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Mechanics
1. Models, Measurements, and Vectors
2. Motion Along a Straight Line
3. Motion in a Plane
4. Newton's Laws of Motion
5. Applications of Newton's Laws
6. Circular Motion and Gravitation
7. Work and Energy
8. Momentum
9. Rotational Motion
10. Dynamics of Rotational Motion
Periodic Motion, Waves, and Fluids
11. Elasticity and Periodic Motion
12. Mechanical Waves and Sound
13. Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics
14. Temperature and Heat
15. Thermal Properties of Matter
16. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Electricity and Magnetism
17. Electric Charge and Electric Field
18. Electric Potential and Capacitance
19. Current, Resistance, and Direct-Current Circuits
20. Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces
21. Electromagnetic Induction
22. Alternating Current
23. Electromagnetic Waves
Light and Optics
24. Geometric Optics
25. Optical Instruments
26. Interference and Diffraction
Modern Physics
27. Relativity
28. Photons, Electrons, and Atoms
29. Atoms, Molecules, and Solids
30. Nuclear and High-Energy Physics
