Physics : principles with applications /
Douglas C. Giancoli
- Fourth edition.
- Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey : Prentice Hall International Inc., c1995
- xx, 1020 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
1. Introduction -- 2. Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension -- 3. Kinematics in Two or Three Dimensions; Vectors -- 4. Motion and Force: Dynamics -- 5. Circular Motion; Gravitation -- 6. Work and Energy -- 7. Linear Momentum -- 8. Rotational Motion -- 9. Bodies in Equilibrium: Elasticity and Fracture -- 10. Fluids -- 11. Vibrations and Waves -- 12. Sound -- 13. Temperature and Kinetic Theory -- 14. Heat -- 15. Laws of Thermodynamics -- 16. Electric Charge and Electric Field -- 17. Electric Potential and Electric Energy; Capacitance -- 18. Electric Currents -- 19. DC Circuits and Instruments -- 20. Magnetism -- 21. Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law; AC Circuits -- 22. Electromagnetic Waves -- 23. Light: Geometric Optics -- 24. Wave Nature of Light -- 25. Optical Instruments -- 26. Special Theory of Relativity -- 27. Early Quantum Theory and Models of the Atom -- 28. Quantum Mechanics of Atoms -- 29. Molecules and Solids -- 30. Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity -- 31. Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation -- 32. Elementary Particles -- 33. Astrophysics and Cosmology -- App. A. Mathematical Review -- App. B. Dimensional Analysis -- App. C. Gauss's Law -- App. D. Galilean and Lorentz Transformations -- App. E. Selected Isotopes.
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