Knight: College Physics 2nd Edition: A Strategic Approach Technology Update with MasteringPhysics®

Building on the research-proven instructional techniques introduced in Knight’s Physics for Scientists and Engineers, the most widely adopted new physics text in more than 30 years, College Physics: A Strategic Approach set a new standard for algebra-based introductory physics–gaining widespread critical acclaim from professors and students alike.

For the Second Edition, Randy Knight, Brian Jones, and Stuart Field continue to apply the best results from educational research and refine and tailor them for this course and the particular needs of its students. New pedagogical features (Chapter Previews, Integrated Examples, and Part Summary problems) and fine-tuned and streamlined content take the hallmarks of the First Edition–exceptionally effective conceptual explanation and problem-solving instruction–to a new level. More than any other book, College Physics leads students to proficient and long-lasting problem-solving skills, a deeper and better-connected understanding of the concepts, and a broader picture of the relevance of physics to their chosen career and the world around them.

College Physics Technology Update, Second Edition, is accompanied by a significantly more robust MasteringPhysics®–the most advanced, educationally effective, and widely used online physics tutorial and homework system in the world. Additionally, more than 100 QR codes appear throughout the textbook, enabling students to use their smartphone or tablet to instantly watch interactive videos about relevant demonstrations or problem-solving strategies.

Contents

I. FORCE AND MOTION

• 1. Representing Motion
• 2. Motion in One Dimension
• 3. Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions
• 4. Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion
• 5. Applying Newton’s Laws
• 6. Circular Motion, Orbits, and Gravity
• 7. Rotational Motion
• 8. Equilibrium and Elasticity

II. CONSERVATION LAWS

• 9. Momentum
• 10. Energy and Work
• 11. Using Energy

III. PROPERTIES OF MATTER

• 12. Thermal Properties of Matter
• 13. Fluids

IV. OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES

• 14. Oscillations
• 15. Traveling Waves and Sound
• 16. Superposition and Standing Waves

V. OPTICS

• 17. Wave Optics
• 18. Ray Optics
• 19. Optical Instruments

VI. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

• 20. Electric Fields and Forces
• 21. Electrical Potential
• 22. Current and Resistance
• 23. Circuits
• 24. Magnetic Fields and Forces
• 25. Electromagnetic Induction and Electromagnetic Waves
• 26. AC Electricity

VII. MODERN PHYSICS

• 27. Relativity
• 28. Quantum Physics
• 29. Atoms and Molecules
• 30. Nuclear Physics

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• TARGETED GUIDANCE. The authors directly address students’ preconceptions, misconceptions, and common stumbling blocks—guiding students to a solid foundational knowledge of connected concepts and to confidence in applying their understanding. Throughout, the text carefully guides students away from their known preconceptions, and around common sticking points (often unstated or under-explained in conventional texts).
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New To This Edition

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About the Author

• Randy Knight has taught introductory physics for over 30 years at Ohio State University and California Polytechnic University, where he is currently Professor of Physics. Randy received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California—Berkeley. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics before joining the faculty at Ohio State University. It was at Ohio State, under the mentorship of Professor Leonard Jossem, that he began to learn about the research in physics education that, many years later, led to Five Easy Lessons: Strategies for Successful Physics Teaching, Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, and now to this book. Randy’s research interests are in the field of lasers and spectroscopy and he has published over 25 research papers. When he’s not in the classroom or in front of a computer, you can find Randy hiking, sea kayaking, playing the piano, or spending time with his wife Sally and their six cats.
• Brian Jones has won several teaching awards at Colorado State University during his more than 20 years teaching in the Department of Physics. His teaching focus in recent years has been the College Physics class, including writing problems for the MCAT exam and helping students review for this test. Brian is also Director of the Little Shop of Physics, the Department’s engaging and effective hands-on outreach program, which has merited coverage in publications ranging from the APS News to People magazine. Brian has been invited to give workshops on techniques of science instruction throughout the United States and internationally, including Belize, Chile, Ethiopia, Azerbaijan, Mexico, and Slovenia. Previously, he taught at Waterford Kamhlaba United World College in Mbabane, Swaziland, and Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Brian and his wife Carol have dozens of fruit trees and bushes in their yard, including an apple tree that was propagated from a tree in Isaac Newton’s garden, and they have traveled and camped in most of the United States.
• Stuart Field has been interested in science and technology his whole life. While in school he built telescopes, electronic circuits, and computers. After attending Stanford University, he earned a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, where he studied the properties of materials at ultralow temperatures. After completing a postdoctoral position at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology, he held a faculty position at the University of Michigan. Currently at Colorado State University, Stuart teaches a variety of physics courses, including algebra-based introductory physics, and was an early and enthusiastic adopter of Knight’s Physics for Scientists and Engineers. Stuart maintains an active research program in the area of superconductivity. His hob¬bies include woodworking; enjoying Colorado’s great outdoors; and ice hockey, where he plays goalie for a local team.

Book Details

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• Publisher: Addison Wesley; 2 edition (February 4, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321815114
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Krane: Modern Physics 3rd Edition

Chapter 1. The Failures of Classical Physics.

• 1.1 Review of Classical Physics.
• 1.2 The Failure of Classical Concepts of Space and Time.
• 1.3 The Failure of the Classical Theory of Particle Statistics.
• 1.4 Theory, Experiment, Law.

Chapter 2. The Special Theory of Relativity.

• 2.1 Classical Relativity.
• 2.2 The Michelson-Morley Experiment.
• 2.3 Einstein's Postulates.
• 2.4 Consequences of Einstein's Postulates.
• 2.5 The Lorentz Transformation.
• 2.6 The Twin Paradox.
• 2.7 Relativistic Dynamics.
• 2.8 Conservation Laws in Relativistic Decays and Collisions.
• 2.9 Experimental Tests of Special Relativity.

Chapter 3. The Particlelike Properties of Electromagnetic Radiation.

• 3.1 Review of Electromagnetic Waves.
• 3.2 The Photoelectric Effect.
• 3.3 Thermal Radiation.
• 3.4 The Compton Effect.
• 3.5 Other Photon Processes.
• 3.6 What Is a Photon?

Chapter 4. The Wavelike Properties of Particles.

• 4.1 DeBroglie's Hypothesis.
• 4.2 Experimental Evidence for DeBroglie Waves.
• 4.3 Uncertainty Relationships for Classical Waves.
• 4.4 Heisenberg Uncertainty Relationships.
• 4.5 Wave Packets.
• 4.6 The Motion of a Wave Packet.
• 4.7 Probability and Randomness.

Chapter 5. The Schrödinger Equation.

• 5.1 Behavior of a Wave at a Boundary.
• 5.2 Confining a Particle.
• 5.3 The Schrödinger Equation.
• 5.4 Applications of the Schrödinger Equation.
• 5.5 The Simple Harmonic Oscillator.
• 5.6 Steps and Barriers.

Chapter 6. The Rutherford-Bohr Model of the Atom.

• 6.1 Basic Properties of Atoms.
• 6.2 Scattering Experiments and the Thomson Model.
• 6.3 The Rutherford Nuclear Atom
• 6.4 Line Spectra.
• 6.5 The Bohr Model.
• 6.6 The Franck-Hertz Experiment.
• 6.7 The Correspondence Principle.
• 6.8 Deficiencies of the Bohr Model.

Chapter 7. The Hydrogen Atom in Wave Mechanics.

• 7.1 A One-Dimensional Atom.
• 7.2 Angular Momentum in the Hydrogen Atom.
• 7,3 The Hydrogen Atom Wave Functions.
• 7.4 Radial Probability Densities.
• 7.5 Angular Probability Densities.
• 7.6 Intrinsic Spin.
• 7.7 Energy Levels and Spectroscopic Notation
• 7.8 The Zeeman Effect.
• 7.9 Fine Structure.

Chapter 8. Many-Electron Atoms.

• 8.1 The Pauli Exclusion Principle.
• 8.2 Electronic States in Many-Electron Atoms.
• 8.3 Outer Electrons: Screening and Optical Transitions.
• 8.4 Properties of the Elements.
• 8.5 Inner Electrons: Absorption Edges and X Rays.
• 8.6 Addition of Angular Momenta.
• 8.7 Lasers.

Chapter 9. Molecular Structure.

• 9.1 The Hydrogen Molecule.
• 9.2 Covalent Bonding in Molecules.
• 9.3 Ionic Bonding.
• 9.4 Molecular Vibrations.
• 9.5 Molecular Rotations.
• 9.6 Molecular Spectra.

Chapter 10. Statistical Physics.

• 10.1 Statistical Analysis.
• 10.2 Classical and Quantum Statistics.
• 10.3 The Density of States.
• 10.4 The Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution.
• 10.5 Quantum Statistics.
• 10.6 Application of Bose-Einstein Statistics.
• 10.7 Application of Fermi-Dirac Statistics.

Chapter 11. Solid-State Physics.

• 11.1 Crystal Structures.
• 11.2 The Heat Capacity of Solids.
• 11.3 Electrons in Metals.
• 11.4 Band Theory of Solids.
• 11.5 Superconductivity.
• 11.6 Intrinsic and Impurity Semiconductors.
• 11.7 Semiconductor Devices.
• 11.8 Magnetic Materials.

Chapter 12. Nuclear Structure and Radioactivity.

• 12.1 Nuclear Constituents.
• 12.2 Nuclear Sizes and Shapes.
• 12.3 Nuclear Masses and Binding Energies.
• 12.4 The Nuclear Force.
• 12.5 Quantum States in Nuclei.
• 12.6 Radioactive Decay.
• 12.7 Alpha Decay.
• 12.8 Beta Decay.
• 12.9 Gamma Decay and Nuclear Excited States.
• 12.10 Natural Radioactivity.

Chapter 13. Nuclear Reactions and Applications.

• 13.1 Types of Nuclear Reactions.
• 13.2 Radioisotope Production in Nuclear Reactions.
• 13.3 Low-Energy Reaction Kinematics.
• 13.4 Fission.
• 13.5 Fusion.
• 13.6 Nucleosynthesis.
• 13.7 Applications of Nuclear Physics.

Chapter 14. Elementary Particles.

• 14.1 The Four Basic Forces.
• 14.2 Classifying Particles.
• 14.3 Conservation Laws.
• 14.4 Particle Interactions and Decays.
• 14.5 Energy and Momentum in Particle Decays.
• 14.6 Energy and Momentum in Particle Reactions.
• 14.7 The Quark Structure of Mesons and Baryons.
• 14.8 The Standard Model.

Chapter 15. Cosmology: The Origin and Fate of the Universe.

• 15.1 The Expansion of the Universe.
• 15.2 The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
• 15.3 Dark Matter.
• 15.4 The General Theory of Relativity.
• 15.5 Tests of General Relativity.
• 15.6 Stellar Evolution and Black Holes.
• 15.7 Cosmology and General Relativity.
• 15.8 The Big Bang Cosmology.
• 15.9 The Formation of Nuclei and Atoms.
• 15.10 Experimental Cosmology. 

Appendix A. Constants and Conversion Factors.
Appendix B. Complex Numbers.
Appendix C. Periodic Table of the Elements.
Appendix D. Table of Atomic Masses.
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems.

Since its first publication in 1983, Modern Physics has been one of the most widely used texts for the sophomore-level modern physics course for science and engineering students. It covers all the standard topics in the course, including relativity and introductory quantum mechanics, as well as introductions to statistical physics, nuclear physics high energy physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. Modern Physics provides a balanced presentation of both the historical development of all major modern physics concepts and the experimental evidence supporting the theory.

Key Features

• Written in a student-friendly style by an author with over 40 years of experience teaching Modern Physics.
• Provides numerous examples in a step-by-step style that is common in introductory texts.
• Discusses experimental tests of phenomena throughout the text.
• Presents a wide variety of the real-world applications of the theory and experiments, using real data.

New To This Edition

• The number of end-of-chapter problems has been increased by 25%, and the problems have been split out by the section number to which they refer. Each chapter also includes some general problems that are not linked to a specific section. These problems may refer back to material from a previous chapter or pose a greater challenge to the student.
• The number of worked examples in the chapters has also been increased by 10%.
• Many of the changes are the direct result of what has been learned from physics education research. For instance, in Ch. 5, given the difficulties that students have in understanding ideas about probability, graphical representations of the wave functions in the various applications have been modified to make it clearer what is being plotted.
• A variety of changes have been made to bring the text into line with modern textbook style. For instance, vectors are now written with an over-arrow in addition to boldface type.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (January 24, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118061144
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High Temperature Plasmas 2nd edition: Theory & Mathematical Tools for Laser & Fusion Plasmas

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Quasineutrality and Debye Shielding
• 1.2 Degree of Ionization
• 1.2.1 The Saha Equation
• 1.2.2 Thomson Cross Section and Rate Equation
• 1.2.3 The Corona Formula
• 1.3 Characteristic Parameters
• 1.3.1 Typical Parameters of (Magnetic) Fusion Plasmas
• 1.3.2 Parameters of the Sun
• 1.4 Individual and Collective Effects
• 1.4.1 The Plasma Frequency
• 1.4.2 General Remark on Individual Collisions
• 1.4.3 Collision Frequencies for Momentum and Energy Transfer
• 1.4.4 Friction Force in Thermal Plasmas
• 1.5 Fusion Processes
• 1.5.1 Fusion Processes in Burning Stars

2 Single Particle Motion

• 2.1 Heuristic Approaches to Guiding Center Motion
• 2.2 Systematic Averaging
• 2.2.1 Systematic Averaging over Fast Gyro-Motion
• 2.2.2 Pseudocanonical Transformations
• 2.2.3 Magnetic Moment as the First Adiabatic Invariant
• 2.2.4 On the Second Adiabatic Invariant
• 2.2.5 On the Third Adiabatic Invariant
• 2.2.6 Selected Applications
• 2.3 Motion of a Single Particle (Electron) in an ElectromagneticWave
• 2.4 Lagevin Approach

3 Plasma in Thermodynamic Equilibrium

• 3.1 Basic Approach
• 3.2 A Heuristic Derivation of the Modified Equation of State
• 3.3 The Holtsmark Distribution for Electric Microfields

4 Kinetic Description of Nonequilibrium Plasmas

• 4.1 Historical Remarks on Well-Known Kinetic Equations
• 4.1.1 The Fokker–Planck Equation
• 4.1.2 The Boltzmann Equation
• 4.1.3 The Boltzmann H-Theorem
• 4.1.4 The Boltzmann Entropy
• 4.1.5 Transition to Equilibrium and Maxwellian
• 4.2 BBGKY Hierarchy
• 4.3 Vlasov Equation and Landau Damping
• 4.4 Z-Function and Dispersive Properties of a Collisionless and Unmagnetized Plasma
• 4.5 Landau–Fokker–Planck Equation
• 4.6 Kinetic Description of Strongly Magnetized Plasmas
• 4.6.1 The Drift-Kinetic Equation
• 4.6.2 The Gyrokinetic Approach

5 Fluid Description

• 5.1 Moments and Hierarchy of Moment Equations
• 5.2 Truncation of the Corresponding Hierarchy in the Case of the Boltzmann Equation
• 5.2.1 Hierarchical Form of the First Moment Equations for the Boltzmann Equation
• 5.2.2 Truncation of the Hierarchy, Transport Coefficients, and the Euler Equation
• 5.2.3 Equation of State
• 5.2.4 Sound Wave Dispersion from the Euler Equations
• 5.2.5 Next Order Approximation and Navier–Stokes Equations
• 5.2.6 Simplified Solution with a Krook Collision Term
• 5.3 General Outline and Models for Plasmas
• 5.3.1 General Starting Point
• 5.3.2 Simple Two-Fluid Model in Unmagnetized Plasma
• 5.3.3 Drift Model
• 5.3.4 Braginskii Equations
• 5.4 MHD Model
• 5.4.1 MHD Ordering
• 5.5 Simple MHD Applications
• 5.5.1 Frozen-in Magnetic Field Lines
• 5.5.2 MHD Equilibria
• 5.5.3 Alfvén Waves
• 5.5.4 Energy Conservation in Ideal MHD

6 Principles of Linear and Stochastic Transport

• 6.1 Moments in Linear Transport Theory
• 6.2 The Hydrodynamic Regime in Linear Transport Theory
• 6.3 Summary of Linear Transport Coefficients
• 6.4 Nonlinear Transport Phenomenology
• 6.4.1 Fluctuation Spectra and Transport
• 6.5 Simple Models in Stochastic Transport Theory
• 6.5.1 Description of Stochastic (Magnetic) Fields
• 6.5.2 Symplectic Mappings
• 6.5.3 The Standard Map as a Simple Example for Stochastic Field Line Dynamics
• 6.5.4 Tokamap as a Twist Map with Polar Axis
• 6.6 Basic Statistics for Magnetic Field Lines and Perpendicular Particle Diffusion
• 6.6.1 Correlation Functions for Magnetic Field Fluctuations
• 6.6.2 Elementary Estimates of the Kolmogorov Length LK
• 6.7 Phenomenology of Stochastic Particle Diffusion Theory in Perpendicular Direction
• 6.7.1 Perpendicular Particle Diffusion
• 6.7.2 Test of the Diffusion Predictions with the Standard Map
• 6.7.3 Trapping and Percolation (K > 1)
• 6.8 Stochastic Theory of the Parallel Test Particle Diffusion Coefficient
• 6.8.1 Fundamental Relations for the Parallel Diffusion Coefficient
• 6.8.2 Pitch Angle Diffusion

7 Linear Waves and Instabilities

• 7.1 Waves and Instabilities in the Homogeneous Vlasov Description
• 7.1.1 The Penrose Criterion and Its Cognate Formulations
• 7.1.2 Dispersion in Homogeneous, Magnetized Vlasov Systems
• 7.1.3 Instabilities in Homogeneous Vlasov Systems
• 7.2 Waves and Instabilities in Inhomogeneous Vlasov Systems
• 7.2.1 Stationary Solutions and a Liapunov Stability Criterion
• 7.2.2 Instabilities in Inhomogeneous Vlasov Systems
• 7.3 Waves and Instabilities in the Magnetohydrodynamic Description
• 7.3.1 Hydromagnetic Variational Principle
• 7.3.2 Kink and Sausage Instability
• 7.3.3 Interchange Instability

8 General Theory of Nonlinear Waves and Solitons

• 8.1 Historical Remarks
• 8.1.1 The Water-Wave Paradigm
• 8.2 The Generalized KdV Equation for Ion-Acoustic Solitons
• 8.3 Envelope Solitons
• 8.3.1 Modulational Instability
• 8.3.2 Historical Remark on Envelope Water Solitons
• 8.3.3 Nonlinear Dispersion Relation and Schrödinger Equation
• 8.4 Nonlinear LangmuirWaves
• 8.5 Longitudinal Stability of Generalized Langmuir Solitons
• 8.6 Transverse Instabilities
• 8.6.1 Transverse Instabilities of KdV Solitons
• 8.6.2 Transverse Instability of Envelope Solitons (NLS)
• 8.7 The Collapse Phenomenon and the Existence of Stable 3D Solitons
• 8.7.1 The Collapse Phenomenon
• 8.7.2 Stable Three-Dimensional Envelope Solitons

9 Nonlinear Wave Aspects in Laser–Matter Interaction

• 9.1 History and Perspectives of Laser–Plasma Interaction
• 9.1.1 Areas of Relativistic Optics
• 9.2 Time- and Space-Dependent Maxwell Fluid Models
• 9.2.1 Fully Relativistic Maxwell Electron Fluid Model
• 9.2.2 Fully Relativistic Maxwell Two-Fluid Model
• 9.2.3 1D Propagation in Space-Direction x
• 9.2.4 The Weakly Relativistic Limit
• 9.2.5 The Weakly Relativistic 1D Maxwell Two-Fluid Model
• 9.2.6 The Nonrelativistic Limit
• 9.2.7 One-Field Models
• 9.3 StationaryWave Solutions and Their Stability
• 9.3.1 Fully Relativistic Maxwell Fluid Systems
• 9.3.2 Hamiltonian Formulation for Linearly Polarized Waves
• 9.3.3 Plasma Motion in Linearly PolarizedWaves
• 9.3.4 Influence of Mobile Ions on Stationary Wave Solutions
• 9.3.5 Electron–Positron Plasmas
• 9.3.6 Wave Solutions in Weakly Relativistic Two-Field Models
• 9.3.7 Instability of Stationary Wave Solutions
• 9.4 Parametric Instabilities in the Relativistic Regime
• 9.4.1 Stimulated Raman and Brillouin Scattering in the Classical Regime
• 9.4.2 Stimulated Scattering Instabilities in the Relativistic Regime
• 9.5 Solitary Envelope Solutions and Their Stability
• 9.5.1 The Farina–BulanovModel for Circularly Polarized Solitons
• 9.5.2 Linearly Polarized Solitons of the Maxwell Fluid System
• 9.5.3 Longitudinal Stability of Solitary Envelope Solutions
• 9.5.4 Solitary Envelope Solutions in Higher Dimensions
• 9.6 Wake Field Excitation
• 9.6.1 Excitation of QuasistationaryWake Fields
• 9.6.2 Strongly Relativistic Nonlinear Electrostatic Wake Fields
• 9.7 Breaking of Wake Fields
• 9.7.1 Classical, NonrelativisticWave-Breaking Analysis
• 9.7.2 Relativistic Wave-Breaking Analysis
• 9.7.3 Numerical Results for Wave-Breaking

Appendices

• Appendix A Units
• Appendix B Fourier and Laplace Transforms for Pedestrians
• Appendix C The Inverse Scattering Transform (IST) for Nonlinear Waves
• Appendix D Lie Transform Techniques for Eliminating Fast Variations
• Appendix E Choices of Low-Dimensional Basis Systems
• E.1 Galerkin Approximation
• E.2 Karhunen–Loève Expansion
• E.3 Determination of the Basis Functions in Practice
• Appendix F Center Manifold Theory
• Appendix G Newell–Whitehead Procedure
• Appendix H Liapunov Stability
• Appendix I Variational Principles
• Appendix J Self-Adjointness of the Operator

Appearing in Hydromagnetic Variational Principles

References

Index

 

Filling the gap for a treatment of the subject as an advanced course in theoretical physics with a huge potential for future applications, this monograph discusses aspects of these applications and provides theoretical methods and tools for their investigation. Throughout this coherent and up-to-date work the main emphasis is on classical plasmas at high-temperatures, drawing on the experienced author's specialist background. As such, it covers the key areas of magnetic fusion plasma, laser-plasma-interaction and astrophysical plasmas, while also including nonlinear waves and phenomena.

For master and PhD students as well as researchers interested in the theoretical foundations of plasma models.

About the Author

• Karl-Heinz Spatschek is professor at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany. After obtaining his PhD from University of Bochum, his research visits included stays at the University of Kyoto (Japan), Oxford (UK) and Maryland (USA). He has been playing a key role in research projects funded by the German Research Foundation. His research concentrates on high temperature plasma physics, nonlinear dynamics and waves, and laser plasma interaction.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 642 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 2 edition (January 18, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3527410414
• ISBN-13: 978-3527410415
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Mansfield: Understanding Physics 2nd Edition

1 Understanding the physical universe.

• 1.1 The programme of physics.
• 1.2 The building blocks of matter.
• 1.3 Matter in bulk.
• 1.4 The fundamental interactions.
• 1.5 Exploring the physical universe: the scientific method.
• 1.6 The role of physics: its scope and applications.

2 Using mathematical tools in physics.

• 2.1 Applying the scientific method.
• 2.2 The use of variables to represent displacement and time.
• 2.3 Representation of data.
• 2.4 The use of differentiation in analysis: velocity and acceleration in linear motion.
• 2.5 The use of integration in analysis.
• 2.6 Maximum and minimum values of physical variables: general linear motion.
• 2.7 Angular motion: the radian.
• 2.8 The role of mathematics in physics.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

3 The causes of motion: dynamics.

• 3.1 The concept of force.
• 3.2 The first law of dynamics (Newton's first law).
• 3.3 The fundamental dynamical principle (Newton's second law).
• 3.4 Systems of units: SI.
• 3.5 Time dependent forces: oscillatory motion.
• 3.6 Simple harmonic motion.
• 3.7 Mechanical work and energy: power.
• 3.8 Energy in simple harmonic motion.
• 3.9 Dissipative forces: damped harmonic motion.
• 3.10 Forced oscillations.
• 3.11 Nonlinear dynamics: chaos.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

4 Motion in two and three dimensions.

• 4.1 Vector physical quantities.
• 4.2 Vector algebra.
• 4.3 Velocity and acceleration vectors.
• 4.4 Force as a vector quantity: vector form of the laws of dynamics.
• 4.5 Constraint forces.
• 4.6 Friction.
• 4.7 Motion in a circle: centripetal force.
• 4.8 Motion in a circle at constant speed.
• 4.9 Tangential and radial components of acceleration.
• 4.10 Hybrid motion: the simple pendulum.
• 4.11 Angular quantities as vectors: the cross product.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

5 Force fields.

• 5.1 Newton's law of universal gravitation.
• 5.2 Force fields.
• 5.3 The concept of flux.
• 5.4 Gauss’ law for gravitation.
• 5.5 Motion in a constant uniform field: projectiles.
• 5.6 Mechanical work and energy.
• 5.7 Energy in a constant uniform field.
• 5.8 Energy in an inverse square law field.
• 5.9 Moment of a force: angular momentum.
• 5.10 Planetary motion: circular orbits.
• 5.11 Planetary motion: elliptical orbits and Kepler's laws.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

6 Many-body interactions.

• 6.1 Newton’s third law.
• 6.2 The principle of conservation of momentum.
• 6.3 Mechanical energy of a system of particles.
• 6.4 Particle decay.
• 6.5 Particle collisions.
• 6.6 The centre of mass of a system.
• 6.7 The two-body problem: reduced mass.
• 6.8 Angular momentum of a system of particles.
• 6.9 Conservation principles in physics.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

7 Rigid body dynamics.

• 7.1 Rigid bodies
• 7.2 Rigid bodies in equilibrium: statics.
• 7.3 Torque.
• 7.4 Dynamics of rigid bodies.
• 7.5 Measurement of torque: the torsion balance.
• 7.6 Rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis: moment of inertia.
• 7.7 Calculation of moments of inertia: the parallel axis theorem.
• 7.8 Conservation of angular momentum of rigid bodies.
• 7.9 Conservation of mechanical energy in rigid body systems.
• 7.10 Work done by a torque: torsional oscillations: rotational power.
• 7.11 Gyroscopic motion.
• 7.12 Summary: connection between rotational and translational motions.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

8 Relative motion.

• 8.1 Applicability of Newton’s laws of motion: inertial reference frames.
• 8.2 The Galilean transformation.
• 8.3 The CM (centre-of-mass) reference frame.
• 8.4 Example of a noninertial frame: centrifugal force.
• 8.5 Motion in a rotating frame: the Coriolis force.
• 8.6 The Foucault pendulum.
• 8.7 Practical criteria for inertial frames: the local view.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

9 Special relativity.

• 9.1 The velocity of light.
• 9.2 The principle of relativity.
• 9.3 Consequences of the principle of relativity.
• 9.4 The Lorentz transformation.
• 9.5 The Fitzgerald-Lorentz contraction.
• 9.6 Time dilation.
• 9.7 Paradoxes in special relativity.
• 9.8 Relativistic transformation of velocity.
• 9.9 Momentum in relativistic mechanics.
• 9.10 Four-vectors: the energy-momentum 4-vector.
• 9.11 Energy-momentum transformations: relativistic energy conservation.
• 9.12 Relativistic energy: mass-energy equivalence.
• 9.13 Units in relativistic mechanics.
• 9.14 Mass-energy equivalence in practice.
• 9.15 General relativity.
• 9.16 Simultaneity: quantitative analysis of the twin paradox.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

10 Continuum mechanics: mechanical properties of materials.

• 10.1 Dynamics of continuous media.
• 10.2 Elastic properties of solids.
• 10.3 Fluids at rest.
• 10.4 Elastic properties of fluids.
• 10.5 Pressure in gases.
• 10.6 Archimedes' principle.
• 10.7 Fluid dynamics.
• 10.8 Viscosity.
• 10.9 Surface properties of liquids.
• 10.10 Boyle’s law (Mariotte’s law).
• 10.11 A microscopic theory of gases.
• 10.12 The mole.
• 10.13 Interatomic forces: modifications to the kinetic theory of gases.
• 10.14 Microscopic models of condensed matter systems.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

11 Thermal physics.

• 11.1 Friction and heating.
• 11.2 Temperature scales.
• 11.3 Heat capacities of thermal systems.
• 11.4 Comparison of specific heat capacities: calorimetry.
• 11.5 Thermal conductivity.
• 11.6 Convection.
• 11.7 Thermal radiation.
• 11.8 Thermal expansion.
• 11.9 The first law of thermodynamics.
• 11.10 Change of phase: latent heat.
• 11.11 The equation of state of an ideal gas.
• 11.12 Isothermal, isobaric and adiabatic processes: free expansion.
• 11.13 The Carnot cycle.
• 11.14 Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics.
• 11.15 The Helmholtz and Gibbs functions.
• 11.16 Microscopic interpretation of temperature.
• 11.17 Polyatomic molecules: principle of equipartition of energy.
• 11.18 Ideal gas in a gravitational field: the ‘law of atmospheres’.
• 11.19 Ensemble averages and distribution functions.
• 11.20 The distribution of molecular velocities in an ideal gas.
• 11.21 Distribution of molecular speeds, momenta and energies.
• 11.22 Microscopic interpretation of temperature and heat capacity in solids.
• Worked examples.
• Problems

12 Wave Motion.

• 12.1 Characteristics of wave motion.
• 12.2 Representation of a wave which is travelling in one dimension.
• 12.3 Energy and power in a wave motion.
• 12.4 Plane and spherical waves.
• 12.5 Huygen’s principle: the laws of reflection and refraction.
• 12.6 Interference between waves.
• 12.7 Interference of waves passing through openings: diffraction.
• 12.8 Standing waves.
• 12.9 The Doppler effect.
• 12.10 The wave equation.
• 12.11 Waves along a string.
• 12.12 Waves in elastic media: longitudinal waves in a solid rod.
• 12.13 Waves in elastic media: sound waves in gases.
• 12.14 Superposition of two waves of slightly different frequencies: wave and group velocities.
• 12.15 Other waveforms: Fourier analysis.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

13 Introduction to quantum mechanics.

• 13.1 Physics at the beginning of the twentieth century.
• 13.2 The blackbody radiation problem.
• 13.3 The photoelectric effect.
• 13.4 The X-ray continuum.
• 13.5 The Compton effect: the photon model.
• 13.6 The de Broglie hypothesis: electron waves
• 13.7 Interpretation of wave-particle duality.
• 13.8 The Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
• 13.9 The wavefunction: expectation values.
• 13.10 The Schrödinger (wave mechanical) method.
• 13.11 The free particle.
• 13.12 The time-independent Shrödinger equation: eigenfunctions and eigenvalues.
• 13.13 The infinite square potential well.
• 13.14 The potential step.
• 13.15 Other potential wells and barriers.
• 13.16 The simple harmonic oscillator.
• 13.17 Further implications of quantum mechanics.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

14 Electric currents.

• 14.1 Electric currents.
• 14.2 Force between currents.
• 14.3 The unit of electric current.
• 14.4 Heating effect revisited: electrical resistance.
• 14.5 Strength of a power supply: emf.
• 14.6 Resistance of a circuit.
• 14.7 Potential difference.
• 14.8 Effect of internal resistance.
• 14.9 Comparison of emfs: the potentiometer.
• 14.10 Multiloop circuits.
• 14.11 Kirchhoff’s rules.
• 14.12 Comparison of resistances: the Wheatstone bridge.
• 14.13 Power supplies connected in parallel.
• 14.14 Resistivity.
• 14.15 Variation of resistance with temperature.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

15 Electric fields.

• 15.1 The electric charge model.
• 15.2 Interpretation of electric current in terms of charge.
• 15.3 Electric fields: electric field strength.
• 15.4 Force between point charges: Coulomb’s law.
• 15.5 Electric flux and electric flux density.
• 15.6 Electric fields due to systems of point charges.
• 15.7 Gauss’ law for electrostatics.
• 15.8 Potential difference in electric fields: electric potential.
• 15.9 Acceleration of charged particles.
• 15.10 Dielectric materials.
• Capacitors.
• Capacitors in series and in parallel.
• Charge and discharge of a capacitor through a resistor.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

16 Magnetic fields.

• 16.1 Magnetism.
• 16.2 The work of Ampère, Biot and Savart.
• 16.3 Magnetic pole strength.
• 16.4 Magnetic field strength.
• 16.5 Ampère's law.
• 16.6 The Biot-Savart law.
• 16.7 Applications of the Biot-Savart law.
• 16.8 Magnetic flux and magnetic flux density.
• 16.9 Magnetic fields due to systems of poles.
• 16.10 Forces between magnets.
• 16.11 Forces between currents and magnets.
• 16.12 The permeability of vacuum.
• 16.13 Current loop in a magnetic field.
• 16.14 Magnetic dipoles and magnetic materials.
• 16.15 Moving coil meters and electric motors.
• 16.16 Magnetic fields due to moving charges.
• 16.17 Force on an electric charge in a magnetic field.
• 16.18 Magnetic dipole moments of charged particles in closed orbits.
• 16.19 Electric and magnetic fields in moving reference frames.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

17 Electromagnetic induction: time-varying emfs.

• 17.1 The principle of electromagnetic induction.
• 17.2 Simple applications of electromagnetic induction.
• 17.3 Self-inductance.
• 17.4 The series L-R circuit.
• 17.5 Discharge of a capacitor through an inductor and resistor.
• 17.6 Time-varying emfs: mutual inductance: transformers.
• 17.7 Alternating current (a.c.).
• 17.8 Alternating current transformers.
• 17.9 Resistance, capacitance and inductance in a.c. circuits.
• 17.10 The series L-C-R circuit: phasor diagrams.
• 17.11 Power in an a.c. circuit.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

18 Maxwell’s equations: electromagnetic radiation.

• 18.1 Reconsideration of the laws of electromagnetism: Maxwell’s equations.
• 18.2 Plane electromagnetic waves.
• 18.3 Experimental observation of electromagnetic radiation.
• 18.4 The electromagnetic spectrum.
• 18.5 Polarisation of electromagnetic waves.
• 18.6 Energy, momentum and angular momentum in electromagnetic waves.
• 18.7 Reflection of electromagnetic waves at an interface between nonconducting media.
• 18.8 Electromagnetic waves in a conducting medium.
• 18.9 The photon model revisited.
• 18.10 Invariance of electromagnetism under the Lorentz transformation.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

19 Optics.

• 19.1 Electromagnetic nature of light.
• 19.2 Coherence: the laser.
• 19.3 Diffraction at a single slit.
• 19.4 Two slit interference and diffraction: Young’s double slit experiment.
• 19.5 Multiple slit interference: the diffraction grating.
• 19.6 Diffraction of X-rays: Bragg scattering.
• 19.7 The ray model: geometrical optics.
• 19.8 Reflection of light.
• 19.9 Image formation by spherical mirrors.
• 19.10 Refraction of light.
• 19.11 Refraction at successive plane interfaces.
• 19.12 Image formation by spherical lenses.
• 19.13 Image formation of extended objects: magnification.
• 19.14 Dispersion of light.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

20 Atomic physics.

• 20.1 Atomic models.
• 20.2 The spectrum of hydrogen: the Rydberg formula.
• 20.3 The Bohr postulates.
• 20.4 The Bohr theory of the hydrogen atom.
• 20.5 The quantum mechanical (Schrödinger) solution of the one-electron atom.
• 20.6 The radial solutions of the lowest energy state of hydrogen.
• 20.7 Interpretation of the one-electron atom eigenfunctions.
• 20.8 Intensities of spectral lines: selection rules.
• 20.9 Quantisation of angular momentum.
• 20.10 Magnetic effects in one-electron atoms: the Zeeman effect.
• 20.11 The Stern-Gerlach experiment: electron spin.
• 20.12 The spin–orbit interaction.
• 20.13 Identical particles in quantum mechanics: the Pauli exclusion principle.
• 20.14 The periodic table: multielectron atoms.
• 20.15 The theory of multielectron atoms.
• 20.16 Further uses of the solutions of the one-electron atom.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

21 Electrons in solids: quantum statistics.

• 21.1 Bonding in molecules and solids.
• 21.2 The classical free electron model of solids.
• 21.3 The quantum mechanical free electron model of solids: Fermi energy.
• 21.4 The electron energy distribution at 0 K.
• 21.5 Electron energy distributions at T > 0 K.
• 21.6 Specific heat and conductivity in the quantum free electron model.
• 21.7 The band theory of solids.
• 21.8 Semiconductors.
• 21.9 Junctions in conductors and semiconductors: p-n junctions.
• 21.10 The transistor.
• 21.11 The Hall effect.
• 21.12 Quantum statistics: systems of bosons.
• 21.13 Superconductivity.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

22 Nuclear physics, particle physics and astrophysics.

• 22.1 Properties of atomic nuclei.
• 22.2 Nuclear binding energies.
• 22.3 Nuclear models.
• 22.4 Radioactivity.
• 22.5 a-, b- and g-decay.
• 22.6 Detection of radiation: units of radioactivity.
• 22.7 Nuclear reactions.
• 22.8 Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
• 22.9 Fission reactors.
• 22.10 Thermonuclear fusion.
• 22.11 Subnuclear particles.
• 22.12 The quark model.
• 22.13 The physics of stars.
• 22.14 The origin of the Universe.
• Worked examples.
• Problems.

Answers to problems.
Appendix A: Mathematical rules and formulas.
Appendix B: Some fundamental physical constants.
Appendix C: Some astrophysical and geophysical data.
Bibliography.
Index.

Understanding Physics, Second edition is a comprehensive, yet compact, introductory physics textbook aimed at physics undergraduates and also at engineers and other scientists taking a general physics course. Written with today's students in mind, this text covers the core material required by an introductory course in a clear and refreshing way. A second colour is used throughout to enhance learning and understanding. Each topic is introduced from first principles so that the text is suitable for students without a prior background in physics. At the same time the book is designed to enable students to proceed easily to subsequent courses in physics and may be used to support such courses.

Mathematical methods (in particular, calculus and vector analysis) are introduced within the text as the need arises and are presented in the context of the physical problems which they are used to analyse. Particular aims of the book are to demonstrate to students that the easiest, most concise and least ambiguous way to express and describe phenomena in physics is by using the language of mathematics and that, at this level, the total amount of mathematics required is neither large nor particularly demanding.

'Modern physics' topics (relativity and quantum mechanics) are introduced at an earlier stage than is usually found in introductory textbooks and are integrated with the more 'classical' material from which they have evolved. This book encourages students to develop an intuition for relativistic and quantum concepts at as early a stage as is practicable.

The text takes a reflective approach towards the scientific method at all stages and, in keeping with the title of the text, emphasis is placed on understanding of, and insight into, the material presented.

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• Includes many worked examples and problems.
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Cutnell and Johnson: Physics 8th Edition

1 Introduction And Mathematical Concepts.

• 1.1 The Nature of Physics.
• 1.2 Units.
• 1.3 The Role of Units in Problem Solving.
• 1.4 Trigonometry.
• 1.5 Scalars and Vectors.
• 1.6 Vector Addition and Subtraction.
• 1.7 The Components of a Vector.
• 1.8 Addition of Vectors by Means of Components.
• 1.9 Concepts & Calculations.

2 Kinematics In One Dimension.

• 2.1 Displacement.
• 2.2 Speed and Velocity.
• 2.3 Acceleration.
• 2.4 Equations of Kinematics for Constant Acceleration.
• 2.5 Applications of the Equations of Kinematics.
• 2.6 Freely Falling Bodies.
• 2.7 Graphical Analysis of Velocity and Acceleration.
• 2.8 Concepts & Calculations.

3 Kinematics In Two Dimension.

• 3.1 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration.
• 3.2 Equations of Kinematics in Two Dimensions.
• 3.3 Projectile Motion.
• 3.4 Relative Velocity.
• 3.5 Concepts & Calculations.

4 Forces And Newton’s Laws Of Motion.

• 4.1 The Concepts of Force and Mass.
• 4.2 Newtons’s First Law of Motion.
• 4.3 Newton’s Second Law of Motion.
• 4.4 The Vector Nature of Newton’s Second Law of Motion.
• 4.5 Newton's Third Law of Motion.
• 4.6 Types of Forces: An Overview.
• 4.7 The Gravitational Force.
• 4.8 The Normal Force.
• 4.9 Static and Kinetic Frictional Forces.
• 4.10 The Tension Force.
• 4.11 Equilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion.
• 4.12 Nonequilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion.
• 4.13 Concepts & Calculations.

5 Dynamics Of Uniform Circular Motion.

• 5.1 Uniform Circular Motion.
• 5.2 Centripetal Acceleration.
• 5.3 Centripetal Force.
• 5.4 Banked Curves.
• 5.5 Satellites in Circular Orbits.
• 5.6 Apparent Weightlessness and Artificial Gravity.
• 5.7 Vertical Circular Motion.
• 5.8 Concepts & Calculations.

6 WORK AND ENERGY.

• 6.1 Work Done by a Constant Force.
• 6.2 The Work–Energy Theorem and Kinetic Energy.
• 6.3 Gravitational Potential Energy.
• 6.4 Conservative Versus Nonconservative Forces.
• 6.5 The Conservation of Mechanical Energy.
• 6.6 Nonconservative Forces and the Work–Energy Theorem.
• 6.7 Power.
• 6.8 Other Forms of Energy and the Conservation of Energy.
• 6.9 Work Done by a Variable Force.
• 6.10 Concepts & Calculations.

7 IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM.

• 7.1 The Impulse–Momentum Theorem.
• 7.2 The Principle of Conservation of Linear Momentum.
• 7.3 Collisions in One Dimension.
• 7.4 Collisions in Two Dimensions.
• 7.5 Center of Mass.
• 7.6 Concepts & Calculations.

8 ROTATIONAL KINEMATICS.

• 8.1 Rotational Motion and Angular Displacement.
• 8.2 Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration.
• 8.3 The Equations of Rotational Kinematics.
• 8.4 Angular Variables and Tangential Variables.
• 8.5 Centripetal Acceleration and Tangential Acceleration.
• 8.6 Rolling Motion.
• 8.7 The Vector Nature of Angular Variables.
• 8.8 Concepts & Calculations.

9 ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS.

• 9.1 The Action of Forces and Torques on Rigid Objects.
• 9.2 Rigid Objects in Equilibrium.
• 9.3 Center of Gravity.
• 9.4 Newton's Second Law for Rotational Motion About a Fixed Axis.
• 9.5 Rotational Work and Energy.
• 9.6 Angular Momentum.
• 9.7 Concepts & Calculations.

10 SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION AND ELASTICITY.

• 10.1 The Ideal Spring and Simple Harmonic Motion.
• 10.2 Simple Harmonic Motion and the Reference Circle.
• 10.3 Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion.
• 10.4 The Pendulum.
• 10.5 Damped Harmonic Motion.
• 10.6 Driven Harmonic Motion and Resonance.
• 10.7 Elastic Deformation.
• 10.8 Stress, Strain, and Hooke’s Law.
• 10.9 Concepts & Calculations.

11 FLUIDS.

• 11.1 Mass Density.
• 11.2 Pressure.
• 11.3 Pressure and Depth in a Static Fluid.
• 11.4 Pressure Gauges.
• 11.5 Pascal’s Principle.
• 11.6 Archimedes’ Principle.
• 11.7 Fluids in Motion.
• 11.8 The Equation of Continuity.
• 11.9 Bernoulli’s Equation.
• 11.10 Applications of Bernoulli’s Equation.
• 11.11 Viscous Flow.
• 11.12 Concepts & Calculations.

12 TEMPERATURE AND HEAT.

• 12.1 Common Temperature Scales.
• 12.2 The Kelvin Temperature Scale.
• 12.3 Thermometers.
• 12.4 Linear Thermal Expansion.
• 12.5 Volume Thermal Expansion.
• 12.6 Heat and Internal Energy.
• 12.7 Heat and Temperature Change: Specific Heat Capacity.
• 12.8 Heat and Phase Change: Latent Heat.
• 12.9 Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter.
• 12.10 Humidity.
• 12.11 Concepts & Calculations.

13 THE TRANSFER OF HEAT.

• 13.1 Convection.
• 13.2 Conduction.
• 13.3 Radiation.
• 13.4 Applications.
• 13.5 Concepts & Calculations.

14 THE IDEAL GAS LAW AND KINETIC THEORY.

• 14.1 Molecular Mass, The Mole,and Avogadro’s Number.
• 14.2 The Ideal Gas Law.
• 14.3 Kinetic Theory of Gases.
• 14.4 Diffusion.
• 14.5 Concepts & Calculations.

15 THERMODYNAMICS.

• 15.1 Thermodynamic Systems and Their Surroundings.
• 15.2 The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics.
• 15.3 The First Law of Thermodynamics.
• 15.4 Thermal Processes.
• 15.5 Thermal Processes Using an Ideal Gas.
• 15.6 Specific Heat Capacities.
• 15.7 The Second Law of Thermodynamics.
• 15.8 Heat Engines.
• 15.9 Carnot’s Principle and the Carnot Engine.
• 15.10 Refrigerators, Air Conditioners,and Heat Pumps.
• 15.11 Entropy.
• 15.12 The Third Law of Thermodynamics.
• 15.13 Concepts & Calculations.

16 WAVES AND SOUND.

• 16.1 The Nature of Waves.
• 16.2 Periodic Waves.
• 16.3 The Speed of a Wave on a String.
• 16.4 The Mathematical Description of a Wave.
• 16.5 The Nature of Sound.
• 16.6 The Speed of Sound.
• 16.7 Sound Intensity.
• 16.8 Decibels.
• 16.9 The Doppler Effect.
• 16.10 Applications of Sound in Medicine.
• 16.11 The Sensitivity of the Human Ear.
• 16.12 Concepts & Calculations.

17 THE PRINCIPLE OF LINEAR SUPERPOSITION AND INTERFERENCE PHENOMENA.

• 17.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition.
• 17.2 Constructive and Destructive Interference of Sound Waves.
• 17.3 Diffraction.
• 17.4 Beats.
• 17.5 Transverse Standing Waves.
• 17.6 Longitudinal Standing Waves.
• 17.7 Complex Sound Waves.
• 17.8 Concepts & Calculations.

18 ELECTRIC FORCES AND ELECTRIC FIELDS.

• 18.1 The Origin of Electricity.
• 18.2 Charged Objects and the Electric Force.
• 18.3 Conductors and Insulators.
• 18.4 Charging by Contact and by Induction.
• 18.5 Coulomb’s Law.
• 18.6 The Electric Field.
• 18.7 Electric Field Lines.
• 18.8 The Electric Field Inside a Conductor: Shielding.
• 18.9 Gauss’ Law.
• 18.10 Copiers and Computer Printers.
• 18.11 Concepts & Calculations.

19 ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY AND THE ELECTRIC POTENTIAL.

• 19.1 Potential Energy.
• 19.2 The Electric Potential Difference.
• 19.3 The Electric Potential Difference Created by Point Charges.
• 19.4 Equipotential Surfaces and Their Relation to the Electric Field.
• 19.5 Capacitors and Dielectrics.
• 19.6 Biomedical Applications of Electric Potential Differences.
• 19.7 Concepts & Calculations.

20 ELECTRIC CIRCUITS.

• 20.1 Electromotive Force and Current.
• 20.2 Ohm’s Law.
• 20.3 Resistance and Resistivity.
• 20.4 Electric Power.
• 20.5 Alternating Current.
• 20.6 Series Wiring.
• 20.7 Parallel Wiring.
• 20.8 Circuits Wired Partially in Series and Partially in Parallel.
• 20.9 Internal Resistance.
• 20.10 Kirchhoff’s Rules.
• 20.11 The Measurement of Current and Voltage.
• 20.12 Capacitors in Series and in Parallel.
• 20.13 RC Circuits.
• 20.14 Safety and the Physiological Effects of Current.
• 20.15 Concepts & Calculations.

21 MAGNETIC FORCES AND MAGNETIC FIELDS.

• 21.1 Magnetic Fields.
• 21.2 The Force That a Magnetic Field Exerts on a Moving Charge.
• 21.3 The Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field.
• 21.4 The Mass Spectrometer.
• 21.5 The Force on a Current in a Magnetic Field.
• 21.6 The Torque on a Current-Carrying Coil.
• 21.7 Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents.
• 21.8 Ampère’s Law.
• 21.9 Magnetic Materials.
• 21.10 Concepts & Calculations.

22 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION.

• 22.1 Induced Emf and Induced Current.
• 22.2 Motional Emf.
• 22.3 Magnetic Flux.
• 22.4 Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction.
• 22.5 Lenz’s Law.
• 22.6 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction to the Reproduction of Sound.
• 22.7 The Electric Generator.
• 22.8 Mutual Inductance and Self-Inductance.
• 22.9 Transformers.
• 22.10 Concepts & Calculations.

23 ALTERNATING CURRENT CIRCUITS.

• 23.1 Capacitors and Capacitive Reactance.
• 23.2 Inductors and Inductive Reactance.
• 23.3 Circuits Containing Resistance, Capacitance,and Inductance.
• 23.4 Resonance in Electric Circuits.
• 23.5 Semiconductor Devices.
• 23.6 Concepts & Calculations.

24 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES.

• 24.1 The Nature of Electromagnetic Waves.
• 24.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum.
• 24.3 The Speed of Light.
• 24.4 The Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves.
• 24.5 The Doppler Effect and Electromagnetic Waves.
• 24.6 Polarization.
• 24.7 Concepts & Calculations.

25 THE REFLECTION OF LIGHT: MIRRORS.

• 25.1 Wave Fronts and Rays.
• 25.2 The Reflection of Light.
• 25.3 The Formation of Images by a Plane Mirror.
• 25.4 Spherical Mirrors.
• 25.5 The Formation of Images by Spherical Mirrors.
• 25.6 The Mirror Equation and the Magnification Equation.
• 25.7 Concepts & Calculations.

26 THE REFRACTION OF LIGHT: LENSES AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.

• 26.1 The Index of Refraction.
• 26.2 Snell’s Law and the Refraction of Light.
• 26.3 Total Internal Reflection.
• 26.4 Polarization and the Reflection and Refraction of Light.
• 26.5 The Dispersion of Light: Prisms and Rainbows.
• 26.6 Lenses.
• 26.7 The Formation of Images by Lenses.
• 26.8 The Thin-Lens Equation and the Magnification Equation.
• 26.9 Lenses in Combination.
• 26.10 The Human Eye.
• 26.11 Angular Magnification and the Magnifying Glass.
• 26.12 The Compound Microscope.
• 26.13 The Telescope.
• 26.14 Lens Aberrations.
• 26.15 Concepts & Calculations.

27 INTERFERENCE AND THE WAVE NATURE OF LIGHT.

• 27.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition.
• 27.2 Young’s Double-Slit Experiment.
• 27.3 Thin-Film Interference.
• 27.4 The Michelson Interferometer.
• 27.5 Diffraction.
• 27.6 Resolving Power.
• 27.7 The Diffraction Grating.
• 27.8 Compact Discs, Digital Video Discs, and the Use of Interference.
• 27.9 X-Ray Diffraction.
• 27.10 Concepts & Calculations.

28 SPECIAL RELATIVITY.

• 28.1 Events and Inertial Reference Frames.
• 28.2 The Postulates of Special Relativity.
• 28.3 The Relativity of Time: Time Dilation.
• 28.4 The Relativity of Length: Length Contraction.
• 28.5 Relativistic Momentum.
• 28.6 The Equivalence of Mass and Energy.
• 28.7 The Relativistic Addition of Velocities.
• 28.8 Concepts & Calculations.

29 PARTICLES AND WAVES.

• 29.1 The Wave–Particle Duality.
• 29.2 Blackbody Radiation and Planck’s Constant.
• 29.3 Photons and the Photoelectric Effect.
• 29.4 The Momentum of a Photon and the Compton Effect.
• 29.5 The de Broglie Wavelength and the Wave Nature of Matter.
• 29.6 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.
• 29.7 Concepts & Calculations.

30 THE NATURE OF THE ATOM.

• 30.1 Rutherford Scattering and the Nuclear Atom.
• 30.2 Line Spectra.
• 30.3 The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom.
• 30.4 De Broglie’s Explanation of Bohr’s Assumption about Angular Momentum.
• 30.5 The Quantum Mechanical Picture of the Hydrogen Atom.
• 30.6 The Pauli Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table of the Elements.
• 30.7 X-Rays.
• 30.8 The Laser.
• 30.9 Medical Applications of the Laser.
• 30.10 Holography.
• 30.11 Concepts & Calculations.

31 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIOACTIVITY.

• 31.1 Nuclear Structure.
• 31.2 The Strong Nuclear Force and the Stability of the Nucleus.
• 31.3 The Mass Defect of the Nucleus and Nuclear Binding Energy.
• 31.4 Radioactivity.
• 31.5 The Neutrino.
• 31.6 Radioactive Decay and Activity.
• 31.7 Radioactive Dating.
• 31.8 Radioactive Decay Series.
• 31.9 Radiation Detectors.
• 31.10 Concepts & Calculations.

32 IONIZING RADIATION, NUCLEAR ENERGY,AND ELEMENTARY PARTICLES.

• 32.1 Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation.
• 32.2 Induced Nuclear Reactions.
• 32.3 Nuclear Fission.
• 32.4 Nuclear Reactors.
• 32.5 Nuclear Fusion.
• 32.6 Elementary Particles.
• 32.7 Cosmology.
• 32.8 Concepts & Calculations.

APPENDIXES.

• Appendix A Powers of Ten and Scientific Notation.
• Appendix B Significant Figures.
• Appendix C Algebra.
• Appendix D Exponents and Logarithms.
• Appendix E Geometry and Trigonometry.
• Appendix F Selected Isotopes.

Answers: To Check Your Understanding.
Answers: To Odd-Numbered Problems.
Index.

Cutnell and Johnson has been the #1 text in the algebra-based physics market for over 15 years. Like an elite athlete, students need superior support to reach the top of their game and be successful. Cutnell and Johnson puts students in motion and supports them every step of the way. Acting as essential equipment, PHYSICS 8e aids in the development of conceptual understanding, and shows students the relevance of physics to their lives and future careers.

Key to any successful athlete is practice, and physics is no different. Working high quality problem sets is one of the best ways for students to learn physics, and be successful. However, to benefit from working problems students need immediate feedback, and varying levels of coaching. WileyPLUS provides the support instructors need to efficiently and effectively manage their classroom and improve student performance.

Thousands of students have used Cutnell and Johnson as the equipment they need to build their problem-solving confidence, push their limits, and be successful.  

Features 
CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING
Students need a conceptual understanding of physics to build transferable problem-solving skills. Without a conceptual framework students just struggle through the course using pattern recognition and calculators to solve problems. Helping students develop a conceptual understanding of physics is one of the primary goals of Cutnell & Johnson. To this end the authors have developed a set of features (Check Your Understanding, Concepts & Calculations, Concepts at a Glance) whose popularity among students and instructors has made their text the market leader for the past 15 years. This feature set continues to be enhanced with new items such as the Analyzing-Multiple-Concept Problems (AMP). AMP problems are more sophisticated than “plug and chug” problems and involve two or more physics concepts. By using a highly visual layout they teach the student to first identify the physics concepts, then associate the appropriate mathematical equations, and finally to work out an algebraic solution.


RELEVANCE
Showing students the relevance of physics to their lives is another goal of the Cutnell & Johnson text. There is extensive support for premed and biomedical students taking this course such as: biomedical applications in the text and end of chapter problems marked with a caduceus, practice MCAT exams, and a supplemental book of biomedical introductory physics. There are also many other diverse applications throughout the text.


PRACTICE
Working high quality problem sets is one of the best ways for students to learn physics. However, to benefit from working problems students need immediate feedback and varying levels of assistance. WileyPLUS provides the support instructors need to efficiently and effectively manage their classroom and improve student performance. Extensive feedback in the form of hints and suggestions are provided when incorrect answers are selected. Guided-Online problems are multi-step tutorial problems that are intended to provide the structure students need to incorporate concept identification into their problem-solving methodology.


New to this edition 

FOCUS ON CONCEPTS
This new feature is located at the end of every chapter and replaces the Conceptual Questions. It consists primarily of multiple-choice questions that deal with important concepts.  Some problems are also included that are designed to avoid mathematical complexity in order to probe basic conceptual understanding.  All of the questions and problems are available for assignment via WileyPLUS.  These algorithmically generated questions provide extensive feedback for both right and wrong answers.


MODIFIED CONCEPTUAL EXAMPLES
Conceptual examples appear in every chapter.  They are intended as explicit models of how to use physics principles to analyze a situation described in a problem before attempting to solve the problem numerically.  The Focus-on-Concepts questions provide the homework counterpart to the conceptual examples.


EXPANDED CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
This feature appears at the ends of selected sections in every chapter and consists of questions in either a multiple-choice or a free-response format.  The questions (answers are in the back of the book) are designed to enable students to see if they have understood the concepts discussed in the section.  The collection of questions has been substantially increased relative to that present in the seventh edition, and the scope of the questions has been expanded considerably.  Teachers who use a classroom response system will also find the questions useful to use as clicker-questions.


EXPANDED AND MODIFIED GO^TM PROBLEMS
Some of the homework problems found in the collection at the end of each chapter are marked with a special  GO^TM  icon.  All of these problems are available for assignment via WileyPLUS.  There are 332 GO^TM  problems, an increase of about 40% relative to those present in the seventh edition.  In addition and new to the eighth edition, each of these problems in WileyPLUS now includes a guided tutorial option that instructors can make available for student-access with or without penalty.


QUESTION POOLS AVAILABLE IN WileyPLUS
Pools are groups of questions on a particular concept. When assigned, each student will receive one question from the pool in their assignment.  Since  most exams contain multiple choice conceptual questions, and students don't get an opportunity to practice these types of questions for homework, Question Pools in WileyPLUS will give students exam style practice. Question Pools were created by a member of the author team to ensure that all pool questions are at the same difficulty level and assess the same concept.


Mathskills MODULE ADDED TO WileyPLUS
Mathskills is a self-study module within WileyPLUS for students who need a quick review of the algebra and trigonometry topics that are prerequisite for introductory physics.  This module is not meant to be a substitute for a comprehensive algebra-trigonometry course but rather a refresher for students who may need it.  Each of the topics within the module has algorithmic questions that the instructor can assign (either graded or ungraded).  There is a pre-built quiz that instructors can use as a diagnostic.


ENHANCEMENTS TO WileyPLUS PROBLEMS

• Data Tables have been added to many problems. Like the tables found in the Analyzing-Multiple-Concept-Problems examples in the text, these tables provide an organized starting point from which students can begin the problem solving process.
• A substantial number of Sample Examples have been added. These examples allow students to see worked out problems that are similar, but not identical, to those in their homework assignments.
• Line drawings have been added to many problems that currently do not have them in the text. Students find it easier to begin the problem solving process when they can visualize the situation. 

Book Details

• Hardcover: 1088 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 8 edition (January 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470223553
• ISBN-13: 978-0470223550
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1.6 inches

List price: $208.95 
 

Halliday: Fundamentals of Physics Extended 9th edition

VOLUME 1.  
PART 1.

• 1 Measurement.
• 2 Motion Along a Straight Line.
• 3 Vectors.
• 4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions.
• 5 Force and Motion — I.
• 6 Force and Motion — II.
• 7 Kinetic Energy and Work.
• 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy.
• 9 Center of Mass and Linear Momentum.
• 10 Rotation.
• 11 Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum.

PART 2.

• 12 Equilibrium and Elasticity.
• 13 Gravitation.
• 14 Fluids.
• 15 Oscillations.
• 16 Waves — I.
• 17 Waves — II.
• 18 Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics.
• 19 The Kinetic Theory of Gases.
• 20 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

VOLUME 2.
PART 3.

• 21 Electric Charge.
• 22 Electric Fields.
• 23 Gauss’ Law.
• 24 Electric Potential.
• 25 Capacitance.
• 26 Current and Resistance.
• 27 Circuits.
• 28 Magnetic Fields.
• 29 Magnetic Fields Due to Currents.
• 30 Induction and Inductance.
• 31 Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current.
• 32 Maxwell’s Equations; Magnetism of Matter.

PART 4.

• 33 Electromagnetic Waves.
• 34 Images.
• 35 Interference.
• 36 Diffraction.
• 37 Relativity.

PART 5.

• 38 Photons and Matter Waves.
• 39 More About Matter Waves.
• 40 All About Atoms.
• 41 Conduction of Electricity in Solids.
• 42 Nuclear Physics.
• 43 Energy from the Nucleus.
• 44 Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang.

Appendices.
Answers to Checkpoints and Odd-Numbered Questions and Problems.
Index.

Halliday: Fundamentals of Physics arms engineers with the tools to apply key physics concepts in the field. A number of the key figures in the new edition are revised to provide a more inviting and informative treatment. The figures are broken into component parts with supporting commentary so that they can more readily see the key ideas.

Material from The Flying Circus is incorporated into the chapter opener puzzlers, sample problems, examples and end-of-chapter problems to make the subject more engaging.

Checkpoints enable them to check their understanding of a question with some reasoning based on the narrative or sample problem they just read.

Sample Problems also demonstrate how engineers can solve problems with reasoned solutions. 

Key Features

• Integration of The Flying Circus of Physics. Material from The Flying Circus is incorporated into the chapter opener puzzlers, Sample Problems, text examples and end-of-chapter problems to make the subject more interesting and engaging and to show students that the world around them can be examined and understood using the fundamental principles of physics. Links to The Flying Circus material are identified throughout the text with a biplane icon. 
• Checkpoints offer stopping points so students can check their understanding of a question with some reasoning based on the narrative or sample problem they just read.
• Sample problems are chosen to demonstrate how problems can be solved with reasoned solutions rather than quick and simplistic plugging of numbers into an equation with no regard for what the equation means. Key Ideas in the sample problems focus a student on the basic concepts at the root of the solution to a problem.
• Additional help. When worked-out solutions are provided in print or electronically for certain problems, there is an icon listed to alert the student and instructor to where the solutions are located:
  • Guided-Online Tutorials (GO)- Tutoring problem available in WileyPLUS or WebAssign
  • Student Solutions Manual (SSM)
  • Worked-out Solution on the website (WWW)
  • Interactive LearningWare Solution on the website (ILW)
•  WileyPLUS
  • All end of chapter problems are coded and available for assignment
  • Every problem has an associated hint that can be made available at the instructor’s discretion.
  • Additional problems not found in the book can be made available to the students at the instructor’s discretion.
  • Several problems per chapter are available in a tutorial format that provides step-by-step guidance (Guided Online tutorials).
  • Simulation problems that require student interaction are also available.
  •   Office Hours™ videos include:
       o Video Mini-lectures
       o Video Worked Examples by Jearl Walker
• Just in time MathSkills review.

New to this edition 

• New WileyPLUS features:
  
  • Graded Reading Comprehension Assignments. Instructors can assign – for credit – reading comprehension questions.  Because the assignment and grading of these questions is done automatically by WileyPLUS, no extra instructor or staff time is necessary.
  • Significantly expanded multi-media assets.   Additional interactive simulations, animations and video mini-lectures have been included to accommodate a variety of learning styles. Through the videos, Jearl teaches students how to read technical content.  Extra help material (not in the printed text) is available through hypertext links for those students who need or want it.  In addition, callouts throughout the text direct the student to additional resources in WileyPLUS.
• Redesigned key illustrations. The author has re-designed a number of the key figures in the new edition to provide a more inviting and informative treatment to help beginning students get a better grasp of key concepts.  These figures are not overly complex and don’t assume an unrealistic level of sophistication on the students’ part.  The figures are broken into component parts with supporting commentary so that the students can more readily see the key ideas. In addition, animated versions of the figures with audio commentary are now included in the multimedia version of the text which is accessed through WileyPLUS.
• MathHelp videos and a MathSkills Module.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 1136 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 9 edition (March 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470469110
• ISBN-13: 978-0470469118
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.5 x 1.7 inches

List Price: $163.51 
 

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, boxed set: The New Millennium Edition

"The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning a book that has remained a definitive introduction to physics for decades. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics, Feynman's lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight. Now, we are reintroducing the printed books to the trade, fully corrected, for the first time ever, and in collaboration with Caltech. Timeless and collectible, the lectures are essential reading, not just for students of physics but for anyone seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Feynman.

About the Author
Richard P. Feynman was Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. He was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize for his work on the development of quantum field theory. He was also one of the most famous and beloved figures of the twentieth century, both in physics and as a public intellectual.

Extreme Photonics & Applications (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics) 1/e 2010

Harga: Rp 940.400,-


Editor: Trevor J. Hall, Sergey V. Gaponenko
Jumlah halaman: 250
Penerbit: Springer
Edisi: 1
Tahun terbit: 2010
Bahasa: Inggris
ISBN-10: 9048136334
ISBN-13: 978-9048136339
Versi digital / elektronik: tersedia


Deskripsi:
"Extreme Photonics & Applications" arises from the 2008 NATO Advanced Study Institute in Laser Control & Monitoring in New Materials, Biomedicine, Environment, Security and Defense. Leading experts in the manipulation of light offered by recent advances in laser physics and nanoscience were invited to give lectures in their fields of expertise and participate in discussions on current research, applications and new directions. The sum of their contributions to this book is a primer for the state of scientific knowledge and the issues within the subject of photonics taken to the extreme frontiers: molding light at the ultra-finest scales, which represents the beginning of the end to limitations in optical science for the benefit of 21st Century technological societies.

Strain Effect in Semiconductors: Theory and Device Applications 1/e 2009

Harga: Rp 1.707.200


Pengarang: Yongke Sun, Scott E. Thompson, Toshikazu Nishida
Jumlah halaman: 350
Penerbit: Springer
Edisi: 1
Tahun terbit: 2009
Bahasa: Inggris
ISBN-10: 1441905510
ISBN-13: 978-1441905512
Versi digital / elektronik: tersedia

Deskripsi:
Strain Effect in Semiconductors: Theory and Device Applications presents the fundamentals and applications of strain in semiconductors and semiconductor devices that is relevant for strain-enhanced advanced CMOS technology and strain-based piezoresistive MEMS transducers. Discusses relevant applications of strain while also focusing on the fundamental physics pertaining to bulk, planar, and scaled nano-devices. Hence, this book is relevant for current strained Si logic technology as well as for understanding the physics and scaling for future strained nano-scale devices.

Phase-Space Optics: Fundamentals and Applications 1/e 2009

Harga: Rp 1.522.900


Pengarang: Markus Testorf, Bryan Hennelly, Jorge Ojeda-Castaneda
Jumlah halaman: 416
Penerbit: McGraw-Hill Professional
Edisi: 1
Tahun terbit: 2009
Bahasa: Inggris
ISBN-10: 0071597980
ISBN-13: 978-0071597982
Versi digital / elektronik: tersedia


Deskripsi:
This definitive volume highlights an elegant, unified approach to optical rays, waves, and system design using cutting-edge phase-space techniques. Phase-Space Optics: Fundamentals and Applications details theoretical concepts of phase space as well as novel engineering applications in specific disciplines. This authoritative guide includes full coverage of sampling, superresolution imaging, and the phase-space interpretation of ultrafast optics. Work with Wigner optics, analyze phase-space equations, develop wave propagation models, and gain a new understanding of optical sources and systems.
Discover how to:

• Describe optical phenomena using Wigner and ambiguity functions.
  
• Perform phase-space rotations using ray transformation matrices.
  
• Influence the trade-off between pupil size and depth of field.
  
• Analyze and design optical signals using the Radon-Wigner transform.
  
• Accomplish superresolution by squeezing phase space.
  
• Interpret the intimate relationship between radiometry and coherence.
  
• Use basic algebra to discover self-imaging, Fresnel diffraction, and the Talbot effect.
  
• Develop discrete models, sampling criteria, and interpolation formula.
  
• Work with ultrafast processes and complex space-time structures.
  

Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists 1/e 2009

Harga: Rp 921.000,-


Pengarang: C. Nick Hewitt, Andrea V. Jackson
Jumlah halaman: 320
Penerbit: Wiley-Blackwell
Edisi: 1
Tahun terbit: 2009
Bahasa: Inggris
ISBN-10: 1405185422
ISBN-13: 978-1405185424
Versi digital / elektronik: tersedia

Deskripsi:
This book gives undergraduate and graduate students and professionals working in the science and policy of pollution, climate change and air quality a broad and up-to-date account of our understanding of the processes that occur in the atmosphere, how these are changing as Man’s relentless use of natural resources continues and what effects these changes are having on the Earth’s climate and the quality of the air we breath.
Written by an international team of experts, this text gives an excellent overview of our current understanding of the state of the Earth’s atmosphere and how it is changing. It is an invaluable resource for students, teachers and professionals.
Key features:

• End of chapter questions.
  
• Each chapter includes both basic concepts and more in-depth material, allowing faculty to direct students accordingly.
  
• Most up-to-date treatment of key issues such as stratospheric chemistry, urban air pollution, and climate change.