University physics with modern physics

Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman9780805321876, 080532187X, 9780321501219, 0321501217

Refining the most widely adopted and enduring physics text available, University Physics with Modern Physics, Twelfth Edition continues an unmatched history of innovation and careful execution that was established by the best selling Eleventh Edition. Assimilating the best ideas from education research, this new edition provides enhanced problem-solving instruction, pioneering visual and conceptual pedagogy, the first systematically enhanced problems, and the most pedagogically proven and widely used homework and tutorial system available. Mechanics, Waves/Acoustics, Thermodynamics, Electromagnetism, Optics, Modern Physics. For all readers interested in university physics.

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Table of contents :
Front cover……Page 1
Brief contents……Page 4
Problem-solving strategies……Page 5
To the student……Page 8
To the instructor……Page 10
Table of contents……Page 16
1 – Units, Physical Quantities and Vectors……Page 22
2 – Motion Along a Straight Line……Page 57
3 – Motion in Two or Three Dimensions……Page 92
4 – Newton’s Laws of Motion……Page 128
5 – Applying Newton’s Laws……Page 157
6 – Work and Kinetic Energy……Page 202
7 – Potential Energy and Energy Conservation……Page 234
8 – Momentum, Impulse and Collisions……Page 268
9 – Rotation of Rigid Bodies……Page 306
10 – Dynamics of Rotational Motion……Page 337
11 – Equilibrium and Elasticity……Page 375
12 – Gravitation ……Page 404
13 – Periodic Motion……Page 440
14 – Fluid Mechanics……Page 477
15 – Mechanical Waves……Page 508
16 – Sound and Hearing……Page 548
17 – Temperature and Heat……Page 591
18 – Thermal Properties of Matter……Page 631
19 – The First Law of Thermodynamics……Page 667
20 – The Second Law of Thermodynamics……Page 694
21 – Electric Charge and Electric Field ……Page 730
22 – Gauss’s Law……Page 771
23 – Electric Potential……Page 801
24 – Capacitance and Dielectrics……Page 836
25 – Current, Resistance and Electromotive Force……Page 867
26 – Direct-Current Circuits……Page 902
27 – Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces……Page 937
28 – Sources of Magnetic Field……Page 978
29 – Electromagnetic Induction……Page 1014
30 – Inductance……Page 1051
31 – Alternating Current……Page 1082
32 – Electromagnetic Waves……Page 1113
33 – The Nature and Propagation of Light……Page 1142
34 – Geometric Optics and Optical Instruments……Page 1178
35 – Interference……Page 1228
36 – Diffraction……Page 1255
37 – Relativity……Page 1289
38 – Photons, Electrons and Atoms……Page 1328
39 – The Wave Nature of Particles……Page 1370
40 – Quantum Mechanics……Page 1396
41 – Atomic Structure……Page 1422
42 – Molecules and Condensed Matter……Page 1454
43 – Nuclear Physics……Page 1489
44 – Particle Physics and Cosmology……Page 1530
A – SI – The International System of Units……Page 1573
B – Useful Mathematical Relations……Page 1575
C – The Greek Alphabet……Page 1576
D – Periodic Table of the Elements……Page 1577
E – Unit Conversion Factors……Page 1578
F – Numerical Constants……Page 1579
Answers to Odd-numbered Problems……Page 1581
Index……Page 1596