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9780534408466

Physics for Scientists and Engineers With Modern Physics With Infotrac Volume 2

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  • ISBN13:

    9780534408466

  • ISBN10:

    053440846X

  • Edition: 6th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-09-24
  • Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Part IV: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM. 23. Electric Fields. Properties of Electric Charges. Charging Objects by Induction. Coulomb''s Law. The Electric Field. Electric Field of a Continuous Charge Distribution. Electric Field Lines. Motion of Charged Particles in a Uniform Electric Field. 24. Gauss''s Law. Electric Flux. Gauss''s Law. Application of Gauss''s Law to Various Charge Distributions. Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium.. Formal Derivation of Gauss''s Law. 25. Electric Potential. Potential Difference and Electric Potential. Potential Differences in a Uniform Electric Field. Electric Potential and Potential Energy Due to Point Charges. Obtaining the Value of the Electric Field from the Electric Potential. Electric Potential Due to Continuous Charge Distributions. Electric Potential Due to a Charged Conductor. The Millikan Oil-Drop Experiment. Applications of Electrostatics. 26. Capacitance and Dielectrics. Definition of Capacitance. Calculating Capacitance. Combinations of Capacitors. Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor. Capacitors with Dielectrics. Electric Dipole in an Electric Field. An Atomic Description of Dielectrics. 27. Current and Resistance. Electric Current. Resistance. A Model for Electrical Conduction. Resistance and Temperature. Superconductors. Electrical Power. 28. Direct Current Circuits. Electromotive Force. Resistors in Series and Parallel. Kirchhoff''s Rules. RC Circuits. Electrical Meters. Household Wiring and Electrical Safety. 29. Magnetic Fields. Magnetic Field and Forces. Magnetic Force Acting on a Current-Carrying Conductor. Torque on a Current Loop in a Uniform Magnetic Field. Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Magnetic Field. Applications Involving Charged Particles Moving in a Magnetic Field. The Hall Effect. 30. Sources of Magnetic Field. The Biot-Savart Law. The Magnetic Force Between Two Parallel Conductors. Ampère''s Law. The Magnetic Field of a Solenoid. Magnetic Flux. Gauss''s Law in Magnetism. Displacement Current and the General Form of Ampère''s Law. Magnetism in Matter. The Magnetic Field of the Earth. 31. Faraday''s Law. Faraday''s Law of Induction. Motional emf. Lenz''s Law. Induced emf and Electric Fields. Generators and Motors/ Eddy Currents. Maxwell''s Equations. 32. Inductance. Self-Inductance. RL Circuits. Energy in a Magnetic Field. Mutual Inductance. Oscillations in an LC Circuit. The RLC Circuit. 33. Alternating Current Circuits. AC Sources. Resistors in an AC Circuit. Inductors in an AC Circuit. Capacitors in an AC Circuit. The RLC Series Circuit. Power in an AC Circuit. Resonance in a Series RLC Circuit. The Transformer and Power Transmission. Rectifiers and Filters. 34. Electromagnetic Waves. Maxwell''s Equations and Hertz''s Discoveries. Plane Electromagnetic Waves. Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves. Momentum and Radiation Pressure. Production of Electromagnetic Waves by an Antenna. Part V: LIGHT AND OPTICS. 35. The Nature of Light and the Laws of Geometric Optics. The Nature of Light. Measurements of the Speed of Light. The Ray Approximation in Geometric Optics. Reflection. Refraction. Huygens''s Principle. Dispersion and Prisms. Total Internal Reflection. Fermat''s Principle. 36. Image Formation. Images Formed by Flat Mirrors. Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors. Images Formed by Refraction. Thin Lenses. Lens Aberrations. The Camera. The Eye. The Simple Magnifier. The Compound Microscope. The Telescope. 37. Interference of Light Waves. Conditions for Interference. Young''s Double-Slit Experiment. Intensity Distribution of the Double-Slit Interference Pattern. Phasor Addition of Waves. Change of Phase Due to Reflection. Interference in Thin Films. The Michelson Interferometer. 38. Diffraction Patterns and Polarization. Introduction to Diffraction Patterns. Diffraction Patterns from Narrow Slits. Resolution of Single-Slit and Circular Apertures. The Diffraction Grating. Diffraction of X-rays by Crystals. Polarization of Light Waves. Part VI: MODERN PHYSICS. 39. Relativi

Table of Contents

Part IV: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
23. Electric Fields
Properties of Electric Charges
Charging Objects by Induction
Coulomb's Law
The Electric Field
Electric Field of a Continuous Charge Distribution
Electric Field Lines
Motion of Charged Particles in a Uniform Electric Field
24. Gauss's Law
Electric Flux
Gauss's Law
Application of Gauss's Law to Various Charge Distributions
Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium
Formal Derivation of Gauss's Law
25. Electric Potential
Potential Difference and Electric Potential
Potential Differences in a Uniform Electric Field
Electric Potential and Potential Energy Due to Point Charges
Obtaining the Value of the Electric Field from the Electric Potential
Electric Potential Due to Continuous Charge Distributions
Electric Potential Due to a Charged Conductor
The Millikan Oil-Drop Experiment
Applications of Electrostatics
26. Capacitance and Dielectrics
Definition of Capacitance
Calculating Capacitance
Combinations of Capacitors
Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor
Capacitors with Dielectrics
Electric Dipole in an Electric Field
An Atomic Description of Dielectrics
27. Current and Resistance
Electric Current
Resistance
A Model for Electrical Conduction
Resistance and Temperature
Superconductors
Electrical Power
28. Direct Current Circuits
Electromotive Force
Resistors in Series and Parallel
Kirchhoff's Rules
RC Circuits
Electrical Meters
Household Wiring and Electrical Safety
29. Magnetic Fields
Magnetic Field and Forces
Magnetic Force Acting on a Current-Carrying Conductor
Torque on a Current Loop in a Uniform Magnetic Field
Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Magnetic Field
Applications Involving Charged Particles Moving in a Magnetic Field
The Hall Effect
30. Sources of Magnetic Field
The Biot-Savart Law
The Magnetic Force Between Two Parallel Conductors
Ampère's Law
The Magnetic Field of a Solenoid
Magnetic Flux
Gauss's Law in Magnetism
Displacement Current and the General Form of Ampère's Law
Magnetism in Matter
The Magnetic Field of the Earth
31. Faraday's Law
Faraday's Law of Induction
Motional emf
Lenz's Law
Induced emf and Electric Fields
Generators and Motors/ Eddy Currents
Maxwell's Equations
32. Inductance
Self-Inductance
RL Circuits
Energy in a Magnetic Field
Mutual Inductance
Oscillations in an LC Circuit
The RLC Circuit
33. Alternating Current Circuits
AC Sources
Resistors in an AC Circuit
Inductors in an AC Circuit
Capacitors in an AC Circuit
The RLC Series Circuit
Power in an AC Circuit
Resonance in a Series RLC Circuit
The Transformer and Power Transmission
Rectifiers and Filters
34. Electromagnetic Waves
Maxwell's Equations and Hertz's Discoveries
Plane Electromagnetic Waves
Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves
Momentum and Radiation Pressure
Production of Electromagnetic Waves by an Antenna
Part V: LIGHT AND OPTICS
35. The Nature of Light and the Laws of Geometric Optics
The Nature of Light
Measurements of the Speed of Light
The Ray Approximation in Geometric Optics
Reflection
Refraction
Huygens's Principle
Dispersion and Prisms
Total Internal Reflection
Fermat's Principle
36. Image Formation
Images Formed by Flat Mirrors
Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors
Images Formed by Refraction
Thin Lenses
Lens Aberrations
The Camera
The Eye
The Simple Magnifier
The Compound Microscope
The Telescope
37. Interference of Light Waves
Conditions for Interference
Young's Double-Slit Experiment
Intensity Distribution of the Double-Slit Interference Pattern
Phasor Addition of Waves
Change of Phase Due to Reflection
Interference in Thin Films
The Michelson Interferometer
38. Diffraction Patterns and Polarization
Introduction to Diffraction Patterns
Diffraction Patterns from Narrow Slits
Resolution of Single-Slit and Circular Apertures
The Diffraction Grating
Diffraction of X-rays by Crystals
Polarization of Light Waves
Part VI: MODERN PHYSICS
39. Relativity
The Principle of Galilean Relativity
The Michelson-Morley Experiment
Einstein's Principle of Relativity
Consequences of the Special Theory of Relativity
The Lorentz Transformation Equations
The Lorentz Velocity Transformation Equations/ Relativistic Linear Momentum and the Relativistic Form of Newton's Laws
Relativistic Energy
Mass and Energy
The General Theory of Relativity
40. Introduction to Quantum Physics
Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Hypothesis
The Photoelectric Effect
The Compton Effect
Photons and Electromagnetic Waves
The Wave Properties of Particles
The Quantum Particle
The Double-Slit Experiment Revisited
The Uncertainty Principle
41. Quantum Mechanics
An Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
A Particle in a Box
The Particle Under Boundary Conditions
The Schrödinger Equation
A Particle in a Well of Finite Height
Tunneling Through a Potential Energy Barrier
The Scanning Tunneling Microscope
The Simple Harmonic Oscillator
42. Atomic Physics
Atomic Spectra of Gases
Early Models of the Atom
Bohr's Model of the Hydrogen Atom
The Quantum Model of the Hydrogen Atom
The Wave Functions for Hydrogen
Physical Interpretation of the Quantum Numbers
The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
More on Atomic Spectra: Visible and X-Ray
Spontaneous and Stimulated Transitions
Lasers
43. Molecules and Solids
Molecular Bonds
Energy States and Spectra of Molecules
Bonding in Solids
Free-Electron Theory of Metals
Band Theory of Solids
Electrical Conduction in Metals, Insulators and Semiconductors
Semiconductor Devices
Superconductivity
44. Nuclear Structure
Some Properties of Nuclei
Nuclear Binding Energy
Nuclear Models
Radioactivity
The Decay Processes
Natural Radioactivity
Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
45. Applications of Nuclear Physics
Interactions Involving Neutrons
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Fusion
Radiation Damage
Radiation Detectors
Uses of Radiation
46. Particle Physics and Cosmology
The Fundamental Forces in Nature
Positrons and Other Antiparticles
Mesons and the Beginning of Particle Physics
Classification of Particles
Conservation Laws
Strange Particles and Strangeness
Making Particles and Measuring Their Properties
Finding Patterns in the Particles
Quarks
Multicolored Quarks
The Standard Model
The Cosmic Connection
Problems and Perspectives
APPENDIXES: A
Tables
Conversion Factors
Symbols, Dimensions, and Units of Physical Quantities
Table of Atomic Masses
B
Mathematics Review
Scientific Notation
Algebra
Geometry
Trigonometry
Series Expansions
Differential Calculus
Integral Calculus
Propagation of Uncertainty
C
Periodic Table of the Elements
D
SI Units
E
Nobel Prize Winners
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
Index

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