College physics / Paul Peter Urone

Author: Urone, Paul Peter
Published: Australia ; [Pacific Grove, CA] : Brooks/Cole, [date of publication not identified][2001]
Copyright Date: ©2001
Edition: 2nd ed.
Physical Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

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Contents

Introduction: Physical Quantities, Units, and Mathematical Overview -- Kinematics -- Two-Dimensional Kinematics -- Dynamics: Newton's Laws Of Motion -- Statics, Torque, and Elasticity -- Work, Energy, and Power -- Linear Momentum -- Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation -- Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum -- Fluid Statics -- Fluid Dynamics -- Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and The Gas Laws -- Heat and Heat Transfer Methods -- Thermodynamics -- Oscillatory Motion and Waves -- Sound and Hearing -- Electric Charge and Electric Field -- Electric Potential and Electric Energy -- Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law -- Circuits and DC Instruments -- Magnetism -- Induction: AC Circuits and Instruments -- Electromagnetic Waves -- Geometric Optics -- Wave Optics -- Special Relativity -- Introduction To Quantum Mechanics: The Particle-Wave Duality -- Atomic Physics -- Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics -- Applications of Nuclear Physics -- Particle Physics -- Frontiers of Physics.

Summary

"From driving a car to launching a rocket, from whirling ice skaters to spinning neutron stars, Urone's College Physics, Second Edition guides students through the discovery of nature - its simplicity and unity - by examining a range of topics spanning the ordinary to the extraordinary."--Page 4 of cover.

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0534376886
9780534376888

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Includes index.
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