Giambattista, Alan,

Physics / Alan Giambattista. - Fifth edition. - xxvi, 1203 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Part One. Mechanics -- Motion along a line -- Motion in a plane -- Force and Newton's laws of motion -- Circular motion -- Conservation of energy -- Linear momentum -- Torque and angular momentum -- Fluids -- Elasticity and oscillations -- Waves -- Sound -- Part Two. Thermal physics -- Temperature and the ideal gas -- Heat -- Thermodynamics -- Part Three. Electromagnetism -- Electric forces and fields -- Electric potential -- Electric current and circuits -- Magnetic forces and fields -- Electromagnetic induction -- Alternating current -- Part Four. Electromagnetic waves and optics -- Electromagnetic waves -- Reflection and refraction of light -- Optical instruments -- Interference and diffraction -- Part Five. Quantum and particle physics and relativity -- Relativity -- Early quantum physics and the photon -- Quantum physics -- Nuclear physics -- Particle physics.

"Physics presents the basic concepts of physics that students need to know for later courses and future careers. This text helps students learn that physics is a tool for understanding the real world, and to teach transferable problem-solving skills, that students can use throughout their entire lives." -- Worldcat

9781260570052

2018055989


Physics--Textbooks.

QC21.3 / .G537 2020

530 / G347p