Conceptual Physics, Global Edition, 13th edition

Published by Pearson (August 2, 2024) © 2024

  • Paul G. Hewitt City College of San Francisco

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Title overview

For courses in liberal arts physics.

Actively engage students in learning and loving physics. Paul Hewitt’s best-selling Conceptual Physics defined the liberal arts physics course over 30 years agoand continues as the benchmark. Hewitt’s text is guided by the principle of"concepts before calculations" and is famous for engaging students with real-world analogies and imagery to build a strong conceptual understanding of physical principles, ranging from classical mechanics to modern physics.

The 13th Edition continues to make physics delightful for students with informative and fun Hewitt-Drew-It screencasts, updated content and applications, and new engaging activities.

Table of contents

  1. About Science

Part One: MECHANICS

  1. Newton's First Law of Motion: Inertia
  2. Linear Motion
  3. Newton's Second Law of Motion
  4. Newton's Third Law of Motion
  5. Momentum
  6. Energy
  7. Rotational Motion
  8. Gravity
  9. Projectile and Satellite Motion

Part Two: PROPERTIES OF MATTER

  1. The Atomic Nature of Matter
  2. Solids
  3. Liquids
  4. Gases

Part Three: HEAT

  1. Temperature, Heat, and Expansion
  2. Heat Transfer
  3. Change of Phase
  4. Thermodynamics

Part Four: SOUND

  1. Vibrations and Waves
  2. Sound
  3. Musical Sounds

Part Five: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

  1. Electrostatics
  2. Electric Current
  3. Magnetism
  4. Electromagnetic Induction

Part Six: LIGHT

  1. Properties of Light
  2. Color
  3. Reflection and Refraction
  4. Light Waves
  5. Light Emission
  6. Light Quanta

Part Seven: ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS

  1. The Atom and the Quantum
  2. Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity
  3. Nuclear Fission and Fusion

Part Eight: RELATIVITY

  1. Special Theory of Relativity
  2. General Theory of Relativity

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Appendices

  • A. On Measurement and Unit Conversions
  • B. More About Motion
  • C. Graphing
  • D. Vector Applications
  • E. Exponential Growth and Doubling Time

Odd-Numbered Answers

Glossary

Credits

Index

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