College Physics Essentials, Eighth Edition: Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Waves (Volume One)

ISBN-13: 9781032337289 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 408 str.

Jerry D. Wilson; Anthony J. Buffa; Bo Lou

Opis

The authors enhance emphasis on worked examples to enhance reader engagement, with expanded problem sets that build from conceptual understanding to numerical solutions and real-world applications.

Spis treści

1. Measurement and Problem Solving. 2. Kinematics: Description of Motion. 3. Motion in Two Dimensions. 4. Force and Motion. 5. Work and Energy. 6. Linear Momentum and Collisions. 7. Circular Motion and Gravitation. 8. Rotational Motion and Equilibrium. 9. Solids and Fluids. 10. Temperature and Kinetic Theory. 11. Heat. 12. Thermodynamics. 13. Vibrations and Waves. 14. Sound.

O autorze

Jerry D. Wilson, PhD, is a professor emeritus of physics and former chair of the Division of Biological and Physical Sciences at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina.

Anthony J. Buffa, PhD, is an emeritus professor of physics at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and has been a research associate with the Radioanalytical Facility of the Department of Physics since 1980.

Bo Lou, PhD, is professor in the Department of Physical Sciences at Ferris State University.