Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics, 5th edition
- Randall D Knight
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers incorporates Physics Education Research and best practices in cognitive science that encourage conceptual development, problem-solving skill acquisition and visualization. Author Randall Knight stresses qualitative reasoning through physics principles and the development of problem-solving skills using a systematic, scaffolded approach. This practical introduction to physics relates physics to your everyday life and includes models, modeling and advanced topics.
New content in the 5th Edition includes Entropy quantitatively, Viscosity and Poiseuille's Equation, and Carnot Efficiency details.
Published by Pearson (June 30th 2021) - Copyright © 2022
ISBN-13: 9780137344826
Subject: Physics
Category: Calculus-Based Physics
Complete version: Chapters 1-42 includes 6 chapters of modern physics. This title is also available as 3 separate volumes:
- Volume 1: Chapters 1-21
- Volume 2: Chapters 22-36
- Volume 3: Chapters 36-42
I. NEWTON'S LAWS
- Concepts of Motion
- Kinematics in One Dimension
- Vectors and Coordinate Systems
- Kinematics in Two Dimensions
- Force and Motion
- Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line
- Newton's Third Law
- Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane
II. CONSERVATION LAWS
- Work and Kinetic Energy
- Interactions and Potential Energy
- Impulse and Momentum
III. APPLICATIONS OF NEWTONIAN MECHANICS
- Rotation of a Rigid Body
- Newton's Theory of Gravity
- Fluids and Elasticity
IV. OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES
- Oscillations
- Traveling Waves
- Superposition
V. THERMODYNAMICS
- A Macroscopic Description of Matter
- Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
- The Micro/Macro Connection
- Heat Engines and Refrigerators
VI. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
- Electric Charges and Forces
- The Electric Field
- Gauss's Law
- The Electric Potential
- Potential and Field
- Current and Resistance
- Fundamentals of Circuits
- The Magnetic Field
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
- AC Circuits
VII. OPTICS
- Wave Optics
- Ray Optics
- Optical Instruments
VIII. RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM PHYSICS
- Relativity
- The Foundations of Modern Physics
- Quantization
- Wave Functions and Uncertainty
- One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Physics
APPENDICES
- A. Mathematics Review
- B. Periodic Table of Elements
- C. Atomic and Nuclear Data