| Edition |
Fifth edition. |
| Description |
xxiii, 1096 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Describing motion : kinematics in one dimension -- 3. Kinematics in two dimensions ; vectors -- 4. Motion and force : dynamics -- 5. Circular motion ; gravitation -- 6. Work and energy -- 7. Linear momentum -- 8. Rotational motion -- 9. Bodies in equilibrium ; elasticity and fracture -- 10. Fluids -- 11. Vibrations and waves -- 12. Sound -- 13. Temperature and kinetic theory -- 14. Heat -- 15. The laws of thermodynamics -- 16. Electric charge and electric field -- 17. Electric potential and electric energy ; capacitance -- 18. Electric currents -- 19. DC circuits -- 20. Magnetism -- 21. Electromagnetic induction and Faraday's Law ; AC circuits -- 22. Electromagnetic waves -- 23. Light : geometric optics -- 24. The wave nature of light -- 25. Optical instruments -- 26. Special theory of relativity -- 27. Early quantum theory and models of the atom -- 28. Quantum mechanics of atoms -- 29. Molecules and solids -- 30. Nuclear physics and radioactivity -- 31. Nuclear energy ; effects and uses of radiation -- 32. Elementary particles -- 33. Astrophysics and cosmology. |
| Summary |
2000-2005 State Textbook Adoption - Rowan/Salisbury. |
| Subject |
Physics.
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| ISBN |
0136119719 |
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9780136119715 |
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0136724116 paperback |
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9780136724117 paperback |
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0136797547 paperback |
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9780136797548 paperback |
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0136797628 v. 2 |
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9780136797623 v. 2 |
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