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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. Heat and 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 Laws of Geometric Optics. 35. Image Formation. 36. Interference of Light Waves. 37. Diffraction Patterns and Polarization. Part VI: MODERN PHYSICS. 38. Relativity. 39. Introduction to Quantum Physics. 40. Quantum Mechanics. 41. Atomic Physics. 42. Molecules and Solids. 43. Nuclear Physics. 44. Particle Physics and Cosmology. 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: 9781337553292, 978-1337553292
    ISBN10: 1337553298
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    Table of Contents
    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. Heat and 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 Laws of Geometric Optics. 35. Image Formation. 36. Interference of Light Waves. 37. Diffraction Patterns and Polarization. Part VI: MODERN PHYSICS. 38. Relativity. 39. Introduction to Quantum Physics. 40. Quantum Mechanics. 41. Atomic Physics. 42. Molecules and Solids. 43. Nuclear Physics. 44. Particle Physics and Cosmology. 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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