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

by David Halliday (Univ. of Pittsburgh); Robert Resnick (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute); Jearl Walker (Cleveland State Univ.)

• ISBN13: 9780470044773
• ISBN10: 0470044772
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

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 Charge	p. 561
How can a video monitor in a surgical room increase the risk of bacterial contamination?
What Is Physics?	p. 562
Electric Charge	p. 562
Conductors and Insulators	p. 563
Coulomb's Law	p. 565
Charge Is Quantized	p. 571
Charge Is Conserved	p. 572
Review & Summary	p. 573
Questions	p. 573
Problems	p. 575
Electric Fields	p. 580
How does a bee use electrostatics to collect and then distribute pollen grains?
What Is Physics?	p. 581
The Electric Field	p. 581
Electric Field Lines	p. 582
The Electric Field Due to a Point Charge	p. 583
The Electric Field Due to an Electric Dipole	p. 585
The Electric Field Due to a Line of Charge	p. 586
The Electric Field Due to a Charged Disk	p. 590
A Point Charge in an Electric Field	p. 591
A Dipole in an Electric Field	p. 594
Review & Summary	p. 596
Questions	p. 597
Problems	p. 598
Gauss' Law	p. 605
How can lightning harm you even if it does not strike you?
What Is Physics?	p. 606
Flux	p. 606
Flux of an Electric Field	p. 607
Gauss' Law	p. 609
Gauss' Law and Coulomb's Law	p. 611
A Charged Isolated Conductor	p. 612
Applying Gauss' Law: Cylindrical Symmetry	p. 615
Applying Gauss' Law: Planar Symmetry	p. 616
Applying Gauss' Law: Spherical Symmetry	p. 618
Review & Summary	p. 620
Questions	p. 620
Problems	p. 621
Electric Potential	p. 628
What danger does a sweater pose to a computer?
What Is Physics?	p. 629
Electric Potential Energy	p. 629
Electric Potential	p. 630
Equipotential Surfaces	p. 632
Calculating the Potential from the Field	p. 633
Potential Due to a Point Charge	p. 635
Potential Due to a Group of Point Charges	p. 636
Potential Due to an Electric Dipole	p. 637
Potential Due to a Continuous Charge Distribution	p. 638
Calculating the Field from the Potential	p. 640
Electric Potential Energy of a System of Point Charges	p. 641
Potential of a Charged Isolated Conductor	p. 644
Review & Summary	p. 645
Questions	p. 646
Problems	p. 647
Capacitance	p. 656
How can a spark set up an explosion in airborne powder?
What Is Physics?	p. 657
Capacitance	p. 657
Calculating the Capacitance	p. 659
Capacitors in Parallel and in Series	p. 662
Energy Stored in an Electric Field	p. 666
Capacitor with a Dielectric	p. 670
Dielectrics: An Atomic View	p. 672
Dielectrics and Gauss' Law	p. 672
Review & Summary	p. 675
Questions	p. 675
Problems	p. 676
Current and Resistance	p. 682
What precautions should you take if caught outdoors during a lightning storm?
What Is Physics?	p. 683
Electric Current	p. 683
Current Density	p. 685
Resistance and Resistivity	p. 688
Ohm's Law	p. 692
A Microscopic View of Ohm's Law	p. 693
Power in Electric Circuits	p. 695
Semiconductors	p. 696
Superconductors	p. 697
Review & Summary	p. 698
Questions	p. 699
Problems	p. 700
Circuits	p. 705
How can a pit crew avoid a fire while fueling a charged race car?
What Is Physics?	p. 706
"Pumping" Charges	p. 706
Work, Energy, and Emf	p. 707
Calculating the Current in a Single-Loop Circuit	p. 708
Other Single-Loop Circuits	p. 710
Potential Difference Between Two Points	p. 711
Multiloop Circuits	p. 714
The Ammeter and the Voltmeter	p. 720
RC Circuits	p. 720
Review & Summary	p. 724
Questions	p. 725
Problems	p. 726
Magnetic Fields	p. 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 B	p. 736
Crossed Fields: Discovery of the Electron	p. 740
Crossed Fields: The Hall Effect	p. 741
A Circulating Charged Particle	p. 743
Cyclotrons and Synchrotrons	p. 748
Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire	p. 750
Torque on a Current Loop	p. 752
The Magnetic Dipole Moment	p. 754
Review & Summary	p. 755
Questions	p. 756
Problems	p. 757
Magnetic Fields Due to Currents	p. 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 Current	p. 765
Force Between Two Parallel Currents	p. 771
Ampere's Law	p. 772
Solenoids and Toroids	p. 776
A Current-Carrying Coil as a Magnetic Dipole	p. 778
Review & Summary	p. 780
Questions	p. 781
Problems	p. 782
Induction and Inductance	p. 791
How can magnetic induction melt metal in a foundry?
What Is Physics?	p. 792
Two Experiments	p. 792
Faraday's Law of Induction	p. 793
Lenz's Law	p. 795
Induction and Energy Transfers	p. 798
Induced Electric Fields	p. 801
Inductors and Inductance	p. 805
Self-Induction	p. 806
RL Circuits	p. 807
Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field	p. 810
Energy Density of a Magnetic Field	p. 812
Mutual Induction	p. 814
Review & Summary	p. 816
Questions	p. 816
Problems	p. 818
Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current	p. 826
How did a solar eruption knock out the power-grid system of Quebec?
What Is Physics?	p. 827
LC Oscillations, Qualitatively	p. 827
The Electrical-Mechanical Analogy	p. 830
LC Oscillations, Quantitatively	p. 831
Damped Oscillations in an RLC Circuit	p. 834
Alternating Current	p. 835
Forced Oscillations	p. 835
Three Simple Circuits	p. 837
The Series RLC Circuit	p. 842
Power in Alternating-Current Circuits	p. 846
Transformers	p. 849
Review & Summary	p. 853
Questions	p. 854
Problems	p. 855
Maxwell's Equations; Magnetism of Matter	p. 861
How can a mural painting record the direction of Earth's magnetic field?
What Is Physics?	p. 862
Gauss' Law for Magnetic Fields	p. 862
Induced Magnetic Fields	p. 864
Displacement Current	p. 866
Maxwell's Equations	p. 868
Magnets	p. 869
Magnetism and Electrons	p. 870
Magnetic Materials	p. 874
Diamagnetism	p. 874
Paramagnetism	p. 876
Ferromagnetism	p. 877
Review & Summary	p. 881
Questions	p. 882
Problems	p. 883
Appendices	p. A-1
The International System of Units (SI)	p. A-1
Some Fundamental Constants of Physics	p. A-3
Some Astronomical Data	p. A-4
Conversion Factors	p. A-5
Mathematical Formulas	p. A-9
Properties of the Elements	p. A-12
Periodic Table of the Elements	p. A-15
Answers to Checkpoints and Odd-Numbered Questions and Problems	p. AN-1
Index	p. I-1
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