinetic Energy 7.3 Work Done by the Gravitational Force 7.4 Work Done by a Spring Force 7.5 Work Done by a General Variable Force 7.6 Power 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy 8.1 Potential Energy 8.2 Conservation of Mechanical Energy 8.3 Reading a Potential Energy Curve 8.4 Work Done on a System by an External Force 8.5 Conservation of Energy 9 Center of Mass and Linear Momentum 9.1 Center of Mass 9.2 Newton’s Second Law for a System of Particles 9.3 Linear Momentum 9.4 Collision and Impulse 9.5 Conservation of Linear Momentum 9.6 Momentum and Kinetic Energy in Collisions 9.7 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension 9.8 Collisions in Two Dimensions 9.9 Systems with Varying Mass: A Rocket 10 Rotation 10.1 Rotational Variables 10.2 Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration 10.3 Relating the Linear and Angular Variables 10.4 Kinetic Energy of Rotation 10.5 Calculating the Rotational Inertia 10.6 Torque 10.7 Newton’s Second Law for Rotation 10.8 Work and Rotational Kinetic Energy 11 Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum 11.1 Rolling as Translation and Rotation Combined 11.2 Forces and Kinetic Energy of Rolling 11.3 The Yo-Yo 11.4 Torque Revisited 11.5 Angular Momentum 11.6 Newton’s Second Law in Angular Form 11.7 Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body 11.8 Conservation of Angular Momentum 11.9 Precession of a Gyroscope 12 Equilibrium and Elasticity 12.1 Equilibrium 12.2 Some Examples of Static Equilibrium 12.3 Elasticity 13 Gravitation 13.1 Newton’s Law of Gravitation 13.2 Gravitation and the Principle of Superposition 13.3 Gravitation Near Earth’s Surface 13.4 Gravitation Inside Earth 13.5 Gravitational Potential Energy 13.6 Planets and Satellites: Kepler’s Laws 13.7 Satellites: Orbits and Energy 13.8 Einstein and Gravitation 14 Fluids 14.1 Fluids, Density, and Pressure 14.2 Fluids at Rest 14.3 Measuring Pressure 14.4 Pascal’s Principle 14.5 Archimedes’ Principle 14.6 The Equation of Continuity 14.7 Bernoulli’s Equation 15 Oscillations 15.1 Simple Harmonic Motion 15.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion 15.3 An Angular Simple Harmonic Oscillator 15.4 Pendulums, Circular Motion 15.5 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion 15.6 Forced Oscillations and Resonance 16 Waves—I 16.1 Transverse Waves 16.2 Wave Speed on a Stretched String 16.3 Energy and Power of a Wave Traveling Along a String 16.4 The Wave Equation 16.5 Interference of Waves 16.6 Phasors 16.7 Standing Waves and Resonance 17 Waves—II 17.1 Speed of Sound 17.2 Traveling Sound Waves 17.3 Interference 17.4 Intensity and Sound Level 17.5 Sources of Musical Sound 17.6 Beats 17.7 The Doppler Effect 17.8 Supersonic Speeds, Shock Waves 18 Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics 18.1 Temperature 18.2 The Celsius and Fahrenheit Scales 18.3 Thermal Expansion 18.4 Absorption of Heat 18.5 The First Law of Thermodynamics 18.6 Heat Transfer Mechanisms 19 The Kinetic Theory of Gases 19.1 Avogadro’s Number 19.2 Ideal Gases 19.3 Pressure, Temperature, and RMS Speed 19.4 Translational Kinetic Energy 19.5 Mean Free Path 19.6 The Distribution of Molecular Speeds 19.7 The Molar Specific Heats of an Ideal Gas 19.8 Degrees of Freedom and Molar Specific Heats 19.9 The Adiabatic Expansion of an Ideal Gas 20 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 20.1 Entropy 20.2 Entropy in the Real World: Engines 20.3 Refrigerators and Real Engines 20.4 A Statistical View of Entropy 21 Coulomb’s Law 21.1 Coulomb’s Law 21.2 Charge Is Quantized 21.3 Charge Is Conserved 22 Electric Fields 22.1 The Electric Field 22.2 The Electric Field Due to a Charged Particle 22.3 The Electric Field Due to a Dipole 22.4 The Electric Field Due to a Line of Charge 22.5 The Electric Field Due to a Charged Disk 22.6 A Point Charge in an Electric Field 22.7 A Dipole in an Electric Field 23 Gauss’ Law 23.1 Electric Flux 23.2 Gauss’ Law 23.3 A Charged Isolated Conductor 23.4 Applying Gauss’ Law: Cylindrical Symmetry 23.5 Applying Gauss’ Law: Planar Symmetry 23.6 Applying Gauss’ Law: Spherical Symmetry 24 Electric Potential 24.1 Electric Potential 24.2 Equipotential Surfaces and the Electric Field 24.3 Potential Due to a Charged Particle 24.4 Potential Due to an Electric Dipole 24.5 Potential Due to a Continuous Charge Distribution 24.6 Calculating the Field from the Potential 24.7 Electric Potential Energy of a System of Charged Particles 24.8 Potential of a Charged Isolated Conductor 25 Capacitance 25.1 Capacitance 25.2 Calculating the Capacitance 25.3 Capacitors in Parallel and in Series 25.4 Energy Stored in an Electric Field 25.5 Capacitor with a Dielectric 25.6 Dielectrics and Gauss’ Law 26 Current and Resistance 26.1 Electric Current 26.2 Current Density 26.3 Resistance and Resistivity 26.4 Ohm’s Law 26.5 Power, Semiconductors, Superconductors 27 Circuits 27.1 Single-Loop Circuits 27.2 Multiloop Circuits 27.3 The Ammeter and the Voltmeter 27.4 RC Circuits 28 Magnetic Fields 28.1 Magnetic Fields and the Definition of 28.2 Crossed Fields: Discovery of the Electron 28.3 Crossed Fields: The Hall Effect 28.4 A Circulating Charged Particle 28.5 Cyclotrons and Synchrotrons 28.6 Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire 28.7 Torque on a Current Loop 28.8 The Magnetic Dipole Moment 29 Magnetic Fields Due to Currents 29.1 Magnetic Field Due to a Current 29.2 Force Between Two Parallel Currents 29.3 Ampere’s Law 29.4 Solenoids and Toroids 29.5 A Current-Carrying Coil as a Magnetic Dipole 30 Induction and Inductance 30.1 Faraday’s Law and Lenz’s Law 30.2 Induction and Energy Transfers 30.3 Induced Electric Fields 30.4 Inductors and Inductance 30.5 Self-Induction 30.6 RL Circuits 30.7 Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field 30.8 Energy Density of a Magnetic Field 30.9 Mutual Induction 31 Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current 31.1 LC Oscillations 31.2 Damped Oscillations in an RLC Circuit 31.3 Forced Oscillations of Three Simple Circuits 31.4 The Series RLC Circuit 31.5 Power in Alternating-Current Circuits 31.6 Transformers 32 Maxwell’s Equations; Magnetism of Matter 32.1 Gauss’ Law for Magnetic Fields 32.2 Induced Magnetic Fields 32.3 Displacement Current 32.4 Magnets 32.5 Magnetism and Electrons 32.6 Diamagnetism 32.7 Paramagnetism 32.8 Ferromagnetism 33 Electromagnetic Waves 33.1 Electromagnetic Waves 33.2 Energy Transport and the Poynting Vector 33.3 Radiation Pressure 33.4 Polarization 33.5 Reflection and Refraction 33.6 Total Internal Reflection 33.7 Polarization by Reflection 34 Images 34.1 Images and Plane Mirrors 34.2 Spherical Mirrors 34.3 Spherical Refracting Surfaces 34.4 Thin Lenses 34.5 Optical Instruments 34.6 Three Proofs 35 Interference 35.1 Light as a Wave 35.2 Young’s Interference Experiment 35.3 Interference and Double-Slit Intensity 35.4 Interference from Thin Films 35.5 Michelson’s Interferometer 36 Diffraction 36.1 Single-Slit Diffraction 36.2 Intensity in Single-Slit Diffraction 36.3 Diffraction by a Circular Aperture 36.4 Diffraction by a Double Slit 36.5 Diffraction Gratings 36.6 Gratings: Dispersion and Resolving Power 36.7 X-Ray Diffraction 37 Relativity 37.1 Simultaneity and Time Dilation 37.2 The Relativity of Length 37.3 The Lorentz Transformation 37.4 The Relativity of Velocities 37.5 Doppler Effect for Light 37.6 Momentum and Energy 38 Photons and Matter Waves 38.1 The Photon, the Quantum of Light 38.2 The Photoelectric Effect 38.3 Photons, Momentum, Compton Scattering, Light Interference 38.4 The Birth of Quantum Physics 38.5 Electrons and Matter Waves 38.6 Schrödinger’s Equation 38.7 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle 38.8 Reflection from a Potential Step 38.9 Tunneling Through a Potential Barrier 39 More About Matter Waves 39.1 Energies of a Trapped Electron 39.2 Wave Functions of a Trapped Electron 39.3 An Electron in a Finite Well 39.4 Two- and Three-Dimensional Electron Traps 39.5 The Hydrogen Atom 40 All About Atoms 40.1 Properties of Atoms 40.2 The Stern–Gerlach Experiment 40.3 Magnetic Resonance 40.4 Exclusion Principle and Multiple Electrons in a Trap 40.5 Building the Periodic Table 40.6 X Rays and the Ordering of the Elements 40.7 Lasers 41 Conduction of Electricity in Solids 41.1 The Electrical Properties of Metals 41.2 Semiconductors and Doping 41.3 The p-n Junction and the Transistor 42 Nuclear Physics 42.1 Discovering the Nucleus 42.2 Some Nuclear Properties 42.3 Radioactive Decay 42.4 Alpha Decay 42.5 Beta Decay 42.6 Radioactive Dating 42.8 Nuclear Models 43 Energy from the Nucleus 43.1 Nuclear Fission 43.2 The Nuclear Reactor 43.3 A Natural Nuclear Reactor 43.4 Thermonuclear Fusion: The Basic Process 43.5 Thermonuclear Fusion in the Sun and Other Stars 43.6 Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion 44 Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang 44.1 General Properties of Elementary Particles 44.2 Leptons, Hadrons, and Strangeness 44.3 Quarks and Messenger Particles 44.4 Cosmology Appendices Answers Multiple Choice Questions Index