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Conceptual physics fundamentals / written and illustrated by Paul G. Hewitt ; with contributions from Phillip R. Wolf.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: San Francisco : Pearson Addison Wesley, c2008.Description: xvii, 421 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0321501365 (pbk.)
  • 9780321501363 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530 HEW
Contents:
Conceptual Physics?Fundamentals Contents in Brief Conceptual Physics Photo Album. - To the Student. - To the Instructor. - Acknowledgments. Ch. 1: About Science. Ch. 2: Atoms. - Pt. 1. Mechanics. Ch. 3. Equilibrium and Linear Motion. Ch. 4: Newton's Laws of Motion. Ch. 5: Momentum and Energy. Ch. 6: Gravity, Projectiles, and Satellites. Ch. 7: Fluid Mechanics. - Pt 2. Heat. Ch. 8: Temperature, Heat, and Thermodynamics. Ch. 9: Heat Transfer and Change of Phase. - Pt. 3 Electricity and Magnetism. Ch. 10: Static and Current Electricity. Ch. 11: Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction. - Pt. 4 Sound and Light. Ch. 12: Waves and Sound. Ch. 13. Light waves. Ch. 14: Properties of Light. - Pt. 5 Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Ch. 15: Quantum Theory. Ch. 16: The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity. - Appendices Appendix A: On Measurement and Unit Conversion Appendix B: Linear and Rotational Motion Appendix C: Vectors Appendix D: Exponential Growth and Doubling Time
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Conceptual Physics?Fundamentals Contents in Brief Conceptual Physics Photo Album. - To the Student. - To the Instructor. - Acknowledgments. Ch. 1: About Science. Ch. 2: Atoms. - Pt. 1. Mechanics. Ch. 3. Equilibrium and Linear Motion. Ch. 4: Newton's Laws of Motion. Ch. 5: Momentum and Energy. Ch. 6: Gravity, Projectiles, and Satellites. Ch. 7: Fluid Mechanics. - Pt 2. Heat. Ch. 8: Temperature, Heat, and Thermodynamics. Ch. 9: Heat Transfer and Change of Phase. - Pt. 3 Electricity and Magnetism. Ch. 10: Static and Current Electricity. Ch. 11: Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction. - Pt. 4 Sound and Light. Ch. 12: Waves and Sound. Ch. 13. Light waves. Ch. 14: Properties of Light. - Pt. 5 Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Ch. 15: Quantum Theory. Ch. 16: The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity. - Appendices Appendix A: On Measurement and Unit Conversion Appendix B: Linear and Rotational Motion Appendix C: Vectors Appendix D: Exponential Growth and Doubling Time

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