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050 | _aQC 23.2 .K55 2013 | ||
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_aKnight, Randall D. _eauthor |
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_aPhysics for scientists and engineers : _ba strategic approach (with modern physics) / _cRandall D. Knight |
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250 | _a3rd Edition. | ||
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_aUnites States of America : _bPearson, _cc2013 |
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_axxxi, 1279 pages ; _c28 cm. |
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365 | _bUSD50 | ||
504 | _aIncludes index. | ||
505 | _apt. 1. Newton's laws : Concepts of motion -- Kinematics in one dimension -- Vectors and coordinate systems -- Kinematics in two dimensions -- Force and motion -- Dynamics I: motion along a line -- Newton's third law -- Dynamics II: motion in a plane -- pt. 2. Conservation laws: Impulse and momentum -- Energy -- Work -- pt. 3. Applications of Newtonian mechanics: . Rotation of a rigid body -- Newton's theory of gravity -- Oscillations -- Fluids and elasticity -- pt. 4. Thermodynamics : A macroscopic description of matter -- Work, heat, and the first law of thermodynamics -- The micro/macro connection -- Heat engines and refrigerators -- pt. 5. Waves and optics: Traveling waves -- Superposition -- Wave optics -- Ray optics -- Optical instruments -- pt. 6. Electricity and magnetism: Electric charges and forces -- The electric field -- Gauss's law -- The electric potential -- Potential and field -- Current and resistance ; Fundamentals of circuits -- The magnetic field -- Electromagnetic induction -- Electromagnetic fields and waves -- AC circuits -- pt. 7. Relativity and quantum physics: Relativity -- Appendices : mathematics review -- Periodic table of Elements -- atomic and nuclear data -- activPhysics online activities and PhET simulations | ||
520 | _aAs the most widely adopted new physics book in more than 50 years, Knightâs Physics for Scientists and Engineers was published to widespread critical acclaim from professors and students. In the Third Edition, Knight builds on the research-proven instructional techniques he introduced in the first and second editions, as well as national data of student performance, to take student learning even further. | ||
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