The physics of everyday phenomena : a conceptual introduction to physics.

Author
Griffith, W. Thomas [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Eighth edition / W. Thomas Griffith, Pacific University, Juliet W. Brosing, Pacific University.
Published/​Created
New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, [2015]
Description
xix, 477 pages, 41 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

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    Contents
    • Physics, the fundamental science
    • Describing motion
    • Falling objects and projectile motion
    • Newton's laws : explaining motion
    • Circular motion, the planets, and gravity
    • Energy and oscillations
    • Momentum and impulse
    • Rotational motion of solid objects
    • The behavior of fluids
    • Temperature and heat
    • Heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics
    • Electrostatic phenomena
    • Electric circuits
    • Magnets and electromagnetism
    • Making waves
    • Light waves and color
    • Light and image formation
    • The structure of the atom
    • The nucleus and nuclear energy
    • Relativity
    • Looking deeper into everyday phenomena.
    ISBN
    • 9780073513904 ((hbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 0073513903 ((hbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9781259094859
    • 1259094855
    LCCN
    2013048342
    OCLC
    876899374
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