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College Physics

ISBN: 9780133987850 | 013398785X
Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
Pub. Date: 11/1/1996

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SummaryTable of Contents
Algebra-based physics text known for stream-lined coverage. New edition maintains this strength and emphasizes conceptual approach.
About the Authorsxii(1)
How to Use this Textxiii(6)
Prefacexix
1 Units and Problem Solving
1(29)
... MORE
1.1 Why and How We Measure
2(1)
INSIGHT: A 2000-Year-Old Calculation: The Earth's Circumference
3(1)
1.2 SI Units for Length, Mass, and Time
3(4)
INSIGHT: Replacing "Le Grand K"?
6(1)
1.3 More about the Metric System
7(3)
1.4 Dimensional Analysis
10(3)
1.5 Unit Conversions
13(3)
1.6 Significant Figures
16(3)
1.7 Problem Solving
19(4)
Chapter Review
23(1)
Exercises
24(6)
2 Kinematics: Description of Motion
30(32)
2.1 Change of Position: Distance and Displacement
31(2)
2.2 Speed and Velocity
33(6)
2.3 Acceleration
39(5)
2.4 Kinematic Equations
44(3)
2.5 Free Fall
47(2)
INSIGHT: Galileo Galilei and the Leaning Tower of Pisa
49(5)
Chapter Review
54(1)
Exercises
55(7)
3 Motion in Two Dimensions
62(35)
3.1 Components of Motion
63(4)
3.2 Vector Addition and Subtraction
67(8)
3.3 Relative Velocity
75(5)
3.4 Projectile Motion
80(9)
Chapter Review
89(1)
Exercises
90(7)
4 Force and Motion
97(36)
4.1 The Concept of Force and Net Force
98(1)
4.2 Inertia and Newton's First Law of Motion
99(2)
4.3 Newton"s Second Law of Motion
101(8)
4.4 Applications of Newton's Second Low
109(5)
4.5 Newton's Third Law of Motion
114(3)
4.6 Friction
117(8)
Chapter Review
125(1)
Exercises
126(7)
5 Work and Energy
133(34)
5.1 Work Done by a Constant Force
134(4)
5.2 Work Done by a Variable Force
138(3)
5.3 The Work-Energy Theorem: Kinetic Energy
141(3)
5.4 Potential Energy
145(3)
5.5 The Conservation of Energy
148(8)
5.6 Power
156(3)
Chapter Review
159(1)
Exercises
160(7)
6 Momentum and Collisions
167(35)
6.1 Linear Momentum
168(5)
6.2 The Conservation of Linear Momentum
173(5)
6.3 Impulse
178(3)
INSIGHT: The Automobile Air Bag
180(1)
6.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
181(7)
6.5 Center of Mass
188(4)
6.6 Jet Propulsion and Rockets
192(3)
Chapter Review
195(1)
Exercises
195(7)
7 Circular Motion and Gravitation
202(42)
7.1 Angular Measure
203(3)
7.2 Angular Speed and Velocity
206(4)
7.3 Uniform Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration
210(6)
INSIGHT: The Centrifuge: Separating Blood Components
213(3)
7.4 Angular Acceleration
216(3)
7.5 Newton's Law of Gravitation
219(7)
INSIGHT: Gravitational and Inertial Mass
222(1)
INSIGHT: "g's of Force"
223(3)
7.6 Kepler's Laws and Earth Satellites
226(9)
INSIGHT: Space Colonies and Artificial Gravity
234(1)
Chapter Review
235(1)
Exercises
236(1)
8 Rotational Motion and Equilibrium
244(42)
8.1 Rigid Bodies, Translations, and Rotations
245(2)
8.2 Torque, Equilibrium, and Stability
247(10)
8.3 Rotational Dynamics
257(9)
INSIGHT: Stability in Action
258(8)
8.4 Rotational Work and Kinetic Energy
266(4)
INSIGHT: Slide or Roll to a Stop?--Antilock Brakes
270(1)
8.5 Angular Momentum
270(5)
Chapter Review
275(1)
Exercises
276(10)
9 Solids and Fluids
286(40)
9.1 Solids and Elastic Moduli
287(5)
INISGHT: Feat of Strength or Knowledge of Materials?
292(1)
9.2 Fluids: Pressure and Pascal's Principle
292(7)
9.3 Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle
299(5)
9.4 Surface Tension and Capillary Action
304(4)
9.5 Fluid Dynamics and Bernoulli's Equation
308(4)
*9.6 Viscosity, Poiseuille's Law, and Reynolds Number
312(6)
INSIGHT: Throwing a Curve
313(4)
INSIGHT: Blood Pressure
317(1)
Chapter Review
318(1)
Exercises
319(7)
Temperature
326(28)
10.1 Temperature and Heat
327(1)
10.2 The Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Scales
328(3)
INSIGHT: Galileo's Thermometers
329(2)
10.3 Gas Laws and Absolute Temperature
331(5)
10.4 Thermal Expansion
336(5)
10.5 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
341(6)
INSIGHT: Distribution of Molecular Speeds
345(1)
INSIGHT: Physiological Diffusion
346(1)
Chapter Review
347(1)
Exercises
348(6)
Heat
354(29)
11.1 Units of Heat
355(2)
11.2 Specific Heat
357(4)
11.3 Phase Changes and Latent Heat
361(6)
INSIGHT: Phase Changes and Ice Skating
366(1)
11.4 Heat Transfer
367(9)
INSIGHT: The Greenhouse Effect
374(1)
INSIGHT: Heat Transfer by Radiation: The Microwave Oven
375(1)
Chapter Review
376(1)
Exercises
377(6)
12 Thermodynamics
383(31)
12.1 Thermodynamics Systems, States, and Processes
384(2)
12.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics
386(6)
12.3 The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy
392(5)
INSIGHT: Aspects of Entropy
394(3)
12.4 Heat Engines and Heat Pumps
397(7)
INSIGHT: Life, Order, and the Second Law
398(2)
INSIGHT: The Otto Cycle
400(4)
12.5 The Carnot Cycle and Ideal Heat Engines
404(2)
Chapter Review
406(1)
Exercises
407(7)
13 Vibrations and Waves
414(32)
13.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
415(4)
13.2 Equations of Motion
419(8)
13.3 Wave Motion
427(5)
INSIGHT: Earthquakes and Seismology
430(2)
13.4 Wave Phenomena
432(2)
13.5 Standing Waves and Resonance
434(5)
INSIGHT: Desirable and Undesirable Resonances
439(1)
Chapter Review
439(1)
Exercises
440(6)
14 Sound
446(29)
14.1 Sound Waves
447(2)
14.2 The Speed of Sound
449(3)
INSIGHT: Speech and Hearing
450(2)
14.3 Sound Intensity
452(4)
14.4 Sound Phenomena
456(4)
14.5 The Doppler Effect
460(6)
14.6 Musical Instruments and sound Characteristics
466(3)
Chapter Review
469(3)
Exercises
470(5)
15 Electric Charge, Forces, and Fields
475(28)
15.1 Electric Charge
476(2)
15.2 Electrostatic Charging
478(4)
15.3 Electric Force
482(5)
INSIGHT: Xerography, Electrostatic Copiers, and Laser Printers
483(4)
15.4 Electric Field
487(5)
15.5 Conductors and Electric Fields
492(3)
INSIGHT: Lightning and Lightning Rods
494(1)
*15.6 Gauss's Law for Electric Fields: A Qualitative Approach
495(2)
Chapter Review
497(1)
Exercises
498(5)
16 Electric Potential, Energy, and Capacitance
503(29)
16.1 Electric Potential Energy and Potential Difference
504(8)
INSIGHT: The Van de Graaff Generator
508(4)
16.2 Equipotential Surface and the Electric Field
512(5)
16.3 Capacitance
517(2)
16.4 Dielectrics
519(3)
16.5 Capacitors in Series and Parallel
522(4)
Chapter Review
526(1)
Exercises
526(6)
17 Electric Current and Resistance
532(23)
17.1 Batteries and Direct Current
533(2)
17.2 Current and Drift Velocity
535(2)
17.3 Resistance and Ohm's Law
537(6)
INSIGHT: Superconductivity
542(1)
17.4 Electric Power
543(1)
INSIGHT: Joule Heat and Battery Testing
544(4)
INSIGHT: The Cost of Portable Electricity
548(1)
Chapter Review
549(1)
Exercises
550(5)
18 Basic Electric Circuits
555(35)
18.1 Resistances in Series, Parallel, and Series--Parallel Combinations
556(9)
18.2 Multiloop Circuts and Kirchhoff's Rules
565(5)
18.3 RC Circuits
570(2)
18.4 Ammeters and Voltmeters
572(4)
INSIGHT: An RC Circuit in Action
573(3)
18.5 Household Circuits and Electrical Safety
576(5)
INSIGHT: Electricity and Personal Safety
580(1)
Chapter Review
581(1)
Exercises
582(8)
19 Magnetism
590(33)
19.1 Magnets and Magnetic Poles
591(2)
19.2 Electromagnetism, Magnetic Forces, and the Source of Magnetic Fields
593(7)
INSIGHT: MHD--Magnetohydrodynamics
596(4)
19.3 Magnetic Materials
600(2)
19.4 Magnetic Forces on Current-Carrying Wires
602(5)
19.5 Applications of Electromagnetism
607(6)
*19.6 The Earth's Magnetic Field
613(2)
Chapter Review
615(1)
Exercises
616(7)
20 Electromagnetic Induction
623(33)
20.1 Enduced Emf's: Faraday's Law and Lenz's Law
624(8)
INSIGHT: Electromagnetic Induction in Action
630(2)
20.2 Generators and Back Emf
632(5)
20.3 Transformers and Power Transmission
637(4)
20.4 Electromagnetic Waves
641(8)
INSIGHT: CFCs and Ozone Layer Depletion
648(1)
Chapter Review
649(1)
Exercises
650(6)
21 AC Circuits
656(22)
21.1 Resistance in an AC Circuit
657(3)
21.2 Capacitive Reactance
660(2)
21.3 Inductive Reactance
662(2)
21.4 Impedance: RLC Circuits
664(5)
21.5 Circuit Resonance
669(4)
INSIGHT: Oscillator Circuits: Broadcasters of Electromagnetic Radiation
670(3)
Chapter Review
673(1)
Exercises
674(4)
22 Geometrical Optics: Reflection and Refraction of Light
678(24)
22.1 Wave Fronts and Rays
679(1)
22.2 Reflections
680(1)
22.3 Refraction
681(8)
INSIGHT: Understanding Refraction: A Marching Analogy
687(2)
22.4 Total Internal Reflection and Fiber Optics
689(3)
22.5 Dispersion
692(3)
INSIGHT: Fiber Optics
694(1)
Chapter Review
695(1)
Exercises
696(6)
23 Mirrors and Lenses
702(32)
23.1 Plane Mirrors
703(4)
Insight: Right--Left of Front--Back Reversal?
704(3)
23.2 Spherical Mirrors
707(9)
23.3 Lenses
716(6)
23.4 Lens Aberrations
722(1)
*23.5 The Maker's Equation
723(4)
INSIGHT: Fresnel Lenses
725(2)
Chapter Review
727(1)
Exercises
728(4)
Physical Optics: The Wave Nature of Light
734(32)
24.1 Young's Double-Slit Experiment
735(4)
24.2 Thin-Film Interference
739(4)
INSIGHT: Nonreflecting Lenses
743(8)
24.3 Diffraction
743(8)
24.4 Polarization
751(6)
INSIGHT: LCDs and Polarized Light
756(1)
24.5 Atmospheric Scattering of Light
757(3)
Chapter Review
760(1)
Exercises
761(5)
25 Optical Instruments
766(32)
25.1 The Human Eye
767(6)
25.2 Microscopes
773(4)
25.3 Telescopes
777(16)
25.4 Diffraction and Resolution
783(4)
INSIGHT: Telescopes Using Nonvisible Radiation
786(1)
25.5 Color and Optical Illusions
787(5)
Chapter Review
792(1)
Exercises
793(5)
26 Relativity
798(40)
26.1 Classical Relativity
799(3)
26.2 The Michelson--Morley Experiment
802(2)
26.3 The Postulates of Special Relativity and the Relativity of Simultaneity
804(5)
26.4 The Relativity of Length and Time: Length Contraction and Time Dilation
809(9)
26.5 Relativistic Kinetic Energy, Mass, Momentum, and Total Energy
818(4)
26.6 The General Theory of Relativity
822(7)
INSIGHT: Black Holes
828(1)
*26.7 Relativistic Velocity Addition
829(2)
Chapter Review
831(1)
Exercises
832(6)
27 Quantum Physics
838(27)
27.1 Quantization: Planck's Hypothesis
839(3)
27.2 Quanta of Light: Photons and the Photoelectric Effect
842(5)
27.3 Quantum "Particles": The Compton Effect
847(2)
27.4 The Bohr Theory of the Hydrogen Atom
849(6)
27.5 A Quantum Success: The Laser
855(5)
INSIGHT: The Compact Disc
859(1)
Chapter Review
860(1)
Exercises
861(4)
28 Quantum Mechanics
865(27)
28.1 Matter Waves: The de Broglie Hypothesis
866(4)
28.2 The Schrodinger Wave Equation
870(13)
INSIGHT: The Electron Microscope
874(2)
INSIGHT: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
876(7)
28.4 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
883(3)
28.5 Particles and Antiparticles
886(2)
Chapter Review
888(1)
Exercises
889(3)
29 The Nucleus
892(38)
29.1 Nuclear Structure and the Nuclear Force
893(4)
29.2 Radioactivity
897(6)
29.3 Decay Rate and Half-Life
903(7)
INSIGHT: Radon in the Home
905(5)
29.4 Nuclear Stability and Binding Energy
910(8)
29.5 Radiation Detection and Applications
918(6)
Chapter Review
924(1)
Exercises
925(5)
30 Nuclear Reaction and Elementary Particles
930
30.1 Nuclear Reactions
931(5)
30.2 Nuclear Fission
936(8)
30.3 Nuclear Fusion
944(3)
30.4 Beta Decay and the Neutrino
947(2)
30.5 Fundamental Forces and Exchange Particles
949(3)
30.6 Elementary Particles
952(3)
Chapter Review
955(1)
Exercises
956
Appendix I Mathematical RelationshipsA-1
Algebraic RelationshipsA-1
Geometric and TrigonometricA-1
RelationshipsA-1
Appendix II Kinetic Theory of GasesA-4
Appendix III Planetary DataA-5
Appendix IV Alphabetical Listing of the Chemical ElementsA-5
Appendix V Properties of Selected IsotopesA-6
Answers to Follow-up ExercisesA-9
Answers to Odd-numbered ExercisesA-17
IndexI-1
Photo Credits
P-1

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