Essential University Physics with MasteringPhysics

United States Edition

Richard Wolfson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

800 Seiten

2007
Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8053-0296-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Richard Wolfson’s Essential University Physics is a concise and progressive calculus-based physics textbook that offers clear writing, great problems, and interesting real-life applications. At nearly half the length and half the price of other physics texts on the market, Essential University Physics is a compelling alternative for professors who want to focus on the fundamentals. 

 

Based on Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Wolfson and Pasachoff, Essential University Physics retains many of the lauded features of the original text, while introducing new pedagogical elements derived from physics education research. The text focuses on the fundamentals of physics, teaches sound problem-solving skills,  emphasizes conceptual understanding, and makes connections to the real world. Features such as annotated figures and step-by-step problem-solving strategies help provide a clear learning path for students.

 

The crisp two-color design is clear and engaging. The streamlined art uses careful color and shade choices to distinguish physical quantities consistently. The art also incorporates the author’s voice annotations, pencil-style sketches, and visual chapter summaries. A self-evident hierarchy of screens organizes the pedagogical features, which allows the student to navigate easily through the material. 

 

Essential University Physics is offered as two paperback volumes, available shrink-wrapped together and for sale individually. 

Inhalt

1. Doing Physics

Part 1 Mechanics

2. Motion in a Straight Line

3. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

4. Force and Motion

5. Using Newton’s Laws

6. Work, Energy, and Power

7. Conservation of Energy

8. Gravity

9. Systems of Particles

10. Rotational Motion

11. Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum

12. Static Equilibrium

Part 2  Oscillations, Waves, and Fluids

13. Oscillatory Motion

14. Wave Motion

15. Fluid Motion

Part 3  Thermodynamics

16. Temperature and Heat

17. The Thermal Behavior of Matter

18. Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics

19. The Second Law of Thermodynamics

Part 4  Electromagnetism

20. Electric Charge, Force, and Field

21. Gauss’s Law

22. Electric Potential

23. Electrostatic Energy and Capacitors

24. Electric Current

25. Electric Circuits

26. Magnetism

27. Electromagnetic Induction

28. Alternating-Current Circuits

29. Electromagnetic Waves

Part 5 Optics

30. The Behavior of Light

31. Images and Optical Instruments

32. Interference and Diffraction

Part 6 Modern Physics

33. Relativity

34. Particles and Waves

35. Quantum Physics

36. Atomic Physics

37. Molecular and Solid-State Physics

38. Nuclear Physics

39. Quarks to Cosmos

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.1.2007
• Verlagsort: San Francisco
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• ISBN-10: 0-8053-0296-4 / 0805302964
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8053-0296-7 / 9780805302967
• Zustand: Neuware