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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.



Table of Contents
PART I: Newton's Laws
  1. Concepts of Motion
  2. Kinematics in One Dimension
  3. Vectors and Coordinate Systems
  4. Kinematics in Two Dimensions
  5. Force and Motion
  6. Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line
  7. Newton's Third Law
  8. Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane
PART II: Conservation Laws
  1. Work and Kinetic Energy
  2. Interactions and Potential Energy
  3. Impulse and Momentum
PART III: Applications of Newtonian Mechanics
  1. Rotation of a Rigid Body
  2. Newton's Theory of Gravity
  3. Fluids and Elasticity
PART IV: Oscillations and Waves
  1. Oscillations
  2. Traveling Waves
  3. Superposition
PART V: Thermodynamics
  1. A Macroscopic Description of Matter
  2. Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
  3. The Micro/Macro Connection
  4. Heat Engines and Refrigerators
PART VI: Electricity and Magnetism
  1. Electric Charges and Forces
  2. The Electric Field
  3. Gauss's Law
  4. The Electric Potential
  5. Potential and Field
  6. Current and Resistance
  7. Fundamentals of Circuits
  8. The Magnetic Field
  9. Electromagnetic Induction
  10. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
  11. AC Circuits
PART VII: Optics
  1. Wave Optics
  2. Ray Optics
  3. Optical Instruments
PART VIII: Relativity and Quantum Physics
  1. Relativity
  2. The Foundations of Modern Physics
  3. Quantization
  4. Wave Functions and Uncertainty
  5. One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
  6. Atomic Physics
  7. Nuclear Physics
  • APPENDIX A Mathematics Review
  • APPENDIX B Periodic Table of Elements
  • APPENDIX C Atomic and Nuclear Data
  • ANSWERS TO STOP TO THINK QUESTIONS AND ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS
  • CREDITS
  • INDEX

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    Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
    Publication Date: 31/08/2022
    ISBN13: 9781292438221, 978-1292438221
    ISBN10: 1292438223
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    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.



    Table of Contents
    PART I: Newton's Laws
    1. Concepts of Motion
    2. Kinematics in One Dimension
    3. Vectors and Coordinate Systems
    4. Kinematics in Two Dimensions
    5. Force and Motion
    6. Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line
    7. Newton's Third Law
    8. Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane
    PART II: Conservation Laws
    1. Work and Kinetic Energy
    2. Interactions and Potential Energy
    3. Impulse and Momentum
    PART III: Applications of Newtonian Mechanics
    1. Rotation of a Rigid Body
    2. Newton's Theory of Gravity
    3. Fluids and Elasticity
    PART IV: Oscillations and Waves
    1. Oscillations
    2. Traveling Waves
    3. Superposition
    PART V: Thermodynamics
    1. A Macroscopic Description of Matter
    2. Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
    3. The Micro/Macro Connection
    4. Heat Engines and Refrigerators
    PART VI: Electricity and Magnetism
    1. Electric Charges and Forces
    2. The Electric Field
    3. Gauss's Law
    4. The Electric Potential
    5. Potential and Field
    6. Current and Resistance
    7. Fundamentals of Circuits
    8. The Magnetic Field
    9. Electromagnetic Induction
    10. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
    11. AC Circuits
    PART VII: Optics
    1. Wave Optics
    2. Ray Optics
    3. Optical Instruments
    PART VIII: Relativity and Quantum Physics
    1. Relativity
    2. The Foundations of Modern Physics
    3. Quantization
    4. Wave Functions and Uncertainty
    5. One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
    6. Atomic Physics
    7. Nuclear Physics
    • APPENDIX A Mathematics Review
    • APPENDIX B Periodic Table of Elements
    • APPENDIX C Atomic and Nuclear Data
    • ANSWERS TO STOP TO THINK QUESTIONS AND ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS
    • CREDITS
    • INDEX

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