Synopses & Reviews
The third edition of this best-selling book remains vigorous while including a number of new elements which emphasize conceptual understanding. These elements include conceptual examples, “Think About This” sections, and worked examples. Twenty-five percent of the end-of-chapter problems are new or revised. After a comprehensive introduction, the following topics are covered: straight-line motion; motion in two and three dimensions; Newton's laws and their applications; kinetic energy; potential energy and conservation; linear momentum, collisions, and the center of mass; rotations of rigid bodies; angular momentum and torque; statics; gravitation; simple harmonic motion; waves, superposition, and interference; fluids, temperature, and ideal gases; heat flow and thermodynamics; molecules and gases; the second law of thermodynamics; electric charge and electric field; Gauss' Law; electric potential; capacitors and dielectrics; currents in materials; dc circuits; magnetic fields; Faraday's Law; magnetism and matter; inductance and circuit oscillations; alternating currents; Maxwell's Equations; light; mirrors; interference; diffraction; special relativity; and quantum physics. For scientists and engineers.
Table of Contents
(NOTE:
Extended Version includes chapters 1-45, Regular Version includes chapters 1-40, Volume I includes chapters 1-20, Volume II includes chapters 21-40, and Volume III includes chapters 41-45.)
1. Tooling Up.
2. Straight-Line Motion.
3. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions.
4. Newton's Laws.
5. Applications of Newton's Laws.
6. Work and Kinetic Energy.
7. Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy.
8. Linear Momentum, Collisions, and the Center of Mass.
9. Rotations of Rigid Bodies.
10. More on Angular Momentum and Torque.
11. Statics.
12. Gravitation.
13. Simple Harmonic Motion.
14. Waves.
15. Superposition and Interference of Waves.
16. Properties of Fluids.
17. Temperature and Ideal Gases.
18. Heat Flow and the First Law of Thermodynamics.
19. Molecules and Gases.
20. The Second Law of Thermodynamics.
21. Electric Charge.
22. Electric Field.
23. Gauss' Law.
24. Electric Potential.
25. Capacitors and Dielectrics.
26. Currents in Materials.
27. Direct-Current Circuits.
28. The Effects of Magnetic Fields.
29. The Production and Properties of Magnetic Fields.
30. Faraday's Law.
31. Magnetism and Matter.
32. Inductance and Circuit Oscillations.
33. Alternating Currents.
34. Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Fields.
35. Light.
36. Mirrors and Lenses and Their Uses.
37. Interference.
38. Diffraction.
39. Special Relativity.
40. Quantum Physics.
41. Quantization of Angular Momentum and of Energy Values.
42. Quantum Effects in Large Systems of Fermions and Bosons.
43. Quantum Engineering.
44. Nuclear Physics.
45. Particles and Cosmology.