Wiley's Halliday / Resnick / Walker Physics for JEE (Main & Advanced), Vol I, 4ed, 2026
ISBN: 9789363863217
972 pages
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Description
This adapted version of one of the world’s most successful books on Physics combines the Halliday, Resnick and Walker’s approach to Physics with JEE requirements. The book has been designed to help the students overcome the hurdles while preparing for JEE in terms of concepts and problem solving.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Note to the Student
Chapter Wise Comparative Analysis of JEE Advanced
(2014–2024) Questions with Focus Topics
1 Units and Measurement
1.1 What is Physics?
1.2 Measuring Things
1.3 The International System of Units
1.4 Fundamental SI Quantities
1.5 Significant Figures and Decimal Places
1.6 Error Analysis
1.7 Length Measuring Instruments
1.8 Dimensional Analysis
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
2 Motion Along a Straight Line
2.1 What is Physics?
2.2 Motion
2.3 Position and Displacement
2.4 Average Velocity and Average Speed
2.5 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
2.6 Acceleration
2.7 Constant Acceleration: A Special Case
2.8 Free-Fall Acceleration
2.9 Graphical Integration in Motion Analysis
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
A2.1 Elements of Calculus
3 Vectors
3.1 What is Physics?
3.2 Vectors and Scalars
3.3 Vector Addition
3.4 Components of Vectors
3.5 Unit Vectors
3.6 Adding Vectors by Components
3.7 Multiplying Vectors
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
4.1 What is Physics?
4.2 Position and Displacement
4.3 Average Velocity and Instantaneous Velocity
4.4 Average Acceleration and
Instantaneous Acceleration
4.5 Projectile Motion
4.6 Relative Motion in One Dimension
4.7 Relative Motion in Two Dimensions
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
5 Force and Motion – I
5.1 What is Physics?
5.2 Newtonian Mechanics
5.3 Newton’s First Law
5.4 Force
5.5 Mass
5.6 Newton’s Second Law
5.7 Newton’s Third Law
5.8 Some Particular Forces
5.9 Constraint Motion: Bodies with Linked Motion
5.10 Applying Newton’s Laws
5.11 Motion in Accelerated Frames:
Fictitious/Pseudo Force
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
6 Force and Motion – II
6.1 What is Physics?
6.2 Friction
6.3 Properties of Friction
6.4 Some More Applications of Properties
of Friction
6.5 The Drag Force and Terminal Speed
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
7 Circular Motion
7.1 What is Physics?
7.2 Angular Variables
7.3 Relation Between Angular Velocity and
Linear Velocity
7.4 Particle in Uniform Circular Motion
7.5 Particle in Non-Uniform Circular Motion
7.6 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
7.7 Dynamics of Non-Uniform Circular Motion
7.8 Centrifugal Force
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
8 Work, Power, and Energy
8.1 What is Physics?
8.2 Kinetic Energy
8.3 Work
8.4 Calculation of Work for Uniform Force
8.5 Work Done by the Gravitational Force
8.6 Work Done by a Spring Force
8.7 Work Done by a General Variable
(Nonuniform) Force
8.8 Validity of Work–Kinetic Energy Theorem
in Inertial Reference Frames
8.9 Potential Energy
8.10 Work and Potential Energy
8.11 Path Independence of Conservative Forces
8.12 Determining Potential Energy Values
8.13 Work–Mechanical Energy Theorem
8.14 Conservation of Mechanical Energy
8.15 Work Done on a System by an
External Force
8.16 Conservation of Energy
8.17 Power
8.18 Relation Between Conservative Force
and Potential Energy
8.19 Vertical Circular Motion
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
9 Center of Mass
9.1 What is Physics?
9.2 The Center of Mass
9.3 Newton’s Second Law for a System
of Particles
9.4 Linear Momentum
9.5 The Linear Momentum of a System
of Particles
9.6 Impulse and Momentum
9.7 Conservation of Linear Momentum
9.8 Collisions
9.9 Inelastic Collisions in One Dimension
9.10 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
9.11 Collisions in Two Dimensions
9.12 C-Frame
9.13 Impulse Momentum Equation for
Continuous Processes
9.14 Systems with Varying Mass: A Rocket
9.15 Some Derivations Pertaining to com
of Objects
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
10 Rigid Body Dynamics – I
10.1 What is Physics?
10.2 Rotational Variables
10.3 Are Angular Quantities Vectors?
10.4 Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration
10.5 Relating the Linear and Angular Variables
10.6 Kinetic Energy of Rotation
10.7 Calculating the Rotational Inertia
10.8 Torque
10.9 The Vector Product Revisited
10.10 Vector Product and Torque
10.11 The Center of Gravity
10.12 The Rigid Object Under a Net Torque
10.13 Work and Rotational Kinetic Energy
10.14 Angular Momentum
10.15 Newton’s Second Law in Angular Form
10.16 The Angular Momentum of a System
of Particles
10.17 The Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body
Rotating about a Fixed Axis
10.18 Conservation of Angular Momentum
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
11 Rigid Body Dynamics – II
11.1 What is Physics?
11.2 Kinematics of Combined Rotation
and Translation
11.3 The Kinetic Energy of Combined
Translation and Rotation (Rolling)
11.4 The Forces of Rolling
11.5 Torque About Center of Mass
11.6 Angular Momentum of Rigid Body About
a Point Lying Outside the Body
11.7 The Yo-Yo
11.8 Problem Solving on Rolling
11.9 Rigid Body in Equilibrium
11.10 The Requirements of Equilibrium
11.11 Some Examples of Static Equilibrium
11.12 Toppling
11.13 Instantaneous Center of Zero Velocity
Review and Summary
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12 Elasticity 533
12.1 What is Physics?
12.2 Elasticity
12.3 Stress and Strain
12.4 Elastic Potential Energy
12.5 Poisson’s Ratio
12.6 Mechanical Properties of Materials
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
13 Gravitation
13.1 What is Physics?
13.2 Newton’s Law of Gravitation
13.3 Gravitation and the Principle
of Superposition
13.4 Gravitation Near Earth’s Surface
13.5 Gravitation Inside Earth
13.6 Gravitational Potential Energy
13.7 Planets and Satellites: Kepler’s Laws
13.8 Satellites: Orbits and Energy
13.9 Einstein and Gravitation
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
14 Fluids
14.1 What is Physics?
14.2 Density and Pressure
14.3 Fluids at Rest
14.4 Measuring Pressure
14.5 Pascal’s Principle
14.6 Archimedes’ Principle
14.7 Hydrostatic Force on a Curved Surface
14.8 Linear Accelerated Motion of a Fluid
14.9 Motion of a Fluid in a Rotating Vessel
14.10 Buoyant Force
14.11 Fluid Dynamics
14.12 Bernoulli’s Equation
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
15 Oscillations
15.1 What is Physics?
15.2 Simple Harmonic Motion
15.3 Force Law for Simple Harmonic Motion
15.4 Simple Harmonic Motion and
Uniform Circular Motion
15.5 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
15.6 An Angular Simple Harmonic Oscillator
15.7 Pendulums
15.8 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion
15.9 Forced Oscillations and Resonance
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
16 Waves – I
16.1 What is Physics?
16.2 Types of Waves
16.3 Wave Characteristics
16.4 Wave Speed on a Stretched String
16.5 Energy and Power of a Wave Traveling
Along a String
16.6 General Differential Equation of a Wave
16.7 Principle of Superposition for Waves
16.8 Interference of Waves
16.9 Phasors
16.10 Standing Waves
16.11 Standing Waves and Resonance
16.12 Propagation of Wave in
Two Connected Strings
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
17 Waves – II
17.1 What is Physics?
17.2 Sound Waves
17.3 The Speed of Sound
17.4 Traveling Sound Waves
17.5 Intensity and Sound Characteristics
17.6 Three-Dimensional Propagation of Waves
17.7 Standing Waves
17.8 Interference
17.9 Beats
17.10 The Doppler Effect
17.11 Supersonic Speeds, Shock Waves
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
18 Temperature, Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
and Thermal Expansion
18.1 What Is Physics?
18.2 Temperature
18.3 The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
18.4 Measuring Temperature
18.5 The Celsius and Fahrenheit Scales
18.6 Thermal Expansion
18.7 Expansion of Solids
18.8 Expansion of Liquids
18.9 Surface tension
18.10 Surface Energy (U)
18.11 Capillarity and Capillary Rise
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
19 Heat – Measurement and Transfer
19.1 What is Physics?
19.2 Temperature and Heat
19.3 The Absorption of Heat by Solids
and Liquids
19.4 Calorimetry
19.5 Heat Transfer Mechanisms
19.6 Applications of Stefan’s Law
19.7 Wien’s Displacement Law
19.8 Newton’s Law of Cooling
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
20 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
20.1 What is Physics?
20.2 Avogadro’s Number
20.3 Ideal Gases
20.4 Pressure, Temperature, and RMS Speed
20.5 Translational Kinetic Energy
20.6 The Distribution of Molecular Speeds
20.7 The Equipartition of Energy and
Degrees of Freedom
20.8 A Hint of Quantum Theory
Review and Summary
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21 The First Law of Thermodynamics
21.1 What is Physics?
21.2 A Closer Look at Heat and Work
21.3 The First Law of Thermodynamics
21.4 Some Special Cases of the First Law
of Thermodynamics
21.5 Some Applications of First Law
of Thermodynamics
21.6 The Adiabatic Expansion of an Ideal Gas
21.7 The Carnot Engine
Review and Summary
Problems
Practice Questions
Answer Key
Appendix A Mathematical Formulas
Appendix B JEE Advanced / Multidisciplinary
PYQs with Answers and Solutions
Appendix C JEE Main 2025 Questions
with Solutions