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Physics for Scientists and Engineers incorporates Physics Education Research and cognitive science best practices that encourage conceptual development, problem-solving skill acquisition, and visualization. The text presents a finely tuned, practical introduction to physics with problems that relate physics to everyday life and includes models, modeling, and advanced topics.
Randy Knight taught introductory physics for thirty-two years at Ohio State University and California Polytechnic State University, where he is Professor Emeritus of Physics. Professor Knight received a PhD in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics before joining the faculty at Ohio State University. A growing awareness of the importance of research in physics education led first to Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach and later College Physics: A Strategic Approach. Professor Knight's research interests are in the fields of laser spectroscopy and environmental science. When he's not in front of a computer, you can find Randy hiking, traveling, playing the piano, or spending time with his wife Sally and their five cats.
I. Newton's Laws
1. Concepts of Motion2. Kinematics in One Dimension3. Vectors and Coordinate Systems4. Kinematics in Two Dimensions5. Force and Motion6. Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line7. Newton's Third Law8. Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane
II. Conservation Laws
9. Work and Kinetic Energy10. Interactions and Potential Energy11. Impulse and Momentum
III. Applications of Newtonian Mechanics
12. Rotation of a Rigid Body13. Newton's Theory of Gravity14. Fluids and Elasticity
IV. Oscillations and Waves
15. Oscillations16. Traveling Waves17. Superposition
V. Thermodynamics
18. A Macroscopic Description of Matter19. Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics20. The Micro/Macro Connection21. Heat Engines and Refrigerators
VI. Electricity and Magnetism
22. Electric Charges and Forces23. The Electric Field24. Gauss's Law25. The Electric Potential26. Potential and Field27. Current and Resistance28. Fundamentals of Circuits29. The Magnetic Field30. Electromagnetic Induction31. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves32. AC Circuits
VII. Optics
33. Wave Optics34. Ray Optics35. Optical Instruments
VIII. Relativity and Quantum Physics
36. Relativity37. The Foundations of Modern Physics38. Quantization39. Wave Functions and Uncertainty40. One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics41. Atomic Physics42. Nuclear Physics
Appendix A Mathematics ReviewAppendix B Periodic Table of ElementsAppendix C Atomic and Nuclear DataAnswers to Stop to Think Questions and Odd-Numbered Problems
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