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Conservation Laws. Physics textbook. Contains chapter 1 - Conservation of Energy, chapter 2 - Simplifying the Energy Zoo, chapter 3 - Work: The Transfer of Mechanical Energy, chapter 4 - Conservation of Momentum, chapter 5 - Conservation of Angular Momentum, Solutions to Selected Problems, and Glossary.
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Conservation Laws Benjamin Crowell Book 2 in the Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks www.lightandmatter.com Conservation Laws The Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks: 1 Newtonian Physics 2 Conservation Laws 3 Vibrations and Waves 4 Electricity and Magnetism 5 Optics 6 The Modern Revolution in Physics Conservation Laws Benjamin Crowell www.lightandmatter.com Light and Matter Fullerton, California www.lightandmatter.com © 1998-2002 by Benjamin Crowell All rights reserved. Edition 2.1 rev. 2002-07-30 ISBN 0-9704670-2-8 To Uri Haber-Schaim, John Dodge, Robert Gardner, and Edward Shore. Brief Contents 1 Conservation of Energy .............................. 13 2 Simplifying the Energy Zoo ........................ 29 3 Work: The Transfer of Mechanical Energy 41 4 Conservation of Momentum ....................... 63 5 Conservation of Angular Momentum......... 89 Exercises ..........................................................115 Solutions to Selected Problems ..................... 117 Glossary ............................................................119 Index ................................................................. 121 Useful Data ...................................................... 132 9 Contents 1 Conservation of Energy 13 1.1 The Search for a Perpetual Motion Machine ............................................