absolute temperature scale | Temperature (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
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absorbed | How Light Travels (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
acceleration | Newton's Second Law (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) Acceleration (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
acceleration due to gravity | Acceleration (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
adjustable forces | Adjustable vs Fixed Forces (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
air resistance | Air Resistance (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
alternating current | What Are Oscillations? (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
ampere | SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
amperes | Electric Current (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
amplitude | What Are Oscillations? (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
angular acceleration | Moment of Inertia (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) Angular Acceleration (in Chapter 4: Rotational Motion) |
angular displacement | Angular Displacement (in Chapter 4: Rotational Motion) |
antinodes | Standing Waves (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
antiparallel | Trigonometric Functions (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
aperture | Diffraction (in Chapter 11: Wave Optics) |
apparent size | Angle Measurements (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
arc length | Degrees and Radians (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
atmospheric pressure | Pressure (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
axis | Focal Point (in Chapter 13: Images) |
bar magnets | Magnetic Poles (in Chapter 18: Magnetic Fields) |
base units | SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
basis | Vector Basis and Notation (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
batteries | Batteries (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
bels | Decibels (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
bernoulli's principle | Bernoulli's Equation (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
boiling temperature | Phase Changes (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
buoyancy force | Buoyancy (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
carnot engine | Carnot Engines (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
central maximum | Diffraction (in Chapter 11: Wave Optics) |
centrifugal pseudoforce | Uniform Circular Motion (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
centripetal acceleration | Linear & Angular Motion (in Chapter 4: Rotational Motion) |
charge carriers | Charge Carriers (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
circuit element | Loop Rule (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
closed system | Entropy (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
coefficient of kinetic friction | Kinetic Friction (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
coefficient of performance | Heat Pumps (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
coefficient of static friction | The Breaking of Static Friction (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
collisions | Bouncing Off Walls (in Chapter 5: Impulse and Momentum) |
compass needle | Magnetic Poles (in Chapter 18: Magnetic Fields) |
components | Vector Basis and Notation (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
compression | Sound (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
concave | Thin Spherical Devices (in Chapter 13: Images) |
conduction | Heat (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
conductors | Charge Carriers (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
conservation of momentum | Conservation of Momentum (in Chapter 5: Impulse and Momentum) |
conserved | Energy Conservation (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
constructive interference | Interference (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
contact forces | Contact Forces (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
convection | Heat (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
conventional basis | Vector Basis and Notation (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
conventional current | Electric Current (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
convex | Thin Spherical Devices (in Chapter 13: Images) |
cosine | Trigonometric Functions (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
coulomb | Positive and Negative (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
coulomb’s constant | Coulomb's Law (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
coulomb’s law | Coulomb's Law (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
crests | Wavelength (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
critical angle | Total Internal Reflection (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
critical damping | Damped Oscillation (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
current | Electric Current (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
cycle | What Are Oscillations? (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
damped oscillation | Damped Oscillation (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
decibels | Decibels (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
degrees | Degrees and Radians (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
density | Density (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
derived unit | SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
destructive interference | Interference (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
diffraction grating | Diffraction Grating (in Chapter 11: Wave Optics) |
diffuse reflection | Law of Reflection (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
dipole field | Magnetic Field (in Chapter 18: Magnetic Fields) |
directly proportional | Proportionality (in Appendix A: Miscellany) Proportionality (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
displacement | What Are Oscillations? (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
displacement vectors | Displacement Vectors (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
diverge | Images (in Chapter 13: Images) |
diverging device | Diverging Devices (in Chapter 13: Images) |
don't-know-don't-care | The Five Equations (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
doppler effect | Doppler Effect (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
drag | Air Resistance (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
efficiency | Heat Engines (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
elastic | Collisions (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
electric field lines | Electric Fields and Potential (in Chapter 17: Electric Fields) |
electric field vector | Electric Fields and Potential (in Chapter 17: Electric Fields) |
electric potential energy | Potential Energy (in Chapter 15: Electric Potential) |
electromagnetic spectrum | Light (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
electrons | Protons and Electrons (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
emf | Batteries (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
engineering notation | Formal Scientific Notation* (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
entropy | Entropy (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
equilibrium point | What Are Oscillations? (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
equipotential line | Equipotential Lines (in Chapter 15: Electric Potential) |
equivalent resistance | Equivalent Resistance (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
first law of thermodynamics | First Law of Thermodynamics (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
fixed force | Adjustable vs Fixed Forces (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
flow rate | Flow Rate (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
fluid | What is a Fluid? (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
focal length | Focal Point (in Chapter 13: Images) |
focal point | Focal Point (in Chapter 13: Images) |
force diagram | Static Friction (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
force pair | Newton's Third Law (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
force table | PS: Force Tables (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
force twins | Newton's Third Law (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
frame of reference | Frames of Reference (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
free fall | Free Fall (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
frequency | Period and Frequency (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) Frequency (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
fringes | Young's Two-Slit Interference (in Chapter 11: Wave Optics) |
fundamental frequency | Sound (in Chapter 10: Waves) Standing Waves (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
gas | What is a Fluid? (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
gram | SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
gravitational potential energy | Gravity and Work (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
heat | Heat (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
heat capacity | Heat Capacity (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
heat engine | Heat Engines (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
heat engines | Perpetual Motion (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
heat pumps | Heat Pumps (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
hertz | Period and Frequency (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
history graph | History Graphs (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
image | Images (in Chapter 13: Images) |
impulse | Impulse (in Chapter 5: Impulse and Momentum) |
in phase | Wavelength (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
incident ray | How Light Travels (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
inclined plane | PS: A Block on a Ramp (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
index of refraction | Index of Refraction (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
inelastic | Collisions (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
inertial | Frames of Reference (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
inertial frames of reference | Newton's First Law (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
initial phase | Simple Harmonic Motion (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
inline notation | Inline Notation (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
insulators | Charge Carriers (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
intensity | Intensity (in Chapter 6: Energy) Decibels (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
interface | How Light Travels (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
inversely proportional | Proportionality (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
junction | Junction Rule (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
kelvin | Temperature (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
kilo | Metric Prefixes (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
kilocalories | Power Flow (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
kilogram | SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
kilowatt-hours | Power (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
kinetic energy | Kinetic Energy (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
kinetic friction | Kinetic Friction (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
kirchhoff loop rule | Loop Rule (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
kirchhoff's junction rule | Junction Rule (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
latent energy | Phase Changes (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
latent heat | Phase Changes (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
lens equation | Lens Equation (in Chapter 13: Images) |
lever arm vector | Torque (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
liquids | What is a Fluid? (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
logarithm | Logarithms (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
longitudinal | Wave Pulse (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
loudness | Sound (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
magnetic field | Magnetic Field (in Chapter 18: Magnetic Fields) |
magnetic field lines | Magnetic Field (in Chapter 18: Magnetic Fields) |
magnetic force | Magnetic Poles (in Chapter 18: Magnetic Fields) |
magnification | Magnification (in Chapter 13: Images) |
magnitude | Math with Vector Notation (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
mass | Mass vs Weight (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) Newton's Second Law (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
mass density | Density (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
maximally inelastic | Collisions (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
medium | Wave Pulse (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
mega | Underdetermined (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
melting (or freezing) temperature | Phase Changes (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
meter | SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
metric prefixes | Metric Prefixes (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
metric system | SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
mode | Standing Waves (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
moment of inertia | Moment of Inertia (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
momentum | Momentum (in Chapter 5: Impulse and Momentum) |
motion diagram | Motion Diagrams (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
net force | Newton's Second Law (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
neutral | Positive and Negative (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) Conservation of Charge (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
newton | Our First Forces (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
newton's first law | Newton's First Law (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
newton's second law | Newton's Second Law (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
newton's third law | Newton's Third Law (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
newton-meters | Torque (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
nodes | Standing Waves (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
noncontact | Contact Forces (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
normal | How Light Travels (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
normal force | Our First Forces (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
nucleus | Protons and Electrons (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
ohm's law | Resistors (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
order | Young's Two-Slit Interference (in Chapter 11: Wave Optics) |
oscillation | What Are Oscillations? (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
out of phase | Wavelength (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
overdamped | Damped Oscillation (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
overtones | Sound (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
parallel | Equivalent Resistance (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
path length | Interference (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
pendulum | Pendulum (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
period | What Are Oscillations? (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) Period and Frequency (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) Frequency (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
perpetual motion machines | Perpetual Motion (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
perpetual motion machines of the second kind | Perpetual Motion (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
pitch | Sound (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
point charge | Coulomb's Law (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
polarized | Polarization (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
positive x-direction | Vector Basis and Notation (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
positive y-direction | Vector Basis and Notation (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
potential energy | Gravity and Work (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
power | Power (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
power supplies | Batteries (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
pressure | Pressure (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
pressure waves | Sound (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
protons | Protons and Electrons (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
pulse | Wave Pulse (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
quarks | Protons and Electrons (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
radians | Degrees and Radians (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
radians per second | Angular Velocity (in Chapter 4: Rotational Motion) |
rarefaction | Sound (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
ray | Index of Refraction (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
ray tracing | Ray Tracing (in Chapter 13: Images) |
real image | Types of Images (in Chapter 13: Images) |
reflected | How Light Travels (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
reflected ray | Law of Reflection (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
reflection gratings | Diffraction Grating (in Chapter 11: Wave Optics) |
refracts | Transmission of Light (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
refrigerators | Heat Pumps (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
relaxation length | Block on a Spring (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
resistance | Resistors (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
resistance reduction | Resistance Reduction (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
resistors | Resistors (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
restoring force | What Are Oscillations? (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
revolutions | Angular Displacement (in Chapter 4: Rotational Motion) |
scalar | Vectors (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
schematic symbol | Batteries (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
second | SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
second law of thermodynamics | Perpetual Motion (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) Entropy (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
series | Equivalent Resistance (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
si units | SI Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
similar | Trigonometric Functions (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
simple harmonic motion | Simple Harmonic Motion (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
sine | Trigonometric Functions (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
sinusoidal waves | Frequency (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
snapshot | Wavelength (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
snell's law | Snell's Law (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
solid | What is a Fluid? (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
sound intensity level | Decibels (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
source charges | Coulomb's Law (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
specific heat | Heat Capacity (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
spectroscopy | Diffraction Grating (in Chapter 11: Wave Optics) |
specular reflection | Law of Reflection (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
speed | Velocity vs Speed (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
speed of light | Index of Refraction (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
spring constant | Springs (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
standing wave | Standing Waves (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
static equilibrium | Static Equilibrium (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
static friction | Static Friction (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
stiffness | Springs (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
sublimation temperature | Phase Changes (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
suction | Pressure (in Chapter 8: Fluids) |
superposition | Interference (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
system | Total Momentum (in Chapter 5: Impulse and Momentum) |
tally method | Loop Rule (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
tangent | Trigonometric Functions (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
tangential acceleration | Linear & Angular Motion (in Chapter 4: Rotational Motion) |
target charge | Coulomb's Law (in Chapter 14: Electric Charge) |
tension | Our First Forces (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
terminals | Equivalent Resistance (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
thermal energy | Heat (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) Heat Capacity (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
thermal equilibrium | Heat (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
thermal reservoir | Heat Capacity (in Chapter 7: Thermodynamics) |
thin spherical devices | Thin Spherical Devices (in Chapter 13: Images) |
time interval | Average Velocity (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
torque | Torque (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
total internal reflection | Total Internal Reflection (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
transmitted | How Light Travels (in Chapter 12: Ray Optics) |
transverse | Wave Pulse (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
trigonometric ratios | Trigonometric Functions (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
troughs | Wavelength (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
tuple | Vector Basis and Notation (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
turning point | Graphing Position (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) Graphing Velocity (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
underdamped | Damped Oscillation (in Chapter 9: Oscillations) |
unit vector | Component Form (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
unit-vector notation | Vector Basis and Notation (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
units | Units (in Appendix A: Miscellany) |
unknowns | Underdetermined (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
vector | Vectors (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
velocity | Velocity vs Speed (in Chapter 2: Laws of Motion) |
virtual images | Types of Images (in Chapter 13: Images) |
watts | Power (in Chapter 6: Energy) Power (in Chapter 16: Circuits) |
wave | Frequency (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
wave equation | Wavespeed and The Wave Equation (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
wavefront | Wavefronts (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
wavelength | Wavelength (in Chapter 10: Waves) |
weight | Our First Forces (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) Mass vs Weight (in Chapter 1: Equilibrium) |
weightlessness | Weightlessness (in Chapter 3: Linear Motion) |
work | Work (in Chapter 6: Energy) |
zero vector | Adding Vectors (in Appendix B: Vectors) |
Variable Name | Symbol | Units | Chapter | Section |
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heat capacity | \(C\) | J/K | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | Heat Capacity |
specific heat | \(c\) | J/kg/K | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | Heat Capacity |
Coefficient of Performance | \(COP\) | -- | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | Heat Pumps |
Displacement | \(\Delta x\) | m | Chapter 3: Linear Motion | Displacement Vectors |
Gravitational Potential Energy | \(E_G\) | J | Chapter 6: Energy | Gravity and Work |
Kinetic Energy | \(E_K\) | J | Chapter 6: Energy | Kinetic Energy |
Latent Energy | \(E_L\) | J | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | Phase Changes |
Spring Potential Energy | \(E_S\) | J | Chapter 6: Energy | Springs |
Efficiency | \(\eta\) | -- | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | Heat Engines |
Thermal Energy | \(E_{th}\) | J | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | Heat Capacity |
Moment of Inertia | \(I\) | N m2 | Chapter 2: Laws of Motion | Moment of Inertia |
Intensity | \(I\) | W/m2 | Chapter 6: Energy | Intensity |
Current | \(I\) | A | Chapter 16: Circuits | Electric Current |
Kinetic Friction | \(K\) | N | Chapter 2: Laws of Motion | Kinetic Friction |
Spring Constant | \(k\) | N/m | Chapter 6: Energy | Springs |
Latent Energy per kg | \(L\) | J/kg | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | Phase Changes |
Mass | \(m\) | kg | Chapter 1: Equilibrium | Mass vs Weight |
Coefficient of Kinetic Friction | \(\mu_K\) | -- | Chapter 2: Laws of Motion | Kinetic Friction |
Coefficient of static friction | \(\mu_S\) | -- | Chapter 1: Equilibrium | The Breaking of Static Friction |
Normal Force | \(N\) | N | Chapter 1: Equilibrium | Our First Forces |
Power | \(P\) | W | Chapter 6: Energy | Power |
Power | \(P\) | watts (W) | Chapter 16: Circuits | Power |
Pressure | \(P\) | Pa | Chapter 8: Fluids | Pressure |
Flow Rate | \(\Phi\) | m3/s | Chapter 8: Fluids | Flow Rate |
Heat | \(Q\) | J | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | Heat |
Heat | \(Q\) | J | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | First Law of Thermodynamics |
Density | \(\rho\) | kg/m3 | Chapter 8: Fluids | Density |
Static Friction | \(S\) | N | Chapter 1: Equilibrium | Static Friction |
Entropy | \(S\) | J/K | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | Entropy |
Tension | \(T\) | N | Chapter 1: Equilibrium | Our First Forces |
Temperature | \(T\) | K | Chapter 7: Thermodynamics | Temperature |
Torque | \(\tau\) | N m | Chapter 1: Equilibrium | Torque |
Speed | \(v\) | m/s | Chapter 2: Laws of Motion | Velocity vs Speed |
Weight | \(W\) | N | Chapter 1: Equilibrium | Our First Forces |
Weight | \(W\) | N | Chapter 1: Equilibrium | Adjustable vs Fixed Forces |
Work | \(W\) | J | Chapter 6: Energy | Work |
Acceleration | \(\vec a\) | m/s2 | Chapter 3: Linear Motion | Acceleration |
Buoyancy | \(\vec B\) | N | Chapter 8: Fluids | Buoyancy |
Impulse | \(\vec J\) | Ns | Chapter 5: Impulse and Momentum | Impulse |
Momentum | \(\vec p\) | Ns | Chapter 5: Impulse and Momentum | Momentum |
Velocity | \(\vec v\) | m/s | Chapter 2: Laws of Motion | Velocity vs Speed |