University Physics
Arfken Griffing Kelly Priest
Published on 22. October 2013
332 pages
978-1-4832-1393-4 (ISBN)
Description
University Physics: Arfken Griffing Kelly Priest covers the concepts upon which the quantitative nature of physics as a science depends; the types of quantities with which physics deals are defined as well as their nature; and the concepts of units and dimensions. The book describes the concepts of scalars and vectors; the rules for performing mathematical operations on vector quantities; the concepts of force, torque, center of gravity, and types of equilibrium. The text also describes the concepts and quantities required to describe motion; the linear kinematical relationships to describe motion; as well as the interrelationship between forces, which effect motion, and the motion itself. The concepts of mechanical work, kinetic energy and power; conservative and nonconservative forces; and the conservation of linear momentum are also considered. The book further tackles the concept of the center of mass; the rotational analogs of translational dynamics; and the mechanics of rotating systems. The text then demonstrates the motion of a rigid body; oscillatory motion, the mechanical properties of matter; and hydrodynamics. Thermodynamics, electricity, electromagnetism, and geometric and physical optics are also encompassed. Quantum and nuclear physics are also looked into. Students taking physics courses will find the book useful.
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Content
Preface to the StudentChapter 1 General Introduction Chapter 2 Vector AlgebraChapter 3 Equilibrium of Rigid BodiesChapter 4 Motion in One DimensionChapter 5 Motion in a PlaneChapter 6 Newton's LawsChapter 7 Work, Energy, and PowerChapter 8 Conservation of EnergyChapter 9 Conservation of Linear MomentumChapter 10 Many-Particle SystemsChapter 11 Conservation of Angular MomentumChapter 12 Rotation of a Rigid BodyChapter 13 Motion of a Rigid BodyChapter 14 Oscillatory MotionChapter 15 The Mechanical Properties of MatterChapter 16 Fluid MechanicsChapter 17 Wave KinematicsChapter 18 Mechanical WavesChapter 19 Special RelativityChapter 20 Relativistic MechanicsChapter 21 Temperature and HeatChapter 22 Thermal Properties of MatterChapter 23 Heat TransferChapter 24 The Second Law of ThermodynamicsChapter 25 Kinetic TheoryChapter 26 Electric ChargeChapter 27 Electric Field and Gauss' LawChapter 28 Electric PotentialChapter 29 Capacitance and CapacitorsChapter 30 Electric CurrentChapter 31 Direct-Current CircuitsChapter 32 Magnetism and the Magnetic FieldChapter 33 Magnetic Field of Electric CurrentChapter 34 Electromagnetic InductionChapter 35 Inductance and InductorsChapter 36 Magnetic Properties of MatterChapter 37 Alternating CurrentsChapter 38 Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's EquationsChapter 39 Reflection, Refraction, and Geometric OpticsChapter 40 Physical Optics InterferenceChapter 41 Physical Optics. DiffractionChapter 42 Quantum Physics, Lasers, and SquidsChapter 43 Nuclear Structure and Nuclear TechnologyAnswers to Problems
