Physics. Volume one / Robert Resnick, David Halliday and Kenneth S. Krane.
By: Resnick, Robert [author].
Contributor(s): Halliday, David [author] | Krane, Kenneth S [author].
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : John Wiley & Sons, [1992]Edition: Fourth edition.Description: xi, 592 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0471804584 (hardback); 9780471804581 (hardback).Subject(s): PhysicsDDC classification: 530Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 530 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00046833 | |||
General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 530 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00046854 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Presents a complete, accurate & rigorous study of physics while bringing it forward into the '90s & beyond. The Fourth Edition of volumes 1 & 2 is concerned with mechanics & E&M/Optics. New features include: expanded coverage of classic physics topics, substantial increases in the number of in-text examples which reinforce text exposition, the latest pedagogical & technical advances in the field, numerical analysis, computer-generated graphics, computer projects & much more.
Includes index.
Measurement -- Motion in one dimension -- Vectors -- Motion in two and three dimensions -- Force and Newton's laws -- Particle dynamics -- Work and energy -- Conservation of energy -- Systems of particles -- Collisions -- Rotational kinematics -- Rotational dynamics -- Angular momentum -- Equilibrium of rigid bodies -- Oscillations -- Gravitation -- Fluid statics -- Fluid dynamics -- Wave motion -- Sound waves -- The special theory of relativity -- Temperature -- Kinetic theory and the ideal gas -- Statistical mechanics -- Heat and the first law of thermodynamics -- Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Measurement
- Motion in One Dimension
- Vectors
- Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
- Force and Newton's Laws
- Particle Dynamics
- Work and Energy
- Conservation of Energy
- Systems of Particles
- Collisions
- Rotational Kinematics
- Rotational Dynamics
- Angular Momentum
- Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
- Oscillations
- Gravitation
- Fluid Statics
- Fluid Dynamics
- Wave Motion
- Sound Waves
- The Special Theory of Relativity
- Temperature
- Kinetic Theory and the Ideal Gas
- Statistical Mechanics
- Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics
- Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Appendices
- Answers to Odd Numbered Problems
- Index