College Physics, Volume 1
6th Edition
Published on 8. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-13-195113-6 (ISBN)
Description
Appropriate for a two-term algebra-based physics course.
The Sixth Edition of this text places an even stronger emphasis on the biomedical applications, while continuing to present fundamental physics concepts in a clear and concise manner.
The Sixth Edition of this text places an even stronger emphasis on the biomedical applications, while continuing to present fundamental physics concepts in a clear and concise manner.
More details
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1234 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-195113-6 (9780131951136)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Jerry D. Wilson | Anthony J. Buffa | Bo Lou
College Physics with MasteringPhysics, Volume 1
Book
05/2009
7th Edition
Addison Wesley
€148.68
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Content
Pr>
1 Measurement and Problem Solving 1
Insight: 1.1 Why Study Physics? 2
1.1 Why and How We Measure 2
1.2 SI Units of Length, Mass, and Time 3
Insight: 1.2 What Is Time? 6
1.3 More about the Metric System 7
1.4 Unit Analysis 10
1.5 Unit Conversions 12
Insight: 1.3 Is Unit Conversion Important? 16
1.6 Significant Figures 17
1.7 Problem Solving 20
Chapter Review 24 Exercises 25
2 Kinematics: Description of Motion 32
2.1 Distance and Speed: Scalar Quantities 33
2.2 One-Dimensional Displacement and Velocity: Vector Quantities 35
Learn by Drawing: Cartesian Coordinates and One-Dimensional Displacement 35
2.3 Acceleration 40
Learn by Drawing: Signs of Velocity and Acceleration 42
2.4 Kinematic Equations (Constant Acceleration) 45
2.5 Free Fall 49
Insight: 2.1 Galileo Galilei and the Leaning Tower of Pisa 51
Chapter Review 56 Exercises 57
3 Motion in Two Dimensions 67
3.1 Components of Motion 68
3.2 Vector Addition and Subtraction 73
Learn by Drawing: Make a Sketch and Add Them Up 80
3.3 Projectile Motion 81
3.4 Relative Velocity 90
Chapter Review 94 Exercises 95
4 Force and Motion 103
4.1 The Concepts of Force and Net Force 104
4.2 Inertia and Newton's First Law of Motion 105
4.3 Newton's Second Law of Motion 106
Insight: 4.1 g's of Force and Effects on the Human Body 108
4.4 Newton's Third Law of Motion 112
Insight: 4.2 Sailing into the Wind-Tacking 115
4.5 More on Newton's Laws: Free-Body Diagrams and Translational Equilibrium 116
Learn by Drawing: Forces on an Object on an Inclined Plane and Free-body Diagrams 116
4.6 Friction 121
Chapter Review 130 Exercises 131
5 Work and Energy 140
5.1 Work Done by a Constant Force 141
Learn by Drawing: Work: Area under the F-versus-x Curve 142
Learn by Drawing: Determining the Sign of Work 143
5.2 Work Done by a Variable Force 145
5.3 The Work-Energy Theorem: Kinetic Energy 148
5.4 Potential Energy 152
5.5 Conservation of Energy 155
Insight: 5.1 People Power: Using Body Energy 156
Learn by Drawing: Energy Exchanges: A Falling Ball 161
5.6 Power 164
Insight: 5.2 Hybrid Energy Conversion 164
Chapter Review 168 Exercises 169
6 Linear Momentum and Collisions 177
6.1 Linear Momentum 178
6.2 Impulse 182
6.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum 185
Insight: 6.1 The Automobile Air Bag and Martian Air Bags 186
6.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions 191
6.5 Center of Mass 198
6.6 Jet Propulsion and Rockets 204
Chapter Review 207 Exercises 207
7 Circular Motion and Gravitation 216
7.1 Angular Measure 217
7.2 Angular Speed and Velocity 219
Learn by Drawing: The Small-Angle Approximation 219
7.3 Uniform Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration 223
Insight: 7.1 The Centrifuge: Separating Blood Components 225
7.4 Angular Acceleration 228
7.5 Newton's Law of Gravitation 231
Insight: 7.2 Space Exploration: Gravity Assists 238
7.6 Kepler's Laws and Earth Satellites 238
Insight: 7.3 "Weightlessness": Effects on the Human Body 245
Chapter Review 247 Exercises 248
8 Rotational Motion and Equilibrium 256
8.1 Rigid Bodies, Translations, and Rotations 257
8.2 Torque, Equilibrium, and Stability 259
8.3 Rotational Dynamics 270
Insight: 8.1 Stability in Action 271
8.4 Rotational Work and Kinetic Energy 277
8.5 Angular Momentum 280
Insight: 8.2 Slide or Roll to a Stop? Antilock Brakes 281
Chapter Review 287 Exercises 288
9 Solids and Fluids 297
9.1 Solids and Elastic Moduli 298
9.2 Fluids: Pressure and Pascal's Principle 302
Insight: 9.1 Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) 304
Insight: 9.2 An Atmospheric Effect: Possible Earaches 311
Insight: 9.3 Blood Pressure and Its Measurement 312
9.3 Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle 313
9.4 Fluid Dynamics and Bernoulli's Equation 319
*9.5 Surface Tension, Viscosity, and Poiseuille's Law 324
Insight: 9.4 The Lungs and Baby's First Breath 325
Chapter Review 329 Exercises 330
10 Temperature and Kinetic Theory 338
10.1 Temperature and Heat 339
10.2 The Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Scales 340
Insight: 10.1 Human Body Temperature 343
10.3 Gas Laws, Absolute Temperature, and the Kelvin Temperature Scale 343
Insight: 10.2 Warm-Blooded versus Cold-Blooded 344
10.4 Thermal Expansion 350
Learn by Drawing: Thermal Area Expansion 351
10.5 The Kinetic Theory of Gases 354
Insight: 10.3 Physiological Diffusion in Life Processes 357
*10.6 Kinetic Theory, Diatomic Gases, and the Equipartition Theorem 357
Chapter Review 360 Exercises 361
11 Heat 367
11.1 Definition and Units of Heat 368
11.2 Specific Heat and Calorimetry 370
11.3 Phase Changes and Latent Heat 374
Learn by Drawing: From Cold Ice to Hot Steam 377
11.4 Heat Transfer 379
Insight: 11.1 Physiological Regulation of Body Temperature 380
Insight: 11.2 Physics, the Construction Industry, and Energy Conservation 384
Insight: 11.3 The Greenhouse Effect 388
Chapter Review 390 Exercises 391
12 Thermodynamics 397
12.1 Thermodynamic Systems, States, and Processes 398
12.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics 399
12.3 Thermodynamic Processes for an Ideal Gas 403
Learn by Drawing: Leaning on Isotherms 409
12.4 The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy 410
Insight: 12.1 Life, Order, and the Second Law 414
12.5 Heat Engines and Thermal Pumps 414
Learn by Drawing: Representing Work in Thermal Cycles 415
Insight: 12.2 Thermodynamics and the Human Body 420
12.6 The Carnot Cycle and Ideal Heat Engines 422
Chapter Review 425 Exercises 426
13 Vibrations and Waves 433
13.1 Simple Harmonic Motion 434
Learn by Drawing: Oscillating in a Parabolic Potential Well 437
13.2 Equations of Motion 439
13.3 Wave Motion 446
13.4 Wave Properties 449
Insight: 13.1 Earthquakes, Seismic Waves, and Seismology 450
13.5 Standing Waves and Resonance 454
Insight: 13.2 Desirable and Undesirable Resonances 458
Chapter Review 459 Exercises 460
14 Sound 467
14.1 Sound Waves 468
Insight: 14.1 Ultrasound in Medicine 470
14.2 The Speed of Sound 471
14.3 Sound Intensity and Sound Intensity Level 474
Insight: 14.2 The Physiology and Physics of the Ear and Hearing 475
14.4 Sound Phenomena 481
14.5 The Doppler Effect 484
Insight: 14.3 Doppler Applications: Blood Cells and Raindrops 490
14.6 Musical Instruments and Sound Characteristics 491
Chapter Review 496 Exercises 498
15 Electric Charge, Forces, and Fields 505
15.1 Electric Charge 506
15.2 Electrostatic Charging 508
15.3 Electric Force 512
15.4 Electric Field 517
Learn by Drawing: Using the Superposition Principle to Determine the Electric Field Direction 518
Learn by Drawing: Sketching Electric Lines of Force 521
Insight: 15.1 Lightning and Lightning Rods 523
Insight: 15.2 Electric Fields in Law Enforcement and Nature: Stun Guns and Electric Fish 524
15.5 Conductors and Electric Fields 526
*15.6 Gauss's Law for Electric Fields: A Qualitative Approach 528
Chapter Review 529 Exercises 530
APPENDIX I Mathematical Review (with Examples) for College Physics A-1
APPENDIX II Kinetic Theory of Gases A-5
APPENDIX III Planetary Data A-6
APPENDIX IV Alphabetical Listing of the Chemical Elements A-7
APPENDIX V Properties of Selected Isotopes A-7
Answers to Follow-Up Exercises A-10
Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises A-18
Photo Credits P-1
Index I-1
1 Measurement and Problem Solving 1
Insight: 1.1 Why Study Physics? 2
1.1 Why and How We Measure 2
1.2 SI Units of Length, Mass, and Time 3
Insight: 1.2 What Is Time? 6
1.3 More about the Metric System 7
1.4 Unit Analysis 10
1.5 Unit Conversions 12
Insight: 1.3 Is Unit Conversion Important? 16
1.6 Significant Figures 17
1.7 Problem Solving 20
Chapter Review 24 Exercises 25
2 Kinematics: Description of Motion 32
2.1 Distance and Speed: Scalar Quantities 33
2.2 One-Dimensional Displacement and Velocity: Vector Quantities 35
Learn by Drawing: Cartesian Coordinates and One-Dimensional Displacement 35
2.3 Acceleration 40
Learn by Drawing: Signs of Velocity and Acceleration 42
2.4 Kinematic Equations (Constant Acceleration) 45
2.5 Free Fall 49
Insight: 2.1 Galileo Galilei and the Leaning Tower of Pisa 51
Chapter Review 56 Exercises 57
3 Motion in Two Dimensions 67
3.1 Components of Motion 68
3.2 Vector Addition and Subtraction 73
Learn by Drawing: Make a Sketch and Add Them Up 80
3.3 Projectile Motion 81
3.4 Relative Velocity 90
Chapter Review 94 Exercises 95
4 Force and Motion 103
4.1 The Concepts of Force and Net Force 104
4.2 Inertia and Newton's First Law of Motion 105
4.3 Newton's Second Law of Motion 106
Insight: 4.1 g's of Force and Effects on the Human Body 108
4.4 Newton's Third Law of Motion 112
Insight: 4.2 Sailing into the Wind-Tacking 115
4.5 More on Newton's Laws: Free-Body Diagrams and Translational Equilibrium 116
Learn by Drawing: Forces on an Object on an Inclined Plane and Free-body Diagrams 116
4.6 Friction 121
Chapter Review 130 Exercises 131
5 Work and Energy 140
5.1 Work Done by a Constant Force 141
Learn by Drawing: Work: Area under the F-versus-x Curve 142
Learn by Drawing: Determining the Sign of Work 143
5.2 Work Done by a Variable Force 145
5.3 The Work-Energy Theorem: Kinetic Energy 148
5.4 Potential Energy 152
5.5 Conservation of Energy 155
Insight: 5.1 People Power: Using Body Energy 156
Learn by Drawing: Energy Exchanges: A Falling Ball 161
5.6 Power 164
Insight: 5.2 Hybrid Energy Conversion 164
Chapter Review 168 Exercises 169
6 Linear Momentum and Collisions 177
6.1 Linear Momentum 178
6.2 Impulse 182
6.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum 185
Insight: 6.1 The Automobile Air Bag and Martian Air Bags 186
6.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions 191
6.5 Center of Mass 198
6.6 Jet Propulsion and Rockets 204
Chapter Review 207 Exercises 207
7 Circular Motion and Gravitation 216
7.1 Angular Measure 217
7.2 Angular Speed and Velocity 219
Learn by Drawing: The Small-Angle Approximation 219
7.3 Uniform Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration 223
Insight: 7.1 The Centrifuge: Separating Blood Components 225
7.4 Angular Acceleration 228
7.5 Newton's Law of Gravitation 231
Insight: 7.2 Space Exploration: Gravity Assists 238
7.6 Kepler's Laws and Earth Satellites 238
Insight: 7.3 "Weightlessness": Effects on the Human Body 245
Chapter Review 247 Exercises 248
8 Rotational Motion and Equilibrium 256
8.1 Rigid Bodies, Translations, and Rotations 257
8.2 Torque, Equilibrium, and Stability 259
8.3 Rotational Dynamics 270
Insight: 8.1 Stability in Action 271
8.4 Rotational Work and Kinetic Energy 277
8.5 Angular Momentum 280
Insight: 8.2 Slide or Roll to a Stop? Antilock Brakes 281
Chapter Review 287 Exercises 288
9 Solids and Fluids 297
9.1 Solids and Elastic Moduli 298
9.2 Fluids: Pressure and Pascal's Principle 302
Insight: 9.1 Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) 304
Insight: 9.2 An Atmospheric Effect: Possible Earaches 311
Insight: 9.3 Blood Pressure and Its Measurement 312
9.3 Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle 313
9.4 Fluid Dynamics and Bernoulli's Equation 319
*9.5 Surface Tension, Viscosity, and Poiseuille's Law 324
Insight: 9.4 The Lungs and Baby's First Breath 325
Chapter Review 329 Exercises 330
10 Temperature and Kinetic Theory 338
10.1 Temperature and Heat 339
10.2 The Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Scales 340
Insight: 10.1 Human Body Temperature 343
10.3 Gas Laws, Absolute Temperature, and the Kelvin Temperature Scale 343
Insight: 10.2 Warm-Blooded versus Cold-Blooded 344
10.4 Thermal Expansion 350
Learn by Drawing: Thermal Area Expansion 351
10.5 The Kinetic Theory of Gases 354
Insight: 10.3 Physiological Diffusion in Life Processes 357
*10.6 Kinetic Theory, Diatomic Gases, and the Equipartition Theorem 357
Chapter Review 360 Exercises 361
11 Heat 367
11.1 Definition and Units of Heat 368
11.2 Specific Heat and Calorimetry 370
11.3 Phase Changes and Latent Heat 374
Learn by Drawing: From Cold Ice to Hot Steam 377
11.4 Heat Transfer 379
Insight: 11.1 Physiological Regulation of Body Temperature 380
Insight: 11.2 Physics, the Construction Industry, and Energy Conservation 384
Insight: 11.3 The Greenhouse Effect 388
Chapter Review 390 Exercises 391
12 Thermodynamics 397
12.1 Thermodynamic Systems, States, and Processes 398
12.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics 399
12.3 Thermodynamic Processes for an Ideal Gas 403
Learn by Drawing: Leaning on Isotherms 409
12.4 The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy 410
Insight: 12.1 Life, Order, and the Second Law 414
12.5 Heat Engines and Thermal Pumps 414
Learn by Drawing: Representing Work in Thermal Cycles 415
Insight: 12.2 Thermodynamics and the Human Body 420
12.6 The Carnot Cycle and Ideal Heat Engines 422
Chapter Review 425 Exercises 426
13 Vibrations and Waves 433
13.1 Simple Harmonic Motion 434
Learn by Drawing: Oscillating in a Parabolic Potential Well 437
13.2 Equations of Motion 439
13.3 Wave Motion 446
13.4 Wave Properties 449
Insight: 13.1 Earthquakes, Seismic Waves, and Seismology 450
13.5 Standing Waves and Resonance 454
Insight: 13.2 Desirable and Undesirable Resonances 458
Chapter Review 459 Exercises 460
14 Sound 467
14.1 Sound Waves 468
Insight: 14.1 Ultrasound in Medicine 470
14.2 The Speed of Sound 471
14.3 Sound Intensity and Sound Intensity Level 474
Insight: 14.2 The Physiology and Physics of the Ear and Hearing 475
14.4 Sound Phenomena 481
14.5 The Doppler Effect 484
Insight: 14.3 Doppler Applications: Blood Cells and Raindrops 490
14.6 Musical Instruments and Sound Characteristics 491
Chapter Review 496 Exercises 498
15 Electric Charge, Forces, and Fields 505
15.1 Electric Charge 506
15.2 Electrostatic Charging 508
15.3 Electric Force 512
15.4 Electric Field 517
Learn by Drawing: Using the Superposition Principle to Determine the Electric Field Direction 518
Learn by Drawing: Sketching Electric Lines of Force 521
Insight: 15.1 Lightning and Lightning Rods 523
Insight: 15.2 Electric Fields in Law Enforcement and Nature: Stun Guns and Electric Fish 524
15.5 Conductors and Electric Fields 526
*15.6 Gauss's Law for Electric Fields: A Qualitative Approach 528
Chapter Review 529 Exercises 530
APPENDIX I Mathematical Review (with Examples) for College Physics A-1
APPENDIX II Kinetic Theory of Gases A-5
APPENDIX III Planetary Data A-6
APPENDIX IV Alphabetical Listing of the Chemical Elements A-7
APPENDIX V Properties of Selected Isotopes A-7
Answers to Follow-Up Exercises A-10
Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises A-18
Photo Credits P-1
Index I-1