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SECTION I. MECHANICS. Chapter 1. Physics, Mathematics, and the Real World. 1-1 What Is Physics? Case 1-1. Inferring the Rules of Baseball from an Obstructed Viewpoint. The Scope of Physics. 1-2 Measurement and Units. Converting Units. Significant Figures. Summary. Qualitative and Quantitative Problems. Review and Practice. Going Further. Chapter 2. Describing Motion in One Dimension. 2-1 Matter in Motion. 2-2 A Vocabulary for Describing Motion. Instants and Intervals. Point Object. Positions and Distances. Notation. Negative Values. Why Average? How Is Average Velocity Different Than Speed? Instantaneous Velocity. Uniform Motion. 2-3 Representing Motion Graphically. Vertical Intercepts and Their Meaning. Interpreting Slope. Graphs of v versus t. 2-4 Acceleration and Graphs of Accelerated Motion. Units of Average Acceleration. Average Acceleration as Slope of v versus t Graph. Instantaneous Acceleration. 2-5 Constant Acceleration and Equations of Motion. Constant Acceleration. Graphing Uniformly Accelerated Motion. Average Velocity. Range Finder Measurements. Completely Describing Motion from Initial Conditions. 2-6 Solving Kinematics Problems I: Uniform Acceleration. Asking Questions That Equations Can Answer. 2-7 Gravitational Acceleration and Free Fall. Other Values of g. Summary. Definitions. Qualitative and Quantitative Problems. Hands-On Activities and Discussion Questions. Review and Practice. Going Further. Problems on WebLinks. Chapter 3. Constructing Two-Dimensional Motion from One-Dimensional Motions. 3-1 Constructing Complex Motions from Simpler Motions. Case 3-1. The Carnival Game on the Flatbed Truck. 3-2 Breaking Down Two-Dimensional Motions into One-Dimensional Components: Projectile Motion. Case 3-2. The Moving Shadows of a Thrown Ball. 3-3 Vectors. Vectors in One Dimension. Negatives of Vectors. Vectors and Scalars. Vectors in Two

For over two decades, physics education research has been transforming physics teaching and learning. Now in this new algebra based introductory physics text, Jerry Touger taps this work to support new teaching methodologies in physics. Introductory Physics: Building Understanding recognizes that students learn better in guided active learning environments, engages students in a conceptual exploration of the physical phenomena before mathematical formalisms, and offers explicit guidance in using qualitative thinking to inform quantitative problem solving.