Contemporary college physics / Edwin R. Jones and Richard L. Childers.

By: Jones, Edwin R, 1938-.

Contributor(s): Childers, Richard L .

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BookPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill Education, 2001Edition: 3rd ed.Description: 1025 p. : 26 cm.ISBN: 0072399112 ; 0072406615; 0071182365.Subject(s): Physics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)

DDC classification: 530

Contents:

Measurement, models, and analysis -- Motion in one dimension -- Motion in two dimensions -- Force and motion -- Uniform circular motion and gravitation -- Work and energy -- Linear momentum -- Applying the conservation laws -- Rigid bodies and rotational motion -- Fluids -- Thermal physics -- Gas laws and kinetic theory -- Thermodynamics -- Periodic motion -- Waves and sound -- Electric charge and electric field -- Electric potential and capacitance -- Electric current and resistance -- Magnetism -- Electromagnetic induction -- Alternating-current circuits -- Geometrical optics -- Optical instruments -- Wave optics -- Relativity -- The discovery of atomic structure -- Origins of the quantum theory -- Quantum mechanics -- The nucleus -- Lasers, holography, and color -- Condensed matter -- Elementary particle physics.

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New edition of a non-calculus general physics text that introduces students to the beauty and usefulness of physics while teaching problem-solving skills applicable to other studies and careers. This update highlights biomedical applications of physics and adds coverage of some recent technologies. The 32 chapters emphasize basic principles and unity of physics. The included CD-ROM contains core simulations of examples and illustrations from the textbook, a library with about 70 browser-based physics animations and simulations, practice problems, important terms, a reference shelf, and a brief overview of useful concepts. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 Measurement, Models, and Analysis (p. 1)
1.1 Measurements and Models (p. 2)
Back to the Future: Echoes of the Big Bang (p. 6)
1.2 Units and Standards of Measurement (p. 7)
1.3 Unit Conversions (p. 11)
1.4 Measurements, Calculations, and Uncertainties (p. 12)
1.5 Estimates and Order-of-Magnitude Calculations (p. 15)
1.6 How to Study Physics (p. 18)
1.7 Problem Solving (p. 19)
2 Motion in One Dimension (p. 25)
2.1 Reference Frames, Coordinate Systems, and Displacement (p. 26)
2.2 Average Speed and Average Velocity (p. 29)
2.3 Graphical Interpretation of Velocity (p. 33)
2.4 Instantaneous Velocity (p. 36)
2.5 Acceleration (p. 40)
2.6 Motion with Constant Acceleration (p. 44)
2.7 Galileo and Free Fall (p. 48)
Back to the Future: Galileo and Experimental Science (p. 53)
Appendix Solving Quadratic Equations (p. 62)
3 Motion in Two Dimensions (p. 63)
3.1 Vectors (p. 64)
3.2 Addition of Vectors (p. 65)
3.3 Resolution of Vectors (p. 68)
3.4 Relative Velocity in One Dimension (p. 72)
3.5 Relative Velocity in Two Dimensions (p. 73)
3.6 Kinematics in Two Dimensions (p. 78)
3.7 Projectile Motion (p. 81)
Appendix Review of Trigonometry (p. 94)
4 Force and Motion (p. 96)
4.1 Events Leading to Newton's Principia (p. 97)
4.2 What Is a Force? (p. 98)
Back to the Future: The Writing of the Principia (p. 99)
4.3 Newton's First Law--Inertia (p. 103)
4.4 Newton's Second Law (p. 105)
4.5 Weight (p. 109)
4.6 Newton's Third Law (p. 112)
4.7 Some Applications of Newton's Laws (p. 116)
4.8 Friction (p. 123)
Physics in Practice: The Friction of Automobile Tires (p. 127)
4.9 Static Equilibrium (p. 128)
4.10 The Laws of Motion as a Whole (p. 132)
Appendix Solving Simultaneous Equations (p. 143)
5 Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation (p. 145)
5.1 Uniform Circular Motion (p. 146)
5.2 Force Needed for Circular Motion (p. 152)
5.3 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion (p. 157)
5.4 The Law of Universal Gravitation (p. 160)
Back to the Future: Johannes Kepler (p. 161)
5.5 The Universal Gravitational Constant G (p. 164)
5.6 Gravitational Field Strength (p. 166)
Back to the Future: Henry Cavendish and the Density of the Earth (p. 167)
6 Work and Energy (p. 176)
6.1 Work (p. 177)
6.2 Work Done by a Varying Force (p. 179)
6.3 Energy (p. 181)
6.4 Kinetic Energy (p. 182)
6.5 Potential Energy (p. 185)
6.6 Conservation of Mechanical Energy (p. 189)
6.7 Energy Conservation with Nonconservative Forces (p. 197)
6.8 Power (p. 199)
Physics in Practice: Human Energy (p. 202)
7 Linear Momentum (p. 210)
7.1 Linear Momentum (p. 211)
7.2 Impulse (p. 211)
7.3 Newton's Laws and the Conservation of Momentum (p. 214)
7.4 Conservation of Momentum in One-Dimensional Collisions (p. 216)
7.5 Conservation of Momentum in Two- and Three-Dimensional Collisions (p. 221)
7.6 Changing Mass (p. 225)
8 Applying the Conservation Laws (p. 234)
8.1 Definition of Elastic Collisions (p. 235)
8.2 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension (p. 236)
8.3 Elastic Collisions in Two Dimensions (p. 242)
8.4 General Form of Gravitational Potential Energy (p. 245)
Physics in Practice: Symmetry and Conservation Laws (p. 246)
8.5 Motion in a Gravitational Potential (p. 250)
8.6 Escape Speed (p. 252)
9 Rigid Bodies and Rotational Motion (p. 263)
9.1 Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration (p. 264)
9.2 Rotational Kinematics (p. 267)
9.3 Torque (p. 269)
9.4 Static Equilibrium (p. 272)
9.5 Elasticity: Stress and Strain (p. 278)
Physics in Practice: Bridges (p. 280)
9.6 Torque and Moment of Inertia (p. 282)
9.7 Angular Momentum (p. 286)
9.8 Conservation of Angular Momentum (p. 287)
9.9 Rotational Kinetic Energy (p. 291)
9.10 Conservation of Energy: Translations and Rotations (p. 293)
Physics in Practice: The Earth, the Moon, and the Tides (p. 296)
10 Fluids (p. 307)
10.1 Hydrostatic Pressure (p. 308)
10.2 Pascal's Principle (p. 312)
10.3 Archimedes' Principle (p. 315)
Physics in Practice: Measuring Blood Pressure (p. 316)
10.4 Surface Tension (p. 320)
10.5 Fluid Flow: Streamlines and the Equation of Continuity (p. 322)
Physics in Practice: Surface Tension and the Lungs (p. 323)
10.6 Bernoulli's Equation (p. 324)
10.7 Viscosity and Poiseuille's Law (p. 327)
10.8 Stokes's Law and Terminal Speed (p. 329)
Physics in Practice: How Airplanes Fly (p. 330)
10.9 Turbulent Flow (p. 333)
11 Thermal Physics (p. 344)
11.1 Temperature and States of Matter (p. 345)
11.2 Thermometry (p. 346)
Back to the Future: Fahrenheit's Thermometer (p. 349)
11.3 Thermal Expansion (p. 350)
11.4 The Mechanical Equivalent of Heat (p. 354)
11.5 Calorimetry (p. 356)
11.6 Change of Phase (p. 360)
11.7 Heat Transfer (p. 363)
12 Gas Laws and Kinetic Theory (p. 373)
12.1 The Pressure of Air (p. 374)
12.2 Boyle's Law (p. 376)
Back to the Future: Gas Laws and Balloons (p. 378)
12.3 The Law of Charles and Gay-Lussac (p. 379)
12.4 The Ideal Gas Law (p. 381)
12.5 The Kinetic Theory of Gases (p. 384)
12.6 The Kinetic-Theory Definition of Temperature (p. 388)
12.7 Internal Energy of an Ideal Gas (p. 389)
12.8 The Barometric Formula and the Distribution of Molecular Speeds (p. 390)
Appendix The Exponential Function (p. 400)
13 Thermodynamics (p. 403)
13.1 Thermal Equilibrium (p. 404)
13.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics (p. 405)
13.3 The Carnot Cycle and the Efficiency of Engines (p. 410)
Physics in Practice: Gasoline Engines (p. 416)
13.4 Refrigerators and Heat Pumps (p. 417)
13.5 The Second Law of Thermodynamics (p. 421)
13.6 Entropy and the Second Law (p. 422)
13.7 Energy and Thermal Pollution (p. 426)
14 Periodic Motion (p. 434)
14.1 Hooke's Law (p. 435)
14.2 The Simple Harmonic Oscillator (p. 438)
14.3 Energy of a Harmonic Oscillator (p. 442)
14.4 Period of a Harmonic Oscillator (p. 444)
14.5 The Simple Pendulum (p. 447)
14.6 Damped Harmonic Motion (p. 449)
Physics in Practice: Walking and Running (p. 450)
14.7 Forced Harmonic Motion and Resonance (p. 453)
15 Waves and Sound (p. 463)
15.1 Pulses on a Rope (p. 464)
15.2 Harmonic Waves (p. 465)
15.3 Energy and Information Transfer by Waves (p. 467)
15.4 Sound Waves (p. 468)
15.5 Measuring Sound Levels (p. 472)
15.6 The Doppler Effect (p. 474)
Physics in Practice: Room Acoustics (p. 475)
15.7 Formation of a Shock Wave (p. 478)
15.8 Reflection of a Wave Pulse (p. 479)
15.9 Standing Waves on a String (p. 480)
15.10 Waves in a Vibrating Column of Air (p. 486)
15.11 Beats (p. 487)
Physics in Practice: Hearing and the Ear (p. 488)
16 Electric Charge and Electric Field (p. 495)
16.1 Electric Charge (p. 496)
16.2 Coulomb's Law (p. 499)
16.3 Superposition of Electric Forces (p. 503)
16.4 The Electric Field (p. 505)
16.5 Superposition of Electric Fields (p. 508)
16.6 Electric Flux and Gauss's Law (p. 510)
16.7 A Quantitative Approach to Gauss's Law (p. 513)
16.8 The Electric Dipole (p. 516)
Physics in Practice: Dipoles and Microwave Ovens (p. 519)
17 Electric Potential and Capacitance (p. 526)
17.1 Electric Potential (p. 527)
17.2 The Van de Graaff Electrostatic Generator (p. 533)
17.3 The Electron Volt (p. 535)
17.4 Equipotential Surfaces (p. 536)
Back to the Future: The Leyden Jar and Franklin's Kite (p. 538)
17.5 Capacitors (p. 539)
17.6 The Parallel-Plate Capacitor (p. 540)
17.7 Electric Field of a Parallel-Plate Capacitor (p. 542)
17.8 Dielectrics (p. 545)
17.9 Energy Storage in a Capacitor (p. 548)
18 Electric Current and Resistance (p. 557)
18.1 Electric Current and Electromotive Force (p. 558)
18.2 Electric Resistance and Ohm's Law (p. 561)
18.3 Resistivity (p. 563)
18.4 Power and Energy in Electric Circuits (p. 565)
Physics in Practice: Superconductivity (p. 566)
18.5 Short Circuits and Open Circuits (p. 571)
18.6 Kirchhoff's Rules and Simple Resistive Circuits (p. 572)
18.7 Applications of Kirchhoff's Rules (p. 576)
18.8 Capacitors in Combination (p. 578)
18.9 Internal Resistance of a Battery (p. 581)
18.10 Home Power Distribution (p. 583)
Physics in Practice: Electric Shock (p. 586)
19 Magnetism (p. 594)
19.1 Magnets and Magnetic Fields (p. 595)
19.2 Oersted's Discovery: Electric Current Produces Magnetism (p. 597)
Physics in Practice: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (p. 601)
19.3 Magnetic Forces on Electric Currents (p. 602)
19.4 Magnetic Forces on Moving Charged Particles (p. 603)
19.5 The Cyclotron (p. 607)
19.6 Magnetic Field Due to a Current-Carrying Wire (p. 609)
19.7 Torque on a Current Loop (p. 612)
19.8 Galvanometers, Ammeters, and Voltmeters (p. 614)
19.9 Ampere's Law (p. 616)
19.10 Magnetic Materials (p. 618)
20 Electromagnetic Induction (p. 628)
20.1 Faraday's Law (p. 629)
20.2 Motional Emf (p. 633)
20.3 Generators and Motors (p. 635)
20.4 The Transformer (p. 640)
20.5 Inductance (p. 642)
20.6 Energy Storage in a Magnetic Field (p. 644)
20.7 The Experimental Laws of Electromagnetism (p. 645)
20.8 Maxwell's Equations (p. 647)
Physics in Practice: Linear Accelerators for Radiation Therapy (p. 649)
20.9 Electromagnetic Waves (p. 650)
21 Alternating-Current Circuits (p. 661)
21.1 The RL Circuit (p. 662)
21.2 The RC Circuit (p. 664)
21.3 Effective Values of Alternating Current (p. 667)
Physics in Practice: Electrocardiography (p. 669)
21.4 Reactance (p. 670)
21.5 The RLC Series Circuit (p. 673)
21.6 Resonant Circuits (p. 676)
22 Geometrical Optics (p. 683)
22.1 Models of Light: Rays and Waves (p. 684)
22.2 Reflection and Refraction (p. 685)
Back to the Future: The Speed of Light (p. 686)
22.3 Total Internal Reflection (p. 691)
22.4 Fiber Optics (p. 693)
22.5 Thin Lenses (p. 694)
22.6 Locating Images by Ray Tracing (p. 696)
22.7 The Thin-Lens Equation (p. 701)
22.8 Spherical Mirrors (p. 707)
22.9 Lens Aberrations (p. 711)
23 Optical Instruments (p. 721)
23.1 The Eye (p. 722)
23.2 The Magnifying Glass (p. 725)
23.3 Cameras and Projectors (p. 728)
23.4 Compound Microscopes (p. 732)
23.5 Telescopes (p. 734)
23.6 Other Lenses (p. 736)
Back to the Future: Development of the Telescope (p. 737)
24 Wave Optics (p. 745)
24.1 Huygens' Principle (p. 746)
24.2 Reflection and Refraction of Light Waves (p. 747)
24.3 Interference of Light (p. 749)
24.4 Interference of Thin Films (p. 755)
24.5 Diffraction by a Single Slit (p. 759)
24.6 Multiple-Slit Diffraction and Gratings (p. 762)
24.7 Resolution and the Rayleigh Criterion (p. 764)
24.8 Dispersion (p. 768)
24.9 Spectroscopes and Spectra (p. 770)
24.10 Polarization (p. 772)
24.11 Scattering (p. 775)
25 Relativity (p. 784)
25.1 Principle of Relativity (p. 785)
25.2 Einstein's Postulates of Special Relativity (p. 786)
25.3 Velocity Addition (p. 787)
Back to the Future: Albert Einstein (p. 788)
25.4 Simultaneity (p. 791)
25.5 Time Dilation (p. 794)
25.6 Length Contraction (p. 797)
Physics in Practice: The Twin Paradox (p. 798)
25.7 Mass and Energy (p. 799)
Physics in Practice: The Appearance of Moving Objects (p. 800)
25.8 Relativistic Momentum (p. 802)
25.9 Relativisitic Kinetic Energy (p. 805)
25.10 The Relativistic Doppler Effect (p. 807)
25.11 The Principle of Equivalence (p. 809)
25.12 General Relativity (p. 813)
26 The Discovery of Atomic Structure (p. 822)
26.1 Evidence of Atoms from Solids and Gases (p. 823)
26.2 Electrolysis and the Quantization of Charge (p. 826)
26.3 Avogadro's Number and the Periodic Table (p. 827)
26.4 The Size of Atoms (p. 830)
26.5 Crystals and X-Ray Diffraction (p. 832)
26.6 Discovery of the Electron (p. 835)
Back to the Future: Seeing Atoms (p. 839)
26.7 Radioactivity (p. 840)
26.8 Radioactive Decay (p. 841)
26.9 Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus (p. 844)
27 Origins of the Quantum Theory (p. 852)
27.1 Spectroscopy (p. 853)
27.2 Balmer's Series (p. 855)
Back to the Future: Fraunhofer and the Solar Spectrum (p. 856)
27.3 Blackbody Radiation (p. 858)
27.4 The Photoelectric Effect (p. 861)
Physics in Practice: Photons and Vision (p. 866)
27.5 Bohr's Theory of the Hydrogen Atom (p. 867)
27.6 Successes of the Bohr Theory (p. 870)
27.7 Moseley and the Periodic Table (p. 872)
28 Quantum Mechanics (p. 879)
28.1 Classical and Quantum Mechanics (p. 880)
28.2 The Compton Effect (p. 882)
28.3 De Broglie Waves (p. 885)
Back to the Future: Electron Microscopes (p. 888)
28.4 Schrodinger's Equation (p. 889)
28.5 The Uncertainty Principle (p. 890)
28.6 Interpretation of the Wave Function (p. 893)
28.7 The Particle in a Box (p. 896)
28.8 Tunneling or Barrier Penetration (p. 897)
28.9 Wave Theory of the Hydrogen Atom (p. 898)
28.10 The Zeeman Effect and Space Quantization (p. 901)
28.11 The Pauli Exclusion Principle (p. 904)
28.12 Understanding the Periodic Table (p. 905)
29 The Nucleus (p. 912)
29.1 Radioactivity (p. 913)
29.2 Chadwick's Discovery of the Neutron (p. 913)
29.3 Composition and Size of the Nucleus (p. 916)
29.4 Nuclear Forces and Binding Energy (p. 918)
29.5 Conservation Rules: Radioactive and Nuclear Stability (p. 921)
29.6 Natural Radioactive Decay Series (p. 924)
29.7 Models for Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Decay (p. 924)
29.8 Detectors of Radiation (p. 928)
29.8 Radiation Measurement and Biological Effects (p. 931)
29.10 Induced Transmutation and Reactions (p. 935)
29.11 Nuclear Fission (p. 938)
Back to the Future: Lisa Meitner and Nuclear Fission (p. 942)
29.12 Nuclear Fusion (p. 943)
30 Lasers, Holography, and Color (p. 949)
30.1 Stimulated Emission of Light (p. 950)
30.2 Lasers (p. 951)
30.3 The Helium-Neon Laser (p. 953)
30.4 Properties of Laser Light (p. 955)
30.5 Holography (p. 957)
30.6 Light and Color (p. 962)
Physics in Practice: White-Light Holograms (p. 963)
30.7 Color by Addition and Subtraction (p. 965)
31 Condensed Matter (p. 973)
31.1 Types of Condensed Matter (p. 974)
31.2 The Free-Electron Model of Metals (p. 977)
Physics in Practice: Liquid Crystal Displays (p. 978)
31.3 Electrical Conductivity and Ohm's Law (p. 981)
31.4 Band Theory of Solids (p. 984)
31.5 Pure Semiconductors (p. 987)
31.6 The Hall Effect (p. 988)
31.7 Impure Semiconductors (p. 990)
31.8 The pnJunction (p. 991)
31.9 Rectifier Circuits (p. 993)
31.10 Solar Cells and Light-Emitting Diodes (p. 996)
32 Elementary Particle Physics (p. 1003)
32.1 Particles and Antiparticles (p. 1004)
32.2 Pions and the Strong Nuclear Force (p. 1006)
Back to the Future: Cosmic Rays (p. 1007)
32.3 More and More Particles (p. 1009)
32.4 Accelerators and Detectors (p. 1011)
32.5 Classification of Elementary Particles (p. 1013)
32.6 The Quark Model of Matter (p. 1015)
32.7 Unified Theories (p. 1018)
32.8 Cosmology (p. 1019)
Appendices
A Formulas from Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (p. 1)
B The International System of Units (p. 4)
C Alphabetical List of Elements (p. 5)
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems (p. 6)
Photo Credits (p. 1)
Index (p. 1)