Physics

By: Cutnell, John DContributor(s): Johnson, Kenneth WMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, ©2007Edition: 7th edDescription: xxiii, 1031, 32 pages : color illustrationsISBN: 9780471663157 ; 0471663158 ; 9780471663249 ; 0471663247 ; 9780471938514; 0471938513Subject(s): PhysicsDDC classification: 530
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.
Summary: This bestselling book helps readers understand the interrelationships among basic physics concepts and how they fit together to describe our physical world. Real-world physics applications are presented throughout the chapters, including many biomedical applications, to show how physics principles come into play over and over again in our lives
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Includes index.

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.


This bestselling book helps readers understand the interrelationships among basic physics concepts and how they fit together to describe our physical world. Real-world physics applications are presented throughout the chapters, including many biomedical applications, to show how physics principles come into play over and over again in our lives

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