University Physics with Modern Physics Volume 1 (Chapters 1-20)

by Bauer, Wolfgang; Westfall, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780077409630
• ISBN10: 0077409639
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-01-03
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

Bauer & Westfall’s University Physics with Modern Physics,second edition, teaches students the fundamentals of physics through interesting, timely examples, a logical and consistent approach to problem solving, and an outstanding suite of online tools and exercises. Bauer & Westfall, University Physics with Modern Physics, second edition, weaves exciting, contemporary physics throughout the text with coverage of the most recent research by the authors and others in areas such as energy, medicine, and the environment. These contemporary topics are explained in a way that your students will find real, interesting, and motivating.

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Bauer & Westfall’s University Physics with Modern Physics is designed for the calculus-based introductory physics course and is well suited for students in Physics, Engineering, and the Life and Physical Sciences. The text acknowledges the latest advances in physics education with a traditional table of contents.

Table of Contents

Chapter 0, The Big Picture: Modern Physics Frontiers

Part 1: Mechanics of Point Particles

Chapter 1, Overview

1.1, Why Study Physics?

1.2, Working with Numbers

1.3, SI Unit System

1.4, The Scales of Our World

1.5, General Problem-Solving Strategy

1.6, Vectors

Chapter 2, Motion in a Straight Line

2.1, Introduction to Kinematics

2.2, Position Vector, Displacement Vector, and Distance

2.3, Velocity Vector, Average Velocity, and Speed

2.4, Acceleration Vector

2.5, Computer Solutions and Difference Formulas

2.6, Finding Displacement and Velocity from Acceleration

2.7, Motion with constant Acceleration

2.8, Free Fall

2.9, Reducing Motion in More than One Dimension to One Dimension

Chapter 3, Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

3.1, Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems

3.2, Velocity and Acceleration in Two or Three Dimensions

3.3, Ideal Projectile Motion

3.4, Maximum Height and Range of a Projectile

3.5, Realistic Projectile Motion

3.6, Relative Motion

Chapter 4, Force

4.1, Types of Forces

4.2, Gravitational Force Vector, Weight, and mass

4.3, Net Force

4.4, Newton's Laws

4.5, Ropes and Pulleys

4.6, Applying Newton's Laws

4.7, Friction Force

4.8, Applications of the Friction Force

Chapter 5, Kinetic Energy, Work, and Power]

5.1, Energy in Our Daily Lives

5.2, Kinetic Energy

5.3, Work

5.4, Work Done by a Constant Force

5.5, Work Done by a Variable Force

5.6, Spring Force

5.7, Power

Chapter 6, Potential Energy and Energy Conservation

6.1, Potential Energy

6.2, Conservative and Nonconservative Forces

6.3, Work and Potential Energy

6.4, Potential Energy and Force

6.5, Conservation of Mechanical Energy

6.6, Work and Energy for the Spring Force

6.7, Nonconservative Forces and the Work-Energy Theorem

6.8, Potential Energy and Stability

Chapter 7, Momentum and Collisions

7.1, Linear Momentum

7.2, Impulse

7.3, Conservation of Linear Momentum

7.4, Elastic Collisions in One Dimension

7.5, Elastic Collisions in Two or Three Dimensions

7.6, Totally Inelastic Collisions

7.7, Partially Inelastic Collisions

7.8, Billiards and Chaos

Part 2: Extended Objects, Matter and Circular Motion

Chapter 8, Systems of Particles and Extended Objects

8.1, Center of Mass and Center of Gravity

8.2, Center-of-Mass Momentum

8.3, Rocket Motion

8.4, Calculating the Center of Mass

Chapter 9, Circular Motion

9.1, Polar Coordinates

9.2, Angular Coordinates and Angular Velocity

9.3, Angular Velocity, Angular Frequency, and Period

9.4, Angular and Centripetal Acceleration

9.5, Centripetal Force

9.6, Circular and Linear Motion

9.7, More Examples for Circular Motion

Chapter 10, Rotation

10.1, Kinetic Energy and Rotation

10.2, Calculation of Moment of inertia

10.3, Rolling without Slipping

10.4, Torque

10.5, Newton's Second Law for Rotation

10.6, Work done by a Torque

10.7, Angular Momentum

10.8, Precession

10.9, Quantized Angular Momentum

Chapter 11, Static Equilibrium

11.1, Equilibrium Conditions

11.2, Examples Involving Static Equilibrium

11.3, Stability of Structures

Chapter 12, Gravitation

12.1, Newton's Law of Gravity

12.2, Gravitation near the Surface of the Earth

12.3, Gravitation inside the Earth

12.4, Gravitational Potential Energy

12.5, Kepler's Laws and Planetary Motion

12.6, Satellite Orbits

12.7, Dark Matter

Chapter 13, Solids and Fluids

13.1, Atoms and the Composition of matter

13.2, States of Matter

13.3, Tension, Compression, and Shear

13.4, Pressure

13.5, Archemedes' Principle

13.6, Ideal Fluid Motion

13.7, Viscosity

13.8, Turbulence and Research Frontiers in Fluid Flow

Part 3: Oscillations and Waves

Chapter 14, Oscillations

14.1, Simple Harmonic Motion

14.2, Pendulum Motion

14.3, Work and Energy in Harmonic Oscillations

14.4, Damped Harmonic Motion

14.5, Forced harmonic Motion and Resonance

14.6, Phase Space

14.7, Chaos

Chapter 15, Waves

15.1, Wave Motion

15.2, Coupled Oscillators

15.3, Mathematical Description of Waves

15.4, Derivation of the Wave Equation

15.5, Waves in Two- and Three-Dimensional Spaces

15.6, Energy, Power, and Intensity of Waves

15.7, Superposition Principle and Interference

15.8, Standing Waves and Resonance

15.9, Research on Waves

Chapter 16, Sound

16.1, Longitudinal Pressure Waves

16.2, Sound Intensity

16.3, Sound Interference

16.4, Doppler Effect

16.5, Resonance and Music

Part 4: Thermal Physics

Chapter 17, Temperature

17.1, Definition of Temperature

17.2, Temperature Ranges

17.3, Measuring Temperature

17.4, Thermal Expansion

17.5, Surface Temperature of the Earth

17.6, Temperature of the Universe

Chapter 18, Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics

18.1, Definition of Heat

18.2, Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

18.3, Heat and Work

18.4, First Law of Thermodynamics

18.5, First Law for Special Processes

18.6, Specific Heats of Solids and Fluids

18.7, Latent Heat and Phase Transitions

18.8, Modes of Thermal Energy Transfer

Chapter 19, Ideal Gases

19.1, Emperical Gas laws

19.2, Ideal Gas Law

19.3, Equipartition Theorem

19.4, Specific Heat of an Ideal Gas

19.5, Adibatic Processes for an Ideal Gas

19.6, Kinetic Theory of Gasses

19.7, Real Gasses

Chapter 20, The Second Law of Thermodynamics

20.1, Reversible and Irreversible Processes

20.2, Engines and Refrigerators

20.3, Ideal Engines

20.4, Real Engines and Efficiency

20.5, The Second Law of Thermodynamics

20.6, Entropy

20.7, Microscopic Interpretation of Entropy

Part 5: Electricity