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Physics : A Contemporary Perspective
ISBN: 9780201431643 | 0201431645
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Pearson College Div
Pub. Date: 1/1/1997
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VOLUME I CONTENTS.
I. SINGLE PARTICLE DYNAMICS.
Overview: Journey into Physics.
1. Concepts of Motion.
2. Vectors and Coordinate Systems.
3 Kinematics: The Mathematics of Motion.
4 Force and Motion.
5. Dynamics I: Newton's Second Law.
6. Dynamics II: Motion in A Plane.
1. Concepts of Motion.
2. Vectors and Coordinate Systems.
3 Kinematics: The Mathematics of Motion.
4 Force and Motion.
5. Dynamics I: Newton's Second Law.
6. Dynamics II: Motion in A Plane.
II. INTERACTING PARTICLES AND CONSERVATION LAWS.
7. Dynamics III: N... MORE
8. Momentum and Its Conservation.
9. Concepts of Energy I: Work and Energy.
10. Concepts of Energy II: Potential Energy and Conservation.
11. Expanding the Concept Of Energy.
12. Newton's Theory of Gravity.
Scenic Vista: The Newtonian Synthesis.
8. Momentum and Its Conservation.
9. Concepts of Energy I: Work and Energy.
10. Concepts of Energy II: Potential Energy and Conservation.
11. Expanding the Concept Of Energy.
12. Newton's Theory of Gravity.
Scenic Vista: The Newtonian Synthesis.
III. OVERVIEW: OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES.
13. Oscillations.
14. Traveling Waves.
15. Standing Waves.
16. Interference.
17. Diffraction.
18. A Closer Look At Light and Matter.
Scenic Vista: Wave-Particle Duality.
Answers to Selected Exercises and Problems.
Bibliography.
Index.
14. Traveling Waves.
15. Standing Waves.
16. Interference.
17. Diffraction.
18. A Closer Look At Light and Matter.
Scenic Vista: Wave-Particle Duality.
Answers to Selected Exercises and Problems.
Bibliography.
Index.
VOLUME II CONTENTS.
IV. THERMAL AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS.
Overview.
19. A Macroscopic Description of Matter.
20. Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics.
21. A Statistical View of Gases.
22. The Kinetic Theory of Gases.
23. Thermodynamics of Ideal Gases.
Scenic Vista.
19. A Macroscopic Description of Matter.
20. Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics.
21. A Statistical View of Gases.
22. The Kinetic Theory of Gases.
23. Thermodynamics of Ideal Gases.
Scenic Vista.
V. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.
Overview.
24. Electric Forces and Fields.
25. Calculating the Electric Field.
26. Current and Conductivity.
27. Electrical Potential.
28. Potential and Field.
29. Fundamentals of Circuits.
30. The Magnetic Field.
31. Electromagnetic Induction.
Scenic Vista.
24. Electric Forces and Fields.
25. Calculating the Electric Field.
26. Current and Conductivity.
27. Electrical Potential.
28. Potential and Field.
29. Fundamentals of Circuits.
30. The Magnetic Field.
31. Electromagnetic Induction.
Scenic Vista.
VI. QUANTUM PHYSICS AND THE STRUCTURE OF ATOMS.
Overview.
32. The End of Classical Physics.
33. Waves, Particles, and Quanta.
34. The Bohr Model of the Atom.
35. Wave Functions and Probabilities.
36. One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics.
37. The Structure of Atoms.
38. Atomic Spectra.
Scenic Vista.
Answers to Selected Exercises and Problems.
32. The End of Classical Physics.
33. Waves, Particles, and Quanta.
34. The Bohr Model of the Atom.
35. Wave Functions and Probabilities.
36. One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics.
37. The Structure of Atoms.
38. Atomic Spectra.
Scenic Vista.
Answers to Selected Exercises and Problems.
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