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Problem Solving for Physics A World View

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ISBN-10: 0495010936

ISBN-13: 9780495010937

Edition: 6th 2007

Authors: Larry D. Kirkpatrick, Gregory E. Francis, Gregory Francis

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The ideal supplement for courses having a heavier emphasis in problem solving and quantitative reasoning. Written by the authors, this supplement gives students practice in algebra-based physics exercises, arranged by the same chapter order and topics as the main text. Icons in the text alert students to additional explanations, examples, and problems in the supplement. To order this supplement automatically shrink-wrapped with the text, please use ISBN 0495154482.
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Book details

List price: $56.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 3/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Preface
Table of Contents
A World View
How Many Digits?
Units
Changing Units
Problem Solving
Problems
Describing Motion
Images of Speed
Average Speed
Instantaneous Speed
Velocity-Time Graphs
Speed with Direction
Acceleration
Free Fall: Making a Rule of Nature
Starting With an Initial Velocity
Problems
Explaining Motion
Adding Vectors
The Second Law
Weight
Drawing Free-Body Diagrams
Friction
Using Free-Body Diagrams
Newton's Third Law
Problems
Motions in Space
Acceleration Revisited
Acceleration in Circular Motion
Projectile Motion
Problems
Gravity
Newton's Gravity
The Law of Universal Gravitation
The Value of G
Gravity near Earth's Surface
Satellites
The Field Concept
Problems
Momentum
Changing an Object's Momentum
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Investigating Accidents
Two-Dimensional Collisions
Problems
Energy
Energy of Motion
Conservation of Kinetic Energy
Changing Kinetic Energy
Gravitational Potential Energy
Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Power
Problems
Rotation
Torque
Rotational Inertia
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Problems
Classical Relativity
Comparing Velocities
Realistic Inertial Forces
Centrifugal Forces
Earth: A Nearly Inertial System
Problems
Einstein's Relativity
Searching for the Medium of Light
Experimental Evidence for Time Dilation
Comparing Velocities
Length Contraction
Relativistic Laws of Motion
Gravity and Acceleration
Gravity and Light
Problems
Structure of Matter
Masses and Sizes of Atoms
Pressure
Temperature
The Ideal Gas Law: A Microscopic View
The Ideal Gas Law: A Macroscopic View
Problems
States of Matter
Density
Elasticity
Pressure
Sink and Float
Problems
Thermal Energy
Mechanical Work and Heat
Specific Heat
Change of State
Conduction
Radiation
Thermal Expansion
Problems
Available Energy
Real Engines
Refrigerators
Entropy
Problems
Vibrations and Waves
Simple Vibrations
Mass on a Spring
The Pendulum
One-Dimensional Waves
Periodic Waves
Standing Waves
Interference
Diffraction
Problems
Sound and Music
Speed of Sound
Hearing Sounds
Stringed Instruments
Wind Instruments
Beats
Doppler Effect
Problems
Light
Pinhole Cameras
Flat Mirrors
Locating the Images
Speed of Light
Problems
Refraction of Light
Index of Refraction
Images Produced by Lenses
Cameras
Our Eyes
Magnifiers
Problems
A Model For Light
Refraction
Interference
Diffraction
Thin Films
Problems
Electricity
The Electric Force
Electricity and Gravity
The Electric Field
Electric Potential
Problems
Electric Current
Resistance
Ohm's Law
Batteries and Bulbs
Electric Power
Problems
Electromagnetism
Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields
Fraday's Law
Transformers
Making Waves
Problems
The Early Atom
The Discovery of the Electron
Radiating Objects
The Photoelectric Effect
Bohr's Model
Atomic Spectra Explained
Problems
The Modern Atom
De Broglie's Waves
A Particle in a Box
The Uncertainty Principle
Problems
The Nucleus
Radioactive Decay
Radioactive Clocks
Radiation and Matter
Problems
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Binding Energy
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Reactors
Fusion Reactors
Solar Power
Problems
Elementary Particles
Antimatter
Exchange Particles
Problems
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
Appendix
Physical Constants and Data
Geometry
Standard Abbreviations
Prefixes for Powers of Ten
Conversion Factors
The Greek Alphabet
Solar System Data
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