Synopses & Reviews
Take flight with these powerful study tools! Through four popular editions, Cutnell & Johnsons Physics has helped thousands of students understand fundamental physics principles while honing their problem-solving skills. But the authors commitment to helping you get the best grade possible doesnt stop with the text itself. Theyve developed a powerful array of study tools that will give you an extra advantage in your physics class.
- Interactive LearningWare on the Student Web Site will deepen your conceptual understanding of the material. This new on-line tutorial will help you through 60 interactive problems.
- Student Web Site (www.wiley.com/college/cutnell) contains solutions to selected end-of-chapter problems and provides access to the Interactive LearningWare.
- Student Study Guide features a hands-on guidebook filled with a variety of tips and suggestions, plus access to additional Web resources, such as self-quizzes, simulation exercises, problem-solving help, more Interactive LearningWare tutorials, and links to other tutorial physics sites. ISBN 0-471-35582-8
- Student Solutions Manual contains detailed, step-by-step solutions to half of the odd-numbered end-of-chapter problems in the text. These solutions will show you the best ways to solve physics problems and help you develop strong problem-solving skills. ISBN 0-471-35583-6
- Cutnell Multimedia 2.0 is a CD-ROM containing the entire text, Student Study Guide, Student Solutions Manual, Interactive LearningWare, and numerous simulations, all connected by hyperlinks. ISBN 0-471-37817-8
- Take Note! reproduces key artwork from the text, so you can concentrate on taking notes without having to sketch images in class. ISBN 0-471-38850-5
www.wiley.com/college/cutnell
Synopsis
This Sixth Edition helps readers understand the interrelationships among basic physics concepts and how they fit together to describe our physical world. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize the relevance of physics to our everyday lives.
- Real-world physics applications, including many biomedical applications, show how physics principles come into play over and over again in our lives.
- Problem Solving Insights explain each calculation in detail, guiding readers through the quantitative process.
- Includes a CD containing physics simulations.
About the Author
John Cutnell, Southern Illinois Univ-Carbondale
Ken Johnson, Southern Illinois Univ-Carbondale
Table of Contents
Introduction and Mathematical Concepts.
Kinematics in One Dimension.
Kinematics in Two Dimensions.
Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion.
Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion.
Work and Energy.
Impulse and Momentum.
Rotational Kinematics.
Rotational Dynamics.
Simple Harmonic Motion and Elasticity.
Fluids.
Temperature and Heat.
The Transfer of Heat.
The Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic Theory.
Thermodynamics.
Waves and Sound.
The Principle of Linear Superposition and Interference Phenomena.
Electric Forces and Electric Fields.
Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential.
Electric Circuits.
Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields.
Electromagnetic Induction.
Alternating Current Circuits.
Electromagnetic Waves.
The Reflection of Light: Mirrors.
The Refraction of Light: Lenses and Optical Instruments.
Interference and the Wave Nature of Light.
Special Relativity.
Particles and Waves.
The Nature of the Atom.
Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity.
Ionizing Radiation, Nuclear Energy, and Elementary Particles.
Appendices.
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems.
Photo Credits.
Index.