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Physics for scientists and engineers
2010, Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning
in English
- 8th ed. / Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett, Jr. ; with contributions from Vahé Peroomian.
143904838X 9781439048382
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Table of Contents
v. 1. -- pt. 1.
Mechanics.
Physics and measurement ;
Motion in one dimension ;
Vectors ;
Motion in two dimensions ;
The laws of motion ;
Circular motion and other applications of Newton's laws ;
Energy of a system ;
Conservation of energy ;
Linear momentum and collisions ;
Rotation of a rigid object about a fixed axis ;
Angular momentum ;
Static equilibrium and elasticity ;
Universal gravitation ;
Fluid mechanics -- -- pt. 2.
Oscillations and mechanical waves.
Oscillatory motion ;
Wave motion ;
Sound waves ;
Superposition and standing waves -- -- pt. 3.
Thermodynamics.
Temperature ;
The First Law of Thermodynamics ;
The kinetic theory of gases ;
Heat engines, entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
v. 2. -- pt. 4.
Electricity and magnetism.
Electric fields ;
Gauss's Law ;
Electric potential ;
Capacitance and dielectrics ;
Current and resistance ;
Direct-current circuits ;
Magnetic fields ;
Sources of the magnetic field ;
Faraday's Law ;
Inductance ;
Alternating-current circuits ;
Electromagnetic waves -- -- pt. 5.
Light and optics.
The nature of light and the principles of ray optics ;
Image formation ;
Wave optics ;
Diffraction patterns and polarization -- -- pt. 6.
Modern physics.
Relativity ;
Introduction to quantum physics ;
Quantum mechanics ;
Atomic physics ;
Molecules and solids ;
Nuclear structure ;
Applications of nuclear physics ;
Particle physics and cosmology.
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