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

Published by Pearson (July 29, 2024) © 2024

  • Randall D Knight California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
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For courses in introductory calculus-based physics.

A research-driven approach to physics

Physics for Scientists and Engineers incorporates Physics Education Research and cognitive science best practices that encourage conceptual development, problem-solving skill acquisition, and visualization. Knight stresses qualitative reasoning through physics principles before formalizing physics mathematically, developing student problem-solving skills with a systematic, scaffolded approach. The text presents a finely tuned, practical introduction to physics with problems that relate physics to everyday life and includes models, modeling, and advanced topics.

With the 5th Edition, new and expanded media and assessments in Mastering and the Pearson eText provide fully integrated print and digital resources for both the active and traditional classroom. 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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