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9780470044773

Fundamentals of Physics, Part 3, (Chapters 21- 32), 8th Edition, Regular Edition

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    9780470044773

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    0470044772

  • Edition: 8th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-01-01
  • Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

About The Cover The front cover is an image by Eric J. Heller depicting electron flow over a microscopically bumpy surface. The paths of the 100,000 electrons begin at the upper right but branch and fold back on one another in a surprising pattern as they spread toward the lower left.Electron flow is the subject of several chapters in this book and is especially important in the discussion of electric sparks. Some sparks are amusing, such as those generated when someone chomps down on a wintergreen LifeSaver-the brief blue glow that illuminates the mouth can be seen in a dark room (Chapter 21). Other sparks are quite dangerous, such as those in electrostatic discharges that can accidentally cause airborne dust to explode (Chapter 25).Take Your Seat - The Showa??s About To Begin!This 8th edition of Fundamentals of Physics includes hundreds of items about curious effects in the everyday world, written in the spirit of Jearl Walkera??s The Flying Circus of Physics. The original edition of The Flying Circus of Physics - in print for over 30 years in 10 languages - is a cult classic among physics students, physics instructors, and the general public.Electronic links to the new 2nd Edition of The Flying Circus of Physics are available in the electronic version of 8th edition of Fundamentals of Physics that is part of WileyPLUS, one of the online homework systems available with this book. WileyPLUS also includes electronic versions of all the end-of-chapter problems in Fundamentals of Physics and the interactive tutorials (several hundred) and hints (several thousand)written by author Jearl Walker.Get A Better Grade In Physics! Introductory Physics With Calculus As a Second Language by Thomas E. Barrett (0-471-73910-3) helps you understand the basic concepts, break down problems into simple steps, and improve your problem-solving skills! Find out more at www.wiley.com/college/barrett.

Table of Contents

Electric Chargep. 561
How can a video monitor in a surgical room increase the risk of bacterial contamination?
What Is Physics?p. 562
Electric Chargep. 562
Conductors and Insulatorsp. 563
Coulomb's Lawp. 565
Charge Is Quantizedp. 571
Charge Is Conservedp. 572
Review & Summaryp. 573
Questionsp. 573
Problemsp. 575
Electric Fieldsp. 580
How does a bee use electrostatics to collect and then distribute pollen grains?
What Is Physics?p. 581
The Electric Fieldp. 581
Electric Field Linesp. 582
The Electric Field Due to a Point Chargep. 583
The Electric Field Due to an Electric Dipolep. 585
The Electric Field Due to a Line of Chargep. 586
The Electric Field Due to a Charged Diskp. 590
A Point Charge in an Electric Fieldp. 591
A Dipole in an Electric Fieldp. 594
Review & Summaryp. 596
Questionsp. 597
Problemsp. 598
Gauss' Lawp. 605
How can lightning harm you even if it does not strike you?
What Is Physics?p. 606
Fluxp. 606
Flux of an Electric Fieldp. 607
Gauss' Lawp. 609
Gauss' Law and Coulomb's Lawp. 611
A Charged Isolated Conductorp. 612
Applying Gauss' Law: Cylindrical Symmetryp. 615
Applying Gauss' Law: Planar Symmetryp. 616
Applying Gauss' Law: Spherical Symmetryp. 618
Review & Summaryp. 620
Questionsp. 620
Problemsp. 621
Electric Potentialp. 628
What danger does a sweater pose to a computer?
What Is Physics?p. 629
Electric Potential Energyp. 629
Electric Potentialp. 630
Equipotential Surfacesp. 632
Calculating the Potential from the Fieldp. 633
Potential Due to a Point Chargep. 635
Potential Due to a Group of Point Chargesp. 636
Potential Due to an Electric Dipolep. 637
Potential Due to a Continuous Charge Distributionp. 638
Calculating the Field from the Potentialp. 640
Electric Potential Energy of a System of Point Chargesp. 641
Potential of a Charged Isolated Conductorp. 644
Review & Summaryp. 645
Questionsp. 646
Problemsp. 647
Capacitancep. 656
How can a spark set up an explosion in airborne powder?
What Is Physics?p. 657
Capacitancep. 657
Calculating the Capacitancep. 659
Capacitors in Parallel and in Seriesp. 662
Energy Stored in an Electric Fieldp. 666
Capacitor with a Dielectricp. 670
Dielectrics: An Atomic Viewp. 672
Dielectrics and Gauss' Lawp. 672
Review & Summaryp. 675
Questionsp. 675
Problemsp. 676
Current and Resistancep. 682
What precautions should you take if caught outdoors during a lightning storm?
What Is Physics?p. 683
Electric Currentp. 683
Current Densityp. 685
Resistance and Resistivityp. 688
Ohm's Lawp. 692
A Microscopic View of Ohm's Lawp. 693
Power in Electric Circuitsp. 695
Semiconductorsp. 696
Superconductorsp. 697
Review & Summaryp. 698
Questionsp. 699
Problemsp. 700
Circuitsp. 705
How can a pit crew avoid a fire while fueling a charged race car?
What Is Physics?p. 706
"Pumping" Chargesp. 706
Work, Energy, and Emfp. 707
Calculating the Current in a Single-Loop Circuitp. 708
Other Single-Loop Circuitsp. 710
Potential Difference Between Two Pointsp. 711
Multiloop Circuitsp. 714
The Ammeter and the Voltmeterp. 720
RC Circuitsp. 720
Review & Summaryp. 724
Questionsp. 725
Problemsp. 726
Magnetic Fieldsp. 735
What causes an aurora and why is it so thin?
What Is Physics?p. 736
What Produces a Magnetic Field?p. 736
The Definition of Bp. 736
Crossed Fields: Discovery of the Electronp. 740
Crossed Fields: The Hall Effectp. 741
A Circulating Charged Particlep. 743
Cyclotrons and Synchrotronsp. 748
Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wirep. 750
Torque on a Current Loopp. 752
The Magnetic Dipole Momentp. 754
Review & Summaryp. 755
Questionsp. 756
Problemsp. 757
Magnetic Fields Due to Currentsp. 764
How can the human brain produce a detectable magnetic field without any magnetic material?
What Is Physics?p. 765
Calculating the Magnetic Field Due to a Currentp. 765
Force Between Two Parallel Currentsp. 771
Ampere's Lawp. 772
Solenoids and Toroidsp. 776
A Current-Carrying Coil as a Magnetic Dipolep. 778
Review & Summaryp. 780
Questionsp. 781
Problemsp. 782
Induction and Inductancep. 791
How can magnetic induction melt metal in a foundry?
What Is Physics?p. 792
Two Experimentsp. 792
Faraday's Law of Inductionp. 793
Lenz's Lawp. 795
Induction and Energy Transfersp. 798
Induced Electric Fieldsp. 801
Inductors and Inductancep. 805
Self-Inductionp. 806
RL Circuitsp. 807
Energy Stored in a Magnetic Fieldp. 810
Energy Density of a Magnetic Fieldp. 812
Mutual Inductionp. 814
Review & Summaryp. 816
Questionsp. 816
Problemsp. 818
Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Currentp. 826
How did a solar eruption knock out the power-grid system of Quebec?
What Is Physics?p. 827
LC Oscillations, Qualitativelyp. 827
The Electrical-Mechanical Analogyp. 830
LC Oscillations, Quantitativelyp. 831
Damped Oscillations in an RLC Circuitp. 834
Alternating Currentp. 835
Forced Oscillationsp. 835
Three Simple Circuitsp. 837
The Series RLC Circuitp. 842
Power in Alternating-Current Circuitsp. 846
Transformersp. 849
Review & Summaryp. 853
Questionsp. 854
Problemsp. 855
Maxwell's Equations; Magnetism of Matterp. 861
How can a mural painting record the direction of Earth's magnetic field?
What Is Physics?p. 862
Gauss' Law for Magnetic Fieldsp. 862
Induced Magnetic Fieldsp. 864
Displacement Currentp. 866
Maxwell's Equationsp. 868
Magnetsp. 869
Magnetism and Electronsp. 870
Magnetic Materialsp. 874
Diamagnetismp. 874
Paramagnetismp. 876
Ferromagnetismp. 877
Review & Summaryp. 881
Questionsp. 882
Problemsp. 883
Appendicesp. A-1
The International System of Units (SI)p. A-1
Some Fundamental Constants of Physicsp. A-3
Some Astronomical Datap. A-4
Conversion Factorsp. A-5
Mathematical Formulasp. A-9
Properties of the Elementsp. A-12
Periodic Table of the Elementsp. A-15
Answers to Checkpoints and Odd-Numbered Questions and Problemsp. AN-1
Indexp. I-1
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