Physics for Scientists and Engineers Extended Version

by Tipler, Paul A.; Mosca, Gene

• ISBN13: 9780716789642
• ISBN10: 0716789647
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-16
• Publisher: MPS HIGH SCHOOL

Summary

The Sixth Edition ofPhysics for Scientists and Engineersoffers a completely integrated text and media solution that will help students learn most effectively and will enable professors to customize their classrooms so that they teach most efficiently. The text includes a new strategic problem-solving approach, an integrated Math Tutorial, and new tools to improve conceptual understanding. To simplify the review and use of the text,Physics for Scientists and Engineersis available in these versions: Volume 1Mechanics/Oscillations and Waves/Thermodynamics(Chapters 120, R) 1-4292-0132-0 Volume 2Electricity and Magnetism/Light(Chapters 2133) 1-4292-0133-9 Volume 3Elementary Modern Physics(Chapters 3441) 1-4292-0134-7 Standard Version(Chapters 1-33, R) 1-4292-0124-X Extended Version(Chapters 1-41, R) 0-7167-8964-7

Table of Contents

Measurement and Vectors	p. 1
Mechanics
Motion in One Dimension	p. 27
Motion in Two and Three Dimensions	p. 63
Newton's Laws	p. 93
Additional Applications of Newton's Laws	p. 127
Work and Kinetic Energy	p. 173
Conservation of Energy	p. 201
Conservation of Linear Momentum	p. 247
Rotation	p. 289
Angular Momentum	p. 331
Special Relativity
Gravity	p. 363
Static Equilibrium and Elasticity	p. 397
Fluids	p. 423
Oscillations and Waves
Oscillations	p. 457
Traveling Waves	p. 495
Superposition and Standing Waves	p. 533
Thermodynamics
Temperature and Kinetic Theory of Gases	p. 563
Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics	p. 591
The Second Law of Thermodynamics	p. 629
Thermal Properties and Processes	p. 665
Electricity and Magnetism
The Electric Field I: Discrete Charge Distributions	p. 693
The Electric Field II: Continuous Charge Distributions	p. 727
Electric Potential	p. 763
Capacitance	p. 801
Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits	p. 839
The Magnetic Field	p. 887
Sources of the Magnetic Field	p. 917
Magnetic Induction	p. 959
Alternating-Current Circuits	p. 995
Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves	p. 1029
Light
Properties of Light	p. 1055
Optical Images	p. 1097
Interference and Diffraction	p. 1141
Modern Physics: Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, and the Structure of Matter
Wave-Particle Duality and Quantum Physics	p. 1173
Applications of the Schrodinger Equation	p. 1203
Atoms	p. 1227
Molecules	p. 1261
Solids	p. 1281
Relativity	p. 1319
Nuclear Physics	p. 1357
Elementary Particles and the Beginning of the Universe	p. 1389
SI Units and Conversion Factors
Numerical Data
Periodic Table of Elements
Math Tutorial
Answers to Odd-Numbered End-of-Chapter Problems
Index
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