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This book is suitable for a first year, non-calculus physics course. It covers mechanics, fluids, gravitation, thermal physics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics, including atoms, an introduction to quantum mechanics, special relativity, and nuclear and particle physics. Trigonometric functions and vectors are introduced as needed.

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Linear Motion, Kinematics, Vectors; Newtonian Mechanics; Impulse and Momentum; Rotational Dynamics; Oscillations and Waves; Thermal Physics; Static Electricity; Magnetism; Geometrical Optics; Atoms; Particles and Waves - An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics; and other topics in Modern Physics.

Physics Around Us: How And Why Things Work

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    A Paperback / softback by Ernest M Henley, J Gregory Dash

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      Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/03/2012
      ISBN13: 9789814350631, 978-9814350631
      ISBN10: 981435063X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is suitable for a first year, non-calculus physics course. It covers mechanics, fluids, gravitation, thermal physics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics, including atoms, an introduction to quantum mechanics, special relativity, and nuclear and particle physics. Trigonometric functions and vectors are introduced as needed.

      Table of Contents
      Linear Motion, Kinematics, Vectors; Newtonian Mechanics; Impulse and Momentum; Rotational Dynamics; Oscillations and Waves; Thermal Physics; Static Electricity; Magnetism; Geometrical Optics; Atoms; Particles and Waves - An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics; and other topics in Modern Physics.

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