Chapter 1: The Science of Physics
Section 1-1: What is physics?

1. Identify activities and fields that involve the major areas within physics.
2. Describe the processes of the scientific method.
3. Describe the role of models and diagrams in physics.

Section 1-3: The language of physics
1. Interpret data in tables and graphs, and recognize equations that summarize data.
2. Distinguish between conventions for abbreviating units and quantities.
3. Use dimensional analysis to check the validity of expressions.
4. Perform order-of-magnitude calculations.

Chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension
Section 2-1: Displacement and velocity
1. Describe motion in terms of displacement, time, and velocity.
2. Calculate the displacement of an object traveling at a known velocity for a specific time interval.
3. Construct and interpret graphs of position versus time.

Section 2-2: Acceleration
1. Describe motion in terms of changing velocity.
2. Compare graphical representations of accelerated and nonaccelerated motions.
3. Apply kinematic equations to calculate distance, time, or velocity under conditions of constant acceleration.

Section 2-3: Falling objects
1. Relate the motion of a freely falling body to motion with constant acceleration.
2. Calculate displacement, velocity, and time at various points in the motion of a freely falling object.
3. Compare the motion of different objects in free fall.

Chapter 3: Two-Dimensional Motion and Vectors
Section 3-1: Introduction to vectors
1. Distinguish between a scalar and a vector.
2. Add and subtract vectors using the graphical method.
3. Multiply and divide vectors by scalars.

Section 3-2: Vector operations
1. Identify appropriate coordinate systems for solving problems with vectors.
2. Apply the Pythagorean theorem and tangent function to calculate the magnitude and direction of a resultant vector.
3. Resolve vectors into components using the sine and cosine functions.
4. Add vectors that are not perpendicular.

Section 3-3: Projectile Motion
1. Recognize examples of projectile motion.
2. Describe the path of a projectile as a parabola.
3. Resolve vectors into their components and apply the kinematic equations to solve problems involving projectile motion.

Section 3-4 Relative Motion
1. Describe situations in terms of frame of reference.
2. Solve problems involving relative velocity.

Chapter 4: Forces and the Laws of Motion
Section 4-1: Changes in motion
1. Explain how force affects the motion of an object.
2. Distinguish between contact forces and field forces.
3. Interpret and construct free-body diagrams.

Section 4-2: Newton's first law
1. Explain the relationship between the motion of an object and the net external force acting on it.
2. Determine the net external force on an object.
3. Calculate the force required to bring an object into equilibrium.

Section 4-3: Newton's second and third laws
1. Describe the acceleration of an object in terms of its mass and the net external force acting on it.
2. Predict the direction and magnitude of the acceleration caused by a known net external force.
3. Identify action-reaction pairs.
4. Explain why action-reaction pairs do not result in equilibrium.

Section 4-4: Everyday forces
1. Explain the difference between mass and weight.
2. Find the direction and magnitude of the normal force.
3. Describe air resistance as a form of friction.
4. Use coefficients of friction to calculate frictional force.

Chapter 5: Work and Energy
Section 5-1: Work
1. Recognize the difference between the scientific and the ordinary definitions of work.
2. Define work, relating it to force and displacement.
3. Identify where work is being performed in a variety of situations.
4. Calculate the net work done when many forces are applied to an object.

Section 5-2: Energy
1. Identify several forms of energy.
2. Calculate kinetic energy for an object.
3. Apply the work-kinetic energy theorem to solve problems.
4. Distinguish between kinetic and potential energy.
5. Classify different types of potential energy.
6. Calculate the potential energy associated with an object's position.

Section 5-3: Conservation of energy
1. Identify situations in which conservation of mechanical energy is valid.
2. Recognize the forms that conserved energy can take.
3. Solve problems using conservation of mechanical energy.

Section 5-4: Power
1. Relate the concepts of energy, time, and power.
2. Calculate power in two different ways.
3. Explain the effect of machines on work and power.