Physics for scientists and engineers with modern physics.

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Serway, Raymond A. [Browse]
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Ninth edition / Raymond A. Serway, Emeritus, James Madison University, John W. Jewett, Jr., Emeritus, California State Polytechnic, University, Pomona ; with contributions from Vahé Peroomian, University of California at Los Angeles.
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Boston, MA : Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, [2014]
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xxxii, 1484, [95] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

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                    Contents
                    • Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Mechanics
                    • 1.Physics and Measurement
                    • 1.1.Standards of Length, Mass, and Time
                    • 1.2.Matter and Model Building
                    • 1.3.Dimensional Analysis
                    • 1.4.Conversion of Units
                    • 1.5.Estimates and Order-of-Magnitude Calculations
                    • 1.6.Significant Figures
                    • 2.Motion in One Dimension
                    • 2.1.Position, Velocity, and Speed
                    • 2.2.Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
                    • 2.3.Analysis Model: Particle Under Constant Velocity
                    • 2.4.Acceleration
                    • 2.5.Motion Diagrams
                    • 2.6.Analysis Model: Particle Under Constant Acceleration
                    • 2.7.Freely Falling Objects
                    • 2.8.Kinematic Equations Derived from Calculus
                    • 3.Vectors
                    • 3.1.Coordinate Systems
                    • 3.2.Vector and Scalar Quantities
                    • 3.3.Some Properties of Vectors
                    • 3.4.Components of a Vector and Unit Vectors
                    • 4.Motion in Two Dimensions
                    • 4.1.The Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Vectors
                    • 4.2.Two-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration
                    • 4.3.Projectile Motion
                    • 4.4.Analysis Model: Particle in Uniform Circular Motion
                    • 4.5.Tangential and Radial Acceleration
                    • 4.6.Relative Velocity and Relative Acceleration
                    • 5.The Laws of Motion
                    • 5.1.The Concept of Force
                    • 5.2.Newton's First Law and Inertial Frames
                    • 5.3.Mass
                    • 5.4.Newton's Second Law
                    • 5.5.The Gravitational Force and Weight
                    • 5.6.Newton's Third Law
                    • 5.7.Analysis Models Using Newton's Second Law
                    • 5.8.Forces of Friction
                    • 6.Circular Motion and Other Applications of Newton's Laws
                    • 6.1.Extending the Particle in Uniform Circular Motion Model
                    • 6.2.Nonuniform Circular Motion
                    • 6.3.Motion in Accelerated Frames
                    • 6.4.Motion in the Presence of Resistive Forces
                    • 7.Energy of a System
                    • 7.1.Systems and Environments
                    • 7.2.Work Done by a Constant Force
                    • 7.3.The Scalar Product of Two Vectors
                    • 7.4.Work Done by a Varying Force
                    • 7.5.Kinetic Energy and the Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem
                    • 7.6.Potential Energy of a System
                    • 7.7.Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
                    • 7.8.Relationship Between Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
                    • 7.9.Energy Diagrams and Equilibrium of a System
                    • 8.Conservation of Energy
                    • 8.1.Analysis Model: Nonisolated System (Energy)
                    • 8.2.Analysis Model: Isolated System (Energy)
                    • 8.3.Situations Involving Kinetic Friction
                    • 8.4.Changes in Mechanical Energy for Nonconservative Forces
                    • 8.5.Power
                    • 9.Linear Momentum and Collisions
                    • 9.1.Linear Momentum
                    • 9.2.Analysis Model: Isolated System (Momentum)
                    • 9.3.Analysis Model: Nonisolated System [Momentum]
                    • 9.4.Collisions in One Dimension
                    • 9.5.Collisions in Two Dimensions
                    • 9.6.The Center of Mass
                    • 9.7.Systems of Many Particles
                    • 9.8.Deformable Systems
                    • 9.9.Rocket Propulsion
                    • 10.Rotation of a Rigid Object About a Fixed Axis
                    • 10.1.Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
                    • 10.2.Analysis Model: Rigid Object Under Constant Angular Acceleration
                    • 10.3.Angular and Translations! Quantities
                    • 10.4.Torque
                    • 10.5.Analysis Model: Rigid Object Under a Net Torque
                    • 10.6.Calculation of Moments of Inertia
                    • 10.7.Rotational Kinetic Energy
                    • 10.8.Energy Considerations in Rotational Motion
                    • 10.9.Rolling Motion of a Rigid Object
                    • 11.Angular Momentum
                    • 11.1.The Vector Product and Torque
                    • 11.2.Analysis Model: Nonisolated System (Angular Momentum)
                    • 11.3.Angular Momentum of a Rotating Rigid Object
                    • 11.4.Analysis Model: Isolated System (Angular Momentum)
                    • 11.5.The Motion of Gyroscopes and Tops
                    • 12.Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
                    • 12.1.Analysis Model: Rigid Object in Equilibrium
                    • 12.2.More on the Center of Gravity
                    • 12.3.Examples of Rigid Objects in Static Equilibrium
                    • 12.4.Elastic Properties of Solids
                    • 13.Universal Gravitation
                    • 13.1.Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
                    • 13.2.Free-Fall Acceleration and the Gravitational Force
                    • 13.3.Analysis Model: Particle in a Field (Gravitational)
                    • 13.4.Kepler's Laws and the Motion of Planets
                    • 13.5.Gravitational Potential Energy
                    • 13.6.Energy Considerations in Planetary and Satellite Motion
                    • 14.Fluid Mechanics
                    • 14.1.Pressure
                    • 14.2.Variation of Pressure with Depth
                    • 14.3.Pressure Measurements
                    • 14.4.Buoyant Forces and Archimedes's Principle
                    • 14.5.Fluid Dynamics
                    • 14.6.Bernoulli's Equation
                    • 14.7.Other Applications of Fluid Dynamics
                    • pt. 2 Oscillations and Mechanical Waves
                    • 15.Oscillatory Motion
                    • 15.1.Motion of an Object Attached to a Spring
                    • 15.2.Analysis Model: Particle in Simple Harmonic Motion
                    • 15.3.Energy of the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
                    • 15.4.Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion with Uniform Circular Motion
                    • 15.5.The Pendulum
                    • 15.6.Damped Oscillations
                    • 15.7.Forced Oscillations
                    • 16.Wave Motion
                    • 16.1.Propagation of a Disturbance
                    • 16.2.Analysis Model: Traveling Wave
                    • 16.3.The Speed of Waves on Strings
                    • 16.4.Reflection and Transmission
                    • 16.5.Rate of Energy Transfer by Sinusoidal Waves on Strings
                    • 16.6.The Linear Wave Equation
                    • 17.Sound Waves
                    • 17.1.Pressure Variations in Sound Waves
                    • 17.2.Speed of Sound Waves
                    • 17.3.Intensity of Periodic Sound Waves
                    • 17.4.The Doppler Effect
                    • 18.Superposition and Standing Waves
                    • 18.1.Analysis Model: Waves in Interference
                    • 18.2.Standing Waves
                    • 18.3.Analysis Model: Waves Under Boundary Conditions
                    • 18.4.Resonance
                    • 18.5.Standing Waves in Air Columns
                    • 18.6.Standing Waves in Rods and Membranes
                    • 18.7.Beats: Interference in Time
                    • 18.8.Nonsinusoidal Wave Patterns
                    • pt. 3 Thermodynamics
                    • 19.Temperature
                    • 19.1.Temperature and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
                    • 19.2.Thermometers and the Celsius Temperature Scale
                    • 19.3.The Constant-Volume Gas Thermometer and the Absolute Temperature Scale
                    • 19.4.Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids
                    • 19.5.Macroscopic Description of an Ideal Gas
                    • 20.The First Law of Thermodynamics
                    • 20.1.Heat and Internal Energy
                    • 20.2.Specific Heat and Calorimetry
                    • 20.3.Latent Heat
                    • 20.4.Work and Heat in Thermodynamic Processes
                    • 20.5.The First Law of Thermodynamics
                    • 20.6.Some Applications of the First Law of Thermodynamics
                    • 20.7.Energy Transfer Mechanisms in Thermal Processes
                    • 21.The Kinetic Theory of Gases
                    • 21.1.Molecular Mode! of an Ideal Gas
                    • 21.2.Molar Specific Heat of an Ideal Gas
                    • 21.3.The Equipartition of Energy
                    • 21.4.Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas
                    • 21.5.Distribution of Molecular Speeds
                    • 22.Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
                    • 22.1.Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
                    • 22.2.Heat Pumps and Refrigerators
                    • 22.3.Reversible and Irreversible Processes
                    • 22.4.The Carnot Engine
                    • 22.5.Gasoline and Diesel Engines
                    • 22.6.Entropy
                    • 22.7.Changes in Entropy for Thermodynamic Systems
                    • 22.8.Entropy and the Second Law
                    • pt. 4 Electricity and Magnetism
                    • 23.Electric Fields
                    • 23.1.Properties of Electric Charges
                    • 23.2.Charging Objects by Induction
                    • 23.3.Coulomb's Law
                    • 23.4.Analysis Model: Particle in a Field [Electric]
                    • 23.5.Electric Field of a Continuous Charge Distribution
                    • 23.6.Electric Field Lines
                    • 23.7.Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Electric Field
                    • 24.Gauss's Law
                    • 24.1.Electric Flux
                    • 24.2.Gauss's Law
                    • 24.3.Application of Gauss's Law to Various Charge Distributions
                    • 24.4.Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium
                    • 25.Electric Potential
                    • 25.1.Electric Potential and Potential Difference
                    • 25.2.Potential Difference in a Uniform Electric Field
                    • 25.3.Electric Potential and Potential Energy Due to Point Charges
                    • 25.4.Obtaining the Value of the Electric Field from the Electric Potential
                    • 25.5.Electric Potential Due to Continuous Charge Distributions
                    • 25.6.Electric Potential Due to a Charged Conductor
                    • 25.7.The Millikan Oil-Drop Experiment
                    • 25.8.Applications of Electrostatics
                    • 26.Capacitance and Dielectrics
                    • 26.1.Definition of Capacitance
                    • 26.2.Calculating Capacitance
                    • 26.3.Combinations of Capacitors
                    • 26.4.Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor
                    • 26.5.Capacitors with Dielectrics
                    • 26.6.Electric Dipole in an Electric Field
                    • 26.7.An Atomic Description of Dielectrics
                    • 27.Current and Resistance
                    • 27.1.Electric Current
                    • 27.2.Resistance
                    • 27.3.A Model for Electrical Conduction
                    • 27.4.Resistance and Temperature
                    • 27.5.Superconductors
                    • 27.6.Electrical Power
                    • 28.Direct-Current Circuits
                    • 28.1.Electromotive Force
                    • 28.2.Resistors in Series and Parallel
                    • 28.3.Kirchhoff's Rules
                    • 28.4.RC Circuits
                    • 28.5.Household Wiring and Electrical Safety
                    • 29.Magnetic Fields
                    • 29.1.Analysis Model: Particle in a Field [Magnetic]
                    • 29.2.Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Magnetic Field
                    • 29.3.Applications Involving Charged Particles Moving in a Magnetic Field
                    • 29.4.Magnetic Force Acting on a Current-Carrying Conductor
                    • 29.5.Torque on a Current Loop in a Uniform Magnetic Field
                    • 29.6.The Hall Effect
                    • 30.Sources of the Magnetic Field
                    • 30.1.The Biot-Savart Lam
                    • 30.2.The Magnetic Force Between Two Parallel Conductors
                    • 30.3.Ampere's Law
                    • 30.4.The Magnetic Field of a Solenoid
                    • 30.5.Gauss's Law in Magnetism
                    • 30.6.Magnetism in Matter
                    • 31.Faraday's Law
                    • 31.1.Faraday's Law of Induction
                    • 35.2.Motional emf
                    • 31.3.Lenz's Law
                    • 31.4.Induced emf and Electric Fields
                    • 31.5.Generators and Motors
                    • 31.6.Eddy Currents
                    • 32.Inductance
                    • 32.1.Self-Induction and Inductance
                    • 32.2.Fit Circuits
                    • 32.3.Energy in a Magnetic Field
                    • 32.4.Mutual Inductance
                    • 33.5.Oscillations in an LC Circuit
                    • 32.6.The RC Circuit
                    • 33.Alternating-Current Circuits
                    • 33.1.AC Sources
                    • 33.2.Resistors in an AC Circuit
                    • 33.3.Inductors in an AC Circuit
                    • 33.4.Capacitors in an AC Circuit
                    • 33.5.The RLC Series Circuit
                    • 33.6.Power in an AC Circuit
                    • 33.7.Resonance in a Series RLC Circuit
                    • 33.8.The Transformer and Power Transmission
                    • 33.9.Rectifiers and Filters
                    • 34.Electromagnetic Waves
                    • 34.1.Displacement Current and the General Form of Ampere's Law
                    • 34.2.Maxwell's Equations and Hertz's Discoveries
                    • 34.3.Plane Electromagnetic Waves
                    • 34.4.Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves
                    • 34.5.Momentum and Radiation Pressure --
                    • Note continued: 34.6.Production of Electromagnetic Waves by an Antenna
                    • 34.7.The Spectrum of Electromagnetic Waves
                    • pt. 5 Light and Optics
                    • 35.The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics
                    • 35.1.The Nature of Light
                    • 35.2.Measurements of the Speed of Light
                    • 35.3.The Ray Approximation in Ray Optics
                    • 35.4.Analysis Model: Wave Under Reflection
                    • 35.5.Analysis Model: Wave Under Refraction
                    • 35.6.Huygens's Principle
                    • 35.7.Dispersion
                    • 35.8.Total Internal Reflection
                    • 36.Image Formation
                    • 36.1.Images Formed by Flat Mirrors
                    • 36.2.Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors
                    • 36.3.Images Formed by Refraction
                    • 36.4.Images Formed by Thin Lenses
                    • 36.5.Lens Aberrations
                    • 36.6.The Camera
                    • 36.7.The Eye
                    • 36.8.The Simple Magnifier
                    • 36.9.The Compound Microscope
                    • 36.10.The Telescope
                    • 37.Wave Optics
                    • 37.1.Young's Double-Slit Experiment
                    • 37.2.Analysis Model: Waves in Interference
                    • 37.3.Intensity Distribution of the Double-Slit Interference Pattern
                    • 37.4.Change of Phase Due to Reflection
                    • 37.5.Interference in Thin Films
                    • 37.6.The Michelson Interferometer
                    • 38.Diffraction Patterns and Polarization
                    • 38.1.Introduction to Diffraction Patterns
                    • 38.2.Diffraction Patterns from Narrow Slits
                    • 38.3.Resolution of Single-Slit and Circular Apertures
                    • 38.4.The Diffraction Grating
                    • 38.5.Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals
                    • 38.6.Polarization of Light Waves
                    • pt. 6 Modern Physics
                    • 39.Relativity
                    • 39.1.The Principle of Galilean Relativity
                    • 39.2.The Michelson-Morley Experiment
                    • 39.3.Einstein's Principle of Relativity
                    • 39.4.Consequences of the Special Theory of Relativity
                    • 39.5.The Lorentz Transformation Equations
                    • 39.6.The Lorentz Velocity Transformation Equations
                    • 39.7.Relativistic Linear Momentum
                    • 39.8.Relativistic Energy
                    • 39.9.The General Theory of Relativity
                    • 40.Introduction to Quantum Physics
                    • 40.1.Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Hypothesis
                    • 40.2.The Photoelectric Effect
                    • 40.3.The Compton Effect
                    • 40.4.The Nature of Electromagnetic Waves
                    • 40.5.The Wave Properties of Particles
                    • 40.6.A New Model: The Quantum Particle
                    • 40.7.The Double-Slit Experiment Revisited
                    • 40.8.The Uncertainty Principle
                    • 41.Quantum Mechanics
                    • 41.1.The Wave Function
                    • 41.2.Analysis Model: Quantum Particle Under Boundary Conditions
                    • 41.3.The Schrodinger Equation
                    • 41.4.A Particle in a Well of Finite Height
                    • 41.5.Tunneling Through a Potential Energy Barrier
                    • 41.6.Applications of Tunneling
                    • 41.7.The Simple Harmonic Oscillator
                    • 42.Atomic Physics
                    • 42.1.Atomic Spectra of Gases
                    • 42.2.Early Models of the Atom
                    • 42.3.Bohr's Model of the Hydrogen Atom
                    • 42.4.The Quantum Model of the Hydrogen Atom
                    • 42.5.The Wave Functions for Hydrogen
                    • 42.6.Physical Interpretation of the Quantum Numbers
                    • 42.7.The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table
                    • 42.8.More on Atomic Spectra: Visible and X-Ray
                    • 42.9.Spontaneous and Stimulated Transitions
                    • 42.10.Lasers
                    • 43.Molecules and Solids
                    • 43.1.Molecular Bonds
                    • 43.2.Energy States and Spectra of Molecules
                    • 43.3.Bonding in Solids
                    • 43.4.Free-Electron Theory of Metals
                    • 43.5.Band Theory of Solids
                    • 43.6.Electrical Conduction in Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors
                    • 43.7.Semiconductor Devices
                    • 43.8.Superconductivity
                    • 44.Nuclear Structure
                    • 44.1.Some Properties of Nuclei
                    • 44.2.Nuclear Binding Energy
                    • 44.3.Nuclear Models
                    • 44.4.Radioactivity
                    • 44.5.The Decay Processes
                    • 44.6.Natural Radioactivity
                    • 44.7.Nuclear Reactions
                    • 44.8.Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
                    • 45.Applications of Nuclear Physics
                    • 45.1.Interactions Involving Neutrons
                    • 45.2.Nuclear Fission
                    • 45.3.Nuclear Reactors
                    • 45.4.Nuclear Fusion
                    • 45.5.Radiation Damage
                    • 45.6.Uses of Radiation
                    • 46.Particle Physics and Cosmology
                    • 46.1.The Fundamental Forces in Nature
                    • 46.2.Positrons and Other Antiparticles
                    • 46.3.Mesons and the Beginning of Particle Physics
                    • 46.4.Classification of Particles
                    • 46.5.Conservation Laws
                    • 46.6.Strange Particles and Strangeness
                    • 46.7.Finding Patterns in the Particles
                    • 46.8.Quarks
                    • 46.9.Multicolored Quarks
                    • 46.10.The Standard Model
                    • 46.11.The Cosmic Connection
                    • 46.12.Problems and Perspectives
                    • Appendices
                    • A.Tables
                    • A.1.Conversion Factors
                    • A.2.Symbols, Dimensions, and Units of Physical Quantities
                    • B.Mathematics Review
                    • B.1.Scientific Notation
                    • B.2.Algebra
                    • B.3.Geometry
                    • B.4.Trigonometry
                    • B.5.Series Expansions
                    • B.6.Differential Calculus
                    • B.7.Integral Calculus
                    • B.8.Propagation of Uncertainty
                    • C.Periodic Table of the Elements
                    • D.SI Units
                    • D.1.SI Units
                    • D.2.Some Derived SI Units.
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                    • 9781305024120
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                    LCCN
                    2015302759
                    OCLC
                    802321453
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