COLLEGE PHYSICS ESSENTIALS EIGHTH EDITIO

ISBN-13: 9781032337265 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

JERRY D. WILSON

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

Mechanics, Thermodynamics, and Waves (V1): 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. 15. Electric Charge, Forces, and Fields

E&M, Optics, and Modern Physics (V2): 16. Electrical Potential, Energy, and Capacitance. 17. Electric Current and Resistance. 18. Basic Electric Circuits. 19. Magnetism. 20. Electromagnetic Induction and Waves. 21. AC Circuits. 22. Reflection and Refraction of Light. 23. Mirrors and Lenses. 24. Physical Optics: The Wave Nature of Light. 25. Vision and Optical Instruments. 26. Relativity. 27. Quantum Physics. 28. Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics. 29. The Nucleus. 30. Nuclear Reactions and Elementary Particles.

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.