Physics A World View

Name: Physics A World View
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ISBN: 9780534408244

ISBN-10: 0534408249

ISBN-13: 9780534408244

Edition: 5th 2004

Authors: Larry D. Kirkpatrick, Gregory S. Francis

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In this edition, Larry Kirkpatrick is joined by new co-author, Gregory E. Francis (Montana State University) whose love of teaching has led him to experiment with active learning approaches in large introductory classes. This Fifth Edition retains the text's hallmark clear and logical conceptual presentation of physics concepts and principles (using a story line about the development of the current physics world view) written at the appropriate level for the liberal arts student Francis' subtle integration of physics education principles throughout the text includes a new feature--FLAWED REASONING--that poses a common student misunderstanding and explains the error in reasoning. To create…

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List price: $214.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 4/8/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 704
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.498
Language: English




A World View



Describing Motion



Explaining Motion



Motions in Space



Gravity


Interlude: The Discovery Of Invariants



Momentum



Energy



Rotation


Interlude: Universality of Motion



Classical Relativity



Einstein's Relativity


Interlude: The Search For Atoms



Structure of Matter



States of Matter



Thermal Energy



Available Energy


Interlude: Waves -- Something Else That Moves



Vibrations and Waves



Sound and Music


Interlude: The Mystery Of Light



Light



Refraction of Light



A Model of Light


Interlude: An Electrical And Magnetic World



Electricity



Electric Charges in Motion



Electromagnetism


Interlude: The Story Of The Quantum



The Early Atom



The Modern Atom


Interlude: The Subatomic World


25.The Nucleus



Nuclear Energy



Elementary Particles



Frontiers


Appendix: Nobel Laureates in Physics


Answers to Odd-Numbered Questions and Exercises


Glossary


Index