PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WITH MODERN PHYSICS

• Main Authors: Fishbane, Paul M. (Author), Gasiorowicz, Stephen (Author), Thornton, Stephen T. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ Pearson Prentice Hall 2005
• Edition: THIRD EDITION
• Subjects: Physics
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• Item Description: Includes index; "The third edition is available in two hardback versions ..."--Preface; This "standard" version ends with Chapter 40. It is distinct from the extended version with the subtitle "with Modern Physics" that ends with chapter 45
• Physical Description: xxxi, 1136, [63] pages illustrations (some color) 28 cm
• ISBN: 0131418831; 0131418815; 0131418823; 0130352993; 0131420941

The third edition of this best-selling book remains vigorous while including a number of new elements which emphasize conceptual understanding. These elements include conceptual examples, "Think About This" sections, and worked examples. Twenty-five percent of the end-of-chapter problems are new or revised. After a comprehensive introduction, the following topics are covered: straight-line motion; motion in two and three dimensions; Newton's laws and their applications; kinetic energy; potential energy and conservation; linear momentum, collisions, and the center of mass; rotations of rigid bodies; angular momentum and torque; statics; gravitation; simple harmonic motion; waves, superposition, and interference; fluids, temperature, and ideal gases; heat flow and thermodynamics; molecules and gases; the second law of thermodynamics; electric charge and electric field; Gauss' Law; electric potential; capacitors and dielectrics; currents in materials; dc circuits; magnetic fields; Faraday's Law; magnetism and matter; inductance and circuit oscillations; alternating currents; Maxwell's Equations; light; mirrors; interference; diffraction; special relativity; and quantum physics. For scientists and engineers.