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9780471332367

Fundamentals of Physics, 6th Edition, Extended, Chapters 1 - 45 , 6th Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471332367

  • ISBN10:

    0471332364

  • Edition: 6th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-01-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

No other book on the market today can match the success of Halliday, Resnick and Walker's Fundamentals of Physics! In a breezy, easy-to-understand style the book offers a solid understanding of fundamental physics concepts, and helps readers apply this conceptual understanding to quantitative problem solving. The extended edition provides coverage of developments in Physics in the last 100 years, including: Einstein and Relativity, Bohr and others and Quantum Theory, and the more recent theoretical developments like String Theory. This book offers a unique combination of authoritative content and stimulating applications.

Table of Contents

VOLUME 1
PART 1
Measurement
Motion Along a Straight Line
Vectors
Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
Force and Motion---I
Force and Motion---II
Kinetic Energy and Work
Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
Systems of Particles
Collisions
Rotation
Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum
PART 2
Equilibrium and Elasticity
Gravitation
Fluids
Oscillations
Waves---I
Waves---II
Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
The Kinetic Theory of Gases
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
VOLUME 2
PART 3
Electric Charge
Electric Fields
Gauss' Law
Electric Potential
Capacitance
Current and Resistance
Circuits
Magnetic Fields
Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
Induction and Inductance
Magnetism of Matter; Maxwell's Equation
Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current
PART 4
Electromagnetic Waves
Images
Interference
Diffraction
Relativity
PART 5
Photons and Matter Waves
More About Matter Waves
All About Atoms
Conduction of Electricity in Solids
Nuclear Physics
Energy from the Nucleus
Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang
Appendices
Answers to Checkpoints and Odd-Numbered Questions, Exercises, and Problems
Index

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