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9780534492595

College Physics, Volume 2 (with PhysicsNow)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780534492595

  • ISBN10:

    0534492592

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-07-21
  • Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Summary

The main objectives of this introductory physics book are twofold: to provide the student with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of physics, and to strengthen an understanding of the concepts and principles through a broad range of interesting applications to the real world. In order to meet these objectives, emphasis is placed on sound physical arguments and discussions of everyday experiences and observations At the same time, we motivate the student through practical examples that demonstrate the role of physics in other disciplines. The sixth edition features new pedagogy in keeping with the findings of physics education research. The rich, new pedagogy has been integrated within the framework of an established and reliable text, facilitating its use by instructors. The full COLLEGE PHYSICS text, which covers the standard topics in classical physics and 20th century physics, is divided into six parts. COLLEGE PHYSICS, VOLUME 1 covers three of those six parts, including Newtonian mechanics and the physics of fluids (Part I); heat and thermodynamics (Part II); and wave, motion and sound (Part III).

Table of Contents

Electricity And Magnetism
Electric Forces and Electric Fields
Properties of Electric Charges
Insulators and Conductors
Coulomb's Law
The Electric Field
Electric Field Lines
Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium
The Millikan Oil-Drop Experiment
The Van de Graaff Generator
Electric Flux and Gauss's Law
Electrical Energy and Capacitance
Potential Difference and Electric Potential
Electric Potential and Potential Energy Due to Point Charges
Potentials and Charged Conductors
Equipotential Surfaces
Applications
Capacitance
The Parallel-Plate Capacitor
Combinations of Capacitors
Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor
Capacitors with Dielectrics
Current and Resistance
Electric Current
A Microscopic View: Current and Drift Speed
Current and Voltage Measurements in Circuits
Resistance and Ohm's Law
Resistivity
Temperature Variation of Resistance
Superconductors
Electrical Energy and Power
Electrical Activity in the Heart
Direct Current Circuits
Sources of emf
Resistors in Series
Resistors in Parallel
Kirchhoff's Rules and Complex DC Circuits
RC Circuits
Household Circuits
Electrical Safety
Conduction of Electrical Signals by Neurons
Magnetism
Magnets
Magnetic Field of the Earth
Magnetic Fields
Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor
Torque on a Current Loop and Electric Motors
Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
Magnetic Field of a Long, Straight Wire and Amp?re's Law
Magnetic Force Between Two Parallel Conductors
Magnetic Field of a Current Loop
Magnetic Field of a Solenoid
Magnetic Domains
Induced Voltages and Inductance
Induced emf and Magnetic Flux
Faraday's Law of Induction
Motional emf (Change of A with Time)
Lenz's Law Revisited (The Minus Sign in Faraday's Law)
Generators (Change in Omega theta with Time)
Self-Inductance
RL Circuits
Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field
Alternating Current Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves
Resistors in an AC Circuit
Capacitors in an AC Circuit
Inductors in an AC Circuit
The RLC Series Circuit
Power in an AC Circuit
Resonance in a Series RLC Circuit
The Transformer
Maxwell's Predictions
Hertz's Confirmation of Maxwell's Predictions
Production of Electromagnetic Waves by an Antenna
Properties of Electromagnetic Waves
The Spectrum of Electromagnetic Waves
The Doppler Effect for Electromagnetic Waves
Light And Optics
Reflection and Refraction of Light
The Nature of Light
The Ray Approximation in Geometric Optics
Reflection and Refraction
The Law of Refraction
Dispersion and Prisms
The Rainbow
Huygens's Principle
Total Internal Reflection
Mirrors and Lenses
Flat Mirrors
Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors
Convex Mirrors and Sign Conventions
Images Formed by Refraction
Atmospheric Refraction
Thin Lenses
Lens Aberrations
Wave Optics
Conditions for Interference
Young's Double-Slit Interference
Change of Phase Due to Reflection
Interference in Thin Films
Using Interference to Read CD's and DVD's
Diffraction
Single-Slit Diffraction
The Diffraction Grating
Polarization of Light Waves
Optical Instruments
The Camera
The Eye
The Simple Magnifier
The Compound Microscope
The Telescope
Resolution of Single-Slit and Circular Apertures
The Michelson Interferometer
Modern Physics
Relativity
Introduction
The Principle of Relativity
The Speed of Light
The Michelson-Morley Experiment
Einstein's Principle of Relativity
Consequences of Special Relativity
Relativistic Momentum
Relativistic Addition of Velocities
Relativistic Energy and the Equivalence of Mass and Energy
Pair Production and Annihilation
General Relativity
Quantum Physics
Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Hypothesis
The Photoelectric Effect
Some Applications X-Rays
Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals
The Compton Effect
Photons and Electromagnetic Waves
The Wave Properties of Particles
The Wave Function
The Uncertainty Principle
The Scanning Tunneling Microscope
Atomic Physics
Early Models of the Atom
Atomic Spectra
The Bohr Theory of Hydrogen
Modification of the Bohr Theory
De Broglie Waves and the Hydrogen Atom
Quantum Mechanics and the Hydrogen Atom
The Spin Magnetic Quantum Number
Electron Clouds
The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
Characteristic X-Rays
Atomic Transitions
Lasers and Holography
Energy Bands in Solids
Semiconductor Devices
Nuclear Physics
Some Properties of Nuclei
Binding Energy
Radioactivity
The Decay Processes
Natural Radioactivity
Nuclear Reactions
Medical Applications of Radiation
Radiation Detectors
Nuclear Energy and Elementary Particles
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Fusion
Elementary Particles
The Fundamental Forces in Nature
Positrons and Other Antiparticles
Mesons and the Beginning of Particle Physics
Classification of Particles
Conservation Laws
Strange Particles and Strangeness
The Eightfold Way
Quarks
Colored Quarks
Electroweak Theory and the Standard Model
The Cosmic Connection
Problems and Perspectives
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