I am currently in the process of writing my own textbook for my classes on introductory physics with calculus at Broward College, to replace the assigned textbook currently being used in PHY2048/PHY2049. This is not because I have anything against the assigned textbook, but because it's more efficient for the students to see the material exactly as I want them to see it, in exactly the order that I want them to see it. Plus, this textbook is free! Currently, the book is in the initial stages of being written, and no draft has been posted yet. Check back here for updates, as I will try to release new chapters as the semester goes on.
Current version:
Currently, the book is still in the initial stages of development. Once the first 2-3 chapters are written, then I will post the first draft of the textbook. Check back soon, and be sure to check in regularly! The table below keeps tracm=k of the status of the book, so you can know instantly whether or not the book has been udpated since you checked last.
Errata:
Think you found a mistake in the text? Errata for the textbook hasn't been established yet, but you can find the page dedicated
to errata here. If the mistake you've found isn't listed in
the errata, send me an email at comments@blazartheory.com
Table of Contents and Status of the Book:
| First-Semester Physics: Classical Mechanics | Second-Semester Physics: Electromagnetism | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPTER | STATUS | CHAPTER | STATUS |
| Ch 1: Review of Mathematics | In Progress | Ch 18: Electrostatics | Unstarted |
| Ch 2: 1-Dimensional Motion | Unstarted | Ch 19:Gauss' Law | Unstarted |
| Ch 3: 2-Dimensional Motion | Unstarted | Ch 20: Electrical Energy | Unstarted |
| Ch 4: Newton's Laws of Motion | Unstarted | Ch 21: Capacitors | Unstarted |
| Ch 5: Applications of Newton's Laws | Unstarted | Ch 22: Direct Current Circuits | Unstarted |
| Ch 6: Work and Kinetic Energy | Unstarted | Ch 23: The Magnetic Force | Unstarted |
| Ch 7: Potential Energy and Energy Conservation | Unstarted | Ch 24: Production of Magnetic Fields | Unstarted |
| Ch 8: Momentum and It's Conservation | Unstarted | Ch 25: Electromagnetic Induction | Unstarted |
| Ch 9: Rotation of Rigid Bodies | Unstarted | Ch 26: Inductance | Unstarted |
| Ch 10: Dynamics of Rotation | Unstarted | Ch 27: Alternating Current Circuits | Unstarted |
| Ch 11: Equilibrium | Unstarted | Ch 28: Electromagnetic Waves | Unstarted |
| Ch 12: Gravitation | Unstarted | Ch 29: Propagation of Light | Unstarted |
| Ch 13: Simple Harmonic Motion | Unstarted | Ch 30: Geometric Optics | Unstarted |
| Ch 14: Waves and Sound | Unstarted | Ch 31: Wave Optics | Unstarted |
| Ch 15: Fluid Mechanics | Unstarted | Ch 32: The Special Theory of Relativity | Unstarted |
| Ch 16: Heat, Temperature, and Kinetic Theory | Unstarted | Ch 33: Partile-Wave Duality | Unstarted |
| Ch 17: The Laws of Thermodynamics | Unstarted | Ch 34: Notion about Quantum Mechanics | Unstarted |
| Ch 35: Atomic Structure | Unstarted | ||
| Ch 36: Introduction to Nuclear and Partilcle Physics | Unstarted | ||
| Ch 37: A Bit of Cosmology | Unstarted | ||