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Book SynopsisPaul G. Hewitt Becoming a physics instructor and textbook authordidn't seem a likely outcome of my earlier years. I grew up in Saugus (nearBoston), Massachusetts. In my high school years, an influential counselorconvinced me that I wouldn't have to take academic courses due to my talent forart. My passions at the time were drawing comic strips, rink roller-skating,and especially boxing, which helped repel school bullies. At age 17, I won thesilver medal of the New England Amateur Athletic Union in the 112-pound class.Shortly after that, I delivered newspapers, painted signs, and learnedsilk-screen printing in Boston, where I met life-long friend Ernie Brown, whoinfluenced me to spend two winters with him in Miami, Florida. I dedicated theeleventh edition of Conceptual Physics to Ernie.
In 1953, during the Koreanconflict, I was abruptly drafted into the Army. I was fortunate, however, thatthe war ended on my last day of basic training at Camp Carson i
Table of Contents
- About Science
Part One: MECHANICS
- Newton's First Law of Motion: Inertia
- Linear Motion
- Newton's Second Law of Motion
- Newton's Third Law of Motion
- Momentum
- Energy
- Rotational Motion
- Gravity
- Projectile and Satellite Motion
Part Two: PROPERTIES OF MATTER
- The Atomic Nature of Matter
- Solids
- Liquids
- Gases
Part Three: HEAT
- Temperature, Heat, and Expansion
- Heat Transfer
- Change of Phase
- Thermodynamics
Part Four: SOUND
- Vibrations and Waves
- Sound
- Musical Sounds
Part Five: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
- Electrostatics
- Electric Current
- Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Induction
Part Six: LIGHT
- Properties of Light
- Color
- Reflection and Refraction
- Light Waves
- Light Emission
- Light Quanta
Part Seven: ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
- The Atom and the Quantum
- Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity
- Nuclear Fission and Fusion
Part Eight: RELATIVITY
- Special Theory of Relativity
- General Theory of Relativity
Author Profile Appendices
- A. On Measurement and Unit Conversions
- B. More About Motion
- C. Graphing
- D. Vector Applications
- E. Exponential Growth and Doubling Time
Odd-Numbered Answers Glossary Credits Index
