Physics for Scientists and Engineers

Name: Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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ISBN: 9780030209734

ISBN-10: 0030209730

ISBN-13: 9780030209734

Edition: 5th 2000

Authors: Raymond A. Serway, John R. Gordon, Ralph R. McGrew

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Achieve success in your physics course by making the most of what PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS has to offer you. 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! Available with most new copies of the text is ThomsonNOW for Physics. Save time, learn more, and succeed in the course with this online suite of resources that give you the choices and tools you need to study smarter and…

Book details

List price: $64.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 12/29/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 8.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.288

Raymond A. Serway is Physics Professor Emeritus at James Madison University, Virginia.




Mechanics



Physics and Measurement



Motion in One Dimension



Vectors



Motion in Two Dimensions



The Laws of Motion



Circular Motion and Other Applications of Newton's Laws



Energy of a System



Conservation of Energy



Linear Momentum and Collisions



Rotation of a Rigid Object About a Fixed Axis



Angular Momentum



Static Equilibrium and Elasticity



Universal Gravitation



Fluid Mechanics



Oscillations and Mechanical Waves



Oscillatory Motion



Wave Motion



Sound Waves



Superposition and Standing Waves



Thermodynamics



Temperature



Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics



The Kinetic Theory of Gases



Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics



Electricity and Magnetism



Electric Fields



Gauss's Law



Electric Potential



Capacitance and Dielectrics



Current and Resistance



Direct Current Circuits



Magnetic Fields



Sources of the Magnetic Field



Faraday's Law



Inductance



Alternating Current Circuits



Electromagnetic Waves



Light and Optics



The Nature of Light and the Laws of Geometric Optics



Image Formation



Interference of Light Waves



Diffraction Patterns and Polarization



Modern Physics



Relativity


Appendixes



Tables



Mathematics Review



Periodic Table of the Elements



SI Units


Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems


Index