College Physics, 11th edition

Published by Pearson (15 July 2020) © 2021

  • Hugh D. Young Carnegie Mellon University
  • Philip W. Adams Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge
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Table of contents

0 Mathematics Review

MECHANICS
1 Models, Measurements, and Vectors
2 Motion Along a Straight Line
3 Motion in a Plane
4 Newton's Laws of Motion
5 Applications of Newton's Laws
6 Circular Motion and Gravitation
7 Work and Energy
8 Momentum
9 Rotational Motion
10 Dynamics of Rotational Motion

PERIODIC MOTION, WAVES, AND FLUIDS
11 Elasticity and Periodic Motion
12 Mechanical Waves and Sound
13 Fluid Mechanics

THERMODYNAMICS
14 Temperature and Heat
15 Thermal Properties of Matter
16 The Second Law of Thermodynamics

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
17 Electric Charge and Electric Field
18 Electric Potential and Capacitance
19 Current, Resistance, and Direct-Current Circuits
20 Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces
21 Electromagnetic Induction
22 Alternating Current
23 Electromagnetic Waves

LIGHT AND OPTICS
24 Geometric Optics
25 Optical Instruments
26 Interference and Diffraction

MODERN PHYSICS
27 Relativity
28 Photons, Electrons, and Atoms
29 Atoms, Molecules, and Solids
30 Nuclear and High-Energy Physics

APPENDICES
A The International System of Units
B The Greek Alphabet
C Periodic Table of the Elements
D Unit Conversion Factors
E Numerical Constants
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems

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