Physics for scientists and engineers: with modern physics /
Paul A. Tipler, Gene Mosca.
- 6th, [extended].
- New York : W.H. Freeman, c2008.
- xxxii, 1412, 7, 30, 51, 26 p. ; col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
Measurement and Vectors PART I: MECHANICS Motion in One Dimension Motion in Two and Three Dimensions Newton's Laws Additional Applications of Newton's Laws Work and Kinetic Energy Conservation of Energy Conservation of Linear Momentum Rotation Angular Momentum Special Relativity Gravity Static Equilibrium and Elasticity Fluids PART II: OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES Oscillations Traveling Waves Superposition and Standing Waves PART III: THERMODYNAMICS Temperature and Kinetic Theory of Gases Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics The Second Law of Thermodynamics Thermal Properties and Processes PART IV: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM The Electric Field I: Discrete Charge Distributions The Electric Field II: Continuous Charge Distributions Electric Potential Capacitance Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits The Magnetic Field Sources of the Magnetic Field Magnetic Induction Alternating-Current Circuits Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves PART V: LIGHT Properties of Light Optical Images Interference and Diffraction PART VI: MODERN PHYSICS: QUANTUM MECHANICS, RELATIVITY, AND THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER Wave-Particle Duality and Quantum Physics Applications of the Schrodinger Equation Atoms Molecules Solids Relativity Nuclear Physics Elementary Particles and the Beginning of the Universe Appendices Math Tutorial Answers to Odd-Numbered End-of-Chapter Problems Index
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