Achieve success in your physics course by making the most of what PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS has to offer. From a host of in-text features to a range of outstanding technology resources, you'll have everything you need to understand the natural forces and principles of physics. Throughout every chapter, the authors have built in a wide range of examples, exercises, and illustrations that will help you understand the laws of physics AND succeed in your course!
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Brooks/Cole
ISBN-10
1133947271
ISBN-13
9781133947271
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117147285
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
1344 Pages
Publication Name
Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Subject
Physics / General, Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education, Science
Author
Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2.1 in
Item Weight
103.4 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
9
Dewey Edition
22
Target Audience
College Audience
Dewey Decimal
530
Table of Content
PART I: MECHANICS.1. Physics and Measurement.2. Motion in One Dimension.3. Vectors.4. Motion in Two Dimensions.5. The Laws of Motion.6. Circular Motion and Other Applications of Newton's Laws.7. Energy of a System.8. Conservation of Energy.9. Linear Momentum and Collisions.10. Rotation of a Rigid Object About a Fixed Axis.11. Angular Momentum.12. Static Equilibrium and Elasticity.13. Universal Gravitation.14. Fluid Mechanics.PART II: OSCILLATIONS AND MECHANICAL WAVES.15. Oscillatory Motion.16. Wave Motion.17. Sound Waves.18. Superposition and Standing Waves.PART III: THERMODYNAMICS.19. Temperature.20 The First Law of Thermodynamics.21 The Kinetic Theory of Gases.22. Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.Part IV: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.23. Electric Fields.24. Gauss's Law.25. Electric Potential.26. Capacitance and Dielectrics.27. Current and Resistance.28. Direct-Current Circuits.29. Magnetic Fields.30. Sources of the Magnetic Field.31. Faraday's Law.32. Inductance.33. Alternating-Current Circuits.34. Electromagnetic Waves.PART V: LIGHT AND OPTICS.35. The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics36. Image Formation.37. Wave Optics.38. Diffraction Patterns and Polarization.PART VI: MODERN PHYSICS.39. Relativity.Appendices.Answers to Quick Quizzes and Odd-Numbered Problems.Index.