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Physics for scientists and engineers with modern physics /

Title
Physics for scientists and engineers with modern physics / Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett.
Author
Serway, Raymond A.
Publication
Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, c2010.

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Additional Authors
Jewett, John W.
Description
2 v. : ill. (some col); 29 cm.
Subject
Note
  • Includes index.
  • Earlier edition published 2008.
Contents
  • Pt. 1. Mechanics. Physics and measurement -- Motion in one dimension -- Vectors -- Motion in two dimensions -- 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 -- First law of thermodynamics -- Kinetic theory of gases -- Heat engines, entropy, and the Second law of thermodynamics.
  • 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.
ISBN
  • 9781439048443
  • 1439048444
  • 9781439048757 (pbk.)
  • 1439048754 (pbk.)
  • 9781439048399 (v. 2)
  • 1439048398 (v. 2)
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library