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9780495013129

Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Chapters 1-39 with Thomson Now)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780495013129

  • ISBN10:

    0495013129

  • Edition: 7th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-02-20
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

Achieve success in your physics course by making the most of what PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS has to offer you. From a host of in-text features to a range of outstanding technology resources, you'll have everything you need to understand the natural forces and principles of physics. Throughout every chapter, the authors have built in a wide range of examples, exercises, and illustrations that will help you understand the laws of physics AND succeed in your course! Available with most new copies of the text is ThomsonNOW? for Physics. Save time, learn more, and succeed in the course with this online suite of resources that give you the choices and tools you need to study smarter and get the grade. Receive a personalized study plan based on chapter-specific diagnostic testing to help you pinpoint what you need to know NOW, and interact with a live physics tutor through the exclusive Personal Tutor with SMARTHINKING program to help you master the concepts.

Table of Contents

Mechanics
Physics and Measurement
Motion in One Dimension
Vectors
Motion in Two Dimensions
The 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
Oscillations and Mechanical Waves
Oscillatory Motion
Wave Motion
Sound Waves
Superposition and Standing Waves
Thermodynamics
Temperature
Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics
The Kinetic Theory of Gases
Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
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
Light and Optics
The Nature of Light and the Laws of Geometric Optics
Image Formation
Interference of Light Waves
Diffraction Patterns and Polarization
Modern Physics
Relati1vity
Appendixes
Tables
Mathematics Review
Periodic Table of the Elements
SI Units
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
Index
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