TY - BOOK AU - Bueche , Frederick J. AU - Hechi, Eugene TI - Schaum's outline of theory and problems of college physics T2 - Schaum's outline series SN - 9780070089419 U1 - 530 PY - 1997/// CY - New York : PB - McGraw-Hill, KW - Physics N1 - Includes Index; Chapter 1 Introduction to vectors -- Chapter 2 Uniformly accelerated motion -- Chapter 3 Newton's laws -- Chapter 4 Equilibrium under the action of concurrent forces -- Chapter 5 Equilibrium of a rigid body under coplanar forces -- Chapter 6 Work, energy, and power -- Chapter 7 Simple machines -- Chapter 8 Impulse and momentum -- Chapter 9 Angular motion in a plane -- Chapter 10 Rigid-body rotation -- Chapter 11 Simple harmonic motion and springs -- Chapter 12 Density; elasticity -- Chapter 13 Fluids at rest -- Chapter 14 Fluids in motion -- Chapter 15 Thermal expansion -- Chapter 16 Ideal gases -- Chapter 17 Kinetic theory -- Chapter 18 Heat quantities -- Chapter 19 Transfer of heat energy -- Chapter 20 First law of thermodynamics -- Chapter 21 Entropy and the second law -- Chapter 22 Wave motion -- Chapter 23 Sound. Chapter 24 Coulomb's law and electric fields -- Chapter 25 Potential, capacitance -- Chapter 26 Current, resistance, and Ohm's law -- Chapter 27 Electrical power -- Chapter 28 Equivalent resistance; simple circuits -- Chapter 29 Kirchhoff's law -- Chapter 30 Forces in magnetic fields -- Chapter 31 Sources of magnetic fields -- Chapter 32 Induced EMF; magnetic flux -- Chapter 33 Electric generators and motors -- Chapter 34 Inductance; R-C and R-L time constants -- Chapter 35 Alternating current -- Chapter 36 Reflection of light -- Chapter 37 Refraction of light -- Chapter 38 Thin lenses -- Chapter 39 Optical instruments -- Chapter 40 Interference and diffraction of light -- Chapter 41 Relativity -- Chapter 42 Quantum physics and wave mechanics -- Chapter 43 The Hydrogen atom -- Chapter 44 Multielectron atoms -- Chapter 45 Nuclei and radioactivity -- Chapter 46 Applied nuclear physics -- Appendix A Significant figures -- Appendix B Trigonometry needed for college physics -- Appendix C Exponents -- Appendix D Logarithms -- Appendix E Prrefixes for multiples of SI units; the Greek alphabet -- Appendix F Factors for conversions to SI units -- Appendix G Physical constants -- Appendix H Table of the elements N2 - Takes students from vectors to thermodynamics to applied nuclear physics, teaching problem-solving skills. This work contains appendixes to make information easy to find. It gives a grasp of the principles of general physics through their application to a number of selected problems. Problems that deal with practical situations are included ER -