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Okay,esoeyoueareereadyetoelearneaboutephysics.eButewhat,eyouemayeask,eiseitegoodefor?eTheseetwoepageseshoweyoueoneeparteofeth
eeansweretoethatequestion:ePhysicsehelpseyouebettereunderstandewhateisegoingeonearoundeyoueandearoundetheeresteofetheeuniver
se.eListedeareemanyeofetheeapplicationseofephysicsefoundeinetheetext,ealongewithetheepage(s)eonewhicheeacheappears.eNumberseinepa
ren-etheseseareeend-of-chaptereProblemse(Pr.)eoreChallengese(Ch.).
HOWeTHINGSeWORKe(CommoneDevices) Electronicepapere e 266
Antifreezeetestere 159 Electrostaticeprecipitatore 265
Atomizere e 163 Fibereopticse e 356
Barometere e 151 Geigerecountere 432eHydroelectr
Camera,eprojectore 343,e361,e386e(Ch.e7,e8,e9,e10)e icepowereplante 104
Carebrakeesysteme 161 Pumpedestoragee e 301
Compasse e 291 Inertialebalancee e 64
Concaveereflector,esatelliteedishe e 227,e345 Lasere e 416
Dieseleenginee e 184 Nuclearefusionedevicese 453eNucl
Electricemotoreandegeneratore e 299,e300 earepowereplante 449eNuclearew
Electromagnet,esolenoide e 296 eaponse 448,e452
Fresnelelense e 358 Particleeacceleratore e 86,e300,e496
Fusese e 279 RadioeAcousticeSoundingeSysteme(RASS)e e 239,e255e(Pr.e16)
Heateenginee 205eH Regenerativeebrakinge 301
oteaireballoone 183ei Scanningetunnelingemicroscopee(STM)e 405eSod
Pode 258 are 239
Liquidecrystaledisplaye(LCD)e 341eM Soniceanemometere e 238
agnifyingeglasse 363 Whisperingechambere e 227
Metaledetectore e 290,e303 X-rayemachinee e 314
Microphone,espeakere e 304,e305
Mirrors—plane,eone- BIOLOGICALeandeMEDICALeAPPLICATIONS
way,ecurved,etelescopee 343eNeoneandefluorescent Defibrillatore 277,e288e(Ch.e10)eElectricit
elightse 313,e411ePhotocopier, elasereprintere 395 yeandetheehumanebodye 276
Piano,eflute,eetc.e 241ePlasm Electrocardiograme(EKG)eElec
ae TVe e 388,e412 troencephalograme(EEG)eNerv
Polaroidesunglassese 341 eesignals
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Prisme e 372 ee(andecorrectiveelenses)e 368
Refrigerator,eaireconditionere 207,e239 Eyeesurgerye e 370
Remoteecontrole e 312 Hemoglobineteste e 144,e159
Smokeedetectore 428,e437 Nuclearemedicinee e 442
Thermostat,ethermometere 180 PositroneEmissioneTomographye(PET)e 464eSoun
eTireepressureetestere 141eTran deperceptione 246
sformere 303 Tanninge e 313
Ultrasonice imaginge e 240
HOWeTHINGSeWORKe(Not-So-Common Ultrasonicelithotripsye e 240
Devices) Xe rayse e 314
Airshipse e 128,e158,e160,e169e(Pr.e23,e24)
Altimetere e 152 ASTRONOMYeandeSPACEeEXPLORATION
Bombedetectore e 444 Adaptiveeopticse e 349
Cameraeobscurae e 366 Artificialegravitye(spaceestation)e e 54
Electronemicroscopee e 404
,Atmosphere,eobservingethrougheEarth’se 325,e349 Sundogse e 334,e377
Retentioneofe e 176 Speedeofesounde e 21,e220,e236
BigeBange e 304,e454,e517 Thermalse e 191
CassiniemissionetoeSaturne e 114 Tidese e 77
Cosmicechemistrye(spectroscopy)e 398,e402eCos
micebackgrounderadiation,eCOBEe 320eCosmolo SPORTSeAPPLICATIONS
gye 515 Ballebeingecaughte e 84e(Pr.e14),e97
Energyefloweinestarse 194eEsca Divinge 126e(Pr.e22)eGo
peevelocitye 110,e176eFusioneine lfeballedistortione 47
starse 452eGravitationalelense Humanepowereoutpute e 117
513 EmpireeStateeBuildingeracee 126e(Pr.e34)eSh
Gravityeassiste e 114 otepute 127e(Ch.e7)
Hubbleerelation,eexpandingeuniversee 228 Karateeblowe e 36,e84e(Pr.e12)
eLight-elementeproductione 454 Projectileemotione e 61
Neutronestare e 120 Skydivinge e 43e (Pr.e 25),e64
NeweHorizonsemissionetoePlutoe 46eNuc Soaringe e 191
learepowereonespacecrafte 436eOrbitse(p Tenniseball,eforceeone 89eTo
lanets,eHalley’seComet)e 74 pespeedse 20,e22
Angularemomentume e 119
Geosynchronouse e 85e(Ch.e7) OTHEReAPPLICATIONS
Pulsare e 120,e514 Bridgeeexpansione e 179
Satelliteereentrye 196 Carbon-14edatinge e 441
Scientificeinstrumentseinespacee 311,e320,e323,e325 Collisionse e 90,e111e Digit
Staretemperaturese 318,e322 alesounde(CDs)e 307eExpo
Supernovae 120,e452,e508 nentialegrowthe 112
Telescopese 325,e347,e365 Heatedetectorse 319
Holographye e 418
NATURALePHENOMENA Magneticerecordinge e 306
Aurorase(northerneandesouthernelights)e 412eBlu Microwaveecookinge 311eNeutro
eesky,eredesunsete 377,e378 neactivationeanalysise 443eNiagar
Cloud,efogeformatione e 202,e215e(Pr.e23,eCh.e5) aeFallse(goingeover)e 106ePressuri
Earth’semagneticefielde e 292,e332e(Ch.e1) zedeaircraftecabinse 140eRadar,es
Greenhouseeeffecte 324 onare 230,e237,e311
Halose e 376 Reverberatione 243
Humidity,edewpointe e 201,e203 Rocketse e 68,e84e(Pr.e24),e92
Hurricanese e 172 Solareenergye e 395
Icebergeflotatione 170e(Pr.e27)e Soniceboome e 231
Lake,etopefreezingefirste 181eLi Sonoluminescencee 240
ghtninge 21,e266 Superconductivitye 271,e294,e297,e477
Ozoneelayere e 323,e379 Superfluiditye 156,e477e
Pressureeofetheeatmospheree 139,e142,e150 Thinefilmecolorse 339e
Rainbowe e 373 Wingelifte 68
Seaeandelandebreezese 190
, In memory of Dennis McCarthy: artist, colleague, and friend.
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His drawings enhanced each edition of this text.
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Okay,esoeyoueareereadyetoelearneaboutephysics.eButewhat,eyouemayeask,eiseitegoodefor?eTheseetwoepageseshoweyoueoneeparteofeth
eeansweretoethatequestion:ePhysicsehelpseyouebettereunderstandewhateisegoingeonearoundeyoueandearoundetheeresteofetheeuniver
se.eListedeareemanyeofetheeapplicationseofephysicsefoundeinetheetext,ealongewithetheepage(s)eonewhicheeacheappears.eNumberseinepa
ren-etheseseareeend-of-chaptereProblemse(Pr.)eoreChallengese(Ch.).
HOWeTHINGSeWORKe(CommoneDevices) Electronicepapere e 266
Antifreezeetestere 159 Electrostaticeprecipitatore 265
Atomizere e 163 Fibereopticse e 356
Barometere e 151 Geigerecountere 432eHydroelectr
Camera,eprojectore 343,e361,e386e(Ch.e7,e8,e9,e10)e icepowereplante 104
Carebrakeesysteme 161 Pumpedestoragee e 301
Compasse e 291 Inertialebalancee e 64
Concaveereflector,esatelliteedishe e 227,e345 Lasere e 416
Dieseleenginee e 184 Nuclearefusionedevicese 453eNucl
Electricemotoreandegeneratore e 299,e300 earepowereplante 449eNuclearew
Electromagnet,esolenoide e 296 eaponse 448,e452
Fresnelelense e 358 Particleeacceleratore e 86,e300,e496
Fusese e 279 RadioeAcousticeSoundingeSysteme(RASS)e e 239,e255e(Pr.e16)
Heateenginee 205eH Regenerativeebrakinge 301
oteaireballoone 183ei Scanningetunnelingemicroscopee(STM)e 405eSod
Pode 258 are 239
Liquidecrystaledisplaye(LCD)e 341eM Soniceanemometere e 238
agnifyingeglasse 363 Whisperingechambere e 227
Metaledetectore e 290,e303 X-rayemachinee e 314
Microphone,espeakere e 304,e305
Mirrors—plane,eone- BIOLOGICALeandeMEDICALeAPPLICATIONS
way,ecurved,etelescopee 343eNeoneandefluorescent Defibrillatore 277,e288e(Ch.e10)eElectricit
elightse 313,e411ePhotocopier, elasereprintere 395 yeandetheehumanebodye 276
Piano,eflute,eetc.e 241ePlasm Electrocardiograme(EKG)eElec
ae TVe e 388,e412 troencephalograme(EEG)eNerv
Polaroidesunglassese 341 eesignals
Pressureecookere 199 Extracorporealeshockewaveelithotripsye(ESWL)e 216eEy
Prisme e 372 ee(andecorrectiveelenses)e 368
Refrigerator,eaireconditionere 207,e239 Eyeesurgerye e 370
Remoteecontrole e 312 Hemoglobineteste e 144,e159
Smokeedetectore 428,e437 Nuclearemedicinee e 442
Thermostat,ethermometere 180 PositroneEmissioneTomographye(PET)e 464eSoun
eTireepressureetestere 141eTran deperceptione 246
sformere 303 Tanninge e 313
Ultrasonice imaginge e 240
HOWeTHINGSeWORKe(Not-So-Common Ultrasonicelithotripsye e 240
Devices) Xe rayse e 314
Airshipse e 128,e158,e160,e169e(Pr.e23,e24)
Altimetere e 152 ASTRONOMYeandeSPACEeEXPLORATION
Bombedetectore e 444 Adaptiveeopticse e 349
Cameraeobscurae e 366 Artificialegravitye(spaceestation)e e 54
Electronemicroscopee e 404
,Atmosphere,eobservingethrougheEarth’se 325,e349 Sundogse e 334,e377
Retentioneofe e 176 Speedeofesounde e 21,e220,e236
BigeBange e 304,e454,e517 Thermalse e 191
CassiniemissionetoeSaturne e 114 Tidese e 77
Cosmicechemistrye(spectroscopy)e 398,e402eCos
micebackgrounderadiation,eCOBEe 320eCosmolo SPORTSeAPPLICATIONS
gye 515 Ballebeingecaughte e 84e(Pr.e14),e97
Energyefloweinestarse 194eEsca Divinge 126e(Pr.e22)eGo
peevelocitye 110,e176eFusioneine lfeballedistortione 47
starse 452eGravitationalelense Humanepowereoutpute e 117
513 EmpireeStateeBuildingeracee 126e(Pr.e34)eSh
Gravityeassiste e 114 otepute 127e(Ch.e7)
Hubbleerelation,eexpandingeuniversee 228 Karateeblowe e 36,e84e(Pr.e12)
eLight-elementeproductione 454 Projectileemotione e 61
Neutronestare e 120 Skydivinge e 43e (Pr.e 25),e64
NeweHorizonsemissionetoePlutoe 46eNuc Soaringe e 191
learepowereonespacecrafte 436eOrbitse(p Tenniseball,eforceeone 89eTo
lanets,eHalley’seComet)e 74 pespeedse 20,e22
Angularemomentume e 119
Geosynchronouse e 85e(Ch.e7) OTHEReAPPLICATIONS
Pulsare e 120,e514 Bridgeeexpansione e 179
Satelliteereentrye 196 Carbon-14edatinge e 441
Scientificeinstrumentseinespacee 311,e320,e323,e325 Collisionse e 90,e111e Digit
Staretemperaturese 318,e322 alesounde(CDs)e 307eExpo
Supernovae 120,e452,e508 nentialegrowthe 112
Telescopese 325,e347,e365 Heatedetectorse 319
Holographye e 418
NATURALePHENOMENA Magneticerecordinge e 306
Aurorase(northerneandesouthernelights)e 412eBlu Microwaveecookinge 311eNeutro
eesky,eredesunsete 377,e378 neactivationeanalysise 443eNiagar
Cloud,efogeformatione e 202,e215e(Pr.e23,eCh.e5) aeFallse(goingeover)e 106ePressuri
Earth’semagneticefielde e 292,e332e(Ch.e1) zedeaircraftecabinse 140eRadar,es
Greenhouseeeffecte 324 onare 230,e237,e311
Halose e 376 Reverberatione 243
Humidity,edewpointe e 201,e203 Rocketse e 68,e84e(Pr.e24),e92
Hurricanese e 172 Solareenergye e 395
Icebergeflotatione 170e(Pr.e27)e Soniceboome e 231
Lake,etopefreezingefirste 181eLi Sonoluminescencee 240
ghtninge 21,e266 Superconductivitye 271,e294,e297,e477
Ozoneelayere e 323,e379 Superfluiditye 156,e477e
Pressureeofetheeatmospheree 139,e142,e150 Thinefilmecolorse 339e
Rainbowe e 373 Wingelifte 68
Seaeandelandebreezese 190
, In memory of Dennis McCarthy: artist, colleague, and friend.
e e e e e e e e
His drawings enhanced each edition of this text.
e e e e e e e
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