Fundamentals of Physics, Student Study Guide, 8th Edition

by Thomas E. Barrett (Ohio State Univ. )

• ISBN13: 9780471779568
• ISBN10: 0471779563
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Engaging students and teaching students to think critically isn't easy! The new Eighth Edition of Halliday, Resnick and Walker has been strategically revised to conquer this challenge. Every aspect of this revision is focused on engaging students, supporting critical thinking and moving students to the next level physics understanding. This Student Study Guide is to accompany Fundamentals of Physics, 8th Edition.

Table of Contents

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

Center of Mass and Linear Momentum

Rotation

Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum

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

Electric Charge

Electric Fields

Gauss' Law

Electric Potential

Capacitance

Current and Resistance

Circuits

Magnetic Fields

Magnetic Fields Due to Currents

Induction and Inductance

Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current

Maxwell's Equations; Magnetism of Matter

Electromagnetic Waves

Images

Interference

Diffraction

Relativity

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

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