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Physics for Scientists and Engineers

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ISBN-10: 013613923X

ISBN-13: 9780136139232

Edition: 4th 2008

Authors: Douglas C. Giancoli

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For the calculus-based General Physics course primarily taken by engineers and science majors (including physics majors). This long-awaited and extensive revision maintains Giancoli's reputation for creating carefully crafted, highly accurate and precise physics texts. Physics for Scientists and Engineers combines outstanding pedagogy with a clear and direct narrative and applications that draw the student into the physics. The new edition also features an unrivaled suite of media and online resources that enhance the understanding of physics. This book is written for students. It aims to explain physics in a readable and interesting manner that is accessible and clear, and to teach…    
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Book details

List price: $197.33
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Publication date: 7/31/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.498
Language: English

Applications List
Preface
Available Supplements and Media
Notes to Students (and Instructors) On the Format
Color Use: Vectors, Fields, and Symbols
Introduction, Measurement,1 Estimating
The Nature of Science
Models, Theories, and Laws
Measurement and Uncertainty; Significant Figures
Units, Standards, and the SI System
Converting Units
Order of Magnitude: Rapid Estimating
Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis
Summary
Questions
Problems
General Problems
Describing Motion: Kinematics2 In One Dimension
Reference Frames and Displacement
Average Velocity
Instantaneous Velocity
Acceleration
Motion at Constant Acceleration
Solving Problems
Freely Falling Objects
Variable Acceleration; Integral Calculus
Graphical Analysis and Numerical Integration
Summary
Questions
Problems
General Problems
Kinematics In Two or Three3 Dimensions; Vectors
Vectors and Scalars
Addition of Vectors-Graphical Methods
Subtraction of Vectors, and Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar
Adding Vectors by Components
Unit Vectors
Vector Kinematics
Projectile Motion
Solving Problems Involving Projectile Motion
Relative Velocity
Summary
Questions
Problems
General Problems
Dynamics: Newtonrsquo;s Laws4 of Motion
Force
Newtonrsquo;s First Law of Motion
Mass
Newtonrsquo;s Second Law of Motion
Newtonrsquo;s Third Law of Motion
Weight-the Force of Gravity; and the Normal Force
Solving Problems with Newtonrsquo;s Laws: Free-Body Diagrams
Problem Solving-A General Approach
Summary
Questions
Problems
General Problems
Using Newtonrsquo;s Laws:5 Friction, Circular Motion, Drag Forces
Applications of Newtonrsquo;s Laws Involving Friction
Uniform Circular Motion-Kinematics