Synopses & Reviews
Written for students of introductory physics, this best-selling text offers students an upbeat, non-threatening overview of the discipline which focuses on concepts and critical thinking rather than number-crunching. It presents physics in a language students can comprehend, using analogies and mental imagery based on real world situations. Mathematical equations, formulas, and calculations appear as a footnote on the page to reference and supplement chapter concepts and help students see the connection between math and science.
Table of Contents
1. About Science.
I. MECHANICS.
2. Linear Motion.
3. Nonlinear Motion.
4. Newton's Laws of Motion.
5. Momentum.
6. Energy.
7. Rotational Motion.
8. Gravity.
9. Satellite Motion.
II. PROPERTIES OF MATTER.
10. The Atomic Nature of Matter.
11. Solids.
12. Liquids.
13. Gases and Plasmas.
III. HEAT.
15. Heat Transfer.
16. Change of Phase.
17. Thermodynamics.
IV. SOUND.
18. Vibrations and Waves.
19. Sound.
20. Musical Sounds.
V. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.
21. Electrostatics.
22. Electric Current.
23. Magnetism.
24. Electromagnetic Induction.
VI. LIGHT.
25. Properties of Light.
26. Color.
27. Reflection and Refraction.
28. Light Waves.
29. Light Emission.
30. Light Quanta.
VII. ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS.
31. The Atom and the Quantum.
32. The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity.
33. Nuclear Fission and Fusion.
VIII. RELATIVITY.
34. Special Theory of Relativity.
35. General Theory of Relativity.
Appendix A: Systems of Measurement.
Appendix B: More About Motion.
Appendix C: Graphing.
Appendix D: More About Vectors.
Appendix E: Exponential Growth and Doubling Time.
Glossary.
Photo Credits.
Index.