Essential University Physics: Volume 2, 3rd Edition
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Richard Wolfson, Middlebury College
©2016 |Pearson | Out of print
Mastering
Richard Wolfson's Essential University Physics, Third Edition is a concise and progressive calculus-based physics textbook that offers clear writing, great problems, and relevant real-life applications in an affordable and streamlined text. Essential University Physics teaches sound problem-solving skills, emphasizes conceptual understanding, and makes connections to the real world. Features such as annotated figures and step-by-step problem-solving strategies help students master concepts and solve problems with confidence.
Essential University Physics is offered as two paperback volumes available together or for sale individually.
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Every chapter includes applications exploring modern examples of physics in the real world.
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Review the table of contents below for Essential University Physics, Third Edition to gain a better understanding of the textbook’s organization and the topics covered in each chapter. Chapter 7 is available for download as sample chapter in PDF format. You'll need Acrobat Reader to view the chapter.
Essential University Physics is offered as two paperback volumes available together or for sale individually. Volume 1 contains Chapters 1–19. Volume 2 contains Chapters 20–39.
Chapter 1: Doing Physics
Chapter 2: Motion in a Straight Line
Chapter 3: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
Chapter 4
Force and Motion
Chapter 5: Using Newton's Laws
Chapter 6: Work, Energy, and Power
Chapter 7: Conservation of Energy | PREVIEW AS PDF
Chapter 8: Gravity
Chapter 9: Systems of Particles
Chapter 10: Rotational Motion
Chapter 11: Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum
Chapter 12: Static Equilibrium
Chapter 13: Oscillatory Motion
Chapter 14: Wave Motion
Chapter 15: Fluid Motion
Chapter 16: Temperature and Heat
Chapter 17: The Thermal Behavior of Matter
Chapter 18: Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter 19: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter 20: Electric Charge, Force, and Field
Chapter 21: Gauss's Law
Chapter 22: Electric Potential
Chapter 23: Electrostatic Energy and Capacitors
Chapter 24: Electric Current
Chapter 25: Electric Circuits
Chapter 26: Magnetism: Force and Field
Chapter 27: Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter 28: Alternating-Current Circuits
Chapter 29: Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
Chapter 30: Reflection and Refraction
Chapter 31: Images and Optical Instruments
Chapter 32: Interference and Diffraction
Chapter 33: Relativity
Chapter 34: Particles and Waves
Chapter 35: Quantum Mechanics
Chapter 36: Atomic Physics
Chapter 37: Molecules and Solids
Chapter 38: Nuclear Physics
Chapter 39: From Quarks to the Cosmos
Appendix A: Mathematics
Appendix B: The International System of Units (SI)
Appendix C: Conversion Factors
Appendix D: The Elements
Appendix E: Astrophysical Data
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Chapter 7 is available for download as a sample chapter in PDF format. You'll need Acrobat Reader to view the chapter.
This material is protected under all copyright laws, as they currently exist. No portion of this material may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher.
In addition to his textbooks, Essential University Physics, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, and Energy, Environment, and Climate, he has written two science books for general audiences: Nuclear Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Nuclear Technology and Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified.
His video courses for the Teaching Company include Physics in Your Life, Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, and How the Universe Works: Understanding Physics, from Quark to Galaxy.
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Richard Wolfson’s Essential University Physics, Third Edition is a concise and progressive calculus-based physics textbook that offers clear writing, great problems, and relevant real-life applications in an affordable and streamlined text. Essential University Physics teaches sound problem-solving skills, emphasizes conceptual understanding, and makes connections to the real world. Features such as annotated figures and step-by-step problem-solving strategies help students master concepts and solve problems with confidence.
Essential University Physics is offered as two paperback volumes available together or for sale individually.
Personalize learning with MasteringPhysics
MasteringPhysics from Pearson is the leading online homework, tutorial, and assessment system, designed to improve results by engaging students before, during, and after class with powerful content. Instructors ensure students arrive ready to learn by assigning educationally effective content before class, and encourage critical thinking and retention with in-class resources such as Learning Catalytics. Students can further master concepts after class through assignments that provide hints and answer-specific feedback. The Mastering gradebook records scores for all automatically graded assignments in one place, while diagnostic tools give instructors access to rich data to assess student understanding and misconceptions.
Mastering brings learning full circle by continuously adapting to each student and making learning more personal than ever—before, during, and after class.
Personalize learning with MasteringPhysics
MasteringPhysics from Pearson is the leading online homework, tutorial, and assessment system, designed to improve results by engaging students before, during, and after class with powerful content. Instructors ensure students arrive ready to learn by assigning educationally effective content before class, and encourage critical thinking and retention with in-class resources such as Learning Catalytics. Students can further master concepts after class through assignments that provide hints and answer-specific feedback. The Mastering gradebook records scores for all automatically graded assignments in one place, while diagnostic tools give instructors access to rich data to assess student understanding and misconceptions.
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Volume 1 contains Chapters 1–19.
Volume 2 contains Chapters 20–39.
1. Doing Physics
I. MECHANICS
2. Motion in a Straight Line
3. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
4. Force and Motion
5. Using Newton’s Laws
6. Work, Energy, and Power
7. Conservation of Energy
8. Gravity
9. Systems of Particles
10. Rotational Motion
11. Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum
12. Static Equilibrium
II. OSCILLATIONS, WAVES, AND FLUIDS
13. Oscillatory Motion
14. Wave Motion
15. Fluid Motion
III. THERMODYNAMICS
16. Temperature and Heat
17. The Thermal Behavior of Matter
18. Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
19. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
IV. ELECTROMAGNETISM
20. Electric Charge, Force, and Field
21. Gauss’s Law
22. Electric Potential
23. Electrostatic Energy and Capacitors
24. Electric Current
25. Electric Circuits
26. Magnetism: Force and Field
27. Electromagnetic Induction
28. Alternating-Current Circuits
29. Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
V. OPTICS
30. Reflection and Refraction
31. Images and Optical Instruments
32. Interference and Diffraction
VI. MODERN PHYSICS
33. Relativity
34. Particles and Waves
35. Quantum Mechanics
36. Atomic Physics
37. Molecules and Solids
38. Nuclear Physics
39. From Quarks to the Cosmos
APPENDICES
Appendix A Mathematics
Appendix B The International System of Units (SI)
Appendix C Conversion Factors
Appendix D The Elements
Appendix E Astrophysical Data
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Richard Wolfson has been professor of physics at Middlebury College for more than twenty-five years. In addition to his textbooks, Essential University Physics, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, and Energy, Environment, and Climate, he has written two science books for general audiences: Nuclear Choices: A Citizen’s Guide to Nuclear Technology and Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified. His video courses for the Teaching Company include Physics in Your Life, Einstein’s Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, and How the Universe Works: Understanding Physics, from Quark to Galaxy.
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