TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nolan, Peter J.
TI  - Fundamentals of college physics
SN  - 9780697121455
U1  - 530 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Dubuque, Iowa : 
PB  - Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 
KW  - Physics
N1  - Includes Index; 	Part 1 Mechanics: introduction and measurements; vectors; kinematics - the study of motion; Newton's laws of motion; equilibrium; uniform circular motion, gravitation and satellites; energy and its conservation; momentum and its conservation; rotational motion. Part 2 Vibratory motion, wave motion and fluids: elasticity; simple harmonic motion; wave motion; fluids. Part 3 Thermodynamics: temperature and heat; thermal expansion and the gas laws; heat transfer; thermodynamics. Part 4 Electricity and magnetism: electrostatics; electric fields; electric currents and DC circuits; capacitance; magnetism; electromagnetic induction; alternating current circuits; Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves. Part 5 Light and optics: the law of reflection; the law of refraction; physical optics. Part 6 Modern physics: special relativity; spacetime and general relativity; quantum physics; atomic physics; nuclear physics; elementary particle physics and the unification of the forces
N2  - 	
This is a two-semester algebra-based introductory physics text, that includes intermediate mathematical steps in the derivations of important concepts. Topics covered include how the heart pumps blood, lunar landings, and metal detectors at airports
ER  -