Chapters 1-35 (Regular Version) (Physics for Scientists and Engineers) - Hardcover

Tipler, Paul A.

 
9780879014308: Chapters 1-35 (Regular Version) (Physics for Scientists and Engineers)

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Contents: Volume 1

Systems of Measurement

PART 1: MECHANICS

Motion in One Dimension

Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

Newton's Laws

Applications of Newton's Laws

Work and Energy

Conservation of Energy

Systems of Particles and Conservation of Momentum

Rotation

Conservation of Angular Momentum

Gravity

Static Equilibrium and Elasticity

Fluids

PART 2: OSCILLATIONS, WAVES AND QUANTUM PHYSICS

Oscillations

Wave Motion

Superposition and Standing Waves

Wave-Particle Duality and Quantum Physics

PART 3: THERMODYNAMICS

Temperature and the Kinetic Theory of Gases

Heat and the First Law

The Second Law

Thermal Properties and Processes

Volume 2

PART 4: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

The Electric Field: Discrete Charge Distributions

The Electric Field II: Continuous Charge Distributions

Electric Potential

Electrostatic Energy and Capacitance

Electric Current and DC Circuits

Microscopic Theory of Electrical Conduction

The Magnetic Field

Sources of the Magnetic Field

Magnetic Induction

AC Circuits

Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves

PART 5: OPTICS

Properties of Light

Optical Images

Interference and Diffraction

Volume 3

PART 6: MODERN PHYSICS

Applications of the Schrödinger Equation

Atoms

Molecules and Solids

Relativity

Nuclear Physics

Elementary Particles and the Evolution of the Universe

About the Author

PAUL A. TIPLER, formerly of Oakland University GENE MOSCA, United States Naval Academy

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