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PART I: MECHANICS. 1. Physics and Measurement. 2. Motion in One Dimension. 3. Vectors. 4. Motion in Two Dimensions. 5. The Laws of Motion. 6. Circular Motion and Other Applications of Newton's Laws. 7. Energy of a System. 8. Conservation of Energy. 9. Linear Momentum and Collisions. 10. Rotation of a Rigid Object About a Fixed Axis. 11. Angular Momentum. 12. Static Equilibrium and Elasticity. 13. Universal Gravitation. 14. Fluid Mechanics. PART II: OSCILLATIONS AND MECHANICAL WAVES. 15. Oscillatory Motion. 16. Wave Motion. 17. Superposition and Standing Waves. PART III: THERMODYNAMICS. 18. Temperature. 19. The First Law of Thermodynamics. 20. The Kinetic Theory of Gases. 21. Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Part IV: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM. 22. Electric Fields. 23. Continuous Charge Distributions and Gauss's Law. 24. Electric Potential. 25. Capacitance and Dielectrics. 26. Current and Resistance. 27. Direct-Current Circuits. 28. Magnetic Fields. 29. Sources of the Magnetic Field. 30. Faraday's Law. 31. Inductance. 32. Alternating-Current Circuits. 33. Electromagnetic Waves. PART V: LIGHT AND OPTICS. 34. The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics 35. Image Formation. 36. Wave Optics. 37. Diffraction Patterns and Polarization. PART VI: MODERN PHYSICS. 38. Relativity. APPENDICES. A. Tables. B. Mathematics Review. C. Periodic Table of the Elements. D. SI Units. Answers to Quick Quizzes and Odd-Numbered Problems. Index.

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    Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
    Publication Date: 01/01/2018
    ISBN13: 9781337553278, 978-1337553278
    ISBN10: 1337553271
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    PART I: MECHANICS. 1. Physics and Measurement. 2. Motion in One Dimension. 3. Vectors. 4. Motion in Two Dimensions. 5. The Laws of Motion. 6. Circular Motion and Other Applications of Newton's Laws. 7. Energy of a System. 8. Conservation of Energy. 9. Linear Momentum and Collisions. 10. Rotation of a Rigid Object About a Fixed Axis. 11. Angular Momentum. 12. Static Equilibrium and Elasticity. 13. Universal Gravitation. 14. Fluid Mechanics. PART II: OSCILLATIONS AND MECHANICAL WAVES. 15. Oscillatory Motion. 16. Wave Motion. 17. Superposition and Standing Waves. PART III: THERMODYNAMICS. 18. Temperature. 19. The First Law of Thermodynamics. 20. The Kinetic Theory of Gases. 21. Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Part IV: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM. 22. Electric Fields. 23. Continuous Charge Distributions and Gauss's Law. 24. Electric Potential. 25. Capacitance and Dielectrics. 26. Current and Resistance. 27. Direct-Current Circuits. 28. Magnetic Fields. 29. Sources of the Magnetic Field. 30. Faraday's Law. 31. Inductance. 32. Alternating-Current Circuits. 33. Electromagnetic Waves. PART V: LIGHT AND OPTICS. 34. The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics 35. Image Formation. 36. Wave Optics. 37. Diffraction Patterns and Polarization. PART VI: MODERN PHYSICS. 38. Relativity. APPENDICES. A. Tables. B. Mathematics Review. C. Periodic Table of the Elements. D. SI Units. Answers to Quick Quizzes and Odd-Numbered Problems. Index.

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