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Physics, Volume 1, Chapters 1-17, 8th Edition

ISBN: 9780470379240 | 0470379243
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: WILEY
Pub. Date: 10/1/2008

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Table of Contents
Introduction And Mathematical Concept
The Nature of Physics
Units
The role of Units in Problem Solving
Trigonometry
Scalars and Vectors
Vector Addition and Subtraction
The Components of a Vector
Addition of Vectors by Means of Components
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summa... MORE
Kinematics In One Dimension
Displacement
Speed and Velocity
Acceleration
Equations of Kinematics for Constant Acceleration
Applications of the Equations of Kinematics
Freely Falling Bodies
Graphical Analysis of Velocity and Acceleration
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Kinematics In Two Dimension
Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
Equations of Kinematics in Two Dimensions
Projectile Motion
Relative Velocity
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Forces And Newton'S Laws Of Motion
The Concepts of Force and Mass
Newton's First Law of Motion
Newton's Second Law of Motion
The Vector's Nature of Newton's Second Law of Motion
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Types of Forces: An Overview
The Gravitational Force
The Normal Force
Static and Kinetic Frictional Forces
The Tension Force
Equilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion
Nonequilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Dynamics Of Uniform Circular Motion
Uniform Circular Motion
Centripetal Acceleration
Centripetal Force
Banked Curves
Satellites in Circular Orbits
Apparent Weightlessness and Artificial Gravity
Vertical Circular Motion
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Work And Energy
Work Done by a Constant Force
The Work-Energy Theorem and Kinetic Energy
Gravitational Potential Energy
Conservative Versus Nonconservative Forces
The Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Nonconservative Forces and the Work-Energy Theorem
Power
Other Forms of Energy and the Conservation of Energy
Work Done by a Variable Force
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Impulse And Momentum
The Impulse-Momentum Theorem
The Principle of Conservation of Linear Momentum
Collisions in One Dimension
Collisions in Two Dimension
Center of Mass
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Rotational Kinematics
Rotational Motion and Angular Displacement
Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration
The Equations of Rotational Kinematics
Angular Variables and Tangential Variables
Centripetal Acceleration and Tangential Acceleration
Rolling Motion
The Vector Nature of Angular Variables
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Rotational Dynamics
The Action of Forces and Torques on Rigid Objects
Rigid Objects in Equilibrium
Center of Gravity
Newton's Second Law
Rotational Work and Energy
Angular Momentum
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Simple Harmonic Motion And Elasticity
The Ideal Spring and Simple Harmonic Motion
Simple harmonic Motion
Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion
The Pendulum
Damped Harmonic Motion
Driven Harmonic Motion and Resonance
Elastic Deformation
Stress, Strain, and Hooke's Law
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Fluids
Mass Density
Pressure
Pressure and Depth in a Static Fluid
Pressure gauges
Pascal's Principle
Archimedes' Principle
Fluids in Motion
The Equation of Continuity
Bernoulli's Equation
Applications of Bernoulli's Equation
Viscous Flow
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Temperature And Heat
Common Temperature Scales
The Kelvin Temperature Scale
Thermometers
Linear Thermal Expansion
Volume Thermal Expansion
Heat and Internal Energy
Heat and Temperature Change: Specific Heat Capacity
Heat and Phase Change: Latent Heat
Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter
Humidity
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
The Transfer Of Heat
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
Applications
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
The Ideal Gas Law And Kinetic Theory
Molecular Mass, The Mole, and Avogadro's Number
The Ideal Gas Law
Kinetic Theory of Gases
Diffusion
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Thermodynamic Systems and Their Surroundings
The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
The First Law of Thermodynamics
Thermal Processes
Thermal Processes Using an Ideal Gas
Specific Heat Capacities
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Heat Engines
Carnot's Principle and the Carnot Engine
Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps
Entropy
The Third Law of Thermodynamics
Concepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
Waves And Sound
The Nature of Waves
Periodic Waves
The Speed of a Wave on a String
The Mathematical Description of a Wave
The Nature of Sound
The Speed of Sound
Sound Intensity
Decibels
The Doppler Effect
pplications of Sound in Medicine
he Sensitivity of the Human Ear
oncepts & Calculations
Concept Summary
The Principle Of Linear Superposition And Interference Phenomena
The Principle of Linear Superposition
Constructive and Destructive Interference of Sound Waves
Diffraction
Beats
Transverse Standing Waves
Longitudinal Standing Waves
Complex Sound Waves
Concepts & Calculations
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