Physics: Principles with Applications - Softcover

Giancoli, Douglas C.

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9780136726272: Physics: Principles with Applications

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136726275 ISBN 13: 9780136726272

Publisher: Longman Higher Education, 1985

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The new edition of this text which documents the latest developments and applications in the field is designed to allow flexibility when designing course syllabi and covers topics such as physics of architecture, 10-speed bikes, diffusion, bonding in molecules and solids, radiation dosimetry, cosmology and astrophysics and many more. New features of this edition include a new chapter on astrophysics and cosmology and special sections on problem solving, a discussion of molecules and solids, semiconductors and the solid state, an expanded treatment of how to use Newton's laws to solve problems. Other areas covered include heat and thermodynamics, vibration and sound, new applications such as TIA-temporary blood loops to the brain related to Bernoulli's principles, and Coriolis force. There are appendices on binomial expansion, trigonomic functions and identities, and Gauss's Law.

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About the Author:

Joseph Boyle is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Principal of St. Michael's College, and a member fo the Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto.

Synopsis:

For algebra-based introductory physics courses taken primarily by pre-med, agricultural, technology, and architectural students.

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