Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics, Global Edition, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (July 18, 2023) © 2023

  • Randall D Knight California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
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Physicsfor Scientists and Engineers incorporates Physics Education Research and cognitive science bestpractices that encourage conceptual development, problem-solving skillacquisition, and visualization. Knight stresses qualitative reasoning throughphysics principles before formalizing physics mathematically, developingstudent problem-solving skills with a systematic, scaffolded approach. The textpresents a finely tuned, practical introduction to physics with problems thatrelate physics to everyday life and includes models, modeling, and advancedtopics.

With the 5thEdition, new content includes key topics such as Entropy quantitatively,Viscosity and Poiseuille's Equation, and Carnot Efficiency details.

PART I: Newton's Laws

  1. Concepts of Motion
  2. Kinematics in One Dimension
  3. Vectors and Coordinate Systems
  4. Kinematics in Two Dimensions
  5. Force and Motion
  6. Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line
  7. Newton's Third Law
  8. Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane

PART II: Conservation Laws

  1. Work and Kinetic Energy
  2. Interactions and Potential Energy
  3. Impulse and Momentum

PART III: Applications of Newtonian Mechanics

  1. Rotation of a Rigid Body
  2. Newton's Theory of Gravity
  3. Fluids and Elasticity

PART IV: Oscillations and Waves

  1. Oscillations
  2. Traveling Waves
  3. Superposition

PART V: Thermodynamics

  1. A Macroscopic Description of Matter
  2. Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
  3. The Micro/Macro Connection
  4. Heat Engines and Refrigerators

PART VI: Electricity and Magnetism

  1. Electric Charges and Forces
  2. The Electric Field
  3. Gauss's Law
  4. The Electric Potential
  5. Potential and Field
  6. Current and Resistance
  7. Fundamentals of Circuits
  8. The Magnetic Field
  9. Electromagnetic Induction
  10. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
  11. AC Circuits

PART VII: Optics

  1. Wave Optics
  2. Ray Optics
  3. Optical Instruments

PART VIII: Relativity and Quantum Physics

  1. Relativity
  2. The Foundations of Modern Physics
  3. Quantization
  4. Wave Functions and Uncertainty
  5. One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
  6. Atomic Physics
  7. Nuclear Physics
  • APPENDIX A Mathematics Review
  • APPENDIX B Periodic Table of Elements
  • APPENDIX C Atomic and Nuclear Data
  • ANSWERS TO STOP TO THINK QUESTIONS AND ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS
  • CREDITS
  • INDEX

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