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082 _a530
_bSER
100 _aSerway,Raymond A.
245 _aPrinciples of physics : a calculus-based text
250 _a3rd ed.
260 _aAustralia ; United States :
_bBrooks/Cole-Thomson Learning,
_c©2002.
300 _axxxii, 1206 pages :
_billustrations (some color) ;
500 _aAnnexed Index
505 _a 1. An invitation to physics. Introduction and vectors -- Motion in one dimension -- Motion in two dimensions -- The laws of motion -- More applications of Newton's laws -- Energy and energy transfer -- Potential energy -- Momentum and collisions -- Relativity -- Rotational motion -- Gravity, planetary orbits, and the hydrogen atom -- Oscillatory motion -- Mechanical waves -- Superposition and standing waves -- Fluid mechanics. Vol. 2. Temperature and the kinetic theory of gases -- Energy in thermal processes : the first law of thermodynamics -- Heat engines, entropy, and the second law of thermodynamics -- Electric forces and electric fields -- Electric potential and capacitance -- Current and direct current circuits -- Magnetic forces and magnetic fields -- Faraday's law and inductance -- Electromagnetic waves -- Reflection and refraction of light -- Image formation by mirrors and lenses -- Wave optics -- Quantum physics -- Atomic physics -- Nuclear physics -- Particle physics.
520 _aThis third edition contains many new pedagogical features-most notably, a contextual approach to enhance motivation, an increased emphasis on avoiding misconceptions through the inclusion of Pitfall Preventions, and a problem-solving strategy that uses a modeling approach.
650 _aPhysics.
700 _aJewett, John W.
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