Essential University Physics, Volume 1, Global Edition, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (January 10, 2023) © 2023

  • Richard Wolfson
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Title overview

For two- and three-semester university physics courses

 

Richard Wolfson’s Essential University Physics, 3rd Edition is a concise and progressive calculus-based physics textbook that offers clear writing, great problems, and relevant real-life applications in an affordable and streamlined text.  Essential University Physics teaches sound problem-solving skills, emphasises conceptual understanding, and makes connections to the real world. Features such as annotated figures and step-by-step problem-solving strategies help students master concepts and solve problems with confidence.

 

Essential University Physics is offered as two paperback volumes available together or for sale individually.

 

Table of contents

Volume 1 contains Chapters 1–19.

  • 1. Doing Physics
  • I. 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
  • II. OSCILLATIONS, WAVES, AND FLUIDS
  • 13. Oscillatory Motion
  • 14. Wave Motion
  • 15. Fluid Motion
  • III. 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

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