Physics

About This Book... Clearly written and innovatively designed, this best-selling textbook has now been revised and updated. Features include Reasoning Strategies Conceptual Examples. New features include 66 Conceptual Flowcharts that link material at hand to previously covered concepts. Includes new coverage of such topics as Center of Mass and Cosmology with an increased emphasis on biomedical applications. Also includes new and modified problem sets at the end of each chapter. Table Of Content... 1 Introduction and mathematical concepts 1 2 Kinematics in one dimension 25 3 Kinematics in two dimensions 59 4 Forces and Newton's laws of motion 85 5 Dynamics of uniform circular motion 131 6 Work and energy 153 7 Impulse and momentum 188 8 Rotational kinematics 213 9 Rotational dynamics 237 10 Elasticity and simple harmonic motion 274 11 Fluids 307 12 Temperature and heat 346 13 The transfer of heat 381 14 The ideal gas law and kinetic theory 401 15 Thermodynamics 423 16 Waves and sound 458 17 The principle of linear superposition and interference phenomena 494 18 Electric forces and electric fields 521 19 Electric potential energy and the electric potential 557 20 Electric circuits 585 21 Magnetic forces and magnetic fields 627 22 Electromagnetic induction 669 23 Alternating current circuits 708 24 Electromagnetic waves 732 25 The reflection of light: mirrors 759 26 The refraction of light: lenses and optical instruments 781 27 Interference and the wave nature of light 829 28 Special relativity 864 29 Particles and waves 888 30 The nature of the atom 910 31 Nuclear physics and