Physics : a contemporary perspective

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Physics : a contemporary perspective

Randall D. Knight

Addison-Wesley, c1997

Preliminary ed

  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • Student workbook, v. 1
  • Student workbook, v. 2

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Volume

Student workbook, v. 1 ISBN 9780201431667

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. Concepts of Motion. 2. Vectors and Coordinate Systems. 3. Kinematics: The Mathematics of Motion. 4. Force and Motion. 5. Dynamics I: Newton's Second Law. 6. Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane. 7. Dynamics III: Newton's Third Law. 8. Momentum and Its Conservation. 9. Concepts of Energy I: Work and Energy. 10. Concepts of Energy II: Potential Energy and Conservation. 11. Expanding the Concept of Energy. 12. Newton's Theory of Gravity. 13. Oscillations. 14. Traveling Waves. 15. Standing Waves. 16. Interference. 17. Diffraction. 18. A Closer Look at Light and Matter. Dynamics Worksheets. Conservation Worksheets.
Volume

Student workbook, v. 2 ISBN 9780201431674

Table of Contents

Introduction. 19. A Macroscopic Description of Matter. 20. Work, Heat, and The First Law of Thermodynamics. 21. A Statistical View of Gases. 22. The Kinetic Theory of Gases. 23. Thermodynamics of Ideal Gases. 24. Electric Forces and Fields. 25. Calculating the Electric Field. 26. Current and Conductivity. 27. Electrical Potential. 28. Potential and Field. 29. Fundamentals of Circuits. 30. The Magnetic Field. 31. Electromagnetic Induction. 32. The End of Classical Physics. 33. Waves, Particles, and Quanta. 34. The Bohr Model of the Atom. 35. Wave Functions and Probabilities. 36. One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics. 37. The Structure of Atoms. 38. Atomic Spectra.

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  • NCID
    BA30791791
  • ISBN
    • 0201431645
    • 0201431653
    • 0201431661
    • 020143167X
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Reading, Mass
  • Pages/Volumes
    4 v.
  • Size
    28 cm
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