Essential University Physics, Volume 2, Global Edition, 4th edition

Richard Wolfson

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Richard Wolfson’s Essential University Physics 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. The book teaches sound problem-solving strategies and emphasises conceptual understanding, using features such as annotated figures and step-by-step problem-solving strategies. Realising students have changed a great deal over time while the fundamentals of physics have changed very little, Wolfson makes physics relevant and alive for students by sharing the latest physics applications in a succinct and captivating style. The 4th Edition, Global Edition, incorporates research from instructors, reviewers, and thousands of students to expand the book’s problem sets and consistent problem-solving strategy. A new problem type guides students to see patterns, make connections between problems that can be solved using similar steps, and apply those steps when working problems on homework and exams.
Volume 2 contains Chapters 20-39 Available for separate purchase is Volume 1 containing Chapters 1-19

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Volume 2 contains Chapters 20-39

Available for separate purchase is Volume 1 containing Chapters 1-19

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
30 Reflection and Refraction
31 Images and Optical Instruments
32 Interference and Diffraction
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

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