Physics for Scientists and Engineers

Name: Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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ISBN: 9780132311502

ISBN-10: 013231150X

ISBN-13: 9780132311502

Edition: 2nd 1996 (Expanded)

Authors: Paul M. Fishbane, Stephen Gasiorowicz, Stephen T. Thornton

List price: $87.00

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Appropriate for any introductory calculus-based physics course. Fishbane/Gasiorowicz/Thornton is a comprehensive introduction to calculus- based physics. The most successful first-edition physics text of the last decade, it is the only book written specifically to address the main issue in this coursenamely, balancing the needs and wants of the students with those of the instructor. The authors, experienced researchers and teachers, represent both theoretical and experimental physicists. This text presents balance between theory and applications, between concepts and problem-solving, between mathematics and physics, and finally, between technology and traditional pedagogical methods.…

Book details

List price: $87.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 11/30/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 619
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.388
Language: English




Tooling Up



Straight-Line Motion



Motion in a Plane



Newton's Laws



Applications of Newton's Laws



Work and Kinetic Energy



Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy



Linear Momentum, Collisions, and the Center of Mass



Rotations of Rigid Bodies



More on Angular Momentum and Torque



Statics



Gravitation



Simple Harmonic Motion



Waves



Superposition and Interference of Waves



Properties of Fluids



Temperature and Ideal Gases



Heat Flow and the First Law of Thermodynamics



Molecules and Gases



The Second Law of Thermodynamics



Properties of Solids