Physics for scientists and engineers
Contributors: Jewett, John W.; Peroomian, Vahé
Edition: 8th ed. / Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett, Jr. ; with contributions from Vahé Peroomian.
Publisher: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1440
ISBN-13: 9781439048382; 9781439048399; 9781439048443
Subjects: Textbooks; Physics
Other titles: Physics for scientists and engineers with modern physics
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. -- pt. 1.; title: Mechanics.; title: Physics and measurement ;; title: Motion in one dimension ;; title: Vectors ;; title: Motion in two dimensions ;; title: The laws of motion ;; title: Circular motion and other applications of Newton's laws ;; title: Energy of a system ;; title: Conservation of energy ;; title: Linear momentum and collisions ;; title: Rotation of a rigid object about a fixed axis ;; title: Angular momentum ;; title: Static equilibrium and elasticity ;; title: Universal gravitation ;; title: Fluid mechanics -- -- pt. 2.; title: Oscillations and mechanical waves.; title: Oscillatory motion ;; title: Wave motion ;; title: Sound waves ;; title: Superposition and standing waves -- -- pt. 3.; title: Thermodynamics.; title: Temperature ;; title: The First Law of Thermodynamics ;; title: The kinetic theory of gases ;; title: Heat engines, entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.; title: v. 2. -- pt. 4.; title: Electricity and magnetism.; title: Electric fields ;; title: Gauss's Law ;; title: Electric potential ;; title: Capacitance and dielectrics ;; title: Current and resistance ;; title: Direct-current circuits ;; title: Magnetic fields ;; title: Sources of the magnetic field ;; title: Faraday's Law ;; title: Inductance ;; title: Alternating-current circuits ;; title: Electromagnetic waves -- -- pt. 5.; title: Light and optics.; title: The nature of light and the principles of ray optics ;; title: Image formation ;; title: Wave optics ;; title: Diffraction patterns and polarization -- -- pt. 6.; title: Modern physics.; title: Relativity ;; title: Introduction to quantum physics ;; title: Quantum mechanics ;; title: Atomic physics ;; title: Molecules and solids ;; title: Nuclear structure ;; title: Applications of nuclear physics ;; title: Particle physics and cosmology.