Physics 5th Edition

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• Publisher: Pearson
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
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Intended for algebra-based introductory physics courses.

An accessible, problem-solving approach to physics, grounded in real-world applications

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✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Author
Brief Contents
An Accessible, Problem-Solving Approach to Physics, Grounded in Real-World Applications
Ample “Just in Time” Learning Aids Help Students Where they Need it, When they Need it
Thorough Problem-Solving Instruction and Multiple Opportunities for Practice
Personalize Learning with Masteringphysics®
After Class
Applications in the Text
Preface: To the Instructor
Reviewers
Preface: To the Student
Contents
1. Introduction to Physics
1-1. Physics and the Laws of Nature
1-2. Units of Length, Mass, and Time
1-3. Dimensional Analysis
1-4. Significant Figures, Scientific Notation, and Round-Off Error
1-5. Converting Units
1-6. Order-of-Magnitude Calculations
1-7. Scalars and Vectors
1-8. Problem Solving in Physics
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
2. One-Dimensional Kinematics
2-1. Position, Distance, and Displacement
2-2. Average Speed and Velocity
2-3. Instantaneous Velocity
2-4. Acceleration
2-5. Motion with Constant Acceleration
2-6. Applications of the Equations of Motion
2-7. Freely Falling Objects
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
3. Vectors in Physics
3-1. Scalars Versus Vectors
3-2. The Components of a Vector
3-3. Adding and Subtracting Vectors
3-4. Unit Vectors
3-5. Position, Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration Vectors
3-6. Relative Motion
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
4. Two-Dimensional Kinematics
4-1. Motion in Two Dimensions
4-2. Projectile Motion: Basic Equations
4-3. Zero Launch Angle
4-4. General Launch Angle
4-5. Projectile Motion: Key Characteristics
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
5. Newton’s Laws of Motion
5-1. Force and Mass
5-2. Newton’s First Law of Motion
5-3. Newton’s Second Law of Motion
5-4. Newton’s Third Law of Motion
5-5. The Vector Nature of Forces: Forces in Two Dimensions
5-6. Weight
5-7. Normal Forces
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
6. Applications of Newton’s Laws
6-1. Frictional Forces
6-2. Strings and Springs
6-3. Translational Equilibrium
6-4. Connected Objects
6-5. Circular Motion
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
7. Work and Kinetic Energy
7-1. Work Done by a Constant Force
7-2. Kinetic Energy and the Work–Energy Theorem
7-3. Work Done by a Variable Force
7-4. Power
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
8. Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
8-1. Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
8-2. Potential Energy and the Work Done by Conservative Forces
8-3. Conservation of Mechanical Energy
8-4. Work Done by Nonconservative Forces
8-5. Potential Energy Curves and Equipotentials
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
9. Linear Momentum and Collisions
9-1. Linear Momentum
9-2. Momentum and Newton’s Second Law
9-3. Impulse
9-4. Conservation of Linear Momentum
9-5. Inelastic Collisions
9-6. Elastic Collisions
9-7. Center of Mass
9-8. Systems with Changing Mass: Rocket Propulsion
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
10. Rotational Kinematics and Energy
10-1. Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
10-2. Rotational Kinematics
10-3. Connections Between Linear and Rotational Quantities
10-4. Rolling Motion
10-5. Rotational Kinetic Energy and the Moment of Inertia
10-6. Conservation of Energy
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
11. Rotational Dynamics and Static Equilibrium
11-1. Torque
11-2. Torque and Angular Acceleration
11-3. Zero Torque and Static Equilibrium
11-4. Center of Mass and Balance
11-5. Dynamic Applications of Torque
11-6. Angular Momentum
11-7. Conservation of Angular Momentum
11-8. Rotational Work and Power
11-9. The Vector Nature of Rotational Motion
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
12. Gravity
12-1. Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
12-2. Gravitational Attraction of Spherical Bodies
12-3. Kepler’s Laws of Orbital Motion
12-4. Gravitational Potential Energy
12-5. Energy Conservation
12-6. Tides
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
13. Oscillations about Equilibrium
13-1. Periodic Motion
13-2. Simple Harmonic Motion
13-3. Connections Between Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
13-4. The Period of a Mass on a Spring
13-5. Energy Conservation in Oscillatory Motion
13-6. The Pendulum
13-7. Damped Oscillations
13-8. Driven Oscillations and Resonance
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
14. Waves and Sound
14-1. Types of Waves
14-2. Waves on a String
14-3. Harmonic Wave Functions
14-4. Sound Waves
14-5. Sound Intensity
14-6. The Doppler Effect
14-7. Superposition and Interference
14-8. Standing Waves
14-9. Beats
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
15. Fluids
15-1. Density
15-2. Pressure
15-3. Static Equilibrium in Fluids: Pressure and Depth
15-4. Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
15-5. Applications of Archimedes’ Principle
15-6. Fluid Flow and Continuity
15-7. Bernoulli’s Equation
15-8. Applications of Bernoulli’s Equation
15-9. Viscosity and Surface Tension
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
16. Temperature and Heat
16-1. Temperature and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
16-2. Temperature Scales
16-3. Thermal Expansion
16-4. Heat and Mechanical Work
16-5. Specific Heats
16-6. Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
17. Phases and Phase Changes
17-1. Ideal Gases
17-2. The Kinetic Theory of Gases
17-3. Solids and Elastic Deformation
17-4. Phase Equilibrium and Evaporation
17-5. Latent Heats
17-6. Phase Changes and Energy Conservation
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
18. The Laws of Thermodynamics
18-1. The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
18-2. The First Law of Thermodynamics
18-3. Thermal Processes
18-4. Specific Heats for an Ideal Gas: Constant Pressure, Constant Volume
18-5. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
18-6. Heat Engines and the Carnot Cycle
18-7. Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps
18-8. Entropy
18-9. Order, Disorder, and Entropy
18-10. The Third Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
19. Electric Charges, Forces, and Fields
19-1. Electric Charge
19-2. Insulators and Conductors
19-3. Coulomb’s Law
19-4. The Electric Field
19-5. Electric Field Lines
19-6. Shielding and Charging by Induction
19-7. Electric Flux and Gauss’s Law
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
20. Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy
20-1. Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential
20-2. Energy Conservation
20-3. The Electric Potential of Point Charges
20-4. Equipotential Surfaces and the Electric Field
20-5. Capacitors and Dielectrics
20-6. Electrical Energy Storage
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
21. Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits
21-1. Electric Current
21-2. Resistance and Ohm’s Law
21-3. Energy and Power in Electric Circuits
21-4. Resistors in Series and Parallel
21-5. Kirchhoff’s Rules
21-6. Circuits Containing Capacitors
21-7. RC Circuits
21-8. Ammeters and Voltmeters
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
22. Magnetism
22-1. The Magnetic Field
22-2. The Magnetic Force on Moving Charges
22-3. The Motion of Charged Particles in a Magnetic Field
22-4. The Magnetic Force Exerted on a Current-Carrying Wire
22-5. Loops of Current and Magnetic Torque
22-6. Electric Currents, Magnetic Fields, and Ampère’s Law
22-7. Current Loops and Solenoids
22-8. Magnetism in Matter
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
23. Magnetic Flux and Faraday’s Law of Induction
23-1. Induced Electromotive Force
23-2. Magnetic Flux
23-3. Faraday’s Law of Induction
23-4. Lenz’s Law
23-5. Mechanical Work and Electrical Energy
23-6. Generators and Motors
23-7. Inductance
23-8. RL Circuits
23-9. Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field
23-10. Transformers
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
24. Alternating-Current Circuits
24-1. Alternating Voltages and Currents
24-2. Capacitors in ac Circuits
24-3. RC Circuits
24-4. Inductors in ac Circuits
24-5. RLC Circuits
24-6. Resonance in Electric Circuits
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
25. Electromagnetic Waves
25-1. The Production of Electromagnetic Waves
25-2. The Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves
25-3. The Electromagnetic Spectrum
25-4. Energy and Momentum in Electromagnetic Waves
25-5. Polarization
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
26. Geometrical Optics
26-1. The Reflection of Light
26-2. Forming Images with a Plane Mirror
26-3. Spherical Mirrors
26-4. Ray Tracing and the Mirror Equation
26-5. The Refraction of Light
26-6. Ray Tracing for Lenses
26-7. The Thin-Lens Equation
26-8. Dispersion and the Rainbow
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
27. Optical Instruments
27-1. The Human Eye and the Camera
27-2. Lenses in Combination and Corrective Optics
27-3. The Magnifying Glass
27-4. The Compound Microscope
27-5. Telescopes
27-6. Lens Aberrations
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
28. Physical Optics: Interference and Diffraction
28-1. Superposition and Interference
28-2. Young’s Two-Slit Experiment
28-3. Interference in Reflected Waves
28-4. Diffraction
28-5. Resolution
28-6. Diffraction Gratings
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
29. Relativity
29-1. The Postulates of Special Relativity
29-2. The Relativity of Time and Time Dilation
29-3. The Relativity of Length and Length Contraction
29-4. The Relativistic Addition of Velocities
29-5. Relativistic Momentum
29-6. Relativistic Energy and E = mc2
29-7. The Relativistic Universe
29-8. General Relativity
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
30. Quantum Physics
30-1. Blackbody Radiation and Planck’s Hypothesis of Quantized Energy
30-2. Photons and the Photoelectric Effect
30-3. The Mass and Momentum of a Photon
30-4. Photon Scattering and the Compton Effect
30-5. The de Broglie Hypothesis and Wave–Particle Duality
30-6. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
30-7. Quantum Tunneling
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
31. Atomic Physics
31-1. Early Models of the Atom
31-2. The Spectrum of Atomic Hydrogen
31-3. Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
31-4. de Broglie Waves and the Bohr Model
31-5. The Quantum Mechanical Hydrogen Atom
31-6. Multielectron Atoms and the Periodic Table
31-7. Atomic Radiation
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
32. Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Radiation
32-1. The Constituents and Structure of Nuclei
32-2. Radioactivity
32-3. Half-Life and Radioactive Dating
32-4. Nuclear Binding Energy
32-5. Nuclear Fission
32-6. Nuclear Fusion
32-7. Practical Applications of Nuclear Physics
32-8. Elementary Particles
32-9. Unified Forces and Cosmology
Chapter Summary
Conceptual Questions
Problems and Conceptual Exercises
Appendix A: Basic Mathematical Tools
Appendix B: Typical Values
Appendix C: Planetary Data
Appendix D: Elements of Electrical Circuits
Appendix E: Periodic Table of the Elements
Appendix F: Properties of Selected Isotopes
Answers to Odd-Numbered End-of-Chapter Questions
Answers to Odd-Numbered Conceptual Questions
Credits
Index